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#181 | ||
XF 393 3v CHI heads
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Perth
Posts: 1,437
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Sigma GSR 2.6 5 speed manual(i dont care what you say, it was in A++ condition and was awesome) ----written off (limestone wall first night on P plates)
EA Spack good car-----written off (8months, roadrage incident) XF falcon junker (the car that i still have and race ![]() Ea S-pack, Modified 6cly (set the perth to ravensthorpe record at 4hours 20min with fuel reciepts to prove times) ----- writeoff Hilux 1992 diesel (best damn car!) given to best mate....who wrote it off HX premier 253, (tough car, jet black on cragars...first car i have sold) Sunny datto...lasted 4 hours Gemini great car written off by L plater girlfriend Girlfriends Gemini worked 4cly...replacement for my gemi....sold back to her haha Fairmont Giha 86, got great photos of this one up in flames EB S pack, good car, i went through the windscreen in this one...it lived for ever and i gave it to the same best mate...who wrote it off XE S pack, 6cly 5 speed, great car metalic gold flake paintjob! selling it atm another XF which lasted 3 hours some randoms which i cant remember and used to buy to take to the 'woolsheds' never realised how many crashes i have been in!
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#182 | ||
Regular Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 31
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At the age of 22 I have owned
Mitsabishi lancer (new) Mazda RX7 series 6 (used) Ford BF XR6 Turbo (new) Ford BF MK11 Fairmont Ghia (new) Ford territory turbo Ghia (new) Ford focus XR5 Turbo (new) Ford FG G6E Turbo (write off) (new) Ford FG G6E Turbo (replaceme (new) |
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#183 | ||
Westie
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: West Auckland, N.Z
Posts: 49
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Mine is a short list
Mitsubishi mirage swift-r turbo 1990 Mitsubishi mirage cyborg 1988 Toyota celica st165 GT4 1987. still have Ford Fairmont ghia Au V8 2000. still have
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2000 auii fairmont V8 ghia 1987 Toyota Celica st165 GT4 1988 Ford Sierra RS Cosworth |
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#184 | ||
Regular Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 58
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TF corty 250 X-FLOW MILD CAM, HOLLY 4SP MAN
XB GT GENUINE WHIE WITH BLACK OUTS 351 2V FMX XB FAKER GREEN WITH BLACK OUTS 302C TOP LOADER VERTICAT GATE SHIFT XL 4DR 302W CONVERSION C4 SHIFT KIT XA GT GENUINE COPPER BRONZ METALIC 351 4V FMX BFII GT SENSATION BLUE WHITE STRIPES 302KW BOSS 6SPD AUTO UNDERDRIVEN PULLEY, CAI, POWER TOWER, FLASH TUNER LOVE THE FORD'S STILL OWN XB GT,XA GT AND THE BFII GT |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Perth N.O.R
Posts: 2,149
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1981 TF Cortina, 2ltr, Blue 4 speed
1985 XF Falcon sedan, White 4.1 carby, 4 speed 1975 XB Falcon coupe, 302C, Burnt orange, 4 speed toploader 1993 EB II XR6, White, 5 speed 2001 AU II XR8 ute, Narooma Blue, 5 speed 1972 XA Falcon coupe, cream 4.1 2V, C4 1983 XE Falcon ute, 302C, 4 speed 1993 EB II XR8, Black, 5 speed 1976 XB Coupe, Black, 351C, C4 1994 ED XR8 Sprint, Polynesian green, 5 speed Now 1994 ED XR8 Sprint, Cobalt blue, 5 speed
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#186 | ||
Starter Motor
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 4
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1986 XF Falcon - Black - 6 cyl
1965 Pontiac Parisienne (Hardtop) - Burgandy with silver roof - V8 1980 VC Commodore - Lite Blue - 6 cyl LOST MY LICENCE 1 MONTH 1965 Chevrolet Impala (Hardtop) - White - V8, really really low 1994 ED Fairmont - Jade Green - 6 cyl LOST MY LICENCE 3 MONTHS 2002 BA Falcon XT - Narooma Blue - 6 cyl 2007 Hyundai Tucson - Black - 4 cyl LOST MY LICENCE 3 MONTHS 2005 BA Mk II Falcon XR6 - Velocity Blue - 6 cyl (duh) 1997 NL Fairlane Concorde - Navy Blue - 6 cyl PLUS MY WIFES CARS 1995 Daewoo Cielo - Silver - 4 cyl 1999 Daewoo Lanos - Black - 4 cyl 2007 Hyundai Tucson - Black - 4 cyl (my old one) Last edited by leeden82; 10-11-2008 at 05:27 PM. Reason: Forgot some cars |
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#187 | ||
Regular Member
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: South Eastern suburbs of Melbourne
Posts: 320
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1st Car: 1975 XB Ford Falcon Ute - White/Blue, 250 x-flow 6cyl (worked), 4spd single rail box - Sold due to being 16 too much work to do, and not enough funds to do it!
