Upper Middle Petrol Head:

There has been a bit of a resurgence in very early Ford Falcon sedans in Hobart lately, as evidenced by Random #s 110 and 113 ( https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7165367970551834236#editor/target=post;postID=3428718156552971041;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=33;src=postname & https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7165367970551834236#editor/target=post;postID=3511760530567353664;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=24;src=postname , respectively).  There are also a smattering of similar era coupe, convertible and ute variants in and around town.  UMPH has spied at least one very tidy green station wagon that he's yet to capture, too.       The XM sedan shown here continues the trend.  The panels, paint and chrome are all first rate, as is the interior.  However, a couple of things suggest that it might be a bit of a sleeper. Easily the biggest giveaway is the ominous-looking scoop ...

This red-hot  FB  Holden sedan is an old-school bomber in the mode of the fabulous  EH  featured in  http://uppermiddlepetrolhead.blogspot.com.au/2017/02/random-105-eh-holden-sedan.html .      It's in really good nick with straight, rust free panels, a tidy paint job and nice chrome. The mags and deep-dish sports steering wheel are right out of the 70s, which really suits the car because that's when Holdens of this era were at their most affordable, were still plentiful, and quite likely to get the souped-up treatment. It's also running a floor change shift which, if the gear knob is to be believed, is a four speeder. And those eye-catching flames ... ? They're just icing on the cake! U M P H (uppermiddlepetrolhead.blogspot.com.au) All iPhone images.

It appears that bad weather - or the threat of it, at least - deterred quite a lot of people from attending the Post Vintage Car Club of Tasmania's 2017 Picnic at Ross.  That's a pity, really ; there wasn't any rain, it was quite mild and the cars that were on display were truly fabulous. There was the usual showing of Aussie greats from Ford, Valiant and Holden, as well as cars from Italy, Britain, Germany, France and the USA.  However, there weren't quite as many Japanese marques as UMPH might have expected, with fewer Mitsubishis, Toyotas, Mazdas and Datsuns than in past years.  Datsun 1600s - also known as P510 s - were originally equipped with 1.6 litre OHC motors, four speed floor change gearboxes (or autos) and front wheel disc brakes.  This one, however, has a 2 litre donk, a five-speed 'box, after-market four wheels discs, coil-over suspension and...