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2016 FGX XR8 Sprint, 6speed manual, Kinetic Blue #170 2004 BA wagon RTV project. 1998 EL XR8, Auto, Hot Chilli Red 1993 ED XR6, 5speed, Polynesian Green. 1 of 329. Retired 1968 XT Falcon 500 wagon, 3 on the tree, 3.6L. Patina project. |
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AU Fairmont, silver; a couple of Duhig Ford stickers on back window, one partially covered by a 'NMFC' sticker (North Melb. Footy Club). Out near Keilor; Duhig Ford were in Essendon? Older couple in the car; original owners?
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Something I will never accept as a Holden Sandman but was factory produced.
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There were Sandman utes produced in the 70s. If wagons were cool back then Holden might of put the brand on them too. Wagons were more like family haulers back then.
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Verada 3.5EI, white, full reg, hadn't been washed in a while, blowing a little bit of smoke, sitting very low at the back (boot full of stuff?), older woman driver.
VP Berlina wagon, white, full reg - original white/green VIC plates |
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Saw a honda nsx today.
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Well, oddly enough i saw 2 honda nsx's. Both red but one had black wheels, an hour later saw the other and it had white wheels.
Earler today i was driving behind what appeared to be a 50's ford f1. Im not all over 50s american pickups so it could have been a chev or other. It had the patina look and sign writing on it. It pulled into the kings school. |
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Parked beside a VX Caprice today, haven't seen one of them for a while.
Greeny gold colour, in good nick. |
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I got a pic but I didn't get a good look at it and I don't know what it is, I want to say it's a rover but I don't think so.
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Young guy at work got a 2000 solara as his first car. I told him it's aussie and he said nah it's Mitsubishi
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Saw 2 of these today. not sure what to think. Just was always told, nah don't buy an Alfa. Probably start seeing alfa sud's everywhere now
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2016 FGX XR8 Sprint, 6speed manual, Kinetic Blue #170 2004 BA wagon RTV project. 1998 EL XR8, Auto, Hot Chilli Red 1993 ED XR6, 5speed, Polynesian Green. 1 of 329. Retired 1968 XT Falcon 500 wagon, 3 on the tree, 3.6L. Patina project. |
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The vehicle posted by roKWiz was a VF Holden wagon with the Sandmand sticker pack, a car Holden tried to cash in on past glories to sell a few more cars.
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In the lead up to it's release, people were highly anticipating the 4C. And when you think about it, you can't really blame them; Flamboyant Italian styling, mid-engine RWD layout, turbocharged power...........But, Alfa screwed this car up like so many before it, and probably many more after too. The non-assisted steering is a common complaint, I mean why they did that is beyond comprehension when it didn't translate into a tactility benefit. The engine was ho-hum, the gearbox was poorly calibrated and to be honest, should have been offered in a manual as well. The chassis dynamics lacked finesse and did not take advantage of the mid-engine layout. The interior was needlessly spartan and cheaply presented with a plethora of Punto and 500 parts. And all of that mediocrity could be had for a greedy $89,000 to $133,000 + on-roads. A Porsche Boxter or Caymen for similar money walked all over it. Hell, the ancient Lotus Elise and Exige were better drivers' cars and those are basically assembled in a barn.
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I actually thought it was a Lotus at first, the sound was unremarkable
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Dads second one I had going sideways in long wet grass one scary time, 6 moths later the workshop boys were doing a tyre rotation and quietly asked me, if I knew anything about long grass between the tyre tube and the rim.
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Initially I thought it might have been a Humber but I don’t think it is. |
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Seen for around $140k. Not a boat anchor though. Developed and test driven by Senna as McLaren Honda was at their zenith in F1 at this time and Senna’s relationship with Honda and it’s engineers was peerless. These days quite rare and collectible.
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Te/tf Cortina station wagon.
Work colleague owned one of the sedans back in the 80s.
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The much maligned, the much unloved, I give you the mighty EA falcon GL with non standard rims
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