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25-07-2012, 09:26 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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groan, this Falcon is half restored, literally, half.
http://justacarguy.blogspot.com.au/2...stoms-and.html  
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25-07-2012, 09:41 AM
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Where to next??
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I applaud the owner for being a little different actually...
Certainly something you don't see every day! Insurance would be ummm interesting...
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25-07-2012, 09:43 AM
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Cynical Idealist
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Reminds me of this:
http://jalopnik.com/5927071/state-fa...e-from-its-bad
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25-07-2012, 09:45 AM
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wouldnt you at least restore the drivers side? he sits in the old crabby seat with old steering wheel
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25-07-2012, 09:49 AM
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The 'Stihl' Man
 
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obviously shows what the business can do...a rolling before and after.
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25-07-2012, 10:26 AM
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Little Dog
Join Date: Jun 2012
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So the driver side has old wheels and tyres???
-ok just saw all the other pix. Yeah, its advertising. Anyone else see a little resemblance to the Aussie 67- 68 falcon front end?
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25-07-2012, 10:28 AM
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Petro-sexual
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The car caters to the purists of unrestored cars, and the enthusiasts that love a restored/worked older car. haha
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25-07-2012, 10:32 AM
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I am Groot
 
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Location: Burnett Heads, Qld
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I think it's great for what it is.......an advertisement...
Hats off to the owner for demonstrating some inventiveness and originality in getting his buisiness out there....
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25-07-2012, 11:17 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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It could win "Best Unrestored" AND "Best Resto" at the next car show
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25-07-2012, 12:10 PM
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i wonder whats "under the hood"
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25-07-2012, 12:49 PM
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Does that mean he only changed half the oil?
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25-07-2012, 12:56 PM
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I am Groot
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I wonder if the steering pulls a tad ? i would imagine jumping on the brakes in the wet could be eventful to....
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25-07-2012, 03:01 PM
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It's a very clever marketing tool if you ask me
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25-07-2012, 03:05 PM
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Some people are hard to please. A guy does something a bit left of field to help advertise his business and this is what he gets. I think it's a very clever way of showcase his work.
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25-07-2012, 03:09 PM
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I wonder what he did with the diff!
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25-07-2012, 03:19 PM
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Some people are either a glass half empty or a glass half full.
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25-07-2012, 03:25 PM
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i wanna see a V8 done.
1 side with alloy heads and all the fruit, custom grind cam so one side is agressive :P other side stock as a rock :P see how she runs lol.
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25-07-2012, 03:29 PM
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It is great advertising for his business...Thinking outside the box. Very clever.
Cheers Col
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25-07-2012, 03:51 PM
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What a top idea! I like it. Certainly shows what they can do.
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25-07-2012, 04:08 PM
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rumour is he purchased the car in show condition, then wrecked 1/2...
lol.
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25-07-2012, 04:49 PM
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That's really clever! You see a perfectly restored car being shown by a business at a show, and you say "Yes it's nice, but how bad was it before?", and they might wheel out a few little photos.
This gives you a very visible image of what they can do. |
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25-07-2012, 05:03 PM
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I like it a lot
 Very attention grabbing and perfectly executed as far as I can tell. 10/10.
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25-07-2012, 05:11 PM
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Yes, i don't understand Op's dislike for it...
Quite a novel idea, and there is a FC ute in streetmachine done similer...
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25-07-2012, 05:11 PM
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Haha i love that. Gold
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25-07-2012, 05:43 PM
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the right hand side has been treated with Dealer supplied tripple x, diamond platinum titanium nano paint protection
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25-07-2012, 05:54 PM
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Aha Ideal for the mother in law..
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25-07-2012, 07:50 PM
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very cool, I love it
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25-07-2012, 08:04 PM
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Would that not make it more expensive? Drivers controls and cluster probably would be a ***** to restore I'd imagine. I don't know as I'm not into this sort of thing but seems logical that it would add decent cost. That isn't thinking outside the box, that's tearing it up. Saving money and potentially bringing in more customers. Very clever. |
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He could only afford half the restoration
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