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Good luck Nigel

There's been a bit of a drought lately. But then you might find 3 or 4 rust buckets that come up on ebay is quick succession. Roadworthy examples are pretty hard to come by. You just have to be patient and keep watching.

Rick

Hello John The Alliance tractor tyres are 6.5/80-12 looking at the photo in higher resolution (although not perfectly clear). I don't think they would be nice for the road, however I believe the owner has a farm or large property, so perfect for his needs. My father took my Bug-eye for the Australia...

Hello Kym Ill PM you now with a list of 27 Australian rego plates (past and present) that may help establish a history. These have come from photos I have saved over the years as well a several that I know are presently registered. I can provide photos of each for your dossier, just let me know. Goo...

Nice work Dave. A very meticulous restoration. I hope you don't hit any problems with the QLD registration authorities like Kim has. Rick

Hello The City of Sydney hosts an annual vintage car show each Australia Day long weekend. For most of the last few years, a lone Haflinger can be proudly found on display. It belongs to a fellow from the North Coast of NSW, which makes for quite a long commute by trailer. It is fitted with Alliance...

I recall Constantin advising that the late model Pathfinders had un-painted badges. Is that correct Constantin?

Rick

Kym

Forgot to mention, it's common for the ID plates of Australian delivered Haflingers not to have a date stamped- and was left blank. Note the plate that Garry has posted- the date is in a different font and size to the factory stamping. The Wagenstammkarte will be very useful.

Cheers

Rick

Hello Kym I feel your pain, as it took me a good 6 months to get it through the NSW system. For a while it looked like i would never achieve NSW registration. I found having the Wagenstammkarte particularly helpful, as production date preceded end the September 1972 ADR implementation date- invalida...

Hello I thought some of you may like to know that Puch has not completely passed into history. Puch bicycles are still today being sold in Austria and the Netherlands. The bicycle arm of Steyr-Puch was sold off to the Italian bicycle manufacturer Bianchi, who is now owned by the Swedish Cycle Europe...

Hello Dave I was also planning to make full cabin bows this year, both full and early civilian slant-back types. I have a complete set of the non-slanted type to use as a template (see pics). We can get together to share costs if you like. Im away now for a couple of weeks, and can take a tube diame...

Hello Garry. Perhaps Constantin is the best person to answer that question. For the hour meter, Ive seen them fitted to a 63 model Australian delivered civilian model (see http://tdc.haflinger-4wd.com/zubehoer/showimage.php?pfad=countries&name=australia09&width=800&height=600) right up t...

Hello Given the interest in the dash configuration, I thought Id post a photo of the dash of my 63 Haflinger, just one year younger than Julian's. Ive followed the original configuration, but managed to source new indicator lights and light switch from Dale. You can see that the light switch was pla...

Hello Julian

My original ZKW starter button on my AU Army Haflinger was broken, and luckily Dale had a NOS one that he sent over a couple of years ago. Would you like the nut from the old one?

Rick

Garry, do you mind if I ask where your reproduction manifolds came from? I'm often asked where to get them, and thus far I've not had the troubles that you have experienced. My usual suggestion is that ideally manifolds and mufflers should be sourced from the same source to ensure good fit and match...

Hello Julian and Constantin. Happy new year to you! I've now pulled the original and deteriorated rubber off a couple of frames now, and I don't believe the factory glued them on. They were stuck in parts owing to the deteriorating rubber, but not glued. I kept and re-used the screws where I could. ...

Hello Firstly well done on buying David Wale's restored haffy- he had been sending me pictures over the years during the restoration and he struck me as a perfectionist. He also rebuilt a Series 1 engine for me some years ago. Im sorry to hear of your troubles with the QLD rego, I had the exact same...

I went down the lazy path with respect to paint and rust removal of Haflinger and Puch scooter tanks- gave them to a commercial paint stripping company that used a series of chemical baths. http://www.redistrip.com.au/ This gave me a perfect 'blank canvas' of beautiful bare metal to work from. Two c...

Hi Garry Id be keen to hear what issues there may be with the POR15 tank liner, for future reference. I found the prep work was time consuming and a bit tricky, but is critical to the product performance and longevity. My only issue has been with a Puch scooter tank where I failed to clear the vent ...

Hi Gary Im having the exact same problem with my pathfinder. Im finding the red lining in the fuel tank is deteriorating, and Im needing to change fuel filteres far too often. My bet is some crud in the jets, but havnt had the time to clean then. Ill let you know if that helped. Ill have to bight th...

Great Vid- Im envious they can get all these roadworthy Haflingers together in one go.

Sorry you cant get to watch it Gary, competing with a city full of public servants for bandwith must be challenging even during normal work hours.

Rick