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Old 21-06-2007, 06:15 PM   #1
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Default What ever happened to the "Roman"?

Any got any more pictures of this car?

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Old 21-06-2007, 06:18 PM   #2
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Last time I saw it ... it was sitting on Roman Autotek's shop floor.
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Old 21-06-2007, 06:27 PM   #3
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Wasnt it Called the Raptor built by Roman Autotek
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Old 21-06-2007, 07:22 PM   #4
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it was the raptor built by the hillier brothers in tenterfield for roman autotek. i thought they were trying to do some high speed record with it?
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Old 21-06-2007, 07:22 PM   #5
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It was at Springnats in Shepparton Nov Last Year







Mmm e-series
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Old 21-06-2007, 08:01 PM   #6
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It was at Springnats in Shepparton Nov Last Year







Mmm e-series

very nice.
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Old 21-06-2007, 07:49 PM   #7
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Their E-Series looked awesome had some mumbo (For the time) to back it up to from memory.
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Old 22-06-2007, 03:00 AM   #8
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you got obillix all exited about bashing roman's you know he fell in to the potion as a baby

but , ive never seen that ute before and i recon it looks great love the doors
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Old 22-06-2007, 04:56 AM   #9
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you got obillix all exited about bashing roman's you know he fell in to the potion as a baby

FUNNY!! DAMN FUNNY!! Still have all my Asterix Comics and only missing one which I'm trying to source from eBay.

This ute was a Turbo motor with the XR8 bonnet and the were trying to make it the fastest ute in world or something?? I saw it at the Melbourne Motor Show the year it was revealed.
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