1975, married, first child on the way. Plenty of work. Never locked our house or car. Times were better, safer and happier. Oh, and the music was great and the women were real. I could still look, just didn't want to touch.
@@every1665 they sure were. Never had to sue everyone for your own mistakes, never needed anyone telling us what was in our own best interests. Now we're in a police state
1975...yes, it feels so free. Reality was different, i am sure. 20% inflation in 1975. Kinda sketchy in the city and on trains at night. Dog shit all over the nature strip. People smoking everywhere. But...we could dream. No internet 'mistakes'... one could change themselves and dream of more. Start all over again each day. Nowadays, kids are filmed and on Facebook from birth...
I was 13 back then. Notice no bike helmets, didn't need them. Left Vic. 30 years ago. Grew up in Noble Park. Went back there for a visit a few years back. Felt like a foreigner. Spoke to a hippy shopkeeper been there a long time. Said English is a third language there
Thanks Gezza for the nostalgic footage. Noted a brief view of St Mary's church, West Melbourne, where we were married in 1985. Just a short walk from the Vic Market.
A few OF OUR BELOVED FOSSILS, in it. HOLDEN CARS, @1.01. My 1st car, EH station wagon, but mine was a sedan, paid $250 bucks for it, in 1976 from original owner. High-capacity engine, & 6months later, I found $250 bucks, (same as I paid for it!), under the front floor mat. 2nd one, dunno what model it IS/not was, but my friend's family had a black one, it was stolen. They had it returned, as it was!.I know Black-haired Detective, from Div. 4, Gerard Kennedy, who, some of his mates invited him, to one of their parties. When Gerard Kennedy knocked on their front door to go into the party, one of the guests opened the door, Thought it was The Detectives( forgetting Div.4 was just a TV show) they freaked out, n, flushed all their "STUFF" down the 'Dunny! Ha Ha.
The change came when Carbon Fibre bikes came along making them much lighter and capable of higher speeds. This encouraged the 'Lycra Set' to ride quite quickly along suburban streets when cars backed out of their driveway (for example) riders would often find themselves over the bonnet. You've got to remember - the car rules in this car obsessed country.
No, the change came because doctors and nurses were fed up with seeing too many kids with so many head injuries turning up in ED's all over the country. After all, not every kid rode properly in those days either. Many young boys especially would be racing around in the streets on their bikes, taking risks with traffic all the time. It's all good and well for heroes to bleat about things like "nanny state". But they clearly have no idea what it's like to deal with someone, especially a young kid, who's had their head caved in from hitting the footpath or bitumen, and all the ramifications that come from it, from the individual who is injured, to every one of their family members and friends who are also affected terribly.
I’ve never understood the point of an undercover valiant cop car only to have a painfully obvious siren on the bonnet that could’ve been hidden underneath the engine bay
We got caught on a factory roof trying to catch pidgeons when we were kids , cops said get down and got our names then did a massive burnout in their V8 Valiant and took off 100 mph up the road . Seems like they got a important call, lucky for us.
Had a few FX & FJ Holdens back in the 60’s when you could buy a reasonable example for one or two hundred bucks, I notice the FX has 13” widies this was a popular mod as it lowered the car a bit as well and you could get better tyres than the 15’s there was two ways you could do it the better way was to use the front suspension and rear axle out of a later FC,FE,FC,FB,EK onwards or if you had the dough a ball joint front end from an HR the other way was to cut out the original wheel centres and weld them into the 13” rims thus way you could use the original suspension and axle I did these mods on my old Holdens as well as other” Go faster” bits and pieces, good days indeed!
I never much liked eating bananas but I loved Barny banana's growing up.I remember going to the milk bar & buying Glug cola & Orange explosion Sunnyboys as well for 15c
Bloke next door was Barney, and back around 1975 when I was 11 me and the kids in the street drove the poor bugger mad yelling Barney Banana 10c all day long on school holidays just so he would come out and squirt us with the hose. Dont remember them as 6c must be before my time.
@@jamesfrench7299 true ,old cars would've lasted forever if they rust proofed them , biggest problem was every manufacturer used caulking compound to seal the windsceens. That crap dries up and shrinks then water leaks and rusts the car out . Frontends are ok it's the wheel alignment clowns that have no idea . Have to find someone who actually does their job instead of taking your money.
