Australian farmer unveils huge private collection of planes, cars and tanks ✈️🎖️🧑‍🌾 | ABC Australia

[@waynelevey3379]

I used to keep that old girl in th sky i the 70's & early 80s. Luxurious interior for its day. Grand old lady of the skies. Proud to be part of the RAAF keeping it serviceable & on call for transporting the defence force around Australia .

This nice old chap, owns the greatest scrap pile I've ever seen. Overwhelmed with history, most every item he saved should be restored and put on public display.

[@staticmin3]

As an Australian I am proud of you for what you have done and saved, Thank you Ron.

[@BeachsideHank]

It's people like this man with no prospect of reward who preserves history for future generations to learn from.

[@christopherbrett]

Wow! A restorers delight! I’d love to see the aircraft & cars ‘alive’ again!

[@jurelrossanyonsmith-gk1pb]

as an ozzie living overseas, i can only say hats off to you buddy for keeping history alive for others to enjoy. cheers.

[@samwiserando]

thank you Ron for keeping these vehicles and planes for future generations to see.

[@DouglasBrightman-yb8ry]

Great to see someone who is passionate about saving historic aircraft and cars etc

[@gilbertarmstrong9666]

What a unique collection you have in your farm. Admiration from Gilbert of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 UK 🇬🇧

[@stifffingers5185]

Priceless this is what keeps history alive good for you.

[@cdpgbc-mw2kz]

Greetings from Canada. Great video. Well done to this gentleman for saving parts of our mechanized history.

[@rkm4630]

So very cool! The world needs more folks like him!

[@WVHTPAWorldOfTransport]

He should open an air museum! I’d certainly go! :)

[@fredMplanenut]

That is amazing, though the eagerness of "saving" sometimes stretches the ability to maintain. Thank you Ron for allowing this viewing.

[@gregorchard7881]

A lot of his collection is under cover, and the area is dry climate.

[@Comm0ut]

Superb job of preserving that gear for future generations. He's leaving a fine legacy and without those like him the future would have far less to learn from. The tactile experience of machinery cannot be conveyed by video. I urge those who can to volunteer (it's huge fun) their skills to help preservation efforts.

[@unclenogbad1509]

Good for you, old bloke. Got some beauties there; the rest of us need to thank you for rescuing/preserving them. Cheers from UK.

[@GreenCrim]

Good on him for preserving our history where he can.

[@matrix54190]

I hope the guy from down under lives a few more years to continue to enjoy his collection. Greetings from France👋🥖🇫🇷 Peter

[@Slaktrax]

I love guys like that, salt of the earth types who collect all these wonderful old planes, tanks and cars. 🙂

[@markbehr88]

Well done Ron! Legend. 👍👍

[@timsimmons2134]

Very nice,All of that stuff belongs in a museum.

[@DarkSygil666]

This was so cool to hear about. I love tanks and planes. So many old but really nice historical pieces. He put a lot of time and energy into this collection. What a wonderful story.

[@dukenukem8381]

I hate over restored cars an vehicles , this is where its at. Love the condition and variety . You done good sir! Australian climate sure helps as well for preservation .

[@MarcoFeiteira]

Une Ferme comme ça !!!! Le Paradis pour un gars comme moi. BRAVO.

[@Cantsaydog]

As they say one man’s junk is another man’s treasure If I could I would do the same Bless you sir👍✊🍺

[@filippoponterio7344]

If we come back in twenty years I will come to restore any type of vehicle. My lifelong passion for technique, pilots repairing and improving has been enormous. You are unbeatable in the world for the passion you have , for the your museum. If you every days you admiring and browsing in your museum is one of the most beautiful days of yours, best wishes. ❤🎉

[@JennyMonaghan-rs3zs]

Amazing collection Ron. So wonderful to see it again and you.

[@Anthony77739]

The great people of the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society would LOVE that Dakota.

[@vindobonaification]

That's fantastic! Wish I had a grandfather like him

[@CaptCanuck4444]

Amazing that at his age he's still collecting. Good on him!

[@Conorsev]

Good to see someone with the money to do stuff like this keeping all these things together

[@davidkak1354]

Go on Ron you bloody legend

[@hammer-r]

Simply wonderful. Love the collection. Cheers from Chicago.

[@terrified057t4]

Ron + AusArmor and Australia becomes such a beauty XD

[@jonbell3020]

Brilliant! We need more Rons. Love it 👍

[@jonathanchalk2507]

Fantastic collection of classic vehicles and planes.

[@bobcohoon9615]

A great collection of machinery that would have been scrapped otherwise . A restorer's dream find

[@allankelso]

Well done, Ron! Fantastic Effort!

[@Starfireaw11]

That's an impressive collection. It would be great to see some of it restored.

[@TheYapman]

Great place to visit. Ronny is a great guy and an avid vintage speedway enthusiast. ❤

[@blank557]

Ok, you win having the most toys. Impressive and cool!

[@tilkanash]

Magnificent Collection. Good on Him!

[@phoneticau]

This bloke is a natural treasure

[@williamlloyd3769]

Video is too much fun!

[@eddielovchld666]

I've spoken with this bloke. Nice guy, great conversation. Interesting and diverse collection of stuff. Didn't know he had a Canberra fuselage though. Nice one.

[@joshb8233]

Would love to see a charity set up for the restoration. Some truly valuable stuff here. The Dakota is a real gem and would love to see that restored to working order.

