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<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\nFyrsti fornb\u00edllinn sem \u00e9g eigna\u00f0ist var 1934 Ford Victoria. \u00deegar flugv\u00e9ladellan v\u00e9k fyrir b\u00edladellunni s\u00f6kkti \u00e9g m\u00e9r \u00ed b\u00edlabl\u00f6\u00f0 og b\u00edlam\u00f3del, og heims\u00f3tti oft b\u00f3kasafn \u00e1 vegum sendir\u00e1\u00f0s Bandar\u00edkjanna sem \u00fe\u00e1 var \u00e1 H\u00f3tel S\u00f6gu. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i d\u00e1\u00f0st a\u00f0 laginu \u00e1 34 Ford, og fannst \u00feriggja glugga Coupe b\u00edllinn eitt fallegasta form sem \u00e9g haf\u00f0i s\u00e9\u00f0 \u00e1 b\u00edl. M\u00e9r t\u00f3kst a\u00f0 smita \u00e6skuf\u00e9laga minn S\u00e6var af dellunni, og saman augl\u00fdstum vi\u00f0 eftir \u201cGamla Ford\u201d \u00ed Mogganum \u00ed \u00e1g\u00fast 1969. Vi\u00f0 fengum \u00fdmsar hringingar, m.a. fr\u00e1 m\u00f6nnum sem vildu lei\u00f0r\u00e9tta okkur, \u00fev\u00ed \u201cGamli Ford\u201d v\u00e6ri ekki 34 \u00e1rger\u00f0, heldur s\u00f6g\u00f0u menn \u00fdmist a\u00f0 T-Ford, e\u00f0a A-Ford v\u00e6ri hinn eini sanni \u201cGamli Ford\u201d.
\nEn einn \u00feeirra sem hringdi var Gu\u00f0mundur Kristj\u00e1nsson og hringdi hann fr\u00e1 Flateyri. Hann sag\u00f0ist eiga 34 Ford \u201csport\u00fatg\u00e1fu\u201d. F\u00f3r fi\u00f0ringur um okkur S\u00e6var, og \u00e9g haf\u00f0i samband vi\u00f0 P\u00e9tur \u00c1rs\u00e6lsson sem var me\u00f0 einkaflugmannspr\u00f3f og \u00e1tti hlut \u00ed l\u00edtilli fj\u00f6gurra s\u00e6ta Cessna v\u00e9l. \u00c9g kynntist P\u00e9tri \u00feegar \u00e9g vann hj\u00e1 Birg\u00f0ast\u00f6\u00f0 Reykjav\u00edkur og Tr\u00e9sm\u00ed\u00f0astofu Reykjav\u00edkur, en pabbi hans var \u00fear a\u00f0 vinna sem verkstj\u00f3ri, og P\u00e9tur hj\u00e1 \u00c1haldah\u00fasi Reykjav\u00edkur. P\u00e9tur flaug okkur vestur \u00ed \u00d6nundarfj\u00f6r\u00f0, og \u00fear var flugbraut sem var handan fjar\u00f0arins \u00e1 m\u00f3ti Flateyri. Vi\u00f0 n\u00e1\u00f0um a\u00f0 h\u00fakka okkur far yfir \u00e1 Flateyri, hittum Gu\u00f0mund, sem s\u00fdndi okkur gripinn \u00fear sem hann st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e1 leikvellinum \u00ed \u00feorpinu. \u00de\u00f3 ekki v\u00e6ri \u00feetta \u00feriggja glugga Coupe, heldur Victoria, og einhverjir hef\u00f0u hr\u00f6kklast fr\u00e1 vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 hana \u00fearna, var \u00feetta \u00e1st vi\u00f0 fyrstu s\u00fdn. Sami\u00f0 var vi\u00f0 Gu\u00f0mund um ver\u00f0 og grei\u00f0slu \u2013 og a\u00f0 hann myndi sj\u00e1 til \u00feess a\u00f0 h\u00fan f\u00e6ri me\u00f0 strandfer\u00f0askipi til Reykjav\u00edkur.
