John's Picnic Oct 31st to Nov 2nd VIC

[OzRiv]

Couple of weeks notice this time.

16th JOHN'S ROD AND KUSTOM PICNIC (http://users.bigpond.net.au/kustoms/picnic/index.html)

http://www.the-rumbler.com/carps/koolkarstoo.jpg

Not to be missed.... I cut Sunday 2nd out of the calendar to ensure no other family member was able to make other plans.

See ya'll there

[cluxford]

Damn it...I am at a wedding in Adelaide !! :mad:

[J.J.]

i'll be there!!!

[OzRiv]

The weather gods smiled upon us and the cars kept pouring in, so here a a few pics from the day.

Fist off.... the sexiest engine
http://thorftp.googlepages.com/SexiestEngine.jpg

'59 Buick LeSabre
http://thorftp.googlepages.com/Buick59.jpg

'57 Gasser.... I do like them ol'skool gassers
http://thorftp.googlepages.com/Gasser.jpg

Was quite disappointed with the number of rat rods....you could count them on one finger
http://thorftp.googlepages.com/Rat.jpg

'55 Buick....... can't get much more pimp than havin' a gold tooth!
http://thorftp.googlepages.com/Buick55GoldTooth.jpg

Since you are all Camaro mad on this forum, I'd better show some of them too...
http://thorftp.googlepages.com/CamaroBlown.jpg

The little Fiat Toppolino was about my favorite rod there
http://thorftp.googlepages.com/Fiat.jpg

Clearcoated Merc was impressive
http://thorftp.googlepages.com/SteelSled.jpg

Funky Disco paint!
http://thorftp.googlepages.com/Caddy59.jpg

[OzRiv]

Another Camaro....just to keep you interested;)
http://thorftp.googlepages.com/CamaroWhite.jpg

Oh my....another Buick
http://thorftp.googlepages.com/BuickConvert.jpg

Unfortunately most of the Mustangs had left by the time I came to take photos of them
http://thorftp.googlepages.com/Stang.jpg

Chevelle just looked.... you know..."Right", not sure why
http://thorftp.googlepages.com/ChevelleSS.jpg

Heeeyyy...what's going on here?!?.... another Buick, and a Riviera no less!
http://thorftp.googlepages.com/BuickRiviera.jpg

Some nice trucks there too
http://thorftp.googlepages.com/Truck.jpg

There were a couple of Studebakers
http://thorftp.googlepages.com/Studebaker.jpg

Quite a few Chevy wagons there, they grabbed my attention in amongst all the hard tops and sedans, especially the '57 Nomad
http://thorftp.googlepages.com/Nomad.jpg

As a reward for looking this far, you can have another Camaro
http://thorftp.googlepages.com/CamaroBlue.jpg

[OzRiv]

It just wouldn't be "the Picnic" without a whole heap of flatheads
http://thorftp.googlepages.com/Flathead.jpg

There were lowriders.... and how 'bout that! one of them is a Buick;)
http://thorftp.googlepages.com/Lowriders.jpg

Just about the sexiest roofline ever, Impala SS HT
http://thorftp.googlepages.com/ImpalaSS.jpg

A few T Buckets, some looked all wrong with proportions and stance, this one looked right!
http://thorftp.googlepages.com/Bucket.jpg

Crazy flame job....little pearl ghost flames in the flames...nice
http://thorftp.googlepages.com/Caddy59Flamed.jpg

Well, well....yet another Buick, a '56 showing off those classic port holes
http://thorftp.googlepages.com/Buick56.jpg

Ok, ok... you can have another Camaro for putting up with all the Buicks.
http://thorftp.googlepages.com/CamaroRed.jpg

Black '32...hard to go wrong with that combo
http://thorftp.googlepages.com/32.jpg

'33 looks like it means buisness!
http://thorftp.googlepages.com/33.jpg

Another '56 Buick, this time nicely customizedand very low, lakes pipes will always be in fashion!
http://thorftp.googlepages.com/BUick56Nailhead.jpg

Only one thing left to do.... finish with another Camaro.
http://thorftp.googlepages.com/CamaroOrange.jpg

[TUFF68]

Some very cool and wild rides there, love the look of that '57 gasser. I don't mind your bias towards Buick's either OzRiv as some of them look very cool, especially one's with gold teeth :D

[AUSCAMARO]

Love your write up and pics. Quite entertaining....

There is a nice Fiat Toppolino here in Perth. Seems to reside at the Motorplex for some reason... Has a Quad Cam Toyota V8 in it too, with bright orange paint work and the same rims i think?

Mitch

[FIL]

There is a nice Fiat Toppolino here in Perth. Seems to reside at the Motorplex for some reason... Has a Quad Cam Toyota V8 in it too, with bright orange paint work and the same rims i think?

The reason it spends a lot of time at the 'plex, is cos it belongs to the General Manager down there.... :)

Very nice, well built car too....

[TUFF68]

this would'nt be FIL from high octane photo's would it ;)

[cluxford]

I was damn close to buying this car 2 yers ago.

Original Australian RHD delivered Camaro (not many of them) with a 427. Guy who owns it bought it but block had been blown up and thrown (damn).

It currently runs a blown 502. Rear leafs were screwed when I looked at it.

We haggled for 3-4 days. He really really didn't want to sell it (he has 2 other Camaro's inc a black with ghost flames).

In the end he was after $80K. I said OK, done...but he just didn't want to sell it.

Paint job is like a bowling ball style paint, very nice. Interior is white and orginal and needed a tidy up.

In the end I decided it was an awesome car but not exactly what I wanted, he may have sold if I had pushed the price up, but thought screw it lets spend 4 times that and build one the exact way I want it.

None the less this is one awesome Camaro....

http://thorftp.googlepages.com/CamaroBlown.jpg

[FIL]

That would be me :)

I see a few familiar faces around here...