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From 1970 to 1973, the Falcon GT was assembled in South Africa and sold there as a Fairmont GT. The XW in 1970 and XY 71-73. They were built in Geelong and sent in CKD form, final assembly in South Africa, included painting and more like a Futura interior fitted (Fairmont Trim in Australia). Hood lining was white instead of black. They still got the Aussie GT console, steering wheel and dash (no woodgrain tho and gauges were in metric) Trim colours included Black, Saddle, Red and Dark Green.
Outside they looked much the same as Aussie GTs, apart from their unique paint colours, GS chrome wheel covers, most had vinyl roofs, the XY had a Super Rhino within the side stripe and the XW had GS stripes with a 351GT badge at the end.
Mechanically, the XW got only the 2V 351 and 2 bbl carb whereas the XY got the same 4V engine, toploader and 9 inch as the Aussie GT.
239 XW Fairmont GTs and 1801 XY Fairmont GTs were made
ACT: Toploader
GENRE: Pop
EVENT: Rock On Windermere 2016
LOCATION: The Glebe, Bowness-on-Windermere
DATE: Saturday, June 18th, 2016
Toploader are pictured performing on stage on Day 2 of the 3 Day Rock On Windermere event organised to raise funds for victims of the December 2015 floods.
This is a brand new big block input shaft I purchased from David Kee Toploader, best source for Toploader parts. I've loaded all the needle bearings, pressed on the front bearing and replaced the seal on the retainer (retainer is also pained).
The custom strap : .That was the "hardest" part of this mod... you'll need to spend some time sewing it nicely.
Daytona Yellow
From 1970 to 1973, the Falcon GT was assembled in South Africa and sold there as a Fairmont GT. The XW in 1970 and XY 71-73. They were built in Geelong and sent in CKD form, final assembly in South Africa, included painting and more like a Futura interior fitted (Fairmont Trim in Australia). Hood lining was white instead of black. They still got the Aussie GT console, steering wheel and dash (no woodgrain tho and gauges were in metric) Trim colours included Black, Saddle, Red and Dark Green.
Outside they looked much the same as Aussie GTs, apart from their unique paint colours, GS chrome wheel covers, most had vinyl roofs, the XY had a Super Rhino within the side stripe and the XW had GS stripes with a 351GT badge at the end.
Mechanically, the XW got only the 2V 351 and 2 bbl carb whereas the XY got the same 4V engine, toploader and 9 inch as the Aussie GT.
239 XW Fairmont GTs and 1801 XY Fairmont GTs were made
Carry a single can of your favourite beverage, or in this case my usual commuting-kit of spare tube, multi-tool, tyre-levers, co2 doodad & canister.
¿Obsesionada con la luna? diría que vivo en ella.
♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫Toploader - Dancing in The Moonlight ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫
1963 FORD GALAXIE 427 LIGHTWEIGHT FACTORY DRAG RACER. Incredibly rare 1963 Ford Galaxie Factory Lightweight Race Car featured in Corinthian White with Red interior. In 1963 Ford built 212 Lightweight Galaxie factory race cars. Features common to these cars include Fords 427/425 HP R-Code engine, Borg Warner 4-speed aluminum transmission, Dual Holley 4 barrel carburetors, Fiberglass front fenders and trunk lid, Heater, radio and arm rest delete, Special lightweight interior components, Bostrom lightweight bucket seats, Rubber floor mat, No seam sealer or sound deadener throughout body panels, Aluminum front and rear bumpers and brackets, 15 inch Kelsey Hayes wheels. This car was found in Georgia and has been the subject of discussion on many forums. The car was located in Georgia and restored by a respected expert. It has fewer than 500 miles since restoration. In period a similar car turned the quarter in 12.49 seconds at 116.27 MPH! The lightweight looked a lot like the street Galaxie 500, but the appearance deceives. Aside from some sheet metal and the 427 block, they had nothing in common. Even the frame was derived from the base 300 series and built with lightweight outer rails, all part of an effort that took hundreds of pounds out of the car. And while the 427 Galaxie 500 Sports Hardtop was the car used in Fords dominating NASCAR program, the lightweight was strictly for the dragstrip. This Galaxie was restored to authentic as-raced configuration including Police Interceptor low-fade 11x3-inch brakes with drilled backing plates, race-spec aluminum RC Industries bellhousing, heavy-duty suspension, and an aluminum-case toploader T-10 4-speed. The interior has no sound deadening or seam sealer, heater or radio; no roof supports, door pulls, dome light, reverse lights nor mirrors; no trunklid springs or even provision for a spare tire. Even the Galaxies padded sun visors were replaced with pieces of cardboard and instead of carpet, a half-thickness rubber mat. The car has an open exhaust system and makes an incredible sound.
