Upper Middle Petrol Head:

What can you say about the Langdon Bodyworks' Ford truck that's not corny and predictable?  Let's just leave it at "what a great advert for a long-standing Hobart business."  That might seem to be short-changing it a bit but I think you'll agree it's pretty much bang-on! U M P H (uppermiddlepetrolhead.blogspot.com.au.) All iPhone images.

At first glance, this EA  Falcon  - photographed recently in Melbourne's CBD - isn't that special.  However, I'd argue that the EA / EB line represented a quantum leap forward for the Falcon range with its sleek styling that's not a million miles from that of some later model Jaguars.  What's more, it took Aussie Fords into new territory with its fuel injection - throttle body to start with, followed by the more efficient multi-point system - all round coil suspension and four wheel discs.  Its design was so far ahead of the car that preceded it, the boxy 1979 XD-based XF of 1984-88, that it might as well have borne a different name plate altogether. This particular example is also quite special just because it's in such great nick.  Being an S , it features a slightly more pronounced front apron, a tasteful boot spoiler and a few sports-orientated tweaks here and there.  It appears to depart from stock only by virtue of tinted windows...

This lovely old HG ute might've seen better times but when you consider it in the light of being a workhorse for nearly 50 years, I reckon it's held up remarkably well!  It's a bit dinged here and there and there is some rust.  However, it's still a great looking vehicle, featuring a genuine Monaro bonnet and front guards, as well as a set of classic Aunger Hustlers .  The rego mightn't be original but C -reg would still have to be nearly 40 years old, too.   U M P H (uppermiddlepetrolhead.blogspot.com.au.) All iPhone images.

Sadly, New York City's classic yellow "checker" taxi cabs have had to make way for more supposedly environmentally friendly options, which has seen the fleet now largely comprise of Toyota Priuses and other hybrid appliances.  There is, however, an upside:  one enterprising Victorian has created a wedding car hire company, Checker Cab Weddings ( https://checkercabweddings.com.au/the-cars/ ),  using a modest fleet of the iconic 1950s' versions of NYC's most famous vehicle.       Having been lucky enough to have recently seen two of them in action in Melbourne, I can say that they make stunning wedding cars with their distinctive original - but fully restored - interiors, yellow duco and checkered livery.  They're all as-was when they did duty in the city that never sleeps, complete with top lights and red "flags", from whence the term flag-fall originates. Like the classic London cab, they are instantly recognisable and ...