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Wintersun,
'08.
They changed the
format a little this year, by excluding Griffith Street from the
parking & cruising area, apparently in an effort to allow emergency
vehicles faster transit through the area around the Wintersun
precinct. I hope they didn't need to get
anywhere quickly, as the pace of the traffic through Griffith Street
was less than a crawl at most times, and the traders were faced with
steel barricades outside their shops. The barriers prevented not
only Wintersun attendants, but the public at large also, from
getting close to the shops.
Regardless, the crowds were huge and the number and variety of cars
was more than impressive. The pubs even moved up a notch, with most
imposing a largely unwelcome dress code, which changed the
atmosphere a little.
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This grouse chopped
'36 belonging to Leanne Boardman has passed through a number of owners (Lex Astill, Phil Ketter,
John Phillpot, Steve Cook are a few), and it still attracts a huge
crowd!
Another car that was once owned by John Phillpot,
this deuce 5-window was down from Toowoomba.
Neil Morris, from Dalby, had one of the better
styled T-buckets that attended.
The green on green paint scheme helped, but the
styling is also very attractive, so this SBC powered coupe attracted
miles of attention.
Pete Townsend's all steel '32 roadster is now
completed, and ready for sale.
Chopped tops look great on most cars, but the
Studebaker 4 door may have been sufficiently different without it.
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Bright yellow is hard
to photograph, and this hiboy roadster is a fine example of both
points.
Late '30s Mopars have never been as popular as the
other two big manufacturers, but Lee Gunderman's shows that that
situation is slowly changing.
Brad Goodhand's newly completed, in the weeds,
'35 5-window coupe. Black sure is beautiful.
Cool green suits the limo like lines of the '49
Plymouth coupe - this one is a very clean example.
Apart from the obvious connection with the
equally smart powder blue Falcon convertible alongside, we don't
know anything about this cute '32 roadster.
Apparently, this is a new car; the very classy '28 Tudor
is dark green, and has had a haircut - a little off the top.
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One of the more sought after adornments for
Chargers is Kimberley Thrupp, formerly of Toowoomba, now a Gold
Coast City Council meter maid. What do the meter maids look like in
your town?
The paint job is almost a clone of that which we
first saw on Graham Cowan's '34 Chev roadster, many years ago.
Low dollar, and low slung, this re-pop roadster
uses an early style 3 carb setup on a Fuellie headed SBC, beam axle,
and trendy red steel wheels.
If Henry had been serious about a sporty station
wagon in 1932, it may have looked like this 'phantom' 2 door.
Ian Mills is from the Gold Coast Rodders, so his
ultra clean '28 Phaeton didn't have far to travel.
Snapped in the For Sale corral, this Model A
banger would be an ideal project, in these times of high oil prices.
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