![]() 2nd Car: 1973 XB Ford Falcon 500 (now my GT rep) - Was a: Burnt orange, 250 6cyl, FMX auto...Now is Tango orange/black, all GT parts, 302 Clevo, C4 auto. - Did a major conversion from what it was to what it is today..$20k later..lol 3rd Car: 1983 KB Ford Laser - Gold, 1.5L 4cyl, auto - Death due to paddock bashing..hehe I remember this car was so fun!! :hihi: 4th Car: 1980 GK Mitsubishi Sigma - Metallic blue, 2.6L 4cyl, Manual 5spd - Death due to EXTREME paddock bashing, and i mean extreme as in theres nothing left of the car... :sm_headba 5th Car: 1981 GJ Mitsubishi Scorpion - Silver, 2.6L, 4cyl, auto - still have it, as my runaround car..
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The Project: 1973 XB GT replica sedan - Tango Orange/Black, 393 stroker, Toploader, 9" Diff, 4 wheel discs The Daily: 2003 FPV BA GT-P mk1 (Build #410) silhouette black, leather/suede, auto 4 speed, SCT X4 flash tuned, BluePower racing developments cold air intake, Headers>high flow cats>HiTech “bionic” dual 2.5” stainless system catback |
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#188 | ||
Pushrodosaurus Rex
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 239
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87 XF Wagon- written off
89 Toyota Cressida- written off 89 Nissan Terrano td- too slow 71 Mk1 Escort (dedicated rally) Rolled 87 Rover 825si- stolen 1980 Datsun Patrol diesel -sold 1978 Mk2 Escort (dedicated rally) Sold 2006 Honda Shadow- sold 1978 toyota Corona (With Yellow sticker put in cage and used for rally) Rolled 1990 R31 skyline Station wagon (With rb25det) Sold 1976 Landcrusier shorty 40 soft top (with high comp 253) Sold 1994 Suzuki RF600R-Sold 1993 Ford Festiva- Sold 2002 AU wagon- Sold 1977 XC 500 with 351c -Still have 2004 Mazda RX8- Still have Grand total of 16 and im only 24 haha thats more than 2 per year of driving, hahahahaha |
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#189 | ||
OMGORDZ
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SE, Melbourne
Posts: 2,352
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1990 magna manual no mods SOLD
1997 lancer manual no mods Hit tree, sold the wreck ($2,000! lmao!) 1989 300ZX manual, pod filter SOLD (favorite car (couldn't afford the fuel)) 2003 BA XR6 ute manual, modified, unreliable but fun when its going |
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#190 | ||
Living the dream
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: NSW
Posts: 1,795
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Hmm updated list..
1991 VP Berlina V6 - sold 2002 AU3 Futura I6 - sold to parents 1998 HSV GTS - sold 1994 Toyota Corolla Seca 5sp - sold 1991 VN 5sp V6 - sold 1994 ED Futura I6 - still have, project car 1996 VS II Acclaim - sold 1987 VL Commodore I6 - still have, selling shortly 2002 AU3 Futura I6 - bought back from parents LOL, current daily. Sold all my Holdens, kept the Fords ;) |
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#191 | ||
When in doubt, GAS IT!!
