Thread: 1954 Royal Review 47160049

Good one. I have that book too. Notice in the last Bondi pic the handrail is black. I am now thinking it is covered with some kind of vinyl perhaps.
The NZ one kept its windscreen on while the Aussie ones took it off altogether.
Keith

Thanks Carzee. Looked at the Album too. I have the book with the blue cover plus a couple of others but not the one with the palm trees on the cover .
Didnt realise they published so many books on it

Originally Posted by 1950landy

Nobody would have noticed if you had used them with the larger head . Are you going to turn them down for the rest of the capping , that will take some time . Wayne

Mate they re all done. Only took an hour for what, 80 or so. I didnt count them
Keith

Your a lot more keen than me these days. You wouldn't want to look at my 80 , the solid alum rivets are held in with speed nuts because the rivets i gor back then were too long & too hard . You have shamed me now I think i will have to take them out & fit the ones i bought from bolt Master for the door tops. I managed to buy the metak shaft forthe jack handle for my shelly jack , the only thing I need for the tool kit /roll is the tommy bar Wayne

The 54 Tour exhibition is on in Canberra.
the stats:
the which/what/when visited list:
National Museum of Australia - An exhausting itinerary
National Museum of Australia - Facts and figures from the 1954 royal tour

The Queen even called into Broken Hill on march 18th, coming from Rockhampton in a QANTAS plane, then left for Adelaide.

There was an average of 5 engagements per day, every day, in Australia, from Feb 3rd to April 1st.

eg, a school day in February, sometime between the 3rd and the 9th, was when the Royal couple got dizzy driving around - and around - the SCG.



This Bundy pic shows the sort of traffic (vehicle models/brands) was on the streets in '54:



Victorian archives funded this:
Royal Visit to Victoria, Australia 1954 - Public Record Office Victoria

I think the driver/s name/s that drove your Land-Rover could be on this list:
Royal Family Files - Staffing for Royal Visit - Public Record Office Victoria

There's a typo but I can't edit it. The '54 Tour NMA exhibition was on in Canberra in 2004, the 50th anniversary.

Thought I would start on the rear door as the block hasnt been sleeved yet.
Got the ground crank back $100.00 Planed head , valve seats and lined guides. $80.00. Camshaft reground to get rid of the pitting $230.00.

Cut and shut a couple of old doors to fit.

I was wrong not a clever bugger but a very clever bugger Wayne