Confirmed: Holden plant will shut October 20

[roddy1960]

Originally Posted by DJR-351

As far as I know still Australian owned and made in Qld.....

G'day ..That's good..I'm a traitor I used to have a little Cox stockman 10.5 hp..circa 1995 with the variable speed drive..she eventually carked it..A couple of years ago I bought a Husqvarna..18 hp...
Re Cox...Maybe they should build cars too..Tell you what , they'd be the fastest down to the shops because you'd be able to 'cut' all the corners...Cheers Rod.

[csv8]

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

Must be the only one. My girlfriends Captiva has already had the window regs replaced and now there is a really loud rattle when the ac goes on. So back to the dealer again. They really are garbage.

What model and series???

[DFB FGXR6]

Originally Posted by roddy1960

G'day..Sorry , hogging the thread a bit BUT "We're all saved".. We do still make something with an engine..Yep, Victa...AND look here , who said ya can't buy a new Corvette in OZ.. Yes you can...Victa Corvette..push button start too come on some of their beasts. https://www.victa.com/au/en_au/home.html ..AND Cox Mowers too.http://www.coxmowers.com.au/range/ ..so who cares about our cars...We've got our mowers..We're right for eternity now so long as a massive drought doesn't kill all the grass or if Thailand or China decides to knock out a few mowers too..Then were cooked.Just the same check out the handling on this baby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTCLB-ODdWI . Cheers Rod

Well I'm more partial to the Victa Mustang myself. My grandpa had one of those green plastic shrouded ones from the seventies and Ive had a both 4 and 2 stroke modern versions. Top mower!

(Sorry to further derail this thread)

[Burnout]

Originally Posted by roddy1960

G'day ..That's good..I'm a traitor I used to have a little Cox stockman 10.5 hp..circa 1995 with the variable speed drive..she eventually carked it..A couple of years ago I bought a Husqvarna..18 hp...
Re Cox...Maybe they should build cars too..Tell you what , they'd be the fastest down to the shops because you'd be able to 'cut' all the corners...Cheers Rod.

I had a Cox, the back end was stuffed, so we modded it. Put a Morrie A40 back end in the thing, had to run bald rears to keep the young bloke under control.....
Didn't work for long he got an XR50T running 517rwhp now.

[Burnout]

Originally Posted by DJR-351

As far as I know still Australian owned and made in Qld.....

Everyone knows Australia is just a part of Queesland!

[roddy1960]

Originally Posted by Burnout

I had a Cox, the back end was stuffed, so we modded it. Put a Morrie A40 back end in the thing, had to run bald rears to keep the young bloke under control.....
Didn't work for long he got an XR50T running 517rwhp now.

G'day GOOD CHOICE...but can it cut the back lawn..Maybe it can..Sorry , slightly off topic again ...Re Holden. I first thought when I saw this thread ".Isn't it strange that so many of us in the Blue camp are feeling for the 'enemy' in the Red camp"..
No it's not actually the more time goes on because we are kindred spirits in many ways ..and we have already felt the pain of watching a company many of us had a passion and allegiance too wind up action..The Red camp will go through this in 9 months time. I visited (not joined) a Holden Forum back three months or so ago and I saw a thread entitled R.I.P. Ford...So many nice comments and one really jumped at me..Paraphrasing a bit but it read something like Thanks Ford..We needed you to keep us at our best..The competition was awesome....Even the Stang was admired by one or two there...Just shows ya.... Cheers Rod..
Cheers Rod....

[malazn mafia]

Originally Posted by roddy1960

G'day GOOD CHOICE...but can it cut the back lawn..Maybe it can..Sorry , slightly off topic again ...Re Holden. I first thought when I saw this thread ".Isn't it strange that so many of us in the Blue camp are feeling for the 'enemy' in the Red camp"..
No it's not actually the more time goes on because we are kindred spirits in many ways ..and we have already felt the pain of watching a company many of us had a passion and allegiance too wind up action..The Red camp will go through this in 9 months time. I visited (not joined) a Holden Forum back three months or so ago and I saw a thread entitled R.I.P. Ford...So many nice comments and one really jumped at me..Paraphrasing a bit but it read something like Thanks Ford..We needed you to keep us at our best..The competition was awesome....Even the Stang was admired by one or two there...Just shows ya.... Cheers Rod..
Cheers Rod....