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Lower Eyre Peninsula, SA
Posts: 3,018
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- TC cortina 2L, 4spd, top unit -sold
- HQ panelvan 202, 3 on the tree, took a flogging and eventually wrecked it out for parts - HQ kingswood 253,4 spd, took a flogging and eventually wrecked it out for parts - EJ wagon 179, 3 on the tree.Paid $50 for it for an afternoons fun. Bent every panel including the roof, seized the motor after 3 hrs and towed in to a blokes place who bought what was left for $20 which then went on a slab of VB. - HT Premier modded 308, auto, Went hard, looked stunning, couldn't bushbash it so swapped it for...... - HJ Sandman van 253, 4 spd (+ YZ 465) good unit till snapped ball joint and hit a kerb- write off. - HQ kingswood 253, 4 spd. The Beast!! brilliant fun unit handled like a go kart- sold to a mate - FB Torana 1.5L? 4 spd. Slow as a wet week but so much fun. Like driving a show ground go kart. Took a flogging and eventually wrecked it out for parts. - HR Premier 186,3spd then 4 spd. Lasted for years , just couldn't kill it. Gave it to a mate. - TE Cortina Ghia, 2L auto. Reliable and did it's job at the time. Most memorable moment ; passing a police car legally at 170kmh leaving Alice Springs and getting a wave,lol. Always wanted to do that. Went bush so swapped it for.... - HJ Kingswood 202 3spd. Hit too many roos and killed it. - HX Kingswood same as the last, went the same way. - HX ute, 202 4 spd. took a flogging and never stopped. Sold - MQ Patrol TD. Sold - EL Falcon Wagon. good unit, but the missus wanted an airbag too,lol, so sold it - EL Futura Classic. Good unit sold currantly ... - AU Futura wagon 4L auto. keeper - NF Fairlane 4L auto. Going to sell shortly for either GU TD Patrol or AU Fairlane, haven't decided which yet. Might depend on which one comes along first that takes my fancy. Bushbasher
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. HERS- BFIII Wagon Gold, alloys, dual fuel, bullbar, big tow pack, trans cooler, fully rebuilt HD suspension, Clarion, alarmed, full 2 1/2" sports system, mint body MINE- AUII Forte Meteorite, dual fuel but otherwise bog stock. MINE- AUII Fairlane Sportsman Liquid Silver over meteorite,HIDs', Airhog, Eagle Leads, dual fuel, custom rear springs, BA slotted discs + a second one for spares . |
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#192 | ||
Regular Member
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 37
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1976 Mazda 929 Wagon (Australia) Got wrecked
1981 Mazda 323 Wagon (Australia) Got wrecked 1981 VW Brazilia (Bolivia) (Still in a garage) 1986 Holden Commodore Wagon (Australia) (Got stolen and wrecked) 1998 Daewoo Nubira (Bolivia) (Still in a garage) 2001 Mitsibushi Montero Sport (Challenger) (Dominican Republic) (sold) 2002 Falcon BA Wagon (Australia) |
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#193 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 2,021
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Very cool thread and would love a crack at it.......
1984 VK Commy (Holley 350 and 3in exhaust = noise) 1987 VL Calais Turbo (expensive and slow, but mine was stock) 1973 HQ Ute (cheap car after the expensive calais, stolen after 6 mths) 1968 HK Kingswood (replaced the ute and my favourite car to date) 1996 EL Fairmont (great car, now the work horse!!!!!!) 2008 SY Territory (As good as everyone says they are!!!) |
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#194 | ||
xr8 Dam fun in the wet
Join Date: May 2008
Location: hamilton,new zealand
Posts: 58
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well mines resonable short as well
1st: 1970 xw falcon ute 200ci bronze wine, manual 2nd: 1971 xy falcon 500 250ci manual yellow 3rd : 1971 xy falcon 500 250ci manual green 4th: 1973 xa falcon 500 250ci manual green 5th: 1980 xd fairmont 4.1 auto silver( my one and only lemon of a car had this for a week...those fine words spoke by dick johnson if it was a dog i would have tied it to a stake and shot it... sold it lost a hundred dollers from wot i paid for it phew.. 6th: aussie import 1971 xy falcon 4.1 rebuilt to be a replica manual V8 blue with black stripes yum yum 7th:1970 nz assembled xy falcon manual 250 ci was 200 used the 250 from the other xy green in colour 8th:1969 mk 2 gt cortina white 1600 cross flow manual 9th: 1992 subaru legacy 2.2 manual with high low ratio gearbox silver 10th: and ill die with this one: 2003 5.4 boss B.A falcon manual blueprint in colour 260 rwkw with more to come |
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#195 | ||
Regular Member
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 36
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Cars now gone...