@@petergoodwin2465 Saw abandoned VJs and VH bodies without a skerrick of rust around the windscreen, but loads of CLs and CMs at wrecking yards as well as on the roads with the plenum and windscreen surrounds chewed out. I was told the "rot" set in with the VK. Must have been the quality of steel or thinner steel used or processes at the factory failed. One guy claimed to me some equipment to do with body treatment broke down at the plant which they never fixed. A wheel alignment shop guy told me they are hard to do an alignment on. A lot of them are crooks. Same problem goes on in USA, probably because shonky work isn't immediately apparent. They deserve all the karma they get.
@@jamesfrench7299 that's something mate ,true I haven't seen the windscreen channel rust as bad on a Vh, Vj . Mates Vj charger was rebuilt 25 years ago and it's perfect still but I used silicon, had no rust In the channel. My Cl had no channel at around the same time. Easy to make with a shrinker stretcher, I'm doing a 67 impala channel soon. Was going to be $2000 with post for the parts from America, I'll just make it myself, just time and labour. Think you are right mate, they changed something at the factory.
The old telephone box. I remember when we used to block them up with a piece of paper and come back 4 hrs later with a paddle pop stick and get $5 out of them. I know bad shit but we were very young and very poor. The good innocent old day's when people said hello.
Now the dog at start is a P155er and the variety of shapes on poster think they are Savoury , Turkey , Beef , Cheese and Cocktail Thanks for posting this and the other historic vids of Victoria Jezza
Love seeing all the old cars getting around. Back when cars brands and models used to have some individuality and uniqueness to their appearance. Unlike today, where they all look so much alike, it's sad and ridiculous.
Nah south Melbourne market ,look simaler ,that's south Melbourne where kid first at milk Bar valiant driving down first wide streets as per usual filmed so much south port ,little BAGDAG ,garden City , depending what side street lived ,later streets look like ten suburbs ,that phone box dead end street which other park behind it or housing commission high rise other three different suburbs got same lookin dead end phone box bit parkland ,high rise ,that I no off ,someone recanise those little block flats valiant turns into ,that's thing MELBOURNE so many spots streets styles houses could be anyone of number suburbs ,that's why think Melbournes streets suburbs only ones play this great game with ,only really gets solved when someone see local milk Bar or house born it ,love it gezza great stuff ,wow been busy plenty great stuff wish every week could be like this 👌🎥🚉🏟️🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇
At 0:27, Charger. 1:00 and 1:20, Galant and 1:46 Valiant AP5 wagon. Those combined with the Valiant police cars and divvy van means that Chrysler got shitloads of free publicity from those good old Aussie cop shows. At 2:17, the naked woman in the field? Nothing to do with Chrysler but I reckon she got just as much publicity LOL.
In street where kid chugs that coke down ,see Top tip tower ,that someone pointed out earlier post couple streets over ,at end there those two look like shot towers ,not sure we're eastern fwy ends got that one shot tower next timber yard only one ,clearing off Victoria Park whole blocks few years later ,only so many shot towers unless just factory chimneys interesting ,can't wait read what gets posted comments
Wouldn't you love to see some cops booking Gerrard Kennedy for doing that while filming a scene! Then it turns out they're just the guys from Homicide filming in the same street.
Ye what a yr...burn outs, picnics, loud music,Holden sandman, beach parties,footy pies, ripped girls shorts, moccasins,thongs big sunnies, cassette tape player etc
Looks like a science from a cop show, homicide, Matlock Police? Regardless it looks like a beautiful morning in Melbourne, crisp fresh air, I was in grade 5 in 1975, I love it.. Wish I was there now❤️
Thats how it looked in the 90s. Just add a few burnt out cars and trailer loads of dumped rubbish and 5 minutes of sunshine following 5 hours of rain.. yes the best city in in the world awards..
As if all of Melbourne had burnt out cars and trailer loads of dumped rubbish all over the place in the 90's. 🤦♀ Meanwhile, that could describe the western suburbs of Sydney, too. Plenty of ferals around that part of Sydney, then and now. Also, Sydney cops a lot more annual rainfall than Melbourne. When it rains in Melbourne, it's more often showers scattered throughout the day with breaks of sunshine in between (hence the 4 seasons in one day nickname it's long had). Where as in Sydney, when it rains, it POURS DOWN for hours on end.
Start looks like Vic market & the milk bar could be in Clifton Hill.
Footage from the last episode of Division 4.
Great video
I was about to say Bluey, but yeah.
Crawford Productions have a lot to answer for with the price of Valiants these days.
@@scottbarrowman942 ok 👍
Looks alot like a milkbar in Clifton hill on Fenwick St.
Looked like Terry Donavan in the first shot of the cop.