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I snapped a few shots of my friend (yes, I call him a friend even though he's a Nikonian) Cricce as we were taking photos of the East Indiaman Götheborg.
A washer machine with clothes.
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Sagada is not wanting in sights to see nor things to do: picking oranges in a fragrant orchard, spelunking at Sumaguing with a cool swim waiting at the end, bathing under the early morning rainbow at Bomod-ok, snapping shots of a gorgeous, foggy sunrise at Kiltepan, sighting the last few wild horses, doomed by a territorial dispute, at Marlboro, haggling for the plumpest strawberries at the Saturday town market, shouting your love for the Knicks (or someone right beside you, that would take a lot more bravery) at the Echo Valley, wondering what Sagada smelled like at the height of the popularity of the hanging coffins…
Which is probably why the town was crawling with tourists when I arrived. Never mind it was almost high noon when I clambered off the roof; George Foreman could not have been prouder of the grill marks on my ass. I was grateful enough to have caught the last full ride to Sagada, after chasing my previous rides on the Batad-Banaue-Bontoc route. On the way into town, I caught a whiff of the most amazing smell: baking butter and cinnamon. I resolved to find the source after I had put my legs back into commission.
The pine trees of Sagada, my fellow brash American toploader told me, were planted by his forefathers, who encouraged locals to do the same after the Spanish occupation. While not as tall as their Baguio counterparts, at least the Sagada pines don’t have to fear the invasion of the mall shaped like a shoebox (yet). The trees are an essential part of the quiet, mountaintop town ambience of Sagada. They serve a far nobler cause than any marketplace humans could think of.
"With Sony the Escape lasts longer"
1. The Montrose Avenue
2. The Lanterns
3. Roachford
4. Hepburn
5. Tipper
6. Johnson
7. FJ Rap
8. Toploader
9. Grooverider
10. Fused
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Este coche fué construido originalmente por Bill Schultz en 1950. Dave Simard supo de el en 1975 pero Bill no lo quiso vender. Al morir Bill en el 2009, la familia quiso que fuera Dave quien lo comprara. A pesar de haber pasado 40 años sin encenderse, Dave espera que, cuando empiece la restauración, el motor vuelva a funcionar.
Bill Schultz of Norton, MA, started building his ’33 Ford roadster in 1950. He channeled the car’s body the full depth of the frame. A ’32 Ford grille, flanked by a cut down ’41 Ford bumper, led the way. The chromed front axle is a tubular unit from a ’37 Ford. Schultz built a custom pair of hairpin radius rods, with his initials “BS” acting as a reinforcement. This car’s unique rear end treatment consisted of an extended, custom tail pan that held four ’50 Pontiac taillight housings, two for the lights themselves, and a second pair to highlight twin exhaust pipes from a modified Ford flathead V-8 that was linked to a ’39 Ford three-speed toploader and then to a ’40 Ford rear end.
