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Old 15-06-2011, 05:06 PM   #1
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Default The Mrs,s $800 HQ put straight to work...

2 days after a quick repaint her indoors HQ went straight to the coal face to help with some free firewood much to her displesure.To be fair the old girl (car,not her) did remarkably well all things considered,the tree had blown over a week or 2 prior and the full trailer was bloody heavy,the old HQ chugged away quite happily thouigh somewhat slow and i had to pull over a couple of times and wait.Was kind of hoping it would break down so i could come to the rescue in the ute Would have made my day.

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Old 15-06-2011, 05:14 PM   #2
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Gotta love an old Kingy!
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Old 15-06-2011, 05:25 PM   #3
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Gotta love an old Kingy!
Yea for sure,88000 on the clock to,not bad for $800.
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Old 15-06-2011, 05:33 PM   #4
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looks pretty good,is that the original colour?
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Old 15-06-2011, 05:40 PM   #5
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Always liked the HQs, that is until you see the interior
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Old 15-06-2011, 05:58 PM   #6
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looks pretty good,is that the original colour?
Resprayed to as close as we could get to what it was when we bought it.Insides pretty rough but everything works,changed all the fluids,bought a new battery,vinned etc and good to go.
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Old 15-06-2011, 06:03 PM   #7
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Another of the old girl fwiw.
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Old 15-06-2011, 06:04 PM   #8
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You're not taking the Kingswood! I just Mr. Sheened the Tow Bar.
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Old 15-06-2011, 06:40 PM   #9
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Damn that looks straight, good job and good buy!!!
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Old 15-06-2011, 06:51 PM   #10
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i miss the simplicity of the old cars and ease of repair, something that the big three where famouse for, none of this throw away stuff, nice job on the kingy.
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Old 15-06-2011, 06:52 PM   #11
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Good looking car.
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Old 15-06-2011, 07:01 PM   #12
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My first car was a HQ.
T'was Kermit the Frog green and cost me all of $300.
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Old 15-06-2011, 07:03 PM   #13
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Nice! Love seeing the old classics being driven!

Great pickup for that price too.
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Old 15-06-2011, 07:13 PM   #14
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When I was 14 or 15 and reading street machine I was still deciding which camp to go with I was close to choosing the red camp because of the HQ Monaro....

But it was hard to go past the Phase 3's with their shaker, 351, toploaders and 9" rear ends...so the blue team it was...

Sometimes I still look at the HQ and think at would could have been...
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Old 15-06-2011, 07:20 PM   #15
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My brothers first car was a HQ Kindswood in the same blue... driven like crazy all over QLD, never missed a beat (apart from hitting a roo and bustin a radiator, kindly replaced by a farmer who had a stuffed HQ on his farm).
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Old 15-06-2011, 07:40 PM   #16
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Regardless of Ford/Holden, if its old, you cant kill em. No matter what make or model, if its old skool, I love to see it out on the road.
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Old 15-06-2011, 07:45 PM   #17
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Very nice old Q, mate... Would kill to have mine back.
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Old 15-06-2011, 09:11 PM   #18
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Nice HQ! My brother and I bought one for $100 on gas, had to pay for a few little things to get the RWC, think we spent $12 in parts! And on the road it was!!

I actually thought it was very comfy and roomy to drive with the premier seats it had! It was lowered at the front and had pump up shocks at the back and handled better than a mates VL, and another mates XF, they had no chance keeping up down the great ocean road.
Was a 3 speed column auto. And revved out really well suprisingly!

I remember taking another freind for a drive to Ballarat (from Geelong) and back for $3(22 litres per hundred average with it floored)! Gas was 12c a litre if I remember correctly! And that was only in (bet you think the 70s!) 1996!

My brother crashed it into the back of an XB falcon.

Then we sold it for $300 with the nose bent in!
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Old 15-06-2011, 09:19 PM   #19
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My brother was going to give me a HT premier, but I bought an XC fairmont GXL for $1000. (ok i kept it for 10 years and sold it for $800)

First on road car was a VC commo-good for learning how to drive/crash in.

Then back to the Fords

I am pleased about my choices, and hope the OP makes the holden earn its place.
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Old 15-06-2011, 09:25 PM   #20
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Top car!

Hate to say it, but I'd wager that the HQ will still be chundering along on the road long after the Falcon ute there has gone to the graveyard...
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Old 16-06-2011, 01:41 PM   #21
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Regardless of Ford/Holden, if its old, you cant kill em. No matter what make or model, if its old skool, I love to see it out on the road.

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Old 16-06-2011, 02:34 PM   #22
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more love to the HQ
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Old 16-06-2011, 02:57 PM   #23
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You're not taking the Kingswood! I just Mr. Sheened the Tow Bar.
And Ted would have pink fit to see the Kingswood on a dirt road !!
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Old 16-06-2011, 03:12 PM   #24
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the full trailer was bloody heavy,the old HQ chugged away quite happily thouigh
i'm sure plenty of kingswoods towed big loads in their day. if they can tow a caravan, a trailer shouldn't be too much heavier even fully loaded. nice to see you getting your 800 bucks worth out of it.
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Old 16-06-2011, 03:13 PM   #25
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Great looking HQ
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Old 16-06-2011, 03:15 PM   #26
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Yeap I cant stand commodores but I have time for anything pre them, kingswoods, belmonts, at al...they actually had style then. But the Falcons from that era looked much better.
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Old 16-06-2011, 03:54 PM   #27
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what a beauty!
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Old 16-06-2011, 04:52 PM   #28
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That HQ is great... love the black steelies and the fat tyres
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Old 16-06-2011, 04:59 PM   #29
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One that hasn't been raced.. Not many left...
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