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- A Manufacturer Koornalla, Australia
- B Date of Event Churchill, Australia
- B Past Owner Churchill, Australia
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Motor Car - Holden 48-215, FX, Koornalla, 07 Feb 2009 (Bushfire Damaged)
Reg. No: HT 23920
- Summary:
- This completely burnt-out shell of a Holden 48-215 sedan was one of a collection of six early-model Holden cars owned by Mr Chis Lee and stored in a purpose-built shed on his property at Koornalla, south of Traralgon. The shed was destroyed by the Black Saturday bushfires on 7 February 2009.
This Holden, with the registration SL165, was previously painted dark green. It was built in Australia in 1950 and was purchased by Mr Lee for $6,000 in 1998. It was the first Holden Mr Lee collected, about 10 years before the fire. He drove it about once a month and took it to a number of car shows over the ten years he owned the car. None of the six cars in his collection were insured against fire.
The Bushfires around Traralgon on Black Saturday destroyed 247 houses and killed 11 people. The fire also destroyed Mr Lee's house, which had been designed by his late wife, and all his possessions. He had decided to evacuate the property earlier in the day, after leaving 14 sprinklers running. - Description:
- Steel-bodied four-door Holden sedan burnt out by fire. Surface paint coatings have been largely burned off with the some remains of pink primer extant. The exposed metal surfaces are rusted. The glass windows and windscreen have melted and the glass slumped into the interior. All interior fabric trim and upholstery have been destroyed, with only the steel frame and springs of the seats remaining. The bonnet release has warped and is jammed so the condition of the engine is unknown. Only the chrome-plated metal fittings remain relatively unscathed.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Chris Lee, 2009
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 1600 mm (Height), 1720 mm (Width) |
| Weight: | 1000 kg (Weight) |
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| Tagged with: | bushfires, motor cars |
| Themes this item is part of: | Victorian Bushfires Collection, Recurring History of Bushfires in Victoria, Sustainable Futures Collection, Transport Collection, Holden 48-215 Motor Car |
| Primary Classification: | SUSTAINABILITY |
| Secondary Classification: | Natural Disasters |
| Tertiary Classification: | bushfires |
| Manufacturer: | General Motors Holden's Ltd (GMH), Koornalla, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, 1950 |
| Date of Event: | Churchill, Victoria, Australia, 07 Feb 2009 Date the item was damaged by the Churchill Bushfire. |
| Past Owner: | Chris Lee, Churchill, Victoria, Australia, 1998-2009 |
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