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31-10-2006, 11:30 PM | #121 | ||
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First car was a 4 spd, multi point EA in 99. I loved that car, back when I thought 12 slotters were the 'bomb'.
My dad's first car was better however, a '37 Ford Coupe that he found on a farm in 65, bought for $50 and had it on the road with 55 customline mechanicals by the time he was old enough to drive legally.
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01-11-2006, 12:25 AM | #122 | ||
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My first car was a mk2 cortina......it was voted the coolest car in school. I still own it but it is off the road at the moment.
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01-11-2006, 12:32 AM | #123 | ||
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1982 LX FJ40 Landrcuiser, 2F, mild cams, extractors, straight LPG, full respray. Pity the thing only lasted a day after I got my licence :
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01-11-2006, 12:35 AM | #124 | ||
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Location: Central Queensland
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1978 Chrysler Sigma sedan (Back before they were a Mitsubishi)
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01-11-2006, 12:39 AM | #125 | ||
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Location: Mandurah, WA
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Well my first car was a 1997 EL Fairmont Ghia, full tickford options as well. Bought off dad at low cost but spate of bad luck saw it only last 2.5 months and 3 weeks of that in the wreckers for repair. Horrible memories of that, may she rest in peace. lol. came out of it with one 150 dollar fine after one near and one complete right-off. :monkes:
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01-11-2006, 04:16 AM | #126 | ||
lpg = big boom!
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May / 1986 - XF Falcon
Automatic 4.1L - LPG Chalk Blue - Only chalk because all of the clearcote wore off. |
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01-11-2006, 05:28 AM | #127 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Location: Brisbane, QLD
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I actually bought a Suzuki 800 5 Speed to learn to drive in, but I had a 1977 Datsun 260C. Another big white limo. Beautiful car with a 2.6L 165Hp six (same engine as in the 260Z) with a not too shabby 3spd Auto. on a trip to tennant creek, NT, I found that it was seemingly happier going at 145km/h than at 100km/h. Unfortunately that was given to a family member after I upgraded. When I saw it next, it was swaying in the breeze with the amount of rust it had :( Will find another one day.
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05 BF XR6 ZF 6spd - Stock for now Previously: 98 AU Futura 4.0 - Wildcat Extractors, 200cpsi Stainless Cat, Custom 2.5" Mandrel Bent Exhaust, Tickford Snorkel, Fram 'Airhog' Panel Filter - Daily
79 P6 LTD Silver Monarch - Project |
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01-11-2006, 07:48 AM | #128 | ||
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'84 Honda Civic hatch.
I'm 6'3" & mates used to bag me for getting such a small car. But it had plenty of room up front, really nippy (63kw but only weighed 825kg) and cheap as chips to run until the timing belt stripped...aagghh. |
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01-11-2006, 08:57 AM | #129 | ||
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1985 Mitsubishi Colt.
As above my mates used to laugh at me folding my 6'4 frame out of it every day. But it was cheap, and at the time that was the important thing! |
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01-11-2006, 09:04 AM | #130 | ||
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Location: Albury
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Ford Fiesta Zetec 2005. i learned to drive in a AU fairmont S1. then i drove my mums Nissan Nomad Van lol to school for a year......boy that was fun....gettgin bagged out all the time lol....awe well. thats life..
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01-11-2006, 09:24 AM | #131 | ||
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1963 EJ Holden
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01-11-2006, 05:29 PM | #132 | ||
RB 25 TURBO USER
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1995 Nissan Skyline GTST
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03-01-2007, 01:29 AM | #133 | ||
Town Drunk
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My first car was a 1985 N12 Nissan Pulsar Hatchback.
it had 266,000 km on the clock when i got it, and it had 302,000 when the head gasket went. It had a $3000 stereo in it, and a $500 security system , yet the car cost me $400, as is. |
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03-01-2007, 03:14 PM | #134 | ||
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Location: Driving my Tickford T3 Wagon in Sydney
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1983 Mazda 626 in a faded lime green / rust colour.
