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No it’s pics off my phone that I am using for post this thread
Yes I need many more tokens down here gas over$8 a gallon
 
KiWinUS said:
No it’s pics off my phone that I am using for post this thread
Yes I need many more tokens down here gas over$8 a gallon
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Might be the same here in California by the time you get back to the states if Governor Brown has his way. Looking forward to the photos when you get your tokens in order.
 
Yes - but our gallon was about 20% greater in volume.
I have had to put 1 shilling and sixpence ( 15c ) worth of gas in my 39 standard back in 1965 if I was nearly broke - more than once.
Just enough to get me to work prior to payday.
Chris.NZ.
New Zealand.
 
in 76 when gas went from 45cents to a whoppin 75 cents, i parked my 4wd pickup and have been drivin 40 mile to the gallon cars ever since.
 
Gas is cheaper now than in the 60,s
When I started my tool making apprenticeship at GMNZ in 66 I got 33 cents per hr
I gal of petrol was 33 cents.
today my neighbours son started his fitting apprentiship at $18 per hour,petrol here today is $6.20 per gal. his one hour work buys him 2.9 gals
Lawrie
 
In 1963 at 17 years of age, I was an apprenticed deck officer ( cadet ) with the Union Steamship Company sailing between here and various Australian ports.
I was paid 2 pounds 10 shillings a week ( some would still say that was all I was worth ).
Nearly 50 years later I was making more than my then annual salary in 4 hours as a Drilling Supervisor on oil rigs ( before I retired ).
But you're right Lawrie - we are a lot better off today.
Only wish I could buy a nice 39 deluxe coupe for $300.
 
Hope you had a great trip for the Burt Munro weekend. I took the pickup in to town on the Thursday but my wife ended up getting 2 flat tyres in her car.... Took out our Model A on the Friday (and again today) but I didn't get to any of the motorbike events. Weather was pretty good apart from the Sunday. They raced in the rain last year (my cousin won his class) but it was a pity about the oil spill that killed the racing.
 

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nathanmac said:
Hope you had a great trip for the Burt Munro weekend. I took the pickup in to town on the Thursday but my wife ended up getting 2 flat tyres in her car.... Took out our Model A on the Friday (and again today) but I didn't get to any of the motorbike events. Weather was pretty good apart from the Sunday. They raced in the rain last year (my cousin won his class) but it was a pity about the oil spill that killed the racing.
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What oil spill killed the racing where? 'Don't mean to be thick but am unfamiliar with the subject.
 
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What oil spill killed the racing where? 'Don't mean to be thick but am unfamiliar with the subject.
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Hi, down here in Invercargill there is an annual motorcycle rally in honour of Burt Munro (made internationally famous by the movie ‘The World’s Fastest Indian) and there are races each day of the event. The final race was a road race in an industrial area of town but by the sounds of it one of the bikes in an earlier race may have leaked oil around most of the track which made it too dangerous once it started raining. I didn’t hear the whole story.
Which was a shame as it would have been nice to get the full event in for those involved.
 
nathanmac said:
Hi, down here in Invercargill there is an annual motorcycle rally in honour of Burt Munro (made internationally famous by the movie ‘The World’s Fastest Indian) and there are races each day of the event. The final race was a road race in an industrial area of town but by the sounds of it one of the bikes in an earlier race may have leaked oil around most of the track which made it too dangerous once it started raining. I didn’t hear the whole story.
Which was a shame as it would have been nice to get the full event in for those involved.
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Thanks, I was imagining it being on the beach, as shown in that movie, and being an environmental shut-down.
 
Lawrie said:
Gas is cheaper now than in the 60,s
When I started my tool making apprenticeship at GMNZ in 66 I got 33 cents per hr
I gal of petrol was 33 cents.
today my neighbours son started his fitting apprentiship at $18 per hour,petrol here today is $6.20 per gal. his one hour work buys him 2.9 gals
Lawrie
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I remember reading somewhere that you can take any commodity you care to name and relatively it will be cheaper than it was 25 years ago . The result of increased technology apparently-Karl
 
Always the same old.

I have paid to go into Eastern creek drags and immediately I was in, a few spots of rain fell, so they cancelled the whole event, money lost.

I bet a few drops of rain would not have deterred old Burt,
 
pooch said:
Always the same old.

I have paid to go into Eastern creek drags and immediately I was in, a few spots of rain fell, so they cancelled the whole event, money lost.

I bet a few drops of rain would not have deterred old Burt,
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I bet a few drops of rain would not have deterred old Burt,:)

Great Movie, awesome Guy
 
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Ok trying again from home here in USA & I may have conquered
This Merc is from my home town & I remember it
How bout that upholstery
 
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2 English ford Pilots
This will Be slow as system will only let me post 2 pics at a time
These are all ina private collection
 
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