north east regional extra | September 22 - 28, 2021
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September 22 - 28, 2021
Street machine dreams
By BELINDA HARRISON
LIKE so many excellent (and yes, sometimes ill-conceived) decisions, the idea to work together to re-build a ‘65 XP Ford Falcon ute was forged around the fire on a Friday night over a few cans. In a pre-COVID world five and half years ago Ian (Pa) Dowell, wife Louise, son Troy, daughter in law Kylie and grandchildren Josh, Chloe and Tamzyn (Bub) were enjoying each other’s company. They were sharing food, drinks and laughs and the idea was pitched to ‘finally do something’ with the car that had been sitting in Pa’s shed for the last seven years. Mechanics by trade, Troy and Josh were always tinkering away in the shed on one project or another with Ian helping out and Troy’s ‘bible’ - a copy of Street Machine magazine - never far from reach. “Over the years, I’ve got a lot of ideas from that mag,” Troy said. “The three of us built Josh’s race car and he was featured with it in Street Machine, which was pretty cool.” “I’ve always loved cars, especially Fords,” Josh (20) said. “I started racing with the North East Car Club when I was 12 and my dream car was an AU Falcon, which I purchased when I was 15.
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◆ FAMILY TIME: Ian and Troy (back) with Chloe and Josh (front) love to tinker about in the shed together. PHOTO: Kieren Tilly
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