Southern View: June 16, 2022

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Thursday June 16 2022
Ford fans put their ponies on show
• By John Cosgrove
BETTING ON the odds of it not
raining in spite of the forecast,
Ross Stubley of Avondale,
chanced the weather by taking
his Ford Capri soft top out for a
run to a Ford event at Leithfield
on Sunday.
Stubley said like many, his
passion for Fords began at an
early age.
“I started off with Ford cars,
buying EB Falcons and Fairlanes,
and yeah, I’ve got a few now, I
just like the smoothness of them
and the way they look,” Stubley
said.
Nearly 200 Fords of all ages
and descriptions turned out
to show off their lines, curves,
engines and pedigrees.
Even though they were
built in Australia, England,
Germany and of course Detroit,
who could not fail to see the
passion in the eyes and voices of
the hundreds of owners and enthusiasts
who turned up for the
Ford day at the Waimak Classic
Cars museum.
There were Falcons old and
new, Fairlanes, Mustangs from
both centuries, Capris, Thunderbirds,
Cortinas, Escorts, Zephyrs
and more.
Chris Ash, 70, of Parklands,
turned up with his 2021 5-litre
Mach Mustang and said he
had grown up with early Ford
coupes.
“As a young fella I grew up
with all the earlier 39 Ford
coupes. I saw the earlier Mach
1 models back in the 70s and I
thought: ‘Gee look at that.’
“I thought I would never own
one until I got to a stage when I
can now afford one and thought
I might get an old one, but I
bought this 21 model Mustang
because Fords don’t break
down,” Ash said.
Greg Herrett of Linwood said
he has always just liked them.
“Over time, just the way
they’ve been performed, and enhanced,
and you can’t go wrong,”
he said.
Standing beside his immaculate
66 Mustang coupe, Rick
Paulsen, said he had been a Ford
fan all his life, owning many
over the years, from Escorts to
Mustangs.
“I’ve been a blue oval man
through and through for all my
life. My dad had Falcons, and the
reason I own a 66 coupe like this
ENTHUSIASTS: Greg Herrett, of Linwood,
with his Falcon AU. (Above) – Ross Stubley, of
Avondale, in front of the Capri soft top.
PHOTOS: JOHN COSGROVE
one was because my uncle had one
when I was six years old, and I said
one day, I’m going to own one and
now I do,” Paulsen said.
Waimak Classic Cars spokesperson
Sally Lane said it was
an honour for them to host the
event.
“We were holding the
Ford event for all the Ford
lovers, drivers, dreamers and
owners.
“There was a very good vibe
there and we had the Mustang
club here as well as the hot rod
club turn up and compete for a
wide variety of prizes for best in
show,” she said.
Many Ford fans said they had
been born into Ford families.
Bruce McCormick of
Harewood, said he had followed
in his father’s footsteps and had a
lifelong passion for early Fords.
“My father had 46, 48 sedans,
and I have a 37 Ford V8 sedan
and a 37 club ute, I just love
them,” he said.
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