Cars you don't see many of anymore

[CyberWasp]

I saw a 1976 2 Door Galant wiz past today.

A car that had long slipped my memory but a pleasant surprise to see that these now old and not so common cars survive.

[XR Martin]

Kinetic FGX XR8 Sprint with the NSW plate 5PRINT
Looked it up on Service NSW and its only a day younger than mine.

[OneMadMan]

Don't have any pics.. but last night, was up in the Adelaide hills fangin around some twisties on my favorite road and got my front number plate sucked off by a series II Nissan Bluebird, both in a straight line and around corners:




After he made my balls shrink... and was parked, I caught up with him and had a chat. Turns out he's running an SR 20 Turb with plenty of boost making around 300+ kilo wasps at the treads. Quick thing. Nothing to look at, shitty brown colour. But I have total respect for it, as it handled, and was quicker than a cut snake.
Felt good to be embarrassed by an old school weapon. He new all about about my car, what it is etc. He was impress at how well my 'Taxi' went.
My biggest problem was I ran out of grip. I need WAY more stickier tyres if I'm ever going to have a chance at keeping up with him... let alone staying in front of it. Good times.
I guess it's still 'just a taxi' with a blower, shocks / springs / brakes etc.. A fun taxi... albeit.

Over and out,

One Man

[None-ya]

Originally Posted by EBSXR6

Watched an episode of JAG tonight, part of the Show was in Sydney and a couple of mighty AUs were in a scene.

Resident evil something I swear to . . . ( What ever you believe in) There's a mighty blue AU Fairmount that gets rear ended by the truck/command centre on wheels thingy during the highway chase scene.

Edit resident evil:the final chapter. It just gets rear ended at 16:16 mins:secs

[rare ss]

Tidy WB from a few weeks ago





Similar vein to the RS6 posted some days ago, this thing was on another level just had to get a pic of it, had to google it so see what model roller it was and was genuinely shocked with the asking price of a similar example on Carsales!



https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/det...G-AD-23532451/

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by rare ss

Tidy WB from a few weeks ago

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Wondering if his name is Rusty and he is 73 or perhaps the car is a well mo 73' HQ ute.
The rear side repeater indicators are missing suggesting its a WB along with the plastic tail lights surrounds but I have seen plenty Q's to Z's without them.

Still bloody nice ute

[ford71V8]

A pinky purple coupe yesterday.
Caught it in the sidemirror as it lined up behind the car behind me. It turned off before I got a better look.

Lots of Vals / Pacers around over the weekend

[rare ss]

Originally Posted by roKWiz

Wondering if his name is Rusty and he is 73 or perhaps the car is a well mo 73' HQ ute.
The rear side repeater indicators are missing suggesting its a WB along with the plastic tail lights surrounds but I have seen plenty Q's to Z's without them.

Still bloody nice ute

Rego search shows up as a 1981 model (good year that!)

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by rare ss

Rego search shows up as a 1981 model (good year that!)

His name must be rusty then. Excellent year I bought my first WB panel van then.

[DFB FGXR6]

Originally Posted by rare ss

Tidy WB from a few weeks ago

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Similar vein to the RS6 posted some days ago, this thing was on another level just had to get a pic of it, had to google it so see what model roller it was and was genuinely shocked with the asking price of a similar example on Carsales!

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https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/det...G-AD-23532451/

Why on earth would anyone spec a Rolls like that? Only one word required here, vulgar!

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

Why on earth would anyone spec a Rolls like that? Only one word required here, vulgar!

You don't get out much do you ?

[Tonz]

Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

Why on earth would anyone spec a Rolls like that? Only one word required here, vulgar!

see something like that and my suspicious mind says..... eastern european heritage, into weight training, manipulation of others freedom and finances through (il)legal business transactions.

[Citroënbender]

Your description sounds like the dodgy four wheel drive hire bloke.

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by rare ss

Tidy WB from a few weeks ago

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Similar vein to the RS6 posted some days ago, this thing was on another level just had to get a pic of it, had to google it so see what model roller it was and was genuinely shocked with the asking price of a similar example on Carsales!

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https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/det...G-AD-23532451/

That Rolls Royce is absolutely MINT - love the orange interior and the roof lining,

[rare ss]

It must be the wog in me but I liked the orange and highlights, stood out like dog nuts!

[ford71V8]

Another s coupe in the wild.Amongst heavy traffic too.
This one was a Fairmont in Green, wearing Convo Pros (Hey, its Adelaide!)

