STREET MACHINE MAGAZINE (SUMMERNATS ) issue February 2012

Our son Jodys special car ( 1971 H.Q. Holden Monaro ) is on the front cover of the Street  Machine Magazine.

The centre fold poster features Jodys car, with " Miss Summernats "

Inside the magazine is a 6 page story of his car.

I think for car enthusiasts ,the photos will tell a story 

Jody say "I started with the roller Monaro. It was in average condition but the tubs, cage, and missing tags, meant it was just impossible to take it back to original.

Taking 3 years to complete, as he only had time after working hours and on weekends.
Jody and his brother Kyle have their own panel shop called "OLDS-COOL"

Jodys car was unveiled, and was called the WOW FACTOR CAR in Canberra.

He won----- 1st for "THE HIGH IMPACT AWARD"  also
2nd "TOP CUSTOM"  and
3rd "TOP BODY WORK"

Applying the paint---- critical for this car ,against the bare metal-- took 4 weeks
The spray painter Kyle is Jodys brother "It was a big job," Jody says with classic understatement
"Kyle had no previous experience with House of Color product, but Owen was terrific with support.'

This car was also judged in the "TOP 10"

"Those crocodile trim seats are something else. The rim is symmetrical around the centreline of each seat, and the seats are identical. Also the steering wheel -thanks to Musty, and Danny the boys at Customised Trimmers." says Jody

OUR AUSSIE LAMINGTON RECIPE

"LAMINGTONS" -------- RECIPE

Us Australians love them, not just for Australia Day, but anytime of the year.

They are basically an ordinary plain cake recipe,cut into squares, coated on 4 sides with syrupy, chocolate icing, and dipped in coconut.

The recipe below is a double mixture as we don't have a small family
But they FREEZE well

INGREDIENTS 

5 cups of self raising flour,

5 large eggs,

250 grams butter,

1/2 teaspoon of vanilla,

pinch of salt,

2 cups of sugar,

milk to make a good consistency, ( over 2 cups )

Cream together the sugar and soft ( or melted, cooled ) butter

Add eggs and vanilla.

Alternately mix in the flour and the milk, then beat all with hand beater, until creamy.

Pour into 3  7 1/2 (19 centimetres ) square greased tins,-- or into 1 large baking dish

Cook in oven at 180 % until cake is cooked

When cool cut into squares.

TO MAKE ICING

Melt 1 tablespoon of butter, together with 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla.

Add icing sugar, cocoa and water and mix together until syrupy
Quickly dip the 4 sides of the cake in the chocolate icing, and
then cover the 4 sides in coconut.
Cut in half and put whipped cream in the middle.

Lamingtons are finished,-- easy to make, but time consuming.
They are worth it, if you have unexpected visitors, just whip them out of 
the freezer, they don't take long to defrost.

AUSTRALIA DAY

To-day is Australia Day, - The 26th of January -

To- night after a swim in our pool with all our family, we are having an

"Aussie Tea"

The good old Aussie Meat Pie, " Pavlova for Sweets," and " Lamingtons for Supper"

Don't forget to read my ' AUSTRALIA DAY POEM " below

 

We are a very lucky Country.

I have no wish to go overseas, but I do read a lot, and love to watch documentary 's

on our different lands an customs.

I wrote this poem below, FOR MY GRANDCHILDREN, about our land Australia, simply called!

I have doubled up on a few lines taking the photos, but this poem I wrote tells you what Australia is like !

Would you like "OUR AUSSIE LAMINGTON RECIPE'
It will be my next blog,then I won't forget

MY PINK CHANDELIER.

I have had so many long ,loooong, blogs with heaps of photos lately,

l decided to have a nice little short one.

Have you ever seen a pink chandelier?

Well l have, because l have one

Isn't it just beautiful, its just so cute and not really large .

l had looked at it so many times in the store, thinking what a dream ( a $400 dream )

Then voila !--- SALE TIME   25%  OFF---

It's MINE.

MELBOURNE HOT ROD CAR SHOW - EXHIBITION BUILDING - WINNER

Our son Jody blitzed them at the Summernats, in Canberra, and was asked if he would take his Monaro Chop to the Melbourne Car Show.

He would have prime position, inside the beautiful Exhibition Centre.

We travelled to Melbourne to see this Spectacular Show

The photos tell the story ! (l took them early, before the large crowds )

Our sons car, a Holden Monaro Chopp

WE HAVE JUST HEARD, AND WE ARE OVER THE MOON,---- THE JUDGING WAS AT 3 THIS AFTERNOON.


JODY HAS  WON  -- " 2nd -  FOR THE BEST SHOW CAR "
The Prize being a " Home Theatre " and " Trophy "

----- and  also won

 A  MEGUIRA'S  AWARD

The prize being , ' $ 1,000 for expenses and ' Prime Position at the Sydney Car Show.'
( with Number Plate )

What an honour for our son Jody, who dared to be different, and for our other son Kyle, who painted the car. Working from their small panel shop, ' OLDS - COOL ' they accomplished this feat.

l will show more of Jodys car in my future street machine blog.
Below are some of the other fantastic cars that were there.

Back to Jodys special car.