History Project

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Originally Posted by YeahNah17

To expand in my History Project I have to explain how it affected Australia’s Culture
Does anyone remember the original wheels HO Down the Hume article and the controversy surrounding the photo
Ive read that the photo was a popular poster for the youth of the day
Thanks everyone for the responses so far

How it affected people varied;
Some parents wanted these cars off the road, some parents wanted to buy one. Some young people wanted one, but couldn't afford one. Some people didn't care either way, because the roads they lived on would have ruined such vehicles in a matter of weeks, so they drove Landrovers, Land Cruisers, and other 4X4s. Some, I knew never owned a car & just drove a Truck. Most others out bush drove Utes, Holden, Falcon, Valiant.
Lots of people in town/cities drove the uncool basic locally produced sedans. They may have wanted one, but the desire only lasted till their next run down the local, so mostly it was for most people, just conversation.
The other thing you must remember, not everyone read Wheels Magazine.

[ESPJG32]

I have vivid memories of a local guy...just a bit older than me...buying a Ph 3 new ...he lived in a rural area, it was a silver with and orange stripe and over the next two years he proceeded to pound the car to bits, clipping guide posts etc....when the XA two door came out he traded the Ph 3 on a purple twodoor with massive rear tyres on it.....could never understand that ....I would have loved that car....I had a Cooper S at the time
Spoke to one of his cousins recently and asked if he regrets that sale and was told he regrets it every day.
I went racing Cooper S's and still am racing them today....I guess some people sell everything and sometimes regret it and some keep everything and never sell....I fit into the latter category.....I always wished i had the money he had at the time I would have kept that Ph3