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01-04-2010, 07:49 PM | #661 | ||
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Yes but which model Chryler/Mitsubishi Lancer (It came from the year Mitsubishi took over Chrysler Australia and this one wears a Mitsubishi badge).
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01-04-2010, 07:50 PM | #662 | ||||
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1981 in that case!
Model EX from research I'm doing quickly?
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01-04-2010, 07:52 PM | #663 | ||
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Close enough; it's a 1980 LC Hatchback. It's actually one of my own cars that I have had from new and still have.
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01-04-2010, 07:53 PM | #664 | ||||
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Wohoo my turn!!!
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01-04-2010, 07:56 PM | #665 | ||
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well its american, and probably a wagon, maybe a pickup/4wd. Chevrolet Suburban?
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01-04-2010, 07:56 PM | #666 | |||||
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01-04-2010, 07:59 PM | #667 | ||
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1984 Mercury Colony Park Wagon as used in that National Lampoon vacation movie
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01-04-2010, 08:00 PM | #668 | |||||
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One of the clues I would give if it got that far was going to be "It had a 'Chevy' driving it".
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01-04-2010, 08:12 PM | #669 | ||
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Sold in Oz in the 70's.
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01-04-2010, 08:15 PM | #670 | ||
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I have no hope with these older cars :
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01-04-2010, 08:18 PM | #671 | ||
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thats not the indian 4wd some bloke bought in for a short time was it?
a tata or something like that. ( wouldnt think it a was a land rover, or the early toyota's - 70's ) |
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01-04-2010, 08:21 PM | #672 | ||
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No; more mainstream and made in Australia and first started Australian production in 1967.
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01-04-2010, 08:23 PM | #673 | ||
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Sorry it's seem I was a I was a bit misleading; apparently production stopped in 1968 although some excess stock was sold in early 1970s.
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01-04-2010, 08:26 PM | #674 | ||
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not a mini moke then either ;p
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01-04-2010, 08:27 PM | #675 | |||
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01-04-2010, 08:28 PM | #676 | ||
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No; though some wrongly think that the intro of the cheaper Australia moke was the reason for it's demise.
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01-04-2010, 08:30 PM | #677 | ||
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It was sometimes described as a cross between a Jeep and a Moke or, as someone unkindly put it, a "Joke".
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01-04-2010, 08:35 PM | #678 | ||
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Options included:
Winter tread tyres Soft top Hard top Side curtains Internal sun visor for both driver and passenger External rear view mirror Engine protection grill Front towing eye Rear seat Provision for a power take off (PTO) unit.
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01-04-2010, 08:37 PM | #679 | ||
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Ok the engine was 1300cc but a smaller 1200c engine was optional.
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01-04-2010, 08:38 PM | #680 | ||
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Cyril Harcourt and Rudi Herzmer were some of the people behind its origins.
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01-04-2010, 08:42 PM | #681 | ||
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01-04-2010, 08:44 PM | #682 | ||
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Yes but here it was the Australian VW Country Buggy see http://members.netro.com.au/~vwcc/cb.htm
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01-04-2010, 08:46 PM | #683 | ||
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i can vaguely remember seeing the odd one, but they still predate me by 25years
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01-04-2010, 08:47 PM | #684 | ||
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and the pic was from here http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/v....php?tid=70640
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01-04-2010, 08:47 PM | #685 | ||
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djm83, chuck a pic up if your still watching? or aussie?
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01-04-2010, 08:49 PM | #686 | ||
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Often confused by foreigners with the Volkswagen Type 181 "Kurierwagen" see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_181
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01-04-2010, 08:51 PM | #687 | ||
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yeah i just found the type 181 after the sakbayan
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01-04-2010, 08:52 PM | #688 | ||
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Sorry have a roof to fix; see ya later for now.
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01-04-2010, 08:55 PM | #689 | ||
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yeah nw
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01-04-2010, 09:00 PM | #690 | ||
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- ok what model car is this (partly done) dodgy rust repair from
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