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Old 12-09-2024, 01:54 PM   #601
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Got to say soft spot for Statesman/Caprice V8's.
Good candidate for one of those $2500 resprays in dandenong, get it back, wet sand, good polish, great daily for under 15k for years to come.
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Old 12-09-2024, 07:57 PM   #602
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If that was an L67 that would be mint,

Great value though at $5K with RWC
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78 XC Country car. 5K Doesn't mention rust. (looking at the black rocker panels)

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I'm out of touch. In my day, headers and cam were considered mods.

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Old 18-09-2024, 05:21 PM   #606
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I love how nearly all of these E series and AU Fairlanes still have the original stereos in them.
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I'll stick the picture up here, might not last look but.....

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If the kms are genuine, this could be a pearler!

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Got to say soft spot for Statesman/Caprice V8's.
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Wish i had a good enough excuse to do a deal on that F250............
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Nice and a bench front seat.
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Looks a little deeper than just surface rust, he states.

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Old 23-09-2024, 01:36 PM   #619
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How do you plan to go about it - get running in Sydney, then drive to WA - or freight it over as a prospect?
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Is the ratchet strap holding the front seats up a factory feature? A restorers dream if you have a bottomless bank account.....
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Seat adjustment is fully hydraulic, front and rear. No line pressure, it will settle as it sees fit. Hence the oddities as you note.

Depending on rust, would be a better value restoration prospect than a DS21BVH of similar era.
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How do you plan to go about it - get running in Sydney, then drive to WA - or freight it over as a prospect?
Sounds like you’re wanting another German project…
Pockets don’t go anywhere near deep enough for that thing. I see prices internationally for good ones (probably a subjective term) start from 200k USD. I wouldn’t be surprised if resto cost plus purchase price approaches that figure.
I see Tyrells Workshop YT channel currently has one he is working on.

Same engine, been eyeing this the last 12 months or so. It has come down in price from $65k.
I can’t commit until the end of the year but I’d drive this over from NSW.
As far as classic cars go, this is pretty good buying IMO.

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It’s got proper hydraulics, so it’s an honorary Citroën.

Iain Tyrell is a painfully self-important character per YT wafflings, who reminds me of the schoolteachers that would “supervise” children in changerooms. He could deliver his meaningful content in <20 minutes.
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That makes the au ute i bought my brother a few years back look good. And the only buying points it got was 12 months rego, 207k on the odo, factory manual and $3500. So really, that was just paying for ute, new clutch and rego.
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Only an auto thong-slapper 4.2, but credit for its condition (other than console)

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Even has period correct lambswool covers, with immaculate seats underneath:



If that were an SA vehicle I would bet on those seat covers having been purchased from a stall at the Brickworks Markets, probably along with a pair of knee-high lace-up ugg-boots to be worn over a pair of acid-wash jeans.
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Thats nice. My brother has an 82 vh slx 'project' car. Same deal, 253 thong slapper. Has 107k on the odometer.
But i put project in '' because its been in bits for 20 years. He got it for $1000 though back in the day. It was my 1st girlfiends mums car, but she couldnt pay the mechanic for repairs so my brother bought the car for cheap.
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