I remember 1975 like it was 46yrs ago.
Perception is an odd thing. I remember it like it was only 45 1/2 years ago.
1975, married, first child on the way. Plenty of work. Never locked our house or car. Times were better, safer and happier. Oh, and the music was great and the women were real. I could still look, just didn't want to touch.
Always enjoy your videos, thanks mate.
I was 15yo in 1975, your videos take me back to my past.
I like living in the past, back then I had a future...
Same age here. I know every older generation claims things were better when they were young, but I'm convinced they were.
@@every1665 they sure were. Never had to sue everyone for your own mistakes, never needed anyone telling us what was in our own best interests. Now we're in a police state
well said
"I like living in the past, back then I had a future.." so profound
In Jesus you still have a future.
Oh how simple and uncomplicated life was then.🙄
1975...yes, it feels so free. Reality was different, i am sure. 20% inflation in 1975. Kinda sketchy in the city and on trains at night. Dog shit all over the nature strip. People smoking everywhere. But...we could dream. No internet 'mistakes'... one could change themselves and dream of more. Start all over again each day. Nowadays, kids are filmed and on Facebook from birth...
It was still a great city then and a great place to grow up - not anymore though
Yes not anymore
Nope not anymore
Why you have cultural enrichment the apex gang
I was 13 back then. Notice no bike helmets, didn't need them. Left Vic. 30 years ago. Grew up in Noble Park. Went back there for a visit a few years back. Felt like a foreigner. Spoke to a hippy shopkeeper been there a long time. Said English is a third language there
Bloody oath.
Brockhoff biscuits!!! I remember them, what great times they were in the 70s, miss them
I haven't heard or seen that Brockhoff biscuits name for ever!
I was a 12yo Sharpie living in Richmond. Kids walked themselves and so did dogs, we both came home when hungry.
Thanks Gezza for the nostalgic footage. Noted a brief view of St Mary's church, West Melbourne, where we were married in 1985. Just a short walk from the Vic Market.
A few OF OUR BELOVED FOSSILS, in it. HOLDEN CARS, @1.01. My 1st car, EH station wagon, but mine was a sedan, paid $250 bucks for it, in 1976 from original owner. High-capacity engine, & 6months later, I found $250 bucks, (same as I paid for it!), under the front floor mat. 2nd one, dunno what model it IS/not was, but my friend's family had a black one, it was stolen. They had it returned, as it was!.I know Black-haired Detective, from Div. 4, Gerard Kennedy, who, some of his mates invited him, to one of their parties. When Gerard Kennedy knocked on their front door to go into the party, one of the guests opened the door, Thought it was The Detectives( forgetting Div.4 was just a TV show) they freaked out, n, flushed all their "STUFF" down the 'Dunny! Ha Ha.
I thought "Geez, this is pretty slick camera work for an old Super 8 home movie" before realising it was from Division 4.
I was 21 in ‘75. Good to remember how we rode our bikes, no BS. helmets. I still ride a pushy today, still don’t wear a helmet, nanny state!
The change came when Carbon Fibre bikes came along making them much lighter and capable of higher speeds. This encouraged the 'Lycra Set' to ride quite quickly along suburban streets when cars backed out of their driveway (for example) riders would often find themselves over the bonnet. You've got to remember - the car rules in this car obsessed country.
No, the change came because doctors and nurses were fed up with seeing too many kids with so many head injuries turning up in ED's all over the country.
After all, not every kid rode properly in those days either. Many young boys especially would be racing around in the streets on their bikes, taking risks with traffic all the time.
It's all good and well for heroes to bleat about things like "nanny state".
But they clearly have no idea what it's like to deal with someone, especially a young kid, who's had their head caved in from hitting the footpath or bitumen, and all the ramifications that come from it, from the individual who is injured, to every one of their family members and friends who are also affected terribly.
Music goes great with the video.
definitely better times... maybe the best... my fave decade.
I’ve never understood the point of an undercover valiant cop car only to have a painfully obvious siren on the bonnet that could’ve been hidden underneath the engine bay
Yep acres of room for a siren in a Valiant engine bay, even if it had a V8 in it 👍🇦🇺👊
We got caught on a factory roof trying to catch pidgeons when we were kids , cops said get down and got our names then did a massive burnout in their V8 Valiant and took off 100 mph up the road . Seems like they got a important call, lucky for us.
Good ol Valiants.
Yeh good cars unfortunately mine landed on its roof.I would certainly love to go back to the 1970/80`s.Life seemed better somehow.
@@samkaur4098 Couldn’t agree more mate!