BC 2dr Escort, swapped sweet 1600 for dodgy 2L, sold. XD Falcon 500, 302, 4 speed, sold, no good for uni car. Type 3 VW wagon, painted in rasta colour scheme, given away. Type 3 VW wagon, white with red wheels!mint! sold. VJ Charger, 245, 3 on the floor, smashed, reborn, sold. VW Kombi Van, awesome party car, good times, given away. G? swb Nissan Patrol, gutless, useless, sold. Toyota soarer, 6cyl auto electric everything etc. never again, sold. Series 3 landrover wagon, very short legs, sold. Hk Holden ute, one owner, great driver, rusty as, died in crash, given away. Toyota 4runner, skinny legs, traded on... BA xr8 ute, first new car, loved it, stolen and torched. XC coupe,351 c4, rusty, stripped, shell given away. Cars still owned... XA ute for parts. XB coupe, nearly finished as a 500hp xa look street car. Will never sell (or finish it seems). Toyota HZJ75 Ute for touring, turbo please. VZ Crewman S, for work, sedan/ute thingy, brilliant! Subaru forester My06 (the missus' car really, seems ok) Bikes... Kwaka z250, rudimentry mode of transport, sold i think. 1993 Fxr Harley, did the big lap then changed everthing so it would look 'cool', now pain in the a#*e to ride to the shop, like an extra limb to me. 2009 Suzuki V-strom 650, cheap, comfy, ALL BLACK! my daily transport. |
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#196 | ||
FALCON PAWWWNCH!!!
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Victoria, eastern burbs..
Posts: 36
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My short list:
Then: 1991 VN S2 Commo, bulletproof engine, wrote it off. 1990 Toyota MR2 GT,fun car, zero bodyroll, trying to sell Now: 2007 BF XR6, closest thing i have to a child.
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#197 | ||
Regular Member
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 354
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Short list for me but i only just turned 18 so i think im doing pretty good:
1st: 1988 Nissan SVD Pulsar #115 out of 200: Still own, track day car only now really... 2nd: 1990 Nissan R31 Skyline Executive 5spd Manual: Parted out only bought it for $100 :P 3rd:1995 VR SII S pack POS. my brother now owns it, regret ever buying it... 4th: 1996 Ford Fairmont Ghia full XR body kit, all options possible, Very comfy cruiser done 340k Km's but still going strong as, parents owned it before me so i know all its history, this too will be kept for a very long time Now im searching for a older XR6 as a daily driver to and from uni, or something of that sort, love the I6 |
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Fords are driven by god !
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Upper Yarr Valley
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Hmm Heres mine
Age Model 16 1962 2 tone holden EK wagon (sold to mate ) 16 1968 valiant Wreaked Used motor to purchace next car 17 Another 1962 Ek wagon did the usual things motor wheels etcetc(last holden I owned 18 (God forgive me) Austin 1800 with MGB motor rover aloyrims and kimberly dash (God that thing flew fo a little car) 22 1970 Ford Cortina GT White 24 1970 Rare Ford Cortina GTL burgandy with Vinyl roof lowered and everything made better than new Somewhere about this time I bought about 10 various models Cortinas to use as parts (god did My mum get mad ) 25 1968 Ford Cortina Wagon (again Rare) did a full resto then added all Gt parts (again that thing flew) motor was over bored out to 2 lts. 30 Time to settle down XE wagon (Boy that was a boring car) 33 XF Wagon another boring car well it was untill it went up in flames after i left. (No I didnt help She did it all by herself while I stood back and wet myself) 36 1978 mazda van rebuilt from ground up so as to go to QLD. 38 1980 Toyota skyline (drove it to death) Mr plod didnt like so it went. 39 XF S-pac sedan unlike wagon this was a bit modded (nice Car) 43 1995 Ef fairmont lowered tint exaust modded comp and some other things:this is my current car. |
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Regular Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Mandurah W.A.
