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Old 31-01-2009, 11:58 PM   #1
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Saw this attached to the front a tram in Melbourne!! Bad pic, but I had to get it whilst driving! The front the tram looked 100% just had this brake light assembly and part of car jambed into the 'bumper bar' of the tram...



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Old 01-02-2009, 12:06 AM   #2
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what the hell i cant make anything out of the photo looks like a really bad photoshop
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Old 01-02-2009, 12:15 AM   #3
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It looks like the tram is dragging the back end of a car?

I dunno
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Old 01-02-2009, 12:16 AM   #4
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haha - I said it was bad, lemme explain. The tram is just out of the picture on the right hand side, you can see the headlight of it. Ignore the camry in the back ground. Can you see the brake light and part of the light panel that was jambed onto the front of the tram?
I must admit, I think it was one of those "you had to see it for real" moments. My bad! :
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Old 01-02-2009, 12:26 AM   #5
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I think the mock up 40th anniversary GT is funnier!
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Old 01-02-2009, 12:45 AM   #6
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I didn't have that much trouble seeing what it was but now the guessing game starts,what car is it off? Tram must have been on its way back to a depot but you would have thought they try harder to remove it.
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Wow, is that an original XT GT HO 40th? :
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Wow, is that an original XT GT HO 40th? :
lol 40th anniversary XT Cobra
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but now the guessing game starts,what car is it off?
It's off a mid 90's Daihatsu Charade, like this one. Still can't figure out what it's doing there or how it got there. :
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Old 01-02-2009, 05:43 PM   #10
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yeah daihatsu alright lol looks like the 1/4 was angle grinded and held in front of the tram ( to clean a line on the pillar) but thats weird ill give ya that
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Old 01-02-2009, 09:41 PM   #11
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When I first saw it I had to take a second look just make sure I wasn't seeing things!

The XT pics are actually in the "Car Park Finds" section!!
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that can't be real? The tram tracks are too far back in relation to the cars body peice.
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Old 01-02-2009, 10:45 PM   #13
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Double tracks mate - two outbound, two inbound - Mt Alexander Rd...
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Obviously the tram's just had its dinner, being the end of shift and all. Daihatsu and 3 veg....
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Ding Ding Ding Ding means get out of the way as Tram Drivers done know how to stop DING DING DING...........


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Oh dear.

Why do people do these things? SHAME SHAME SHAME!!
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Old 02-02-2009, 10:37 PM   #17
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Thanks Sorted - I was trying to work out how to put pics straight into the forum, but hey you did it for me!

I didn't realise that I had those other two photo's of the XT in there. I posted them in the "Car Park Finds" section but here will do too eh. This car I saw on the Monash Freeway the other day. It's got an XR front end on it, FPV and GT badges all over, Cobra strips wth 40th Anniversary stuff too. Oh, and don't forget the HO badges too, oh, and the HO modified XR spoiler....................
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Old 02-02-2009, 11:30 PM   #18
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Thanks Sorted - I was trying to work out how to put pics straight into the forum, but hey you did it for me!

I didn't realise that I had those other two photo's of the XT in there. I posted them in the "Car Park Finds" section but here will do too eh. This car I saw on the Monash Freeway the other day. It's got an XR front end on it, FPV and GT badges all over, Cobra strips wth 40th Anniversary stuff too. Oh, and don't forget the HO badges too, oh, and the HO modified XR spoiler....................
I hope he is not a forum member!
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I love cars like this, on the one hand they want a nice looking performance car..... but will never give up the versatility of having a tow bar.
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Old 03-02-2009, 10:35 PM   #20
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Hey gecko - I thought about that before I posted it. You will notice that I haven't given them a spray... just observed what's on the car... And, as I said in the other post - "Not my cup of tea, but I'm sure the owner loves it..." And for that reason, I figure other forum members would want to see it and decide for themselves. (Oh, and if they drive the freeway, there's going to be a load more people seeing it DAILY than the number of forum members on here.)
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Old 03-02-2009, 10:38 PM   #21
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irlewy - I know what you're saying! And funny thing is, back in 04 I actually ordered my BA XR8 with a tBar........ to protect the rear end!! Driving on the freeway where nose to tail accidents happen daily, I figured it was a good investment but it does look a bit 'odd' I agree!
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maybe its a 3v with some balls , and technically there is no such things a GTHO BA or BF so technically speaking i suppose it can be anything he wants it to be. I rekon its looks better than a GT anyway , has that kind of raw appeal to it , like the SV8 in the VY Holden range. Bang for buck car.
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