Upper Middle Petrol Head:

This lovely BSA - standing for British Small Arms (as in firearms) - was, of all places, on proud display at the Dunalley Fish Factory, approximately 45 minutes' drive from Tasmania's capital city, Hobart.  The Fish Factory has near cult-standing for fish 'n' chip aficionados in the south of the island state and is well-known for its eclectic, almost exclusively nautically-themed, collection of objects d 'art, as well for preparing the most fabulous seafood baskets. From what I could see, it was a single-cylinder, air-cooled machine, with rudimentary front suspension and a drum brake, and a fixed ( hard-tail ) rear end.   There might've been a rear brake, too, but possibly not ... . There was nothing to indicate when it might last have been ridden. However, one or two fittings - fuel lines and clamps, mainly - seemed to be decidedly newer than the rest of the eighty-year old construction, so it may have run until fairly recently. ...

This mid-70s' Toyota Corolla Levin - snapped at September 2018's Baskerville Historics - looked great, especially with its JDM front-end and tail lights that set it apart from your bog-standard Aussie-delivered models.  The deeply-dished Spitfire -style mags and bolt-on flares were a treat, too. Once upon a time (like in the 70s, when the world was still building proper cars!),  Levins were a twin-cam, performance orientated version of the more standard production Corollas but it seems that Toyota are happy to have diluted the once great name plate and are now bunging the moniker on any old granny-mobile. Sad! U M P H (uppermiddlepetrolhead.blogspot.com.au.)

These two lovely photos, each showing a classic late 1950s' Chevrolet Corvette, arrived in the UMPH in-box within 30 minutes of each other (what you might call correspondents' correspondence)! The first example was photographed by the King Island Correspondent at the Noosa Beach Classic Car Show on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.  Our second car, photographed by correspondent Matt, was captured at a car display in Sanctuary Cove, just north of the Gold Coast, Queensland (more of this event in a subsequent UMPH post). So, which one is your favourite? I can't make up my mind but I do know I'm as envious as an envious thing that I'm not also having a Queensland break of my own! U M P H (uppermiddlepetrolhead.blogspot.com.au.)

I reckon this XM Falcon ute - snapped by the Alfa Male during a recent weekend in Melbourne - is a ripper!  However, AM's brother in-law (pictured, looking bored) would appear to be less impressed.  What wrong with him?  Get with the programme, bro! U M P H (uppermiddlepetrolhead.blogspot.com.au.) iPhone images.

In the 1960s, 70s and 80s, Ford Australia and General Motors Holden generally matched each other model for model, with the former's Fairlane being the latter's Statesman equivalent, the Falcon / Fairmont the opposite number to the Belmont / Kingswood / Premier line-up, Cortinas and Toranas pitted against each other in the medium-sized class and Escorts and Geminis doing battle in the small car category.    This is true of the light-truck market, too ; there's no doubt the Chevrolet light truck was GM's answer to Ford's F100, F250 and F350 range.  However, the Chevvy offering never quite took off in Australia the way the F-Series did, making them a much rarer sight on our roads. The example shown here was anything but nasty, irrespective of what the rego plate might have us believe.  It appears to have recently been restored, with first-rate duco and chrome, a really tidy interior and a pristine tray.  The wide steel wheels, complete with original hu...

I've kicked off this series of photos - taken on Day One of the 2018 Baskerville Historics - out of sequence, just to give readers a teaser of what's to follow.  The racing was door-to-door, especially in the HQ Holden series.  However, the sideways action wasn't confined to that category, with plenty of thrills to be seen from cars of every make and model.  Be sure to check out my images of a very tail-happy Jag exiting Corner One, as well as all the open-wheeler, sports-racing, sports, and modified and production saloon competitions! If you haven't already done so, may I suggest you visit my related post, Baskerville Historics 2018 # 1: Grid and Pits Photos ,   on Upper Middle Petrol Head?  There you'll find plenty more photos of the event, plus there are many, many more classic car-related images from Tasmania, mainland Australia and around the world elsewhere on the site.   ...