Posts: 305
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Ok here is mine
1.. 74 Toyota Corona ( 6 cyl ) 2.. 71 XY GT rep Red (302 4 speed) 3.. 73 XA 500 (302 auto) $800 and one of the best cars i ever had. 4.. 96 EF XR8 5 man Blue 5.. 97 EL GLi 6 auto 6.. 94 ED XR8 Sprint 7.. 97 EL GT 5man (no 123) 8.. 02 AU III TS50 5.6 5man (no 69) 9.. 96 323 Mazda (yep) 10.. 03 BA Fairmont 6auto 11.. 71 XY GT rep (351 4speed) 12.. BAII GT 6man (no p001) still have 13.. 97 Kia Sportage 4WD still have
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 27
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Toyota Crown, 1977 model, 2.6 4cyl on gas. Slowest car in the history of ever. Was my dads hand me down when i was on P's 2. Ford Fairmont, XD 1979, Hermitage Red, 351C with some mild work, 9" with 3.5 gears, auto. Car was put together by Chris of Bluepower, in 1997 in his dads garage before he went into the tuning business. those were the days............ 3. BMW 318i e36 ('93). mostly the wifes car. 4. AU2 Forte ('01), was a company car. I still had the XD as well at that stage 5. BMW 323i e46 ('99). again mostly the wifes car. 6. VW Bora V6 4motion Sport. if it were'nt for all of the warrnaty stuff i had to get done I would rate that car on a good day, but there weren't many good days. I actually can't believe I bought this car considering I was shopping BA2 XR8s and XR6Ts at the time. stupid. 7. Porsche Boxster 986 ('99). Wifes replacement car. I drove this a fair bit. loved it. I'd like to have another one day, but an 's' version. 8. FPV GT, BF, current daily driver. Love it. Makes me forget about the stupid Bora i had before it. 9. BMW 325i e92. Wifes latest, traded the Porsche in for a baby. I liked the e46 better actually. current 2nd car
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now my EX car: BF GT, LightningStrike/BlackStripes, ZFauto, BluepowerCAI&Tune, HerrodQuadCatBack.....302rwkw and a daily driver.. ![]() 2011 - Now replaced with a Renault RS250 trophee....... |
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Regular Member
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: adelaide
Posts: 429
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I better put my 2 bob in
so here goes: 1. Lancia Beta (1974) 2. Holden EJ ( With 179 ci with Aussie 4 speed with bucket seats)! 3. Holden HQ Kingswood (202 auto) 4. Ford XC Fairmont (4.9 litre-which I later turned into a GXL spec with 351) LPG 5. Datsun 1200 coupe 6. Datsun 1600 (2 litre engine) 7. Datsun 200B SX 8. Valiant VE ute (225 4 speed) 9. Ford XR Fairmont V8 10. Holden VL SL V8 Commodore. (Ex cop car, rebuilt 308=jet) 11. Datsun Bluebird 1978 12. Ford XY GTHO replica (FACTORY PARTS) 13. Ford XB Continental coupe 14. Ford XE ESP Falcon 15. Nissan Vectra 16. Ford XA Coupe 460 (beast) 17. Nissan Pulsar 18. Valiant CL Regal LPG 19. Ford XA Falcon (302w) 20. Nissan Pulsar (again) 21. Mazda RX7 S4(never again) 22. Ford Fiesta 23. Ford Fairmont AU LPG 24. Ford LTD Cartier 25. Ford GXL 4.9 Litre LPG 26. Ford EB Fairmont 5 litre LPG 27. FPV GT-P 28. Ford Territory 08 TX LPG I think thats all of them.... I have owned more than one car at once most of the time!
