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21-01-2009, 05:29 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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I don't know if this has been posted before. If it has can some one please delete.
I received these pics in an email today from a Sydney Ford dealer, quite a find, just wish it was here. Subject: Ford Find Attached are pics of some GTs that were found in a shed behind a pub in South Africa. These are GENUINE GTs however the GTs that were made for South Africa were badged as Fairmont GTs. In some of the pics you'll also see what looks like a HT Monaro. This has the same body, interior, etc as the Australian Monaro with a few minor differences and was badged as a Chevy SS.       |
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21-01-2009, 05:31 PM
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Geez, I hope they're coming here.
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21-01-2009, 05:34 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Somebody has just become "very rich" indeed.
What a find! |
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21-01-2009, 05:35 PM
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BF XR6, oh yeah!!
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That is absolutely unreal, like traveling back in time.
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21-01-2009, 05:35 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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OH MY GOD THAT IS JUST CRAZY
Who owned all these cars? Have they been sold to someone or soemthing?
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21-01-2009, 05:45 PM
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I feel like crying like chevvy chase (clark) when he is overly happy.
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21-01-2009, 05:52 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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**** Me
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21-01-2009, 06:07 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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fwoar! those photos almost look like vintage photos, not ONE car in any pic newer than like 1978 - someone just won the auto lotto!
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21-01-2009, 06:36 PM
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The Vengeful One
 
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Thats amazing!, wonder where they are all going on the back of that truck!
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21-01-2009, 08:12 PM
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The monaro went back to Holden so they could see where they went wrong!! Lol..
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21-01-2009, 06:37 PM
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imagine if u bought the property without realizing they were on there, how excited would u be!!! but then imagin if the cops said that they had to take them coz they were stolen!!!!!!!!!!!
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21-01-2009, 07:35 PM
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Bring on the Boss
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My parents bought a pub and found a dozen bottles of 20 year old grange in the shed and I thought that was pretty good... Why couldn't it have been a dozen GT's....
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21-01-2009, 07:50 PM
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Half an aussie garage!!
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Aren't the monaro wheels a bit modern for a 'barn find'??
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21-01-2009, 08:25 PM
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21-01-2009, 08:49 PM
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I am Groot
 
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I DONT WANT TO SEE THIS ***T!!!!!!
I work with a couple of South Africans that keep telling me they cant find any GTs or Monaros at home...........LIES!!!ALL LIES!!!!! I WILL KILL THEM TO DEATH  : : : But then again this is probably why they cant find one.......  : : :.
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21-01-2009, 07:58 PM
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Crikeys - don't tell Donny - he'll buy the friggin lot!
Although the SA GT's aren't worth mega bucks, there's still a significant $$$ value there to be realised.  : Need anymore GT's Donny...?
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21-01-2009, 08:51 PM
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Looks like to me someone has cottoned on that they're worth a bit and has scoured the countryside in Sth Africa buying them up and will export them to Oz probably and make a small fortune.
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21-01-2009, 09:05 PM
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I am Groot
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22-01-2009, 01:19 PM
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21-01-2009, 08:52 PM
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most look like they have been put there not to long ago ,there would be a lot more junk /leaves dust on em if they been there for a long time. and as said with the wheels ,fairly modern.going buy the state of some of them they have done their fair share of driving ,still wish that was my shed but!!!
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21-01-2009, 08:53 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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What can you say?? Love to know the full story behind the photos.
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21-01-2009, 08:53 PM
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I would say its someones collection being catelogued/moved or sold off. Way too clean to be forgotten about and yes .... some wheels are a tad too modern!
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21-01-2009, 09:03 PM
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About the closest i will ever get to a genuine Classic GT.. couldn't give a fag what its worth, you would know in your heart what it is..
How much are these going for these days, i remember a few years back it was 15-20K territory. |
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21-01-2009, 09:17 PM
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I am Groot
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Here asking $98k ?? http://www.seven82motors.com.au/cars...ale.php?page=1 Have a few more around the $50k mark some where but cant find them at the mo....
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21-01-2009, 09:24 PM
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bye iam off to buy that property ! report me lost if iam not back cya all ! take care all of you
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21-01-2009, 09:40 PM
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I am Groot
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This is a good site if anyone is interested in SA GTs....
http://www.aussiexport.com/sagt.htm No, nothing to do with me before anyone asks, but have been looking around, and as FPV8U say it will probably be the only way i will own a GENUINE GT aswell.........
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21-01-2009, 10:29 PM
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Does anyone know how many GT Fairmonts were originally made / sold in South Africa compared to how many were made here?
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21-01-2009, 10:52 PM
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I am Groot
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but i have found out that not all SA GTs stayed in SA, some went on to another little country on the African continent....
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21-01-2009, 11:15 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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I like that SS/Monaro muchly.
A nice XW Fairmont from Seth Efrica would suit me just fine. |
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22-01-2009, 01:22 AM
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Ford Hoarder
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This looks like tom's collection of GT's. im pretty sure they were purchased from all over the country then shipped over here in one lot. heres a link about it from the fairmont gt forums
http://forum.fairmontgt.com/viewtopi...st=0&sk=t&sd=a |
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