A bit odd it is, Trev - that late Spring snow. 

On the bright side, maybe global warming has been put on hold for a while.

How do you post pics from phone? Mine are to large apparently

One option: use an app on your phone to resize a copy of the photo down to 1024 pixels wide (anything bigger isn't so easy for other phone users to look at here). Then upload to Imgur and find the 'Get share links' option to get the BBCode to copy to your post here. Some other image upload websites let you resize after upload, but Imgur is pretty robust.

Nice

We recently bought another car to add to the fleet, a 1987 Ford Fairmont. The intention was to buy this new one and to sell the 1997 Fairmont Ghia, but the prices are a bit sh!t at the moment, then The Minister for War & Finance's car went in for some repairs and she was driving the Ghia around and SHE decided we should keep it, so we now have 5 registered cars for the 2 of us, 3 on club rego and 2 on normal rego, all are Fords except for her Mazda 3

This is a one owner local car, belonged to a Nonno, it has been parked in a shed since 2014, it has done 150,000 k's.  It has been sheded it whole life, ol' Nonno drove it to the shops then put it back in the shed.  I picked it up as it belonged to some relation of my daughter-in-laws (she is half Italian)

Quote from: Cdnguy on February 16, 2024, 09:46:08 AM

Another statesider on the site?

What a find Trev!
On one hand you have probably the best starting base for a project.
On the other, just keep it original, put it in D and drive away. The thing is immaculate - very cool.

What's the old 4.1 do fuel economy wise?

Quote from: skaifeman on February 16, 2024, 11:49:01 AMWhat a find Trev!
On one hand you have probably the best starting base for a project.
On the other, just keep it original, put it in D and drive away. The thing is immaculate - very cool.

What's the old 4.1 do fuel economy wise?

It will be staying original, not lowering or putting other wheels, nothing. It is too good to muck with. One of the big attractions was the fact it is a Fairmont, not a base model, better radio (which works fine), electric boot release, electric fuel cover (rear number plate holder), better furniture, extra lights and speakers, etc

We couldn't believe it when we saw, it is like it had been in a time capsule.  The daughter of the original owner (in her 70's) who we bought it from got it cut and polished, water pump, trans serviced, a few new front end bits and pieces.  They paid for the roadworthy.  We got the air con re-gassed, got the front end aligned and new tyres, tryes on it were dated 2010 and the spare was 1987.

We have driven it about 200 k's since we got it and haven't checked fuel economy - sorry

Quote from: Trevor on February 16, 2024, 12:01:56 PM

Quote from: skaifeman on February 16, 2024, 11:49:01 AMWhat a find Trev!
On one hand you have probably the best starting base for a project.
On the other, just keep it original, put it in D and drive away. The thing is immaculate - very cool.

What's the old 4.1 do fuel economy wise?

It will be staying original, not lowering or putting other wheels, nothing. It is too good to muck with. One of the big attractions was the fact it is a Fairmont, not a base model, better radio (which works fine), electric boot release, electric fuel cover (rear number plate holder), better furniture, extra lights and speakers, etc

We couldn't believe it when we saw, it is like it had been in a time capsule.  The daughter of the original owner (in her 70's) who we bought it from got it cut and polished, water pump, trans serviced, a few new front end bits and pieces.  They paid for the roadworthy.  We got the air con re-gassed, got the front end aligned and new tyres, tryes on it were dated 2010 and the spare was 1987.

We have driven it about 200 k's since we got it and haven't checked fuel economy - sorry

I'd be doing the same - keeping it as is. Bloody great example.

There's something about those old Italians. I have a similar story (albeit a little newer model).
Picked up my partners Nonno's WL Statesman (2005) in mid-2020.

Standard Alloytec, original 16's (including original untouched spare - as is your case), leather, all the Statesman bells and whilstles etc, fully logbooked Holden service history. 40,000km.
Initially when he offered it to me, I was hesitant to buy a 'boat' - as they're commonly known. Then I hopped in and thing still smelt like new leather. So I kept it in the family, for a great deal too. Those Italians, hey.

I have gone and put a set of Caprice 17" wheels on it, from the same model, but they came 8" wide, opposed to the 7.5" on the standard 16's. And I couldn't help myself, also did the black head/foglight upgrade that came with the Caprice too. Oh... I also took the mudflaps off .

Being a boat, it teaches you lessons too. Too hot into a corner and it really burns you on the way out, with understeer and no power.

Quote from: skaifeman on February 16, 2024, 11:39:47 AMAnother statesider on the site?

Yeah, a Canadian friend of mine, now ours.  We were both on another site 10-12 years back that eventually folded.  Good guy this Cdnguy.  Glad to have him aboard here.

Well welcome Cdnguy, and thanks for referring him Mike

now that is a find and a half Trev!!!! even the famous rust bucket that is was doesn't seem to have affected this one.

bet you got a big smile on your face

My new favorite photo of my car now. 

Quote from: Sonic on February 16, 2024, 05:45:50 PMnow that is a find and a half Trev!!!! even the famous rust bucket that is was doesn't seem to have affected this one.

bet you got a big smile on your face

they are well known for rust, we can't find any on this one, even had a panel beater look at it. The plenum in front of the windscreen is the worst place for rust - nothing, but I will be making the drain homes bigger and spraying some stuff around in there, gotta pull the guards off to access the drains, but it will be worth it