[@andrewd7586]

Absolutely bloody fantastic!👏🏼👍🏼 What an incredible collection! My late father was a WW2 veteran & was in New Guinea for most of the war. He told me of doing food/supply drops over Kokoda to our boys in a DC3! Kicking out the boxes whilst his mate would hold him by his belt! Pretty hairy as he said!

[@gregorchard7881]

Ive been there about 10 years ago, absolutely amazing, you should see his Chrysler valiant collection.

[@juddbear]

Fantastic! What a great collection of interesting things.

[@steveblack610]

Yep he would be proud of you Ron 👌

[@julianginniver5785]

What a wonderful collection.❤

[@stevebrown9960]

This man is a hero!

[@brucelamberton8819]

So many items that deserve a full restoration

[@detroitredneckdetroitredne6674]

Spectacular job Brother thank you for sharing your collection and GOD-BLESS hello from Detroit Michigan USA Great video Brother thank you again

[@raypurchase801]

A man after my own heart!

[@richardmccluskey4588]

Very cool! Always good to see someone preserving history.😎👍

[@tonycooper14]

Ben thier year's ago met Ron Very passionate and a gentleman 😅😅😅

[@John_1_0]

Well done Mr Schneider!

[@barrybristow4646]

love this.

[@brianandglendaharkin9457]

Good on ya 👍🏻🇦🇺

[@peterwhelan6144]

What a terrific collection - congratulations and well done Ron . Also looks like you have found the secret to youthfulness. Hopefully you have family to handball this wonderful collection on to some day , many years from now .

[@lucasroe2878]

What a legend. Good on you, bloke. Very interesting.

[@CL-bq9ul]

I have never been so jealous of an 80 year old man as a 19 year old

[@frankleonard1453]

Great Looking Collections!

[@kl0wnkiller912]

Pretty cool. I got a ride in a DUKW like that one he has once. A guy in Colorado used it to inspect remote radio towers and he gave me a ride around his property in it.

[@sv5k14]

Fantastic Ron.....hope to get up there sometime for a look around and A chat.

[@adriancole3165]

Awesome. Hope the collection remains intact .

[@manofwar577]

Great collection!, hopefully they also get restored someday too.

[@malcolmpettett5957]

Top bloke, long may it continue

[@v6si]

Good bloke & nice to see.

[@jc-d6179]

Bonzer! Long live Australia.

[@daveb6214]

Good on you , there's some History there 👏

[@BrokenWrenches]

i like this guy. cool to be a grandson of his !!!

[@jackvoss5841]

That’s a bloody blooming good looking junk yard! Courtesy of Half Vast Flying

[@plhebel1]

Love this,, Only if I had something like this plus a machine shop, material stock, books, manuals, blueprints for some of the items that need saving first off, as well as a bucket full of money, I would be busy for the rest of my years.

[@64Pete]

Good on you Ron.

[@Jack908r]

Thats awesome. Quite the amazing collection. And love the nonchalance, "Oh yeah. Always wanted a tank." Well, who doesn't after all? lol

[@tomtessier9771]

This is quite a collection. Student engineers would learn a thing or two looking at the clever implementation of solutions with the tools available over the last 100 years. The history in the collection would highlight the value of using straightforward and elegant designs.

[@lycian123]

A quite staggering collection!

[@PeterClewlow]

Wow I hope it all goes to a museum one day

[@scottmccloud9029]

Awesome job Sir.

[@aaronleverton4221]

A Centurion, a Ferret and a Bofors? That's quite the home-defence package.

[@playwme3]

Not many collections have a Centurion Tank and an AE86 Corolla. Good onya Ron, thats a hell of a collection there.

[@pascalfust1035]

I wished I had the space to collect such beauties - guess I will have to move to Australia after retirement ;-)

[@edwardfletcher7790]

Typical Aussie Legend 👍😁

[@russbilzing5348]

I once lived in a Brill Trolley Car, and it appears that you have one sitting there. I was in the process of removing 65 years of 23 coats of paint of 6 or 7 different types, restoring it after it had been used as a bungalow for 65 years when I had to move. The landlord gave me twice my damage deposit back and gifted it to the local museum for restoration. The woodwork in them is lovely and I hope it is treated well.

[@SebastianATaylor]

Very cool hope to see the stuff have a new life in the future

[@Classickoolcars]

Amazing. Top job mate. Love your work!! ❤️👍👌

[@kidfreejones]

Be some beauties there. As he’s getting on at 80, one hopes whoever takes on the challenge of the collection makes something of it all to prevent them getting beyond restoration.

[@kerrykelaher2607]

Like to see that plane to fly again ! ( what a thrill ) 😮

[@philbyd]

What an awesome collection, and an interesting fellow

[@BeefaloBart]

Nice to see them being kept from the crusher. Be nice to see some good resto work for a working type museum.

[@russbetts1467]

Aircraft Fuselage at 1:22 to 1:28 - VH-NBM - is a De Havilland DH104 Dove, from 1950's. The Two Engines are at 1:29. These are the later version, with fully feathering propellers.

[@haroldmclean3755]

Well done Sir 👍

[@vernonwhite4660]

Great collection Hope you can get to open it up!😊

[@bullcookie7819]

Beautiful work man, keep it up!

[@xandercajun3828]

Aussie legend

[@ianmontgomery7534]

Great to see.

[@highace10]

Donate the tanks to The Australian Armour and Artillery Museum! Amazing collection.

[@kennethoconnell8476]

Blimey, I flew in the ‘Queens Flight’ DC3, when I was at RAAF Butterworth, 1969. I was part of our Air Cadets SQN, visiting the RAAF Base on our summer camp.