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THE STORY OF JOHN WRIGHT'S FAIRVIEW/AVALON SAWMILL (Part 1)
The Fairview, later Avalon Sawmill, was an important cog in John Wright's vertically integrated substantial forest licencing, sawmilling, land owning, shipbuilding, retailing and agricultural enterprises which were based in Tuncurry and near Krambach, NSW. They operated from 1875 till his death in 1910 with some of the businesses co-managed by various sons along with his investment partner Claude S. McLaren.
Below is the best account of Avalon Sawmill I've been able to track down. It comes from the small booklet produced for the Krambach Primary School Centenary celebrations in 1980.
The only reference offered in the book is to Mr Lionel A Gilbert's book "A History of Nabiac".
The book "The History of Nabiac and District" by Stuart and Bruce Weller, published in 2023 lists the Krambach Centenary book author as Evylyn Boyce though her name doesn't appear in the book.
While the booklet mainly concentrates on the Krambach precinct it also has a small section at the end focussing on John Wright's Avalon Sawmilling Village, which at the time of its operation, from 1878-9 till 1918, was reported to have been bigger than Larrys Flat later known as Krambach, though it may have taken some years before the village and sawmill grew to a substantial size.
Fairview (name changed to Avalon officially by 1908), a few kilometres due east of modern day Krambach, was established according to local historical sources c.1878-1879.
The mill and village is believed to have been built on land acquired by John Wright from Patrick Fenton however the year that acquisition occurred is not yet known.
Prior to land purchase and via Conditional Purchase Land Grants John Wright's early Fairview mill most likely obtained the timber it needed by application for Crown Land forestry licences and longer term forestry leases.
As John Wright acquired more land by conditional (CP Grants) and outright purchase it is believed he and his sons, Sidney Garden, Cloudesly and Ernest could have amassed as much as 4-5,000 acres* of primarily forest country under the south western slopes of Mt Talawahl.
Previously the general area was known as Larry's Flat but John Wright coalesced numerous portions into the property which he named Fairview. When it was discovered that another village area had the name, Fairview, John Wright changed the name to Avalon.
Avalon's last remaining buildings can be seen in 2026 just a few kilometres east of Krambach with an original though modified former workers cottage still in existence close to Avalon Road.
Set back from the road a few hundred metres is an impressive, now rapidly deteriorating, dilapidated house, known as Avalon House. This house was built in 1901 for Edwin Wright, one of John Wright's sons, who was the store and flour mill manager.
Little is known of former managers however it is known that Sidney Garden Wright became the general manager in 1891 at the relatively young age of 21.
Sidney Garden Wright's history is interesting in itself and the reader is referred HERE.
Sid was John Wright's eldest son and John Wright had nominated him on numerous conditional purchase land grant selections which allowed him to claim ownership of possibly several thousand acres, arguably as early as 1888.
Research is currently being undertaken by Wright family descendants who are attempting to establish by examination of forestry sawmilling licence applications, conditional purchase selections (CP's) and Crown Lands department cadastral maps the timelines and verification of information surrounding John, Sid, Ernest and Cloudesly Wright's land ownership in the Avalon Valley.
From the research so far what seems clear is that John Wright and family came to own potentially as many as 5000 acres, (though this is still to be verified) extending from Wright Lane at Dyers Crossing as far west as the boundaries of the village of Krambach.
While knowledge of the foundation of Fairview (later Avalon) Mill and village is scant, mostly anecdotal in accounts by local historians, it is believed the mill was first established in around 1878 and operational by 1879.
Despite being some 20 miles remote from John Wright's Tuncurry Shipbuilding and sawmilling operations the mill at Avalon became increasingly important as a supplier of specialised timber suitable for John Wright's shipbuilding requirements.
Fairview (Avalon) Village grew quickly with up to 30 mill workers cottages, some still in existence today, having been moved after the mill closed in 1918 to Dyers Crossing, and locally elsewhere.
At this point I shall refer the reader to the account in the Krambach Primary School 1980 Centenary Booklet
"Avalon was a completely separate village from Krambach, being owned and operated by the Wright family. It was originally called Fairview, but was changed to Avalon because of confusion with mail as there was another place called Fairview.
