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Old 05-04-2008, 08:21 AM   #1
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Have a look at this,

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/s...9-3102,00.html

A HOLDEN Monaro has become the most expensive Australian car after selling for $920,000 – to a Queensland bloke wearing shorts and thongs.
The HRT 427 was one of two built in 2002 to showcase Holden and HSV's engineering prowess.

The other is in Holden's concept car collection and is not for sale.

The previous record was $750,000 for a Ford Falcon 1971 GTHO Phase III, sold last June.

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Old 05-04-2008, 12:04 PM   #2
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Did I read somewhere recently that the car isn't even a proper spec version, that its missing a whole lot of pieces that the one HSV have has fitted.
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Old 05-04-2008, 03:37 PM   #3
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well it looks like "Chooka" has got himself an awesome piece of holden history, a short peice but a piece none the less

EDIT: hey did i spell piece right? im having a dyslexic moment where it doesnt look right and i dont know if i spelt it right lol
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Old 05-04-2008, 04:18 PM   #4
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well it looks like "Chooka" has got himself an awesome piece of holden history, a short peice but a piece none the less

EDIT: hey did i spell piece right? im having a dyslexic moment where it doesnt look right and i dont know if i spelt it right lol
Looks pretty good to me...
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Old 05-04-2008, 04:55 PM   #5
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well it looks like "Chooka" has got himself an awesome piece of holden history, a short X peice X but a piece none the less

EDIT: hey did i spell piece right? im having a dyslexic moment where it doesnt look right and i dont know if i spelt it right lol
Have bet each way.
Nonetheless is one word.
Spelt comes up as wrong but is in fact correct, so is spelled but it's more an Americanism.
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Old 05-04-2008, 07:24 PM   #6
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I before E except after C

it's piece...

now that u make me think about it it doesn't look right, but it is.
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Old 05-04-2008, 07:31 PM   #7
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Ridiculous is it not that any OLD Vehicle fetches this amount of Money.
As far as I am concerned a 70's model vehicle such as a Monaro is not worth more than a few thousand unless it has been to Chip Fouse lol
Most of the old Models are nothing compared to Modern Machines & only because they are now rare they fetch this much & not because they are that good.
And of course fools willing to pay large amounts does not help.
Are people Mad?
My XR6 NA Ute is better in every way that say my 78 XC Fairmont GXL 5.8L, well apart from the Exhaust note & the Burnouts it used to be able to do which by the way now I think are crazy also lol
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Old 05-04-2008, 08:15 PM   #8
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it's piece...

now that u make me think about it it doesn't look right, but it is.
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Old 05-04-2008, 08:34 PM   #9
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who would want to pay that much for a holden badge ! and i wonder if that guy will get 1.2 million for his holden !
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who would want to pay that much for a holden badge ! and i wonder if that guy will get 1.2 million for his holden !
He was offered 900k and knocked that back.

But in your response to "buying a HOlden badge", there are people who would question the thought processes of a person paying 750k for a GTHO.

Works both ways.

Hope this person enjoys their Monaro.
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Old 06-04-2008, 01:44 AM   #11
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Old 06-04-2008, 01:50 AM   #12
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To some degree it is 21st century version of the Bill Bourke special but will lose much of its lustre when the factory version is available later in 2008.

I just wish I had the money to indulge like that, good luck to him.

I don't mind whether it is Ford or GM, good luck to anyone with that much commitment to their passion.
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Ridiculous is it not that any OLD Vehicle fetches this amount of Money.
As far as I am concerned a 70's model vehicle such as a Monaro is not worth more than a few thousand unless it has been to Chip Fouse lol
Most of the old Models are nothing compared to Modern Machines & only because they are now rare they fetch this much & not because they are that good.
And of course fools willing to pay large amounts does not help.
Are people Mad?
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