I-My Studebaker Lark 1960
Inkampani eyaqala impilo e-Indiana ngo-1852 yenza izinqola zabalimi, abavukuzi kanye namasosha, futhi ngo-1902 yaqala ukwenza izimoto zikagesi. “Bekufanele baqhubeke nokwenza izimoto zikagesi,” kusho uLucas. U-Studebaker washintshela ezimotweni zikaphethiloli ngo-1912, futhi imodeli yokugcina yaphuma emgqeni womhlangano waseCanada ngo-1966.
“Ama-studebaker yizimoto ezisezingeni eliphezulu ebezingaphambi kwesikhathi sazo,” kusho uLucas. Uveza ukuthi ngo-1946 bethula i-Hill Holder isici (“bafake ibhuleki bese beyidedela ingagingqiki intaba”), kwathi ngo-1952 bakhipha i-automatic transmission edonsa ngamagiya amathathu ne-manual overdrive. egiyeni ngalinye. “Futhi bawine cishe yonke imijaho yezomnotho ngeminyaka yama-50s nama-60s,” kusho uLucas.
ULucas, 67, umphathi weCaboolture Motorcycles, unemoto ka-1960 i-hardtop Studebaker Lark ayithenga ngo-2002 ngo-$5000 kumnikazi we-Victorian. Uthi: “Yayinokugqwala kakhulu kuneCherry Venture. “Ngazakhela kabusha ngosizo oluncane lwabangane. Kwadingeka ngishintshe yonke indawo engezansi nama-threshold, ngilungise injini no-gearbox, nokunye okuningi. "Ihle kakhulu, kodwa ngibeke amabhuleki ediski ngaphambili ukuze ngiyimise njengoba amabhuleki ama-drum amadala ayengewona angcono kakhulu."
ULucas uthi indoda ayithenga kuye yayinobuqili obuthi le moto kwakungeyomlingisi waseMelika uTim Conway, owayedlala indawo engahlakaniphile u-Ensign Parker emdlalweni wamahlaya kamabonakude omdala omnyama nomhlophe uMcHale's Navy.
"Lapho umfana engitshela, ngathi, 'Awukwazanga ukungitshela ukuthi kwakunguClark Gable noma u-Humphrey Bogart, akunjalo?'" uyahleka. “Angikwazanga ukuxhumana naye (uConway). Usaphila. Bengifuna ukumthatha isithombe nemoto. Ngokusobala, wayenayo iminyaka eminingi. Imoto isihambe cishe amakhilomitha ayisigidi."
ULucas wathenga imoto ngoba ethanda ukuma kwayo. “Ngaphikelela kukho. Ngasebenza kuwo iminyaka emithathu cishe njalo ebusuku, ngoba ngisebenza izinsuku eziyisithupha ngesonto.
“Ukungigcina esibayeni ebusuku cishe kwamjabulisa umkami. Noma ngabe yikuphi, kwakuwufanele umzamo. Lena imoto encane enkulu. Yonke indawo engiya kuyo abantu bayayithwebula.” ULucas uthi iyona yodwa yohlobo lwayo eQueensland futhi ingeyodwa kwabathathu e-Australia.
Uphinde abuyisele i-Studebaker Commander ka-1952 i-Starlight V8 Coupe eklanywe nguRaymond Lowry, umklami wezimboni obhekele ibhodlela le-Coke kanye nephakethe likagwayi we-Lucky Strike.
Imoto yakhe yokuqala kwakuyi-Dodge Tourer yango-1934 ayithenga ngama-50 eneminyaka engu-14 ngesikhathi ehlala eManly, eSydney. “Ngangijwayele ukumyisa esikoleni futhi angazi ukuthi kwenzeka kanjani ukuba ngiboshwe,” usho kanje. Ngalezo zinsuku wawukwazi ukwenza izinto ezinjalo.
“NgoLwesihlanu nangoMgqibelo ebusuku sahamba ngemoto saya eManly Corsa kuCustomlines yethu, sapaka sashaya amantombazane ngenduku. Ngangiyisihambi esidala futhi ngiyaziqhenya ngakho."
ULucas naye uzishaya isifuba ngokuthi uyindoda yakwaFord. Uthi: “Ngase nginawo wonke amaFord kusukela ngo-1932 kuya ku-1955. "Babenemoto eyi-V8 enkulu futhi beyimoto esheshayo, futhi bekukhona neFord kuwo wonke amagceke angemuva futhi ubungawathola ishibhile."
Wathuthela eQueensland ngeminyaka yawo-1970 njengomphathi wezentengiso we-Yamaha wagijima amabhayisikili angcolile futhi kamuva wavula ibhizinisi lokuthengisa izithuthuthu. “Ngafinyelela esigabeni lapho ngathola khona isithukuthezi, ngakho ngolunye usuku ngangibuka umagazini wezimoto futhi ngacabanga ukuthi ngingathanda ukubuyisela imoto endala,” usho kanje.
“Kuyangijabulisa ukuya kuyo yonke imidlalo ngiphinde ngizikhumbuze nontanga yami. Abantu bacabanga ukuthi siyiziphukuphuku ezindala nje, kodwa empeleni asizona; sijabulela ukuphila nje. Kungcono ukuya ekhaya, uvule ubhiya uhlale phambi kukamabonakude."
U-Lucas uzojabulela ukuphila nabangane bakhe abadala lapho ebonisa i-Skylark yakhe e-Studebaker Concourse yaminyaka yonke ngo-August 30 eSouth Shore kusukela ngo-9am kuya ku-3pm.
