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Orange XD/XE pano (might have been a Sundowner) was in the morning traffic on the way to work.. couldn't catch up to it for a pic though it looked very tidy
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They actually sounded ok.............just slow...............
The 2.0 - 0-100 in 10.6 seconds! The 2.5 - Surprised it made 200!
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![]() Fast right indicator .... and I suspect a howling wheel bearing to go with it.
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The owner was close by, told me its his daily.
Younger bloke too. You can just see him and his gf in the first shot ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Quicker than a $37k Corolla hybrid and sounds better too!
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Two in a row passing my coy Hiace snail 1 A Nissan Altima sedan can’t recall seeing one of these since ages 2 A Dodge Avenger sedan Again haven’t seen one of these for years |
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Was quite amusing really, she was always a grumpy old thing. Blamed me for chipping the concrete on the edge of her driveway/gutter, when it was clearly her son who had an old bomb with dual exhaust pipes hanging out the back, which were then scraping the driveway as he would leave. She then decided to paint the chips white for some reason. Also had a go at me for apparently dropping leaves on her driveway while working in the garden, when it was actually black birds nesting in the shrubs lining the fence on her property.
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PS. I'm worried about the radiator airflow on that Meteor.
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Regarding the above posts.....
I don't know the models well enough, but I swear this wagon had Laser badging. ?? Thought I was looking at a Laser wagon. DFB, I grew up next to a grumpy couple too. As a kid, you were always doing something wrong that made her worse. And he was just as bad. |
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Thanks for clearing that up.
I was looking over google images of each and couldnt see any obvious differences |
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Now this got my eye just this arvo and pleasure to see…..
Memories - no not the Austin or whatever it is but nice well looked after Ghia…. ![]() Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Speaking of which .... just watched a FULLBOOST video of an XF GHIA.
Its quick ... and the only really obvious thing from outside you tell it was making decent power was the rear tyre size. OK it was modified ... but it was kept fairly true to its era.
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Nice, sounds like the vid i put in my to-watch list...a silver XF.
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Avenger is rare as 782 were sold (and only 353 remain registered), but Altima much less so with 4648 sales (with 4194 remaining). Last edited by MrZ; 08-02-2024 at 12:52 AM. |
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And hunted for the factory velour trim to have his driver's race seat trimmed in it as well to look more factory.
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#2118 | ||
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ZF or ZG Fairlane, red and unmolested with all the chrome trim in place.
Being one of my favourite models, it was a big highlight to spotto during a dreary drive into the office yesterday. He turned off too quickly |
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Lime green UC Torana (or Sunbird…who cares?) in Orange, NSW.
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Nice photos of the 1992 Laser wagon. They were quite rare - only about 700 were sold in 1992. No idea why Ford didn't offer a KF wagon in Australia, as the USA got an Escort wagon.
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Old mate with lovely original XG van today, complete with pinstriping.
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both in stinking hot Shepp today.
F and Chev sedan delivery. ![]() ![]()
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and a couple of days ago in Wang.
another great F troop. ![]()
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Probably seen more over the ditch than here in NZ to be fair,mate of mine bought this Calais years back in a pretty sad state,hes spent some coin on it and not looking to bad to be fair,drives like a limo compared to the P,very comfy.
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This morning I saw a VC Valiant Safari V8 with a trailer pull in to the local servo. It was in pretty good condition for what appears to be a daily driver.
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Subaru SVX (only 72 on the road according to that gov website) and a restored XE Spac ute in the space of 2 minutes.
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Clayton, Vic a Dark Blue AU Flat Tray with a low level articulated trailer.
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Just remembered that last Saturday i saw an Austin 7 being driven at a fats pace (for it). It was in in superb condition but had not been over restored.
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![]() New neighbor has a nice VZ SS Commodore thats cammed with a straight through exhaust, with a very lumpy idle, that makes 9 of us now. There's also guy with a loud AF 1960s Impala wagon who gives it to it going past his house to rile him up. |
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