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16-01-2019, 02:39 PM
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ABC ran a doco on Bob Hawke the other night, and while it covered many things, it was interesting to see pre-PM Bob fire up, then drive off to work in a P6 LTD:
 The iView link is here: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/hawke-...and-the-leader The footage starts at the 38:30 mark, and at this point there is also an XA-XC wagon and a Valliant wagon parked out the front of his home. The P6 was also associated with then-PM Malcolm Fraser, as Wheels Magazine took one to the Lodge for Fraser to test drive.  A link to that article here: https://www.whichcar.com.au/features...erial-material |
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16-01-2019, 05:33 PM
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I saw this too.
I was impressed it was the wife that pointed out the car! ha Footage throughout the episode showed some great old Aussie cars. I definitely spotto'ed a XY Fairmont at one point. Looks like there are more episodes to come going by the Fox linky thing |
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16-01-2019, 10:51 PM
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Liked the car saw it just after they said Bob was an alcoholic wondered if he was drunk driving that day
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16-01-2019, 11:55 PM
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17-01-2019, 11:51 AM
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I watched this too and wondered if that was his own personal car and not a parliamentary one due to no red Z number plates. Onya Bob.
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18-01-2019, 12:02 AM
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What color is that first car, I'm color blind so it's a bit hard for me to tell.
The reason I ask is that car reminds me of the P6 old man had. It was a limited edition Town Car, burgundy with gold pin striping and with a lower diff ratio than the regular P6 or Silver Monarch. I remember it used to run out of steam at about 170, so it wasn't fast, and I still got out dragged one night by an XC 4 dr 4.1 auto with a cheap farty twin system.
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18-01-2019, 12:20 AM
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18-01-2019, 12:51 AM
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18-01-2019, 07:26 AM
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18-01-2019, 01:35 PM
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18-01-2019, 04:03 PM
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I remember seeing Hawke's LTD when he was President of the ACTU. I was a very impressed with his car. This was a time when LTDs and Fairlanes were seen as cars of prestige.
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18-01-2019, 04:10 PM
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The P6 LTD as Prime Ministerial transport in the mid to late 1970's
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