John Wright came to Australia from Scotland and arrived in Tuncurry in 1876 (note it was actually 1875) where he began a shipbuilding business. To provide timber for the boats he operated several timber mills, one of which was at Avalon, about 2 kilometres from Krambach on what is now Nabiac Road. (Now known as Avalon Road). He had 11 children, the oldest two, John and Alice died in childhood, (Marian was the eldest.)and the remainder were Marian, Sidney, Edwin, Ernest, Stanley, Cloudesly, Henry, Josephine, and Annie.
John and Sidney Wright together with CS McLaren (husband of Marian), each selected 1280 acres (called a 'living area') and this was the basis of the establishment of the mill.
Land either owned or held on conditional lease by various members of the Wright family included Portions 33 and 43 in the Parish of Kundibakh and portions 25, 67, 150, 127, 144, 145, 184, 185, 190, 215, 196, 199, 200, 192, 189, and 212 in the Parish of Wollom.
It is believed the Avalon Mill opened about 2 years after John Wright's arrival in Tuncurry (1875 - but Lionel Gilbert is saying 1876) and from records which have been discovered appears to have closed in 1918. It was the first to be established away from the river and early this century it was flourishing. The mill was managed by Sidney Wright after his return from America with his American born wife, Ina Inez Smith (grand-daughter of Joseph Smith, Founder of the Mormon Church). The reasons for the closure of the mill are unknown (possibly now known), but the death of John Wright, intestate in 1910, may have had a bearing on this.
In the early days of the mill's operations bullock-drawn timber waggons were used, especially to cart sawn timber to the wharf at Nabiac. These timber waggons were made by erecting four corner posts on a toploader. A conventional bullock truck (toploader) consisted of two separately mounted pairs of iron-shod wheels about three feet in diameter. A depression in the wooden frame above each pair of wheels served to prevent logs from rolling. Teams of 12 to 14 bullocks were considered workable and efficient, but 20 to 30 beasts were used on occasion. Some bullocks were shod with two half-shoes on each hoof.
The mill employed a large number of people, both directly and indirectly. There were 29 teams of bullocks attached to the mill for constant log-drawing and loads of 5 to 8 tons, or more were effectively drawn in these vehicles. Early this century some of the teamsters drawing logs to the mill were Mick Ronan, Chris Schneider, Charles McKeough and Lyall Gregory, the latter being the foreman at the mill.
About 1910 John Wright procured a steam traction engine for hauling timber. By making up "road trains" loads of up to 30 tons were drawn on trolleys by these giant machines. Such traction engines had enormous power.
A whole village grew up around the timber mill. There were about 30 houses built for the workers, a bachelors hall, flour mill, blacksmith, shop, post office and later a telephone exchange. The village was sited on both sides of the present road, (Avalon Road) as the road in those early days was further east.
There was also a two storey building, the upper floor of which was used as a dance hall and a Church. The lower section was the stables and later was used as a dairy. The house in which Mr George Windross lives was one of the mill houses and the old house on the property known as 'Avalon House' was built for Mr Edwin Wright after his marriage in 1900. East of 'Avalon House' was John Wright's house (believed to be Silverfern on Wrights Lane) - built on a hill and surrounded by about one hectare of orchards and gardens.
Wrights also built a stone-ground flour mill at Avalon. This opened about the same time as the timber mill and people from all around the area took their wheat there to be ground. Little is known about the flour mill but records show that in the month of January 1900, wheat belonging to twelve settlers and totalling 430 bushels was ground at 2d. per bushel. The flour mill eventually closed because of lack of support and after the death of John Wright the machinery was removed to Tuncurry and the two storey building demolished and rebuilt in Tuncurry."
The last page and a half of the information about Avalon Sawmill in the Krambach Primary School 1880 Centenary Booklet provides details of timber sale and royalty records, prices obtained all listed under Licence No. 107 for the last 8 months of 1910.
