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10-04-2005, 08:55 PM
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I have a question..
Do you think in 30 - 40 years, that e-series cars (more limited editions, such as EB and EL GT's, XR6's and XR8's) will be looked upon the same way XW and XY GT's are now? Or do you think there is a different reason why the X series appeal other than age? Do you think time will see the e-series car in 40 years being restored? Thoughts, opinions? |
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10-04-2005, 08:57 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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some cars such as eb and el gt's and XR8 Sprints will but as to the production xr6 and 8' (including series 2 models) wont IMO
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10-04-2005, 08:58 PM
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150.1rwkw. Ok, so anyway, any other thoughts? |
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10-04-2005, 08:59 PM
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Last warning
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mine is already a classic.
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10-04-2005, 09:00 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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yes in 20 years my EB will be restored and sold for millions!!
I really dont think any E series will become classics, They dont have the heritage like the older GT's etc.
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10-04-2005, 09:01 PM
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what about the ED and EF/L clasic packs, will they be classic classics?
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10-04-2005, 09:02 PM
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Doubt it. GT and Sprints sure, XRs may become like the GS, but I doubt you'd get mass resorations or replica GTs and the like. Although GTs would probably be easier to fake than XW/XY GTs.
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10-04-2005, 09:03 PM
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my ED is also a classic already:P
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10-04-2005, 09:08 PM
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But who knows what the next generation of cars will be? The combustion engine may be a thing of the past in less than 10 years.. Hydro power, solar power, may overtake.. So, then, when all the XA's and XB's rust and become less and less, the XE, XD, and XF models aren't exactly anything special, so you'd think people would restore something like the EL or EB GT.. |
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10-04-2005, 09:13 PM
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edited, watch yourself
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10-04-2005, 09:15 PM
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I think EB & EL GTs will be very valuable classics because they are low production. But I'm not sure about the BA GT but i still think they will be classics
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10-04-2005, 09:18 PM
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Yeh mine is already a classic aswell.
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10-04-2005, 09:20 PM
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10-04-2005, 09:22 PM
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Ain't it the truth!
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10-04-2005, 09:24 PM
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I don't think any of the modern era cars (post XC) will become classics. Its the whole classic not plastic thing. To me the term classic will always refer to the 'pre-plastic' cars with anything past 79-80 being merely an 'old car'
I do love the E-Series tho! |
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10-04-2005, 09:26 PM
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i disagree inline6 so in 100 years time when all the xy-el has rusted away, what will be a calssic??
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10-04-2005, 09:32 PM
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/m thinks the extra thickness in the Xseries steel will see them lasting longer than an E series coke can....
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10-04-2005, 09:40 PM
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does that mean cars of today and in future wont last at all?
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10-04-2005, 09:50 PM
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Modern cars aren't designed to last.
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10-04-2005, 09:52 PM
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hehe my 8 year old EL needs a restoration already! The XY has done 388 000 miles and has only recently been retired from daily duty....i dont think the EL will ever get that old
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10-04-2005, 09:53 PM
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Car's from the 70's were tanks.. The Holden HQ was a testament to that.. What will classic cars be like in 35 years when modern car's aren't built to last? |
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10-04-2005, 09:54 PM
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I think that some of the e-series cars will be restored and cherished just like we do now with our older models.
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10-04-2005, 09:54 PM
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A 65 Mustang in a classic, but will the 2005 mustang with its 'retro' styling be a classic, or just a cheap imitation? I use the 05 stang as an example becos of it being a modern car with a visual link to the past (unlike comparing 65 falcon to 95 falcon) Cars of this era will at best be classified as something other than 'classic' and be treated with contempt by most and adored by a select few (probably those of us on here arguing the point right now) |
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10-04-2005, 09:55 PM
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Well. I'm wrong. sorry. the interior trim and the bumpers and silly plastic engine covers will outlast the cockroaches, but the E series steel won't.... :P
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10-04-2005, 10:22 PM
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Is there something I dont know about e-series steel? Ive heard lots of ppl badmouth it over the yrs.
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10-04-2005, 10:28 PM
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Its thin. X series however are pressed out of 1/4" plate.....
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10-04-2005, 10:42 PM
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Isn't XY the last of the thick steel?
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10-04-2005, 10:52 PM
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how funny, they were built like tanks "1/4" plate" yet still had 0-100 times of 6seconds, thats f@rkin brilliant
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too bad old cars were designed so badly that the 1/4" plate rusted through within a few years. just an observation from a 1970 and 1992 owner.
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10-04-2005, 11:32 PM
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i think in 30- 40 years time, the e-series model will by a type of personal hovercraft made by the only transport company who is controlled by the government. all cars will be non-existant and the world will be covered by water........
well i dunno but i hope in 30 years time i wont have to drive sh!tty e-series. i can see the new sticker "plastic not hyper-tri-titanium oxide" |
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