Cars you don't see many of anymore

[roKWiz]

Beaut SLR5000 this morning being polished in a driveway I was walking the dog past.
Had a great chat about all things

[xkxlxm]

Excel four door auto this morning, 1995-2000 (?)

[DJM83]

Originally Posted by Charliewool

Massive generalisation again there young Bill (Tuckey)!
Had a fair bit to do with the old Bongo/Pregio
Both the 2.5l and 2.7l … They bloody go forever!…
The punishment, combined with lack of maintenance, in really hostile environments that I’ve witnessed with many of these Bongos and still just tick tick tick away.. Amazing!

My uncle had one. (Pregio)
Topping up Smiths vending machines all over Brisbane, he never serviced it, nor looked after it. Went for years with close to 500k kms on it. Pretty bulletproof i thought.

Again no pics.
Tidy S15 Silvia, apart from wheels and exhaust looked totally standard. Timeless design

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by Charliewool

Massive generalisation again there young Bill (Tuckey)!
Had a fair bit to do with the old Bongo/Pregio
Both the 2.5l and 2.7l … They bloody go forever!…
The punishment, combined with lack of maintenance, in really hostile environments that I’ve witnessed with many of these Bongos and still just tick tick tick away.. Amazing!

Complete with blue smoke?

[smoo]

No time to get a pic. But VP Clubsport 5th Anniversary with the turquoise blue and colour matched alloys.

[Late braker]

Originally Posted by roKWiz

Beaut SLR5000 this morning being polished in a driveway I was walking the dog past.
Had a great chat about all things

I know what you mean. I’m on the Ford owner side of the ledger but I can and am allowed to appreciate anything good. I love the Torana- both the sedans and the hatches. I think they are just such a great car. Would love an LX SS hatch with the flares, reverse scoop, drop tank etc or an SLR/5000

[Polyal]

Originally Posted by 383hq

Much better choices in Corvette then the C4.
Try before you buy.
C5 is an order of magnitude better.

Agreed but also a magnitude better in price, but yes a much better car. Also really hard to find in a manual.

[xkxlxm]

Magna 380 SX, bright green metallic, has been parked on the street for a long time, tyres flat; elsewhere a VRX, bronze colour, still in use.

[ToryMikey]

Originally Posted by 383hq

Much better choices in Corvette then the C4.
Try before you buy.
C5 is an order of magnitude better.

Issue is the styling. C4 by far the best styling of any generation to my eyes. C5 doesn’t come close.

[ToryMikey]

Spotted yesterday...still in active use! Least desirable transmission though (floor auto). No gutter or sill rust though!!

[FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0]

Didn't get a great look at it, and it was only from the 5 o'clock position, but caught sight of an x series Falcon panel van. What got my attention was that it was in the factory red colour. As above, they're rare enough to see, but you don't see many non-white ones around.

Looked to have standard rego, too.

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by ToryMikey

Spotted yesterday...still in active use! Least desirable transmission though (floor auto). No gutter or sill rust though!!

I can see he's developing the limp barn door handle syndrome.

[roKWiz]

Took a lovely picture of a roundabout this morning with a beaut original "silver anniversary" XF Falcon just out of the shot. bummer.

[ford71V8]

Originally Posted by roKWiz

Took a lovely picture of a roundabout this morning with a beaut original "silver anniversary" XF Falcon just out of the shot. bummer.

Roundabouts you dont see many of anymore

[Dr Terry]

Originally Posted by FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0

Didn't get a great look at it, and it was only from the 5 o'clock position, but caught sight of an x series Falcon panel van.

Aren't all Falcon Panel Vans "X Series" ?

Dr Terry

[FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0]

Originally Posted by Dr Terry

Aren't all Falcon Panel Vans "X Series" ?

Dr Terry

Yeah, ok. Late x series. Is that betterer?

Something in the XD to XH range. As I said, I only caught it from the back so hard to tell exactly what model it was.

[Dr Terry]

Originally Posted by FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0

Yeah, ok. Late x series. Is that betterer?

Something in the XD to XH range. As I said, I only caught it from the back so hard to tell exactly what model it was.

Much betterer.

Dr Terry

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by Dr Terry

Aren't all Falcon Panel Vans "X Series" ?

Dr Terry

Well no.

https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/20688479521908608/

[Tassie f100]

Originally Posted by roKWiz

Well no.

https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/20688479521908608/

There weren’t any official BA-FG Panels though were there?

[Dr Terry]

Originally Posted by Tassie f100

There weren’t any official BA-FG Panels though were there?

Or EA, EB, ED, EF, EL & AU.

Dr Terry

[Syndrome]

I see one of these not far from my work. It seems to be a daily driver and has historic number plates.

[anobserver]

Xf sedan, senior female driver, personalised plates. Too quick to get a shot!

[DJM83]

I always see cars that i cant get pics of.
XHII XR6 ute, on Vic historic reg in white with full kit. Sadly on Simmons.
Very tidy

[anobserver]

Daihatsu Hijet.

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by anobserver

Daihatsu Hijet.

My commiserations.

[XR Martin]

Vn Exec with its original bin lid hubcaps, and half hour later I saw a EA GL with its original telephone hubcaps.

[XR Martin]

Oh, and an FC Holden.

[Franco Cozzo]

1980s Ford Spectron in Cairns

https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/i...ford-spectron/

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo

image

1980s Ford Spectron in Cairns

https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/i...ford-spectron/

Backpackers gave up on selling it and flew out. no reg.

[Dr Terry]

Originally Posted by XR Martin

Oh, and an FC Holden.

image

To be precise, it is (or was!) an FE Special.

Dr Terry