[DJM83]

Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

I guess the same applies to the Coupe 4. Take a gorgeous Monaro coupe, hack off some of the wheel arches, then glue on some plastic wheel arch flairs to cover up the increased track of the AWD system. Then, because of the AWD system, they had to fit a less powerful engine and brakes due to space restrictions. In other words, they took a perfectly good V8 grand touring coupe and made it worse. Again, the answer to a question no one asked.



I remember at the time the press going ga ga over this thing, that "Holden created an Audi Quattro". Bla bla bla. And yet, it was slower, braked worse, steered worse, and was auto only. And the most crucial failure? How on earth would the cashed-up bogons do a burnout in an all-wheel-drive Monaro? Sales reflected this.

Not going to lie, the HSV cues on those look amazing, but yeah the rest i agree with you re performance and what not.

Also that RS6 and WB ute posted earlier look amazing.
RS6 is my lotto win car!


This one, whilst its new. Was equipped with a manual transmission!
We were discussing it over a cpl beers, not knowing the owner was on his room balcony just above us. We were positive about it being a manual, i reckon he was late 60s or so.

[rare ss]

I quite like the Coupe 4.. just sayin

HR olden out for a Sunday cruise over the weekend

[DFB FGXR6]

Originally Posted by rare ss

I quite like the Coupe 4.. just sayin

HR olden out for a Sunday cruise over the weekend

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But would you have bought one over the lighter and faster rear-wheel drive GTO or GTS?

[OneMadMan]

Wow, that green charger is absolutely gorgeous. That colour just rocks!

Here's a few from today and yesterday.. something for everyone in this lot:

XA 63,000 mile original minter in copper bronze. My favorite Cortina / Falcon / Fairlane colour bar none.
I was lucky enough to have a chat with the owner for 15 mins or so while picking up a pallet of wine from a vineyard. Seems like every vineyard I go to lately has an amazing find...













Next...
EA or EB Fairmont Ghia one owner grandad spec minter. Shame it was on LPG..





Lastly drove past a car yard of sorts on a back street and found these:















Cheers,

One Man

[rare ss]

Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

But would you have bought one over the lighter and faster rear-wheel drive GTO or GTS?

BA Typhoon still would have been my pic

[DJM83]

Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

But would you have bought one over the lighter and faster rear-wheel drive GTO or GTS?

Id for sure pick either of the RWD siblings hands down. I just like the styling of the Coupe4.
Speaking of RS6.
Seen this one a few times now, in the best colour also IMO.

[Sprintey]

Beautiful original ED XR6 in Cobalt with it's original 'Victoria - Garden State' plates. Great to see, probably with original owner too!

[DFB FGXR6]

Originally Posted by Sprintey

Beautiful original ED XR6 in Cobalt with it's original 'Victoria - Garden State' plates. Great to see, probably with original owner too!

Loooooove Cobalt Blue!

[five 7]

[FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0]

Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

Loooooove Cobalt Blue!

Was very close to buying a second hand ED XR6 in cobalt blue as my first car. Very keen on it and was discussing price with the dealer when they sold it from under me.

As much as I loved my polynesian green ED classic that I bought instead, I still rue that missed opportunity.

[Citroënbender]

FOUR RTVs in one suburb, in one afternoon!

[OneMadMan]

Happy Friyaaay!

Loved the dune buggy pic Five 7.
Reminded me of a Terrance Hill and Bud Spencer movie...

Here's some of what I saw today.. did someone mention Magnas???



Another minter wog box:



Cheers,


One Man

[peaterj]

Spotted this Leyland P76 in the back streets near the Queen Elizabeth Hospital earlier today. According to a rego check it is supposed to be purple.

The front grille was missing but apart from that it looked in good nick.

[OneMadMan]

Wow, spotted a few I couldn't get pics of.. BUT... here are the ones I did manage to snap:

AWD Magna in mint nick Where's the clear coat peel?
Original owner judging by the condition of the car and the age of the bloke.



Next up.. something I've not seen before.. XF XG XH? Ute that give the word 'Longreach' a new meaning:



Last on the snappy list: One owner VC Vacationer 202 4 speed.
Got talking to the owner... as ya do.. and he said his dad bought it new, and when he passed, it was bequeathed to him. Even has wipers on the headlights (missing) and washer jets on the front bar. Never seen that before... even on SLE's I mean... and I'm a VH SLE long time lover.



That's it folks.

One Man