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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Mildura, Victoria
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Hardly ever see Escorts and Cortinas on the road anymore.
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Join Date: Jan 2019
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I saw a first series Cortina this morning (Melb). White, four door, full reg., primer on the door bottoms and sills. Parked - with steering lock in place.
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Banned
Join Date: Jan 2012
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Right my lack of knowledge shown up here.
Saw a "Falcon 500" today......looked about 70s? Running like a dream |
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Join Date: Jan 2019
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A week ago I saw a Gemini (mid 70s) parked in a side street (Central Springs Rd?) off Vincent St, the main street in Daylesford. Looks like it's been there for a while. You would see it if you walk - or drive - along Vincent St.
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#368 | ||
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Sydney
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Haven't seen a Laser Lynx in ages. They still look modern even today.
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#369 | ||
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Canberra
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My first car was a 89 TX5 Ghia. Great car and good memories. I actually kept driving it when I got my WRX before I sold it. Just couldn't afford to keep two cars especially being on my Ps.
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Southern Tablelands NSW
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There's a guy in our local area getting around in a white Rover 416i Vitesse.
Haven't seen them, or any Honda Integras for a looooong time.
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Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: St Marys Tasmania
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I had mine for 7 beaut years . Only issue was it did a couple of the ignition modules in a short space of time . After the second one failed I bought a spare module and it lived in the glovebox for a couple of years until I traded her on a 1996 EF Futura also a 5 speed manual .. Even though it was a little under powered it was a classy car and drove really well . It was a dark red and something tells me it was Regency I think but can't recall for sure .. Haven't seen one for yonks ... |
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Shenanigans..............
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Footscrazy
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Saabs in general. Everywhere in the 80s,90s and 00s.
Possibly because they were too expensive to repair. |
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Location: TAS
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Shame, I quite like the Aero and Viggins.
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Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Onsite Eastcoast
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A guy in Beechworth has quite the collection, all of them in various states of disrepair but drivable.
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#375 | ||
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Join Date: Apr 2013
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Not a car, but a vehicle:
Looks like late 90's early 2k. I grew up in the 80's and I think the vans then were Bedford's, or ex Australia Post vans. Something like that. |
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#376 | ||
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Join Date: Aug 2015
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CF Bedfords
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Sydney
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Both ice cream and Australia Post ones. Am I right in remembering that they had some sort of sliding door for the driver? I recall these vans driving around either with no drivers door or with the drivers door always open?? Imagine that today....
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#378 | ||
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Join Date: Mar 2009
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Earlier E* series falcons - EA, EB, ED. Including Fairlanes and LTDs of that vintage.
Due to low production numbers of later Falcons, give it another 10-15 years, they're all gone. |
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Anyone else miss those soft, plush 90s velour interiors? |
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Kicking back
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Western sydney
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Oddly enough, for the first time in years during summer on the weekends there was 2 icecream vans operating in my local streets. One was a 2000ish transit, the other a bedford.
But one thing that really went extinct in the 90s, was the milk man. When i was growing up, twice a week the milk man would would deliver to the house. He drove a 70s datsun homer small truck thing. I think ive only ever seen 2 of those in my life. |
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500 was a trim level for the Falcons used in the 60's and early 70's.
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Join Date: Jan 2018
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Oh yes they had the 173 low compression 3sp manual.
Ant the Ford Tansit 1972-8 200 low compression 3sp manual. But the Mr Whippy vans in my day were a old round thing Ford 4cyl Thames or something like that. bloody good Ice cream back in them days it was. |
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Both had the optional sliding door.
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Isuzu Piazza.
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I was hoping ford would revive the name for a limited run option pack before they stopped. Oh well too late |
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Not that there was a lot of them around when they were new anyway, but you rarely see the Suzuki X-90 anymore. There is one in town, that I primarily see parked on the side of the road, but it must be running because occasionally it's not parked there.
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#388 | ||
2009 xr turbo,2004 fiesta
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Perth wa
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1987-88 tx3 awd turbo laser,when i was a p plater they had one at vic park ford here in perth,i had dreams about that car lol
Was about 1995 i think. So fkn cool. Id love to see a tidy one cruising around these days,or even a telstar turbo ![]() My older sister had a red over grey mazda familia turbo awd in the early 90s,pretty sure it was identical to a tx3 turbo. |
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