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Old 22-03-2007, 12:56 PM   #1
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Ok, this is NOT a Holden bash so please dont turn it into one. The Capri has a turbo fitted.

JC versus VBH in her favorite 70/80s car.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXXyzDgnUjg

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PS, I have a Capri 2.8i just like the one in the footage, sans turbo.
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Old 22-03-2007, 01:56 PM   #2
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"....Australian Holden with an American V8 and Tom Walkinshaw English chassis...".

Doesn't sound too Aussie after that.

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Old 22-03-2007, 01:58 PM   #3
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Thats a cool video. The Capri looks like it absolutely flys!

Some of the comments in YouTube are pretty amusing too!!
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Old 22-03-2007, 02:09 PM   #4
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"....Australian Holden with an American V8 and Tom Walkinshaw English chassis...".

Doesn't sound too Aussie after that.

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Old 22-03-2007, 06:25 PM   #5
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When was the last time a holden was australian. (Excluding VE, which is only australian designed anyway)
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Old 22-03-2007, 06:44 PM   #6
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lol there really is no 'TRUE' Austrlian car these days. All parts are from differning countries and they are all owned by non-australian citizens! So really Holden is equally not an Australian car as Ford or any other manufacture
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Old 22-03-2007, 08:11 PM   #7
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furking hell the holden got its *** kicked
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And the Capri was powered by???
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And the Capri was powered by???

Ford Cologne 2.8 fuel injected V6, Ford 5 speed trans. I think that car has had a turbo fitted. Common mod in the UK. My capri 2.8i is faster than my BA XR6 but I wouldnt want to put it up against any late HSV.

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Old 23-03-2007, 12:57 AM   #11
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Gotta Love seeing that capri go!!
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Why cann't FORD also sell that car here ????????????????????????????/
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Some of the comments in YouTube are pretty amusing too!!
Some pretty funny comment in there.
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