Open the windows by putting your hands on the glass and pulling down. Open doors with random keys, 5 cent pieces ect you get the idea. Big fat cables from the battery to the non existant stereo system. The cables would touch and short, burning the carpet.
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03-01-2007, 04:09 PM | #135 | ||
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xw falcon 500,3 on the tree,200 motor.....duckegg blue,36000 miles on the clock.
In its first year with me,it got extracters,twin 2'' zorst,7''aunger mags with olympic reflex radials with the red pin stripe walls,over ridders.sounded and looked nice. |
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03-01-2007, 04:19 PM | #136 | ||
2011 A New Fresh Start
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1992 Mitz Magna TR 2.6l Silver
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03-01-2007, 04:28 PM | #137 | ||
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1985 XF GL EFI auto. Surprisingly fast, 0-100 in 8.x seconds. Absolutely no rear end grip, was almost a neutral handler under no throttle, and was an oversteering fish tail machine under any throttle.
Perfect car for a P plater - and no, I never crashed it : The gods were smiling on me! |
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03-01-2007, 04:34 PM | #138 | ||
XR5 Pilot
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My gosh, some one just started up the Thread Mining JCB: Vintage 1 Year
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03-01-2007, 04:37 PM | #139 | ||
2008 BF Futura
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1976 Ford Escort RS2000 Replica. Love that car only sold it recently, Twin webers. Was a money pit because I thrashed the ***** out it =) So it kept on breaking down. I am still on my P's because of that damn car, lost my license twice because of it :evil3:. My current ride as my login says is a 1985 Ford Fairmont Ghia XF on LPG with non working air-conditioning =(
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03-01-2007, 04:49 PM | #140 | ||
xr lover
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'83 5dr Laser it was the biggest piece of sh!t. Broke down at least twice a week. So glad those days are over!! Oh and occasionally it would take at least 30 seconds to get from 0 to 40ks with my foot flat to the floor!!!!!
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03-01-2007, 04:55 PM | #141 | ||
under new management
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Grandparents handed me a low K's 84 Meteor which I subsequently Turbo'ed with engine work inc balance and cam. Suspension was lowered Whiteline springs, shocks and swaybars and 15in rims.
Wasn't much of a drag weapon but was great car for back country twistys!!
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XW tarmac rally car, 3/4 race cam, NGK spark plugs |
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03-01-2007, 06:44 PM | #142 | ||
Performance moderator
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1967 Escort 1600 then 1750.. Then sohc 2000...
Then 289 V8 c4 & b/warner discr rear.. In 1969... Haa ?? Things havn't changed much.. I did all the conversion work myself with some help of friends...
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03-01-2007, 07:14 PM | #143 | ||
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R32 Skyline GTS-T MSpec coupe.
Written off in 2 weeks - NOT my fault! :( |
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03-01-2007, 07:58 PM | #144 | ||
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ef fairmont ghia series 1 Got it hmm probs a month ago now with 155,000 k's on the clock. Absolutley love it!
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03-01-2007, 08:31 PM | #145 | ||
Can man
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Location: Narellan Vale Sydney (Near Camden)
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1989 Ford KE Laser, around 6 years ago
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03-01-2007, 08:38 PM | #146 | ||
...safer in park....
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Location: Armadale, Melbourne
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Mine was a XF falcon 85 model..white.
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03-01-2007, 09:36 PM | #147 | ||
Crumbs Chief!!!
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1970 HG Monaro - back in 1985!
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03-01-2007, 10:32 PM | #148 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Mum and Dad's old AU2 Forte (and i did pay)
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03-01-2007, 11:06 PM | #149 | ||
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1988 VL Calais 5.0
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03-01-2007, 11:09 PM | #150 | ||
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Ahh... Miine was a Datsun/Nissan TRX Bluebird awsome car, it was so comfy.
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