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Steve

1959 FC Holden

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Wayne,

Judging by the fuel pump and layout of various parts, definately a holden of some sort. As for specifying what type, hmmmm, HX maybe??

What surprises me the most about this, is how you were lucky enough to have colour film all those years ago ;)

I'm going by the fuel pump location and spring loaded bonnet, I'll list 3 more .
2 - 1960/61 FB
3 - 1963 EJ
4 - 1964 EH

Dare I say it is an old chev..too young to know a year.

My guess is a FB holden. Its a grey motor so pre 63.
Pete

HR

1962 EJ Holden

I,ll guess FB but could be earlier, definitly not later because of the vacuum wiper motor asuming its original

Cheers Pop

A Hint

The availability of low-cost solid-state diodes from about 1960 allowed car manufacturers to substitute alternators for DC generators.

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Wayne, U sure thats not a EK!!, the bonnet mascot is the same as the ek sedan i had, The FB had the round dome

Cheers Axle

ek

Ahh they were the days. You could actually open the bonnet then and see not only the motor but the ground as well. You could even adjust tappets back then but trying to do these particularly ones with the engine running was good fun until you got used to it.

This engine would look a lot better though if it had McGee fuel injection and was sitting in a speedway midget.

Brian

Damn!!!
I was just going on the fact that every part has been replaced or restored so it had to be a late model Nissan.

For those of you who are interested, here is a link to a site that will show you the difference. Me, I'm a Dodge man so I don't care!! But a pretty nice car still. Early Holdens - 48.215 to HG

Wayne,

the responsible restorer of this FB went to great lengths to get it as close to original as possible down to the clips on the radiator hoses,no boots on the end of the leads(but they should be different colours not that im picky!)nope very nice one indeed.have restored a few FCs myself including a panel van.cheers Paul

Ah, that brings back some memories....I had an EK holden in my earlier days, but found the points too hard to change on the grey motor.

Tossed it out and stuck in a 202, ported and polished 149 head with Nissan Patrol stellited valves, a nice cam, modified distributor (weights only), triple 1.75" SUs on Cain manifold, extractors, Vandervell bearings, a larger radiator, HR disc brake front end, HG steering box, 7" widies.

After that the points were easy to check :)

Don't know how much power it made, but soon had to change the gearbox for a 3 speed sunchro with inline floor shift, due to hitting 3000rpm and stripping all the teeth off 2nd gear.

Then it needed a 3.08 diff due to the fairly low 1st ratio, but it was pretty nice after all that....

Great vehicle. My recollection was that they had no oil filter until the EH was released in 1963. I assume that filter is an aftermarket bypass filter?

First car and I might add, only Holden I've ever owned. But I couldn't kill it. Then I was drawn to the dark side (Blue Oval) and ther I've stayed with various Toyotas and Nissans on the side.

Great attention to detail in your engine bay,,,,, fuel lines all bent special and polished, wiring nice and neat,,, etc etc etc......

Then you put the dirtiest ugliest looking battery in there....

Whats the story???... hahahahahaha....

That and number plates always get overlooked.....

Gday
Oil filter from FX or FJ

Very nice car.

Danny
Broken Patrol.