1954 Royal Review 47160049

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Originally Posted by 123rover50

Bit more done this week.
The bumper has to go on first, then the valance panel, then the radiator support panel.
Next job is finish off and bolt up the mudguards.
The boosters for the 6x6 camper arrived so I guess I better get on to that job too.
So much to do, so little time.
Keith

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Never enough time when you are retired , especially when you have a couple of daughters & son inlaws always wanting something done at there place . Glad i didn't have 6 kids:angel: would never work on the cars

Picked up the parts today . & called into John Bradshaw . He will tell you about all the parts when he sees you. I have to go back up as there was twice as many parts as he origionly showed me so a ute & box trailer wasn't enough room , at least a nother ute load to pick up :D

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Originally Posted by 123rover50

Keep with the period. Should it not be a black enamel?;)

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Took your advice & painted frame black enamel , just have to paint the Singer sign & badges on the ends gold & work out how the tentioner goese together , it was pulled apart when i bought the sewing machine:mad: Meryll now wants the 1904 singer S/M done up , i will have to replace all the veneer on it & find some draws:cool:

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Originally Posted by 1950landy

Took your advice & painted frame black enamel , just have to paint the Singer sign & badges on the ends gold & work out how the tentioner goese together , it was pulled apart when i bought the sewing machine:mad: Meryll now wants the 1904 singer S/M done up , i will have to replace all the veneer on it & find some draws:cool:

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Have a very similar singer here to the one photographed, the Minister for War and Finance tuned it up too (timing was way out at first) .

Can I send you photos of anything at all to show you how its set up?

On the Royal, this is one of the best resto threads Ive seen for ages, well done and great work.. as said it would be magnificent to see it in MELROSE.. or in fact anywhere!

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Originally Posted by digger

Have a very similar singer here to the one photographed, the Minister for War and Finance tuned it up too (timing was way out at first) .

Can I send you photos of anything at all to show you how its set up?

On the Royal, this is one of the best resto threads Ive seen for ages, well done and great work.. as said it would be magnificent to see it in MELROSE.. or in fact anywhere!

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Yes thats is OK . I still have to do up the 1904 Singer , I am going to see how the tentioner is put together on it so I can get this ones right.
Yes Keith is a clever bugger , can turn his hand to anything.

Photos of the tour show Police drivers except for Queensland which shows Army.
Can anyone identify the uniform, colour of the beret, regiment etc from this photo?

Keith

Hi Keith

Cannot help with that,

Looks like the one that Paul Freestone bought and removed the glass back from claret red was the colour.

Steve

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Originally Posted by Steve Td5 130

Hi Keith

Cannot help with that,

Looks like the one that Paul Freestone bought and removed the glass back from claret red was the colour.

Steve

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Thanks Steve, Have not heard of that one, can you tell us more?
Is Paul Freestone still around?

Keith, if you read the caption on the photo, it says it was an ex serviceman display, so that may explain why someone in the forces was given the honour of driving HRH.

Cheers, Mick.

Hi Keith

Paul Freestone owns Freestone Transport in Melbourne

He bought the car at Government Auction about 7 years ago for about $ 25,000

When he bought it he cut the back off and put a hoop set and canvas from standard series 1 on it so he could drive it at the beach house.

That's as much as I can tell you because I no longer work for him.

He did show me some photo's of it.

Steve