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 7,689
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1. 1962 Ford Falcon XL
2. 1956 Volkswagen Beetle 3. 1966 Ford Cortina 440 4. 1976 Ford Cortina TD 5. 1984 Ford Spectron van 6. 1984 Nissan Patrol MQ) 7. 1989 Ford Maverick GQ 8. 1972 Volkswagen Beetle 9. 1997 Fairmont Ghia EL 10. 2008 Falcon RTV Ute BFII Some were owned at same times as others.
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From the Futura
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Canberra, Australia
Posts: 569
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1. 1973 Ford XA Superbird Coupe
2. 1967 Ford XR Falcon 3. 1964 Ford Compact Fairlane 4. 1967 Holden HR Ute 5. 1972 Ford F100 6. 1976 Ford XB V8 GS Falcon 7. 1978 Ford 2L Escort Coupe --> race car 8. 1981 Ford XE Panel Van V8 9. 1987 Ford XF Panel Van 351 10. 1982 Fiat X1/9 11. 1976 Ford TD Cortina --> race car 12. 1998 Ford EL Fairmont Wagon |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 7,689
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Quote:
11. 1979 Ford Falcon Ute XD 12. 1983 Ford Falcon XE
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hotshot
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Sadelaide
Posts: 1,757
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1. 1966 Ford Galaxy 390 (wish i never sold it)
2. 1984 Ford Laser (one extreme to the other) 3. 1978 Ford Xc GXL 302c sedan 4. 1987 Ford XF Ghia 5. 1997 VS commodore HSV mock 6. 1994 Hyndai Excel hatch 7. 1974 XB Falcon 2 door (dream car) 8. 2007 Holden Viva (Lease car tho)
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351XB - Underbelly II Car
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: In a nuthouse !!
Posts: 1,275
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1. 81 Sigma 2.6 Auto ( good car !)
2. 85 XF Falcon 3. 81 Laser S ..........(writen off after only 1 week !) 4. 83 Laser GL 5. 87 ZL Fairlane......(stolen and writen off) 6. 73 XB 351 Falcon (Still Own) 7. 91 EB Falcon 8. 97 Magna 9. 92 EB Fairmont Ghia 5 L V8 10. 95 EF Wagon 11. 98 AU Peter Warren Special 12. 00 AU II Wagon ( still own) 13. 03 BA GT Falcon Blood Orange 5 spd Manual (still own) Last edited by samsy351; 02-01-2009 at 12:46 AM. |
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I use brain. Not hip.
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Qld
Posts: 1,400
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Austin J pedal car in the fifties. Factory built 2 seater. Recently sold at Shannon’s Auction for about $5000. My bro and I were going to pay up to $3000. The bloke who bought the Charger bought it. If anyone knows him I still have family photos of that Austin in the 1950’s. With me in it.
LATE SIXTIES: Wolseley 1500 4M $200 first real car. Came with hot 1622cc and twin SU’s, fatties etc. Axle breaking king. Lost my virginity in it. 1970 ONWARDS: LC Torana GTR 4M Sentimental all time favourite. Took it to Oran Park, Warwick Farm and Catalina. Paid cash for it at 17 years 5 months. Looking back that was an achievement. I had worked since I was 8 or 9 years old. Milk run, paper runs, Chemist delivery boy, letter box dropper. Firewood deliverer with my pushie (with trailer). You name it. I chased work. (Sold to buy my first block of land) EK Station Wagon. Huge stereo (for 1971) blasted Led Zeppelin all day. ABBA and Elvis were banned. What was I thinking about Elvis? A let down after the Torana but I wanted to be a capitalist one day and cashing up to go back to a POS every now and then has been a pattern along the way to getting there. Capitalist that is. HR Panel Van. Fitted comfy Austin 1800 bucket seats. I bet the floor rusted where we welded and never painted! HQ Sandman Panel Van BRAND NEW – the HR was fun so I figured a Sandman would be more fun. It was but then I married her. Learnt the lesson never to allow a salesman to sign me up on the spot again. Valiant VE. Retired as a pig hunter in western NSW Valiant VIP V8 Scariest power steering ever on a car Valiant V8 VG770. Same steering. Nearly killed me so I sold it. 1981: VC Commodore Wagon 4.2V8 5M. NEW PURCHASE. 