Had a few FX & FJ Holdens back in the 60’s when you could buy a reasonable example for one or two hundred bucks, I notice the FX has 13” widies this was a popular mod as it lowered the car a bit as well and you could get better tyres than the 15’s there was two ways you could do it the better way was to use the front suspension and rear axle out of a later FC,FE,FC,FB,EK onwards or if you had the dough a ball joint front end from an HR the other way was to cut out the original wheel centres and weld them into the 13” rims thus way you could use the original suspension and axle I did these mods on my old Holdens as well as other” Go faster” bits and pieces, good days indeed!
I remember Barny Banana Ice creams for 6 cents Ding. Putting EK Holdens into the Simsmetal recycling Crusher
I never much liked eating bananas but I loved Barny banana's growing up.I remember going to the milk bar & buying Glug cola & Orange explosion Sunnyboys as well for 15c
@@carpathianken Yeah the good old days. I loved sunnyboys but Chocolate and Strawberry Snips were my favourite.
I bought an EK in 1980 for $100!
Bloke next door was Barney, and back around 1975 when I was 11 me and the kids in the street drove the poor bugger mad yelling Barney Banana 10c all day long on school holidays just so he would come out and squirt us with the hose. Dont remember them as 6c must be before my time.
Nothing symbolises 1970s urban Australia more than a white VJ Valiant to my eyes.
Valiants are great cars , still have my 77 Cl regal se with a hot 360. Puts my SS Ute to shame and has over a million k's now.
@@petergoodwin2465 good engines, shame about the front end and bodies rotting in the worst places.
@@jamesfrench7299 true ,old cars would've lasted forever if they rust proofed them , biggest problem was every manufacturer used caulking compound to seal the windsceens. That crap dries up and shrinks then water leaks and rusts the car out . Frontends are ok it's the wheel alignment clowns that have no idea . Have to find someone who actually does their job instead of taking your money.
@@petergoodwin2465 Saw abandoned VJs and VH bodies without a skerrick of rust around the windscreen, but loads of CLs and CMs at wrecking yards as well as on the roads with the plenum and windscreen surrounds chewed out.
I was told the "rot" set in with the VK. Must have been the quality of steel or thinner steel used or processes at the factory failed. One guy claimed to me some equipment to do with body treatment broke down at the plant which they never fixed.
A wheel alignment shop guy told me they are hard to do an alignment on.
A lot of them are crooks. Same problem goes on in USA, probably because shonky work isn't immediately apparent. They deserve all the karma they get.
@@jamesfrench7299 that's something mate ,true I haven't seen the windscreen channel rust as bad on a Vh, Vj . Mates Vj charger was rebuilt 25 years ago and it's perfect still but I used silicon, had no rust In the channel. My Cl had no channel at around the same time. Easy to make with a shrinker stretcher, I'm doing a 67 impala channel soon. Was going to be $2000 with post for the parts from America, I'll just make it myself, just time and labour. Think you are right mate, they changed something at the factory.
Good choice of music, too.
look at how much space there was back then...today its no standing everywhere
Sounds delightfully Crawford!
The old telephone box. I remember when we used to block them up with a piece of paper and come back 4 hrs later with a paddle pop stick and get $5 out of them. I know bad shit but we were very young and very poor. The good innocent old day's when people said hello.
I was going to school with Terry Donovan’s son in 1975 at Malvern central school. Back when Jason had a page boy hair cut lol.
Great video !! Great times back then!!
Looks like Melbourne during Covid-19 lockdown 2021
I didn't know there were so many old cars around Melbourne in 2021.
Nice one . love this stuff.can you put on some bluey..or bargeass.its gold.. thanks.gezza.
What a great vid... Melbourne the way it should be ... Don't know how I got here but thanks CZcams algorithms
Now the dog at start is a P155er and the variety of shapes on poster think they are Savoury , Turkey , Beef , Cheese and Cocktail Thanks for posting this and the other historic vids of Victoria Jezza
I'm just here for the Valiants. And the Holdens I guess.
Im here for that red XY GT
You gotta love the Humpy Holden
I remember that melbourne.
love the old valiant
opening shot Lonsdale st looking west from Spring st
Love the dog @ 0:05. I remember many dogs loose in that time. The downside being the crap you'd have to wash off your shoes every so often.
At the end looks like Dights Falls on the Yarra River before the bike paths and the construction of the Eastern freeway.
Caught the XY or XW GT 1:15
Track Red XY (but dont blink)
The sexiest car around in those days IMO.