The wages book for 1913 shows wages paid to JH Dunn, D Smith, J Stace, JH Stevens, W McKeough, J Noone, E Dennes, C Mckeough, S newell, J Weekes, A Smith, Aj Edwards, A Cheshire, J Gallagher, and D Borga being a total wages payout for the two weeks of 45 Pounds, 3 shillings and 5 pence halfpenny.
A list of all the goods sold from Edwin Wrights Avalon Shop and purchase prices is also detailed.
Following the closure of the Avalon Mill in 1918 the Shop was demolished and re-erected at Dyers Crossing becoming the building known as Harry Murrays Store and located on the main road through the village. That building is still in existence and recently underwent re-stumping.
I have been advised that there are other former Avalon mill workers cottages still being lived in in the Dyers Crossing area.
NOTE -
## One small snippet of information from Page 2 of the Krambach Centenary book states that John Wright purchased the land on which the Fairview Mill was built from a person named Patrick Fenton. The land is stated to have been on the opposite side of Larrys Flat to the Paterson family on Khoribakh Creek.
## The Bachelors Hall at Fairview was known as St Clair Hall
Research is being carried out by the 'Sidney Garden Ina Inez Wright (nee Smith) Family Organisation' (est.2025) seeking to verify the date that Avalon Sawmilling Village actually became operational. This has involved checking Lands Department cadstral map, census and other records to confirm what year the Wright's lands were acquired for the sawmill.
The anecdotal narrative as told by local historians Dawn McMaster and June Wright and others in their various books written in the late 1980's and 1990's record that the Avalon Mill became operational in 1978-9. However whether the actual John, Sidney, Ernest, Cloudesly and Edwin Wright land portion acquisition publicly available records marry up with the anecdotal local historians establishment dates is yet to be determined.
It is interesting to note that the place we now know as Nabiac was originally known as Clarksons Crossing and the name was not officially changed until June 1st 1894.
Similarly the river we today know as the Wallamba River was previously known as the Wollomba River with the name officially not being changed until as late as October 29, 1976.
Here is another name change. The settlement originally known as North Shore (and briefly as North Forster) was officially renamed Tuncurry in 1891, before being formally proclaimed as a village in 1893.
#### Anyone with any other information or photographs is encouraged to contact me via bdimages@wc.net.au or leave comments under the image displayed above.
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I snapped a few shots of my friend (yes, I call him a friend even though he's a Nikonian) Cricce as we were taking photos of the East Indiaman Götheborg.
Check out the stance, the way he's using the knee "as a tripod" to stabilize the camera. Very pro look!
1968 Ford Mustang Pro Street, 372 stroker Windsor motor, toploader 4-speed, tubbed rear with MT 31x18.50 tires, 4.86 9-inch rear, custom leather and suede interior, very fun to drive! Check out more of these car photos in our Show Off Your Ride gallery.
ACT: Toploader
GENRE: Pop
EVENT: Rock On Windermere 2016
LOCATION: The Glebe, Bowness-on-Windermere
DATE: Saturday, June 18th, 2016
Toploader are pictured performing on stage on Day 2 of the 3 Day Rock On Windermere event organised to raise funds for victims of the December 2015 floods.
In 1964 Ford unveiled the 427 SOHC V-8, which produced more than 625 HP at 7200 RPM with dual 4-barrel carburetors. Ford's answer to the Chrysler Hemi then dominating NASCAR, it was rendered obsolete by a rules change outlawing both engines. One of the approximately 75 built now powers this outstanding and powerful 427 Cobra replica, which also features a Borg Warner Toploader 4-speed, stainless steel headers and exhaust, custom aluminum radiator and aluminum engine bay paneling. Finished in Red with an outstanding Saddle interior, it rolls on polished Halibrand wheels and includes a chromed rollbar and front and rear bumper guards. No expense was spared in building this awe-inspiring showpiece.