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31-12-2006, 09:42 AM | #1 | ||
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just wondering if anybody knows where the exact location of LOT 6 MAHONEYS RD BROARDMEADOWS was. A fairly well known address in our racing history
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31-12-2006, 11:57 AM | #2 | ||
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um between LOTs 4 and 8 MAHONEYS RD BROARDMEADOWS I would guess. LOL
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31-12-2006, 11:58 AM | #3 | ||
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Yeah, it's west of the Hume, but it's been known as Camp Rd since the year dot. It can be one of two spots. There is a retarding basin where there was a farm once and just after the level crossing, there is an empty patch of land.
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31-12-2006, 11:59 AM | #4 | ||
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I am curious too....Although my guess would have been the Pipeworks Market site. ??
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31-12-2006, 12:09 PM | #5 | |||
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31-12-2006, 12:15 PM | #6 | ||
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I guess a title search at the local council would give the best results.
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31-12-2006, 12:35 PM | #7 | ||
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Well after a little digging, found this page...
http://www.bowdensown.com.au/cars/french64e.html 4Vman is correct. Ford Special Vehicles.... FSV? Hmmm almost sound familiar? Ford had the Special Vehicle name first... LOL |
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31-12-2006, 12:00 PM | #8 | ||
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Ford Special Vehicles workshop from the 70's.
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31-12-2006, 12:05 PM | #9 | ||
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Cool!
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31-12-2006, 04:17 PM | #10 | ||
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ford also had the SS title first for those who didnt know... cant remember the era but they dropped it when it didnt take off.....
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05-01-2007, 01:55 AM | #12 | |||
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05-01-2007, 08:54 AM | #13 | ||
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I guess that block of land must be worth 100 times more now that it has a "GT History" : :
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06-01-2007, 12:07 AM | #14 | |||
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31-12-2006, 04:28 PM | #16 | ||
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Lot 6 could even be on the site of the Kmart shopping centre, or the shops beside it
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31-12-2006, 04:53 PM | #17 | |||
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31-12-2006, 05:10 PM | #18 | ||
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FDC in Geelong should be able to get the info of where the actual location was, probably even pics of inside, either them or try Bowdens I guess, they seem to have a lot of info.
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31-12-2006, 05:41 PM | #19 | ||
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Kmart have been on that site for eons, i tend to think it would have been further east
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31-12-2006, 05:57 PM | #20 | ||
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I could be wrong but have a feeling that everyone is looking in the wrong place, unless Campblefield was known as Broadmeadows at the time, it could be a street that has since been built over by Ford that was right near the Ford plant.
If you do a street number search on Mahoneys Rd the lower numbers are right up in Thomastown, so it may be that it is a road that no longer exists.
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31-12-2006, 05:58 PM | #21 | ||
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The mullens wheels building used to be cheviot wheels, they have a cement works next to it.
Some of the buildings further east, where the wreckers are have been there for ages too. |
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31-12-2006, 04:31 PM | #22 | ||
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Ford released the EB SS which was a 6cylinder made for Group E production racing. All the engine parts were blank billets when bought from the listings on the parts fiche. Bit of a rare bird these days. Nice piece of kit but!
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31-12-2006, 04:47 PM | #23 | ||
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I do like that body stripe :voldar02:
Also I think it should be left in the colors it was raced when retired rather than respraying it red just so it can look like every other HO (you know what I mean). I mean if it's a tribute to a Ford campaigned by a Holden driver then wouldn't it be best to leave it as he raced it rather than make it look like the other 2.
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31-12-2006, 05:01 PM | #24 | |||
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Would the discovery Centre have more information on this?
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03-01-2007, 12:58 PM | #25 | ||
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lot 6 was right next to the creek near the pipeworks site
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03-01-2007, 01:09 PM | #26 | |||
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03-01-2007, 01:05 PM | #27 | ||
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03-01-2007, 03:49 PM | #28 | ||
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Found out exactly where it was it was a row of big sheds where Mahoneys rd motor wreckers is now ,a fair way from pipeworks there is also a BP servo near the spot Ford vacated it in the mid 70 s and i know that in the early 80 s a well known burnout bloke ran a wreckers from thae actual site called moffat wreckers ,it was all pulled down in the 80 s when Mahonys motor wreakers took over the site
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03-01-2007, 03:56 PM | #29 | ||
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I'm sure someone would have a photo or two of the original building(s). Would be good to get a hold of 'em for a scrap book. Have enjoyed chasing clues on this little treasure hunt. I believe we have found gold.
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03-01-2007, 06:36 PM | #30 | |||
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