4.2 V8 Manual. The closest car I have ever owned to an environmental car (it was green in colour) I had a head on Blacktown Road with a Dark Blue SLR5000. Both write offs. Neither saw the other coming. Never owned a camouflaged color car again except the next car HG Holden Wagon 253 Auto Same rotten green colour that nearly got me killed in the last car. When I realized why the accident happened I sold that green car and bought a BRIGHT Orange HZ HZ Holden Premier Wagon 3A Orange Loaded. Recaros, 308, Trick Turbo 400 etc etc Dodge ute 245 3M Like a Valiant but no chrome and gal tray bits from memory After driving a mates Alfa Sud along the Putty I had a love affair with various Italians starting with Fiat 125 Special. 5M Good car. Russians still build them I suspect. Lancia Beta Coupe. 5M The paint was holding the metal together. But not completely and bits of panels often fell off. Should have kept the Fiat. Alfa Romeo Sprint 5M Pretty little thing until Idrove a mates 2L Celica and got a better appreciation for Jap cars so I bought a Honda Accord Hatch 5M New 1985 Ford Meteor. 5M Laser with a boot. I traded it in on Honda and sold it in 3 weeks. Valiant Regal SW 245. 3A My delivery truck. It was loyal to me but I treated it like a POS delivery van. VW Caravelle GL 1.9l water cooled. Huge sunroof. 5 speed. Gutless until it was doing 100kph then it wanted to do 160kph. Typical underpowered kraut. Good thing with a load though. Did 345,000 kilometres in 4 years delivering VHS movies on east coast Porsche 911T. Original even to the Fuchs wheels. Bought as 1 owner in San Diego from an undercover FBI agent. He was terrified at the thought of it going on a ship to Australia until I pointed out that’s how it got to US from Germany. Maybe that’s why there’s lots of crooks in the US. Dumb cops who can afford to buy a new Porsche. WTF? I drove it thru Mexico with wife 1 and my 2 little girls on board. How dumb was that? A Porsche with California plates in 3rd world country with crime every where. Talk about make a target of yourself. I must have been really dumb. Audi 100CD 5M. The car that the VN copied. When the GM of Gen Motors Germany saw the 100CD launched at Frankfurt in 1983 he reportedly said. “Well now you know what our cars will look like soon”. The Opel did and so did the VN Dunnydore. But the 100CD was far superior to any VN. Most Commodores actually until recently. Audi 100CD 3A Avant (station wagon). NINETIES: 300ZX 4A. Bought at Auction $42,500 when it was 14 months old. Originally cost was $84,560. Paperwork came with it. Now there’s depreciation for you! 50% or 40 grand in 14 months. Bought for wife 1 but I liked it so much I sold the Porsche and bought a 5M version for me. 300ZX 5M Eastern Creek and Oran Park loved it. Still a gorgeous looking grand tourer style I reckon. Pajero GLS 4A Tri Pack New Kept wife 1 happy – for a while. Karmann Ghia factory Convertible 4M. My” From Wreck to Riches” story. Bought from a San Bernadino car wrecking yard. He thought I was nuts but it was an easy repair and RHD conversion. Restored well. Featured in Fast Fours. How a 40hp dak dak was considered a fast 4 I do not know. The photos by Mark Bean I suppose. Sold for half price when I was desperate for $$$ in 2001. Not my best business deal. Lost $20 grand on it in 10 years. But had lots of fun. It was a dead set magnet par excellence. Bar none. Supremo. Jeep Wrangler. 