Humanity is a funny thing, nothing is absolute if one is truly human. Reminds me of the Christmas Truce of 1914. One may hate, plunder or kill the opposition, but somewhere in the back of our minds, the fact remains that underneath it all, we were all brothers from different mothers and can't help but feel sorry to see their demise.

http://www.history.com/topics/world-...-truce-of-1914

[Syndrome]

Originally Posted by Brazen

Soon Australia will be the largest car market in the world where there is no local car manufacturing, and the only country in the G20 that doesn't make cars.

How long before we are no longer part of the G20?

[Burnout]

Originally Posted by Syndrome

How long before we are no longer part of the G20?

March, 2017.

[Joe5619]

Originally Posted by Brazen

Soon Australia will be the largest car market in the world where there is no local car manufacturing, and the only country in the G20 that doesn't make cars.

Where exactly did you get this information from..

[Syndrome]

Originally Posted by Joe5619

Where exactly did you get this information from..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G20#List_of_members

Most of these nations manufacture vehicles.

[Nu66et]

Originally Posted by Syndrome

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G20#List_of_members

Most of these nations manufacture vehicles.

All but 3 have double or more population.

[csv8]

Toyota unlikely to use Holden closure date http://www.drive.com.au/motor-news/t...=homePageNews2

[Bossxr8]

Originally Posted by csv8

What model and series???

Don't know, don't care, but it's less than 2 years old. It's a petrol 4 cylinder sh*tbox.

[Iggle Piggle]

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/s...6cd990073d7a08

Holden to host a ‘Dream Cruise’ and family fun day before carmaker closes its Elizabeth doors

IT WILL be the ultimate lap of honour, when thousands of Holden owners participate in a 10km “dream cruise” to mark the end of an era for car manufacturing in South Australia.

Monaros, Toranas, Commodores and Sandmans will be among the iconic Australian vehicles that roar through the northern suburbs on Sunday, October 15, The Advertiser can reveal.

The history-making drive — five days before Holden’s Elizabeth factory closes its doors — will be followed by a family fun day at Central District Football Club, at Elizabeth South.

While the farewell event signals the end of 69 years of Australian manufacturing for Holden, the day aims to be a celebration of not only the cars, but also the people behind them.

Holden senior group leader Dave Depares, who started working at Holden in 1988 as a 17 year old, said he would be driving his Elizabeth-made, 2016 HSV in the cruise. His wife Anne, who he met when she worked at the Elizabeth plant, will be behind the wheel of her 2003 Monaro.

“It is the end of an era for local manufacturing and it has been a big part of my life,” Mr Depares said.

“I think it will be a proud day. It will be good to celebrate what we have achieved over the years and showcase all of the products we’ve made.”

The cruise will start at Elizabeth City Centre and go past Holden’s vehicle operations plant on Philip Hwy, then end at the My Money House Oval at Central Districts.

It will be led by the first and last cars built in Australia: a 1948 48/215 and a 2017 VF Commodore. Thousands of cars are expected to take part. Holden executive director of manufacturing Richard Phillips said owners with vehicle models made or assembled by Holden in Australia could register to participate in the cruise from Wednesday.

“We want to hold an event that recognises the large community of people who care about the brand (and) its manufacturing heritage,” he said.

The event at Elizabeth South will feature a show ‘n’ shine competition.

Register at holdendreamcruise.com.au

Tried to put this in the original Holden closure thread but it was locked...was still worth my trouble finding that thread though as I got another look at Uber Knee's avatar.