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13-05-2008, 07:20 PM
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Cane Farmer
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Just had a phone call from my aunty and uncle.
They have just bought a VX Commodore, sedan, low k's, etc for 15g Now they had it looked over by a mechanic to make sure it was A1. Apprently the mechanic went silent, closed the bonnet and said "keep that bonnet closed and don't show the motor to many people." A bit confused my uncle asked 'why?' To which the mechanic replied, "The motor has a real Peter Brock signature on it!" How's that for a find haha. Would it make the car worth more then what it is? Not really a 'collectable' haha. My uncle is stoked but! I'll get some pics asap. To make a topic out of this, what finds have you made when buying a car?
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13-05-2008, 07:32 PM
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What's green is gold
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A bag of eccies
Alot of change and various lolly wrappers. Almost forgot the dozen or so "failure to pay" notices in a car i bought for spares
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13-05-2008, 07:37 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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A heap of 1 and 2c copper coins in my 2003 BA Ghia completely confused me.
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13-05-2008, 07:40 PM
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I think the mechanic over reacted a bit.
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13-05-2008, 07:40 PM
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Turbo Falcon Fiend
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Spent and live 12g shotgun shells in the boot.
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13-05-2008, 07:42 PM
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Giddy up.
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13-05-2008, 08:02 PM
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Location: Henry Ford And The American Century
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How can the mechanic be so sure it is the real deal?
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13-05-2008, 08:29 PM
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XR6T 400kw(well one day!)
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Location: Toodyay W.A.
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How do people know what is a genuine signature or not. Just out of curiosity was the vl the last brock signature series???
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13-05-2008, 08:08 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Location: Canberra Region
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$15k for a VX? Dont they normally go for high single digits? Even SSs can be had for low teens.
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13-05-2008, 08:11 PM
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rite......
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13-05-2008, 08:17 PM
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Oh the mechanic must have had one of those Peter Brock tattoos on his hand to compare it to.
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13-05-2008, 09:24 PM
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well my first car a 1990 camry, i was wiring in the new cd player and found $70 behind the glovebox so couldnt complain
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13-05-2008, 10:16 PM
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 thats enough to pay for the car.
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13-05-2008, 10:19 PM
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Might be worth a bit if the real Peter Brock was lying in the boot. God bless his soul that you would have to move his boney *** aside to get the spare tyre out.
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13-05-2008, 10:24 PM
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$15k's for a VX with a Brock signature?! You sure the mechanic wasn't in cahoots (man I love that word) with the seller? Sounds like they've just paid $7k for a signature they have to open the bonnet to see.
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13-05-2008, 10:27 PM
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bugger i betta sell the AU, it's got Allan Moffats, Steve Richards, and Mark Winterbottoms signatures on it....should be able to sell it for millions as it must be a one-of-a-kind collaboration between the 3 of them.
i'll never have to work again!
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13-05-2008, 10:38 PM
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bf xr6t + 351 xe esp weee
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lol reminds me of the ebay ad when up for grabs was the newspaper memorial poster of peter brock.... signed by peter brock. sold for $70 iirc.
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13-05-2008, 10:53 PM
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A few boxes of .22 hornet rounds, an Alvey sidecast reel, about 3 or 4 cable ties, all tied around the tailshaft (to play a joke on the owner I think) and a pack of Alpine 12's.
All were found in a hoon spec VR commodore I used to dirve in Darwin.
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18-05-2008, 07:26 PM
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13-05-2008, 11:36 PM
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Sorry buddy but really , so what, just needs wipe with a metho rag and its gone forever. :alien2: |
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14-05-2008, 12:57 AM
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I picked up an old ka laser ghia for parts quite a few years ago from the wreckers next door to where I once worked. He paid some old guy 50 for it who trailered it to the yard.
When I started to strip it, I found just over 3 grams of heroin, burnt spoons and syringes in the seat pocket, When i pulled the front passenger seat out also found $750 cash stuffed under it. :
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14-05-2008, 03:28 PM
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I guess we can now rename the thread - What have I found in my car! - :thebirds:
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17-05-2008, 11:55 PM
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handsomest man in showbiz
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Location: Melbourne
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Glad to see you weighed it,(it,s hard to find an honest dealer these days.) LOL A friend of mine asked me to check out a car he had already purchased and I found a whole lot of filler,rust and mechanical problems.Do these count
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14-05-2008, 01:07 AM
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1967 XR Falcon
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Who needs drug dealers when you have used cars?
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14-05-2008, 08:49 AM
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I found an Engelbert Humperdinck cassette wedged firmly in the tape player of my wagon when I bought it. It wouldn't eject either, so must've been there since about 1982. Considering the radio didn't work either, it made for an entertaining 3 hour drive home, singing "Quando, Quando, Quando" and "Spanish Eyes"...
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14-05-2008, 08:55 AM
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Found a nice Sidchrome, Imperial Socket Set under the back floor of an old HG Ute I brought once...
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14-05-2008, 10:15 AM
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FORD DRIVERS WANTED!
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14-05-2008, 09:39 AM
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Found a BIG bag of dope in a ZH Marquis I bought for parts... Only paid $200 for the car, so it could've been a winner, but further examination found that it was mouldy and possibly the same vintage as the car. Left it in the sellers letterbox the next day.
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14-05-2008, 06:42 PM
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Show me your boobs!
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14-05-2008, 10:10 AM
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Bought a Mazda work van for $150 about 5 years ago. The drivers seat wouldn't move all the way back so I had a look and found what was stopping it. It was about a 15 inch Maglite torch and a 12 inch Sidchrome shifter. Still got the torch and spanner...Van's long gone!
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What a find
Damn junkies
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