\nStrax og h\u00fan kom \u00ed b\u00e6inn, pr\u00f3fu\u00f0um vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 hella bens\u00edni \u00ed bl\u00f6ndunginn, keyptum 300 kr\u00f3nu rafgeymi \u00ed S\u00ed\u00f0um\u00falanum, og \u00fe\u00f3 h\u00fan hef\u00f0i sta\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00ed einhver \u00e1r \u00e1 r\u00f3luvellinum \u00e1 Flateyri, datt h\u00fan \u00ed gang.
\nVi\u00f0 S\u00e6var l\u00f6g\u00f0umst svo \u00ed vinnu vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 gera hann betri, rifum hann ni\u00f0ur, skr\u00f6pu\u00f0um alla m\u00e1lningu af honum, og miki\u00f0 var sponna\u00f0 og steypt og svo grunna\u00f0 yfir me\u00f0 bl\u00fdmenju. Vi\u00f0 fengum \u00fe\u00f3 g\u00f3\u00f0a menn \u00ed erfi\u00f0ustu m\u00e1lin, str\u00e1ka sem \u00e9g \u00feekkti fr\u00e1 “b\u00e6jarvinnunni”, Kalli Sigur\u00f0s s\u00e1 t.d. um a\u00f0 sj\u00f3\u00f0a h\u00e1singu af 59 Ford pickup (fann \u00feann b\u00edl \u00fati \u00e1 K\u00e1rsnesi) \u00e1 upprunalegu st\u00edfurnar, og Gvendur Ott\u00f3sson a\u00f0sto\u00f0a\u00f0i vi\u00f0 r\u00e9ttingu og ry\u00f0b\u00e6tur. B\u00e1\u00f0ir voru \u00feeir a\u00f0 vinna \u00fe\u00e1 hj\u00e1 V\u00e9lami\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0 Reykjav\u00edkur. \u00c9g panta\u00f0i sitt hva\u00f0 af d\u00f3ti fr\u00e1 Sears, J.C. Whitney ofl. \u00ed USA. Vi\u00f0 ger\u00f0um \u00fe\u00f3 fyrst tilraun til a\u00f0 hafa samband vi\u00f0 Ford umbo\u00f0in h\u00e9r, b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk og \u00e1 Akureyri, en gr\u00e6ddum ekkert \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed.
\nFyrstu m\u00e1nu\u00f0ina var hann \u00ed b\u00edlsk\u00farnum hj\u00e1 pabba S\u00e6vars, og \u00e1huginn var svo mikill, a\u00f0 oft hlj\u00f3p \u00e9g \u00e1 kv\u00f6ldin \u00far K\u00f3pavoginum yfir \u00ed Akurger\u00f0i til a\u00f0 vinna me\u00f0 S\u00e6vari \u00fear, og svo til baka. Vi\u00f0 fluttum hann svo \u00ed leigusk\u00far vi\u00f0 H\u00e1teigsveg, og \u00e1fram var bralla\u00f0 \u00fear vi\u00f0 l\u00e9lega a\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u. Eyfi Karls, br\u00f3\u00f0ir Rannveigar, \u00e1tti \u00fe\u00e1 m\u00f3torhj\u00f3l sem \u00e9g f\u00e9kk nokkrum sinnum l\u00e1na\u00f0 til a\u00f0 komast \u00feanga\u00f0. \u00derj\u00e1r myndir m\u00e1 sj\u00e1 \u00far \u00feeim sk\u00far \u00fear sem h\u00fan er \u00e1n hur\u00f0a og innr\u00e9ttingar.
\n\u00c9g panta\u00f0i Candy Apple Burgundy m\u00e1lningu fr\u00e1 USA, og f\u00e9kk Hj\u00f6bba fr\u00e6nda til a\u00f0 m\u00e1la. Sj\u00e1lfur haf\u00f0i \u00e9g m\u00e1la\u00f0 nokkur b\u00edlam\u00f3del me\u00f0 Candy Apple m\u00e1lningu, og reyndi a\u00f0 \u00fatsk\u00fdra fyrir Hj\u00f6bba hversu kr\u00edt\u00edskt v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 jafn \u00feykkt lag f\u00e6ri \u00e1 hann (yfir gullbrons lit), en \u00fea\u00f0 hef\u00f0i m\u00e1tt lukkast betur.
