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The dealership in Crookwell still has its Holden sign up, and it hasn't been open for probably 25 years.
(it's done up as a residence)
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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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This was the original reason I posted the pics, this dealer is still operating as a Holden dealership.
Holden cars for sale with a vast spare parts inventory.
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heritagestonemason.com/Fordlouisvillerestoration In order that the labour of centuries past may not be in vain during the centuries to come...... D. Diderot 1752
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Ford Explorer; XC station wagon, white, couldn't see if it was on full reg (other side of highway); XY Fairmont (?) wagon, gold colour (other side of highway as well).
MK 1 Cortina - saw heaps of them today as small saloon cars went around Philip Island track; must be historic racing there, this weekend. |
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Saw an 80s Mitsubishi Colt the other day, what was even more surprising was that it wasn't blowing blue smoke.
Those were the cars you would avoid pulling up behind at the traffic lights back in the day if you didn't want a face full of oil smoke. It and early Magnas.
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damn those TR ? magnas we're POS.
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My father bought a white manual 1990 Magna wagon as the family car when my sister was born. I only vaguely remember it as I was only 4 at the time.
Dad only bought that car as he had a mate who sold them new at the Mitsubishi dealer, he hated that car. I'm pretty sure this would have been his first experience driving a FWD car. He later told me of the thing ploughing into understeer and being terrible in the wet. Two years later, that Magna got traded on two EB II Falcon GLi wagon company cars, one of which was the first car I ever drove and I would later learn to drive in. He was so put off with FWD that he didn't buy another front driver until the 2011 Mondeo Titanium EcoBoost, and even then, I had to convince him that things had come a long way since the 1990 Magna.
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Couple of Rice Burners you no longer see many of.
Yellow Holden ute tucked in behind and a mum's Terri alongside on shopping duty. ![]()
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That colour was called "Havana".
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NC Fairlane Ghia V8 in pretty good shape.
No pics sorry, was driving.
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Forgot to mention the Fairlane had a rear louvre also.
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Yikes, poor HX.
Similar front end monza treatment to the show van "Mid Summer Nights Dream"
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Gee I remember that thing doing the round when I was in primary school during the early 90's
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If it was an XC I'd be all over it.
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