Great footage, keep em coming
Love seeing all the old cars getting around.
Back when cars brands and models used to have some individuality and uniqueness to their appearance.
Unlike today, where they all look so much alike, it's sad and ridiculous.
Crawfords Productions carpark in Abbotsford. Terence Donovan and Chuck Fawlkner.
Great days 🇦🇺🦘🦘
Division 4 was a great show
Nah south Melbourne market ,look simaler ,that's south Melbourne where kid first at milk Bar valiant driving down first wide streets as per usual filmed so much south port ,little BAGDAG ,garden City , depending what side street lived ,later streets look like ten suburbs ,that phone box dead end street which other park behind it or housing commission high rise other three different suburbs got same lookin dead end phone box bit parkland ,high rise ,that I no off ,someone recanise those little block flats valiant turns into ,that's thing MELBOURNE so many spots streets styles houses could be anyone of number suburbs ,that's why think Melbournes streets suburbs only ones play this great game with ,only really gets solved when someone see local milk Bar or house born it ,love it gezza great stuff ,wow been busy plenty great stuff wish every week could be like this 👌🎥🚉🏟️🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇
At 1:42 the street is carrington street, you can see the 12 storey Swinburne building in the background
Remember in '75 in Mitcham the people around the corner still drove an old FX.I wonder what happened to it?
How's the body roll on the valiant at 40 seconds. Good thing cars have improved over time!
At 0:27, Charger. 1:00 and 1:20, Galant and 1:46 Valiant AP5 wagon. Those combined with the Valiant police cars and divvy van means that Chrysler got shitloads of free publicity from those good old Aussie cop shows. At 2:17, the naked woman in the field? Nothing to do with Chrysler but I reckon she got just as much publicity LOL.
In 1970's Aussie TV, nudity had just become allowed so they used to put a scene in just about every 'after 8:30' show for a time.
What just happened??
In street where kid chugs that coke down ,see Top tip tower ,that someone pointed out earlier post couple streets over ,at end there those two look like shot towers ,not sure we're eastern fwy ends got that one shot tower next timber yard only one ,clearing off Victoria Park whole blocks few years later ,only so many shot towers unless just factory chimneys interesting ,can't wait read what gets posted comments
I used to hate those ugly flared pants and jeans back then ... Lol
Cop car breaks the law at 0:55 pulling away from the kerb without indicating.
Because the director indicated, he he!
Wouldn't you love to see some cops booking Gerrard Kennedy for doing that while filming a scene! Then it turns out they're just the guys from Homicide filming in the same street.
And not a 4WD suburban tank in sight.
Excellent comment
Which is why I plan on driving my Ford Falcon sedan for as long as I can.
Don't wanna become one of those vehicle owners. 😜
Ye what a yr...burn outs, picnics, loud music,Holden sandman, beach parties,footy pies, ripped girls shorts, moccasins,thongs big sunnies, cassette tape player etc
1:14 XYGT
How did we let this degrade into what it is now. Such a shame. 😥
No choice. It was done to us deliberately. And still ongoing.
XYGT at 1:15
Some of that looks familiar, is that around Northcote/Fairfield area?
I was thinking the same thing towards the end of the video.
Northcote, Coburg or Brunswick, thereabouts.
Noice
Noyce . . . LOL
Looks like a science from a cop show, homicide, Matlock Police? Regardless it looks like a beautiful morning in Melbourne, crisp fresh air, I was in grade 5 in 1975, I love it.. Wish I was there now❤️
++++++++++++++AND 2 THIS DAY IT'S STILL "A HOLE"++++++++++++++
this is from division 4
Or maybe Degenocide.
@@janreznak881 no its definitely degenerate 4
Thats how it looked in the 90s. Just add a few burnt out cars and trailer loads of dumped rubbish and 5 minutes of sunshine following 5 hours of rain.. yes the best city in in the world awards..
As if all of Melbourne had burnt out cars and trailer loads of dumped rubbish all over the place in the 90's. 🤦♀
Meanwhile, that could describe the western suburbs of Sydney, too. Plenty of ferals around that part of Sydney, then and now.
Also, Sydney cops a lot more annual rainfall than Melbourne.
When it rains in Melbourne, it's more often showers scattered throughout the day with breaks of sunshine in between (hence the 4 seasons in one day nickname it's long had). Where as in Sydney, when it rains, it POURS DOWN for hours on end.
Melbourne... before it became Dan’s shit show !!!
Doesn't look any different, still a dive
Yet far better than many other places around Australia and the world, that's for sure.