\nVi\u00f0 keyptum tvo st\u00f3la \u00far DC-4 flugv\u00e9l sem f\u00f3r fram af flugbraut \u00fat \u00ed Skerjafj\u00f6r\u00f0inn, \u00e9g saga\u00f0i afturs\u00e6tisbaki\u00f0 og setuna \u00far krossvi\u00f0, teikna\u00f0i kl\u00e6\u00f0ninguna, og f\u00e9kk Alla “kl\u00e6\u00f0ara” til a\u00f0 sauma hana.
\nEf vel er sko\u00f0a\u00f0 \u00e1 fyrstu myndum af henni, s\u00e9st a\u00f0 b\u00fai\u00f0 var a\u00f0 leggja trefjaplast yfir striga\u00feaki\u00f0, lausnin okkar var\u00f0 s\u00fa a\u00f0 saga allt \u00ed burtu og setja gr\u00e6nt plexiplast \u00ed \u00feaki\u00f0.
\nEftir \u00fdmislegt br\u00f6lt t\u00f3kst okkur a\u00f0 koma henni \u00e1 g\u00f6tuna \u00e1ri\u00f0 eftir.
\nAuk dellunnar sj\u00e1lfrar, var okkur kappsm\u00e1l a\u00f0 fl\u00fdta okkur, \u00fev\u00ed me\u00f0 n\u00e6sta skipi \u00e1 eftir fr\u00e1 Vestfj\u00f6r\u00f0um, kom 36 Ford sem \u00e1\u00f0ur var \u00ed eigu augnl\u00e6knis \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk. S\u00e1 var mun betur \u00e1 sig kominn en okkar b\u00edll. Einar G\u00edsla (n\u00fa \u00feekktastur fyrir ET b\u00edla), sem m\u00e9r skilst a\u00f0 hafi veri\u00f0 tengdur augnl\u00e6kninum \u00e6ttarb\u00f6ndum \u00e1tti b\u00edlinn, og \u00e1 hann enn. Pabbi Einars var G\u00edsli Bl\u00f6ndal, b\u00edlstj\u00f3ri \u00e1 v\u00f6rub\u00edl sem \u00e9g kynntist l\u00edtillega \u00feegar \u00e9g var \u00ed Malbikinu. S\u00ed\u00f0ast \u00feegar \u00e9g vissi, var ekkert fari\u00f0 a\u00f0 eiga vi\u00f0 \u00feann b\u00edl. Til gamans m\u00e1 geta \u00feess a\u00f0 r\u00e9tt eftir a\u00f0 \u00e9g keypti 56 Ford af G\u00fanda Baskerville, lenti \u00e9g \u00ed kappakstri vi\u00f0 Einar \u00ed mi\u00f0b\u00e6num, hann \u00e1 Opel Kapitan \u00fe\u00e1. Hann var \u00ed stuttu m\u00e1li snarbrj\u00e1la\u00f0ur undir st\u00fdri.
\nVi\u00f0 keyr\u00f0um hana fyrst me\u00f0 flathead v\u00e9linni, en \u00fea\u00f0 tilheyr\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00feessum t\u00edma a\u00f0 setja Chevrolet v\u00e9l \u00ed Ford Street Rod, og t\u00f3kst m\u00e9r a\u00f0 finna 265 cubic v\u00e9l me\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfskiptingu, og aftur var Kalli Sig kalla\u00f0ur til og s\u00e1 um a\u00f0 \u00fatb\u00faa m\u00f3torfestingar til a\u00f0 koma henni fyrir.
\nFlathead v\u00e9larnar eru \u00f3drepandi, og \u00e1\u00f0ur en vi\u00f0 settum \u00ed hana 265 v\u00e9lina ger\u00f0um vi\u00f0 meira a\u00f0 segja tilraun til a\u00f0 ey\u00f0ileggja flathead-inn me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hella vatni \u00ed ol\u00edu\u00e1fyllinguna, en ekki t\u00f3kst a\u00f0 br\u00e6\u00f0a \u00far honum, og vi\u00f0 hentum m\u00f3tornum \u00e1 endanum, f\u00f3rum me\u00f0 hann \u00ed VW r\u00fagbrau\u00f0inu hans S\u00e6vars upp \u00ed Blesugr\u00f3f, og skutlu\u00f0um honum \u00fear \u00fat.
