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01-09-2005, 03:10 PM
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This is old, but still relevant.
Two Ford's in the top ten and one of them an Aussie. http://www.drive.com.au/buy/TopTen/ChangedTheWorld.aspx
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01-09-2005, 09:28 PM
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Agree with the Model T, the mini and the 240Z. Maybe the XR GT started the 4 door muscle car thing. The FX was definately ground breaking for its time in this country.
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01-09-2005, 09:41 PM
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what about the GT40? i would have thought that would be there.
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02-09-2005, 06:37 AM
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When traveling to V8 Supercar rounds, i book through KYLEE MOLE Travel agents, She Goes, She Goes, She Goes & I just went. Now Zetec Powered. 1.6lt of madness. But the XR8 still remains
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02-09-2005, 07:05 AM
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they call me Tibbo
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what about the Willys jeep of the WWII era, does it not classify as a ''car'?
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02-09-2005, 07:53 AM
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The car's got pickup
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02-09-2005, 01:45 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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I reckon the XR GT was the start of the Australian muscle car era.
It was the first GT Ford Australia made wasnt it? |
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02-09-2005, 02:06 PM
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My EB2XR8
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I reckon that's pretty close to accurate. The Rangie started something big and was nearly 20 years ahead of the likes of Nissan and Toyota in that particular niche.
The Willys was a big one. Though I suppose not really as much a car that 'shaped our automotive landscape' as they put it, here in Aus. But that's tough to classify. For us, definately cars like the XR GT and obviously the FX. |
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02-09-2005, 07:24 PM
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Fiesta Zetec
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XR GT was the first Aussie muscle car but not the first local V8. It might have been the first 4 door muscle car in the world? Not to sure. I know at the mine, the USA was focusing on 2 door bodies. And nothing interesting was coming out of europe, in terms of muscle cars.
I was just thinking, which car sparked the rice wars? Was it the Civic?
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03-09-2005, 07:07 AM
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The car's got pickup
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260z 240k 180B SSS 1600 et al. |
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03-09-2005, 08:52 AM
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I think those cars are too old. Ricing didnt come in until about the early 1990s??
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03-09-2005, 09:59 AM
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The car's got pickup
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 Driving up behind a turbo Bluebird or an RX7 and saying how the rice-burners really stink... |
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03-09-2005, 04:30 PM
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Fiesta Zetec
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Haha so true!
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03-09-2005, 08:18 PM
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They could of at least mentioned the Valiant Charger.
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04-09-2005, 04:35 PM
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Yeah that was the fastest down the quarter in its time. Worthy of a mention.
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