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High Altitude
Run, Toowoomba, 09.
The free entry,
interesting places to visit, and laid back back attitude typifies
the Toowoomba run.
Toowoomba is perched on the edge of the Great Dividing Range,
and the entrants were treated to a tour of the fully restored
art-deco
Empire Theatre on the Saturday morning, then a cruise down to a
farm at the bottom of the range, using the old Toll Bar road -
a rickety trail that had seen many thirties era cars in the past.
Saturday afternoon was open, with many opting to visit Warren &
Kerry Wilkie's Toowoomba Rod & Custom Shop.
Sunday was the street display, in the centre of town, then a cruise
back to the club rooms for lunch and awards presentations. A great
weekend, again. |
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Grant Allen idles out of the Empire Theatre's
parking area, in a manner that many a '34 did in days of yore. The
Empire was rebuilt in 1933 after a fire gutted the then elderly
ediface..
The farm provided a welcome and hearty meal, and
plenty of shade for swapping yarns about how great one was.
Inside the Toowoomba Rod & Custom shop we see
this really well put together flathead powered, quick change
equipped steel deuce roadster.
John Cooke's all black '28 Tudor is exactly what
the front plate says - one tough Model A Ford.
Stuart Glover's T Tudor isn't referred to as a
tall T for no reason at all. The angle, and the wide lens help
distort the view, but not much.
Warren Wilkie's chopped '36 3-window was the talk
of the town, and is not far off completion. Again, Warren has nailed
the stance and attitude.
John Twidale runs an alloy P76 (Buick) motor, and
quick change rear in his dramatic '33 Tudor. The chopped top and
flames guarantee this won't be mistaken for a restoration.
The customised '36 roadster could have been
lifted from the pages of old Rod & Custom magazines; it was period
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Stuart Glover's tall T Tudor leads another red
sedan, Chris Dansie's far from tall '28 Model A Tudor towards the
old highway, and down the range.
These line-ups are always colourful, to say the
least. The trend is to brighter colours, though some new cars are
more subdued.
This is another phantom, in that there was never
a rag top Vicky, but the 'glass repros are very popular.
We last saw Julie & Steve Fitzgerald's '34
roadster at the wet & wild Boonah run. This weekend was great
roadster weather.
Shane Snape's striking, and much louvered '32
3-window coupe attracted many admiring viewers.
Warren's 3-window wears a set of genuine
Halibrands, and the offset and width of the wheels are perfect for
the job, as this angle illustrates.
The in-line 6 appears to be much later vintage
than the type offered with the '28 Chevrolet. The black panels are
perfectly straight.
Graham Scriven's blower, in the company of
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The bright pink makes a fashion statement, and
the healthy SBC sends a message that this A Tudor is not just for
show. The Stanthorpe based car is a rod run regular.
Warren & Kerry Wilkie's son Jarrod intends to
drive this classy A coupe to his High School formal, which should
put a huge grin on the faces of all concerned.
Apparently new on the scene, the Australian
bodied '34 sedan seen here looks great.
Hugh Glover, whose Dad has the red T Tudor, built
this bright blue '28 Tudor on the farm in Cecil Plains.
The Fisher bodied '34 Chevy two-door sedan is
owned by a man named Fisher. The very sweet Chebbie runs a late
model Holden V8.
Bruce Shevill's '52 Holden originally came out
with a miniature version of the Chevy stovebolt - it now has a
healthy SBC and a smooth top chop.
Hows that for sunshine? The Darling Downs are
renowned for warm days & cool nights in summer, and this was one of
the better days.
Accreditation:
The Editor. |
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