1964 EH Holden Ute
I'd had my eyes on this ute for about 10 years. I'd spied it tucked away in a shed, when I'd driven past out Bookham way . I eventually gave the cocky a ring to see if he would be interested in selling it. His initial response was "not at this stage, but I'll keep you in mind". At this stage I was not sure if it was an EH or EJ. Easter Saturday 2013, I was walking into Home Hardware, when I ran bang into the cocky, whilst having a yarn , I pushed my luck and asked if he had thought anymore about the ute, he responded "I've been meaning to give you a call", and I thought "this sounds promising". After we negotiated the price, I forgot what I went into the shop for, I went straight home, organised a car trailer and a mate to pick her up, you have to swoop on these things. |
Driving up the farm driveway, my mate spotted it as an EH. By the time we got it loaded, got it home, unloaded and returned the trailer it was dark, so I was not too sure what I had on my hands. Next morning I was out of bed like I'd been shot. I was like a kid in a lolly shop. I got straight into it, I cleaned the plugs and the fuel bowl, drained the fuel tank, put some clean petrol in, and with a new battery , I kicked her in the guts, and she fired up first time, a bit to my surprise.
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So, with many dents, and rusty panels we were off. It has taken many hard hours, and dedicated effort from Stephen (my son), and myself.
Fast forward 5 years to easter 2018, and here I am finally on the road. Thanks for putting up with me Steve, the end result was well worth it. Now onto my next project a HQ ute. |