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The FE 219.
As you can see it is a bit buried in the the workshop at the moment. Actually its been buried for about 6 years. These don't come along everyday, so when you find one you have to grab it. This one has had the factory indicators fitted.
I had this register for a few years but the brakes were shot so I did not drive it. The rego was coming to an end so I thought I would make a last ditch effort to get it going. I put all recondition cylinders on and filled it with fluid and prepared to bleed the system, but there was no fluid coming out of the cylinder. I soon found a pool under the front of the car where the brake line had rusted through and that was it. Time was up as far as the rego went, so I reused the cylinders on the grey FE 225 and the FE 219 has not moved since. Sad but true.
I have also never found the chassis number and others have tried in vain also. I cant even feel anything on the underside from the stamping.
An interesting point on this car is it is FE-219-79-A so it is a real early one. The current engine number starts with a "U". This was used on FJ utes and vans that were produced whilst the FE sedans were in production. Did this car get a leftover block that was destined for an FJ or was it swapped down the track? The engine has been reconditioned, but that does not always mean that it was swapped. I guess if someone has a list of the "U" engine numbers they could work out if the number is right near the end of production or not. This might give a clue.
I bought it from Kathy Textor and this was the second time Kathy had owned the car. We have pictures in the club archives of a younger Kathy and a younger, much better looking car. "Shake, Rattle and Roll" is what she called it I believe and she used to take her young girls to school in it.
At some stage it was sold at Mt Gambier and she would see it now and then. It was for sale in a car yard I think she said and the price was too high, but it sold at some stage and she found it again in a back yard and asked what was happening with it and then, home it came.
A later rationalisation of Greg and Kathy's car saw me lucky enough to purchase the FE 219 Station Sedan and the FC 2106 Ute.
Kathy may be able to correct and or add to this story.
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