The Waffling Wombat

[Old Wombat]

Went to the National Motor Museum in Birdswood today with #1 daughter, her partner & #1 grandson.

Despite having lived about 30 minutes drive away for over 20 years & having visited Birdswood numerous times, I have never been to the museum previously.

Excellent collection of vehicles, some on loan but many actually owned by the museum, including several that have particular historical value (to Australians, at least).

I'll get the photo's I took with my phone uploaded to SmugMug & get a link in here as soon as possible.

[Rick Lowe]

Cool, looking forward to them! 
(again, in a completely 'Non-Hurry-Up' way...    )

[Old Wombat]

In a completely non-hurried way;

Link to photo's of the National Motor Museum, Birdwood, SA; https://guyplachy.smugmug.com/National-Motor-Museum-Birdwood-SA

A few of my favourites:

1935 Hudson Eight


2005 Holden EFIJY


1937 Bentley Drophead Coupe



Added bonus;

Link to photo's of the Beachport Museum, Beachport, SA; https://guyplachy.smugmug.com/Beachport-Museum

[zenrat]

Good pics.  Thanks for sharing.   

It's a very crowded museum.  It seems to have got more so since I went there 20 years ago (or more).  It's good to see all those machines in the flesh but it is nice to be able to walk round them.

Do they not have the Bentley ute there anymore?

[NARSES2]

That Holden's something else 

[Old Wombat]

 

Do they not have the Bentley ute there anymore?

Not that I saw, but there were so many cars (& motorbikes) that my eyes started glazing over towards the end, so I may just have missed it (unless it was in a particularly stand-out scheme?).

That Holden's something else 

Yes, it is!

The EFIJY is one of the very few Holdens I would ever consider owning (if I had the funds & it was for sale).

[zenrat]

Do they not have the Bentley ute there anymore?

Not that I saw, but there were so many cars (& motorbikes) that my eyes started glazing over towards the end, so I may just have missed it (unless it was in a particularly stand-out scheme?)...

ISTR it was built to carry the sails of a racing yacht and was colourfully painted with the name of the owners cattle station (or horse ranch, or vineyard) signwritten on the sides.

[Old Wombat]

Do they not have the Bentley ute there anymore?

Not that I saw, but there were so many cars (& motorbikes) that my eyes started glazing over towards the end, so I may just have missed it (unless it was in a particularly stand-out scheme?)...

ISTR it was built to carry the sails of a racing yacht and was colourfully painted with the name of the owners cattle station (or horse ranch, or vineyard) signwritten on the sides.

Then there's a fairly good chance it wasn't there because that sounds like it would stand out a bit.

[Wardukw]

EFIJY
The coolest Holden ever made 😎
And i agree Guy...the only Holden id consider 

[PR19_Kit]

EFIJY
The coolest Holden ever made 😎
And i agree Guy...the only Holden id consider 

That certainly is one VERY smart looking car. 

But I'd go for a Maloo, preferably one of the four GTSR W1s. 

[zenrat]

Nah.  Sandman.

[PR19_Kit]

So long as the engine's large enough. 

[Old Wombat]

OK, family went back to Port Lincoln on Sunday, but I've been working, so modelling has been s-l-o-w. Still, things are moving forward in tiny increments ... Which is better than "not".

My vision for my Dark Santa is not staying concrete but is, rather, evolving as I move forward. No drastic changes but a number of tweaks to the idea & image.

There may be some photo's over the coming days, but don't hold your breath.

[Old Wombat]

Industrial level gardening for the last four days plus some time painting the Dark Santa figure, finishing some bits off & fixing up others.

Getting there!

Gardening involved digging up the pop-up sprinklers in my back yard, which have been mauled by the lawn-mower, & replacing them. This time I've put poly pipe around them & set them below ground level, with the poly pipe sitting up at that height.  I then top-dressed the lawn to start trying to get all the lumps & bumps out of it & getting it smoother & more level ... This will take a few passes to get done right (almost like PSR, really), while my brother-in-law paved a small section of what used to be lawn in front of the shed for me.

Back to work tomorrow, so bed time it is!

'Night, all!

[DogfighterZen]

Seems like you've been having fun in the garden...
Those types of jobs are some of my favorite to do in gardening... unless you have rock hard ground and there's no way to get a digger in there, then you're gonna have a sore back for a couple of days, depending on how many ditches you have to dig, of course...