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Old 18-07-2008, 08:25 AM   #31
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I've seen a black G8 in Narre Warren, last few weeks.
Drives along Pound road about 6:30am. Left hand drive and all. Ahahaha.

G8 + Left Hand Drive = why bother!
Umm testing mules - how else do they do reliability testing without driving it in day to day conditions? I'm honestly surprised people are shocked to see an Australian developed car for the American market been tested here?
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Old 18-07-2008, 09:30 AM   #32
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although this is true for you and me (us Aussies), people from other countries can get a permit to bring their own car out and drive it around while they are here.
they do have a limited time (3 months i think) and then the car must go back.
no left to right hand conversion is needed and no age limit for the car applies.
I know this because the guy that owns the house up the road has a brother who still lives in the U.S and he brings out his 93 Camaro each year with Cali plates still on and its permitted for road use here.
Yes but it is not registered here, it is registered over there. There used to be lots of them at Alice Springs too. The 30/25 year thing has been around for a while and although holden use an over 30 year old engine design it still doesn't count...
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Old 18-07-2008, 10:56 AM   #33
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It could be the new Comaro with slightly changed body panels ???
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Old 18-07-2008, 06:20 PM   #34
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Hi all like Bud says he saw a LHD HR I posted something along those lines months back about a LHD HR Holden in Alice springs in 1970
some thing to to with the space base 30 Ks out of the alice there were a lot of LHD cars back then
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Old 18-07-2008, 06:26 PM   #35
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They certainly do look tough. Holden should use these panels for the SS and just stick a Holden badge on them.
Here I was thinking Mitsu 380 , fugly imho like a chisel
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Old 03-08-2008, 09:09 PM   #36
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Yeh I've noticed a few GTOs around too. pfft.
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Old 03-08-2008, 09:46 PM   #37
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Correct - I even had one pull into the next car wash bay to me in Mitcham a few months back, where upon the driver got out and gave it a bit of a hose down and soapy brush !

Seen a few badged 'Lumina' and also the UAE/Thailand bound LWB Chevy's around my neck of the woods too.
Thailand is RHD
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I've seen a red one on Cardinia Road in Pakenham a few times on my way home, has a sticker on the rear bumper 'caution: left hand drive'. I'd say it comes from the Holden Proving Ground down @ Lang Lang.
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