3A 727 Stretched it and used it for commercial 4x4 tours 2001 ONWARDS: Nissan Navara V6 5M 1993 Twin Cab. Bought from Nissan dealer unregistered for $2200 because rear tub was rusted out from carrying chemicals and it looked rough. Fitted 2004 Navara STR tub (Cost me a six pack of XXXX). Entered it in Townsville supersprints and got re-hooked on the track Nissan Patrol 4.8 5 Sp Auto Used as commercial tour vehicle. Awesome/unstoppable off road - even with max load on board. The tourists could not believe where it went. Nissan “Homy” 10 seater luxury van. 4x4 Tour DIESEL mini bus. Now theres’ a genius marketing name for you. Homy. Must have been named by the same guy who came up with “Cedric”. Somewhere along the line he worked at Mitsubishi and did the Jap R in Stallion/Starion too I reckon. Homy is rare but they are like a Delica - except more powerful and better off road. Toyota Corolla 5M $1000 special when I was broke. Don’t ever go into tourism if you want money sonny. Now young nubile Swedish backpackers? That’s another thing altogether Falcon BA11 XR6T 6M ute. Rapid yellow. My first Ford purchase. Loved it. My first ever modification experience. Still got all the bits. Want them? PM me. BMW 330Ci Convertible. 5M. Bought it from a mate (of 35 years) who optioned it high spec from new. My keeper and a (future) classic car I reckon. Gorgeous car. Red with caramel leather. Mazda RX-7 FD. 5M Jap import now converted to circuit race car. Man its fast. A GENUINE weapon. For sale if we get the boat. Patrol 4.8. 5A My second 4.8. UNBELIEVABLE tow car. Cheap to run on LPG. 150kph with over 5 tonne GVM. Highly under rated 4x4. Leaves V8 Landcruisers in its wake, And exploders etc etc. And Jeeps. Well not the SRT but the normal ones. I will never forget the look on an Audi drivers face when I passed him up the Brooklyn hill. Would love to have seen his face when the 22 foot caravan passed him as well. 50K over officer. Falcon FG XR6T ute 6A. Nitro. My FAVOURITE car ever. Bar none. Even my wife (2) has fallen in love with it and that’s saying something. Might start a thread on her love of it. Fascinating story. 36 CARS IN 39 YEARS but maybe I have forgotten some. Numerous trail bikes. Maybe a new boat later today if he will give me the deal I want. Caravelle 192 or 196 bowrider. Dad taught me to buy right and sell right even if it takes time - and don’t forget that the real cost of ownership includes depreciation. Most cars I broke even on money wise. A couple I sold at a profit. It can be done. [font=Times New Roman','serif]Hope this was not too long.[/font] Last edited by Munroman; 02-01-2009 at 10:15 AM. |
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Ohrid, Macedonia
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1985 volvo 360 glt. Did more miles on the tow truck
1986 xf falcon. Part owner with 4 other guys. 1997 el gli 5 speed. 14.9 1/4mile with a cam exhaust and bits an peices. 1992 Daihatsu Mira. Owned it for 2 weeks. 2008 Kia rio. Good litle car just needs a bit more Goo.. Hard to get to 60 1973 XA Falcon GT rep, 393,c4,9in - 670hp. 95% of my thinking time goes here.. Honda ct110 posty bike... baught for $750 sold for $1500 in 3 months Honda nx650 dominator... p-o-s Kawasaki zxr250... good bike up to 180.. |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Dec 2006
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1985 Alfa 33Ti. Originally purchased with the intention of restoration, however that fizzled away when the cost of parts and repairs were calculated. Owned from August 2004 - Present.
1992 Holden Rodeo LS 4x4 - This was great fun, sometimes wish I hadn't sold it. Owned March 2005 - December 2006. 1996 EFII Fairmont. Owned March 2006 - May 2007. 2004 BA XR6 - I never regret buying this one. December 2006 - Present (and with no intention to sell in the near future!) |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Hervey Bay
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1978 TE cortina
1983 XE Falcon GL 1987 VL Commodore 1979 XD Falcon 351, toploader, nine inch. wish I never sold it. 1980 TE Cortina Wagon - The stories it could tell! 1987 XF Falcon 1990 EA Falcon 1988 Laser Hatch 1994 EF Fairmont - still my daily driver 2004 BA Falcon XT - Bought for wife 2006 BF Fairmont Ghia - Wifes car now 1981 XD Falcon S Pack, only 88000 k's - arriving soon
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