Upper Middle Petrol Head:

Thanks  go to uppermiddlepetrolhead correspondent SJS for these photos of the car display at the 2018 King Island Show, held annually on the first Tuesday of March.    The owner of this stunning LJ Torana was in the throes of packing and preparing for his relocation from Western Australia to King Island - a move from one side of our vast continent to the other (and down a bit!) - when his neighbour advertised the car for sale. Having admired it for a number of years, he did what any sensible person would do and bought it immediately. Now it's doing its bit to make a spectacular island in the middle of Bass Strait that bit more beautiful! King Island has a thriving classic car scene, as we saw with last year's photos of a lovely FC Holden (https://uppermiddlepetrolhead.blogspot.com.au/2017/03/readers-photos-5-fc-holden-king-island.html). The range of cars on the island is quite diverse, as the following photos show, ranging from the Mark I...

This Alfa Giulia Super has graced Hobart's classic car scene for many, many years now.  It's a great-looking, straight, rust-free and totally original car that owner Nigel loves to drive. U M P H (uppermiddlepetrolhead.blogspot.com.au.)

When people are asked to identify their favourite American vehicles, most nominate muscle cars like Ford Mustangs , Chevrolet  Camaros or Dodge Chargers .   Others will cite Cadillacs or other full-blown 'yank tanks' as the automobiles that most float their boats.    UMPH's views are different, of course ; for him, the USA's best car is the American Motors Corporation's (AMC's) Rambler Hornet , as shown here with this magnificent example photographed in Hobart on a gorgeous early autumn morning.   According to Wkipedia: A total of 1,825 Hornets were built at the  Australian Motor Industries  (AMI) factory at  Port Melbourne  in  Victoria , Australia, between 1970 and 1975. [45]  The Hornet was sold in  Australia  as the Rambler Hornet, only in four-door sedan body style. [45]  It was fitted with either a 232 cu in (3.8 L) or 258 cu in (4.2 L) six-cylinder engin...

If a bit of paint crazed paint counts as patina, this venerable Morris 1100 is as patinated as all hell.   That being said, though, the car's actually in pretty good nick, with really straight, rust-free panels, nice chrome and a very neat and tidy interior.  All the hubcaps and wheel trims, badges and trim are present, too ; nothing seems to be missing.   The sticker shown above is unlikely to mean anything to anyone, unless they're:  a. well over forty years old;  b. from Hobart; and  c. listened to local radio station 7HO (now HOFM) during the late 70s and early 80s, but, if they are, it's likely to stir some nostalgic memories.   And, if you are over forty, a Hobartian and a former listener to 7HO, you will almost certainly enjoy this gem from Vinnie and the V8s (AKA Cooke and Moore): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmaNxPuS0dI . U M P H (uppermidddlepetrolhead.blogspot.com.au.) Al...

Splendid is a fitting adjective for this truly magnificent Mark I - or, as they're also affectionately known,  Frog- or Bug-eye -  Austin Healey Sprite.  Actually, truly magnificent is also an adjective (and an apt one, at that!) but with a car this lovely (yet another one), it would be hard to over-use complimentary adjectives!!  U M P H (uppermiddlepetrolhead.blogspot.com.au.) All iPhone images

This 2.0 litre Alfa GTV, photographed in North Hobart, looked fabulous in gun metal grey and was nicely set off by a set of very stylish Momo alloy wheels.  The interior was very tidy, too ; the standard-fit Recaros, with their classic mesh headrests, were in really good nick without rips or major fading.  Very nice indeed! U M P H (uppermiddlepetrolhead.blogspot.co.au.) All iPhone images.