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Old 11-09-2023, 08:43 AM   #1741
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I should sell the Territory & try for a deal on this as a daily driver......

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Well i didnt know there was anything on in Tanunda yesterday but thats just me being out of touch these days, if there was. Missed quite a few cars inc a unbelievably immaculate Karmann Ghia. But couldn't help a few snaps.




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I am pretty sure that the owner of that red wagon is the guy that bought my EB Fairmont in the early 2000's. (unless of course he has sold the wagon)
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BFIIGhiaZF6 could do with your time in your garage and try out some of your many bottles
I still like the gold one better, grey looks like aborted Opel
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Just saw a yellow ex-taxi EF Falcon today. It's amazing that it's lasted for 20 years *beyond* it's life as a taxi!
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Wasn't in Sunbury by any chance was it? I saw one in Sunbury a few weeks ago I got a photo of in this thread

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Unfortunately LED light bar on the front of it in between two halogen spotlights sort of ruined the look of it.
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Wasn't in Sunbury by any chance was it? I saw one in Sunbury a few weeks ago I got a photo of in this thread
Nope, not near Sunbury.
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Green EB 5L Fairmont on historic rego and EB GT wheels, complete with old RACV ish badge in the grill.
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Saw what seemed to be a very tidy bronze TD Gemini this morning towing a trailer nearly as big as itself.Didn’t have ph so no photo
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No the trailer looked too good for that,more likely a rarely used caged rubbish trailer
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Old 18-09-2023, 05:49 PM   #1755
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This afternoon: white Falcon S, manual trans [I was on my bicycle so I stopped to look at the interior - the car was parked; although, were all Falcon S models manuals?]; green and white plates starting with an 'E'; clean, original condition. (My 1990 XF ute had green/white plates starting with an 'E'.) I wrote down the plate, then I realise that it's a personalised plate. I look it up on Vicroads rego check and see that its a '1989 white Ford sedan' with August 1989 compliance. It must be an EA. You might be able to work out what the number plate is.

It's currently registered until 6 Oct 2024; I guess the owner has the auto rego payment facility with Vicroads and must intend to drive it for another year at least.
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I saw a ZF Fairline the other day in pretty 'decent' condition.


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I saw a ZF Fairline the other day in pretty 'decent' condition.


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Sounded great too. V8.
And look at all that gorgeous chrome.
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Love the ZF's, my first experience in a Ford V8 was drifting gravel as passenger in one of those

Saw a third generation Mondeo wagon in really nice nick down by the beach today, black colour. Realised I haven't seen one for ages.
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Saw a third generation Mondeo wagon in really nice nick down by the beach today, black colour. Realised I haven't seen one for ages.
Had an XB in about 1980 but would have really liked a ZG and probably either in that red or the white.
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Saw what I'm pretty sure was a gb meteor today. Either that or a ga, but pretty sure it was a gb as my parents had one of them about the time I got my ps back around 1990. Was in white, the same as what my parents had, too. My parents had a ka laser at the same time, and that became my little run about. The gb was way more refined.

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Couple of chrome bumpers today in Wang.

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Spotted a few weeks ago, an original Fiat 500 Abarth in Tullamarine area.
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Local Italian deli owner's here have one called Sophia.
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Early 80s Alfasud on original plates, in a pale beige cream. Mature aged driver.
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A Datsun 1600 painted up in a race type livery in blue and white. Looked great. And a yellow wagon of same model earlier this week (seen this around a few times this year).
This morning I was behind a huuuge Dodge wagon, looked sick. Plates tell me its a 63. Could have been a great hearse, wouldve held 4 stiffs side by side in the thing. Was LH drive, the driver was lost inside there so had to look close haha.
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Guess its not something you see anymore as its new, but not something really see at all
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[QUOTE=BFIIGhiaZF6;6841379]Very nice XW Fairmont Wagon, chrome and more chrome, today at my Bunnings again, see some great cars in my area, Falcon country

Very nice car.
A late build XW as well, my dad had an XY KYC 175.
Is the car a 6 or V8 please?
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