\nVi\u00f0 vorum \u00ed vandr\u00e6\u00f0um me\u00f0 pl\u00e1ss fyrir hana fyrst eftir a\u00f0 h\u00fan var kl\u00e1r, \u00fdmist var h\u00fan fyrir utan hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r (\u00fe\u00e1 \u00ed Akurger\u00f0i 26) e\u00f0a \u00ed sundinu \u00ed Grund\u00f3, en svo leig\u00f0um vi\u00f0 sk\u00far fyrir hana vi\u00f0 H\u00e1aleitisbraut 20, og \u00fear var h\u00fan \u00feanga\u00f0 til \u00e9g flutti hana \u00ed J\u00f6fur. Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0um ve\u00f0ur af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 b\u00edlsk\u00far v\u00e6ri til leigu \u00e1 \u00feessum sta\u00f0, og f\u00f3rum strax a\u00f0 hitta hana Gu\u00f0laugu, sem \u00fear r\u00e9\u00f0i h\u00fasum, en vissum ekki af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 h\u00fan haf\u00f0i sett augl\u00fdsingu \u00ed Dagbla\u00f0i\u00f0 sama dag. S\u00e1 sem t\u00f3k vi\u00f0 p\u00f6ntuninni haf\u00f0i \u00e6tla\u00f0 s\u00e9r a\u00f0 koma um kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0, og ger\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0, nema a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 ur\u00f0um nokkrum klukkut\u00edmum fyrri til.
\nHj\u00f6bbi f\u00e9kk aftur \u00fea\u00f0 hlutverk a\u00f0 m\u00e1la hana \u00e1ri\u00f0 1979, og n\u00fdsprautu\u00f0 f\u00f3r h\u00fan \u00e1 s\u00fdningu \u00ed Laugardalsh\u00f6llinni. \u00cd \u00feetta sinn var\u00f0 fyrir valinu gr\u00e6nn litur me\u00f0 gulllitu polychrome. \u00de\u00e1 var \u00e9g b\u00fainn a\u00f0 kaupa 350 Blazer v\u00e9l af P\u00e1li Stef\u00e1nssyni (einn Rafi\u00f0ju br\u00e6\u00f0ra), en hann var a\u00f0 setja d\u00edsil v\u00e9l \u00ed \u00feann b\u00edl. 350 v\u00e9lin var \u00fea\u00f0 kraftmikil a\u00f0 gamla sj\u00e1lfskiptingin sem fylgdi 265 v\u00e9linni gaf sig, og skipti \u00e9g henni \u00fat seinna.
\n\u00deegar \u00e9g var farinn a\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0a hlutum \u00e1 vinnusta\u00f0 (J\u00f6fur hf.), flutti \u00e9g hana \u00feanga\u00f0, og \u00fear var h\u00fan geymd \u00feanga\u00f0 til h\u00fan var seld \u00feegar kreppti a\u00f0.
\n\u00dea\u00f0 var svo fyrir tilviljun \u00e1ri\u00f0 2011 a\u00f0 Bjarni nokkur, kunningju Sigurbjarnar \u00far Fornbilakl\u00fabbnum, var a\u00f0 horfa \u00e1 mitt video um Victoriuna. Kom \u00ed lj\u00f3s a\u00f0 hann haf\u00f0i eignast varadekkshl\u00edfina og hringinn, sem haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 geymt inni \u00ed b\u00edl sem hann eigna\u00f0ist. Hann gaf m\u00e9r \u00feetta, og hlemmurinn hangir n\u00fa uppi \u00e1 vegg hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r.<\/p>\n
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https:\/\/goo.gl\/photos\/2FTQCGRLyLsq3SvQ8 From Fornb\u00edlar – video Fyrsti fornb\u00edllinn sem \u00e9g eigna\u00f0ist var 1934 Ford Victoria. \u00deegar flugv\u00e9ladellan v\u00e9k fyrir b\u00edladellunni s\u00f6kkti \u00e9g m\u00e9r \u00ed b\u00edlabl\u00f6\u00f0 og b\u00edlam\u00f3del, og heims\u00f3tti oft b\u00f3kasafn \u00e1 vegum sendir\u00e1\u00f0s Bandar\u00edkjanna sem \u00fe\u00e1 var \u00e1 H\u00f3tel S\u00f6gu. … Continue reading