Cars you don't see many of anymore

[GCRXR6]

Originally Posted by Tassie f100

Yeah there was plenty of the rebadged stuff around then.The 3 you said then Laser/323. Commodore /Lexcen. .Suzuki Swift/Holden Barina. Corolla /Nova. Camry/Apollo. Patrol/ Maverick probably a couple more,but the old brain isn’t as well tuned as it used to be.

A friend bought a Lexcen because "The Toyota was better than a Holden." All good until he started looking at the parts.

[Tassie f100]

Originally Posted by GCRXR6

A friend bought a Lexcen because "The Toyota was better than a Holden." All good until he started looking at the parts.

Knew an old digger who bought a Laser because he hated the Japanese.Wasn’t terribly happy when I pointed out it was a Mazda with Ford badging.

[janddbone]

But, made in Australia...

[DFB FGXR6]

Originally Posted by janddbone

But, made in Australia...

Were Telstar's made in the Homebush plant alongside the Laser?

The key thing with the Mazda involvement during those years was the injection of knowledge from Japan into the Australian Ford factories, improving efficiency and quality.

[Tassie f100]

Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

Were Telstar's made in the Homebush plant alongside the Laser?

The key thing with the Mazda involvement during those years was the injection of knowledge from Japan into the Australian Ford factories, improving efficiency and quality.

I hate to think what our motor industry would have been turning out if the Japanese hadn’t got involved in the Aust market.Our local offerings were pretty ordinary in comparison as far as finish,reliability and basic “luxuries”as in heaters,radios and carpet were concerned.

[.:4:.]

coming home from the shops today, an rx7 pulled out from the smash repairers and I was driving behind it. It was an early one, so fb or something, but looked very much like an 80's bathurst race replica. So big flares, big spoiler on the rear, painted white with blue stripes and had a drop tank in the back. Surprisingly it wasn't loud, made no turbo sounds so it might still have been a non turbo 12a rotary. Clearly someone has thrown a lot of money into it to get it to where its at. Still a cool car though.

[Fordman1]

Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

Were Telstar's made in the Homebush plant alongside the Laser?

The key thing with the Mazda involvement during those years was the injection of knowledge from Japan into the Australian Ford factories, improving efficiency and quality.

Telstars were made in Broadmeadows alongside the Falcon, it didn’t last long though (was it 7 or so years ?), and all of the investment including the 4 cylinder Engine plant (plant 5 Geelong), eventually went down the drain.

[roKWiz]

Looks to be a GTV which I personally haven't spotted in a long while.



Complete with prayer flags.

[xkxlxm]

Yesterday: early to mid eighties Gemini SLX, blue, full Vic rego, towing a small trailer

[xkxlxm]

Today I saw a nice Holden ute. On the way back I stopped for a better look. Red, base model, simple steel rims, very clean, four horizontal bars to the grille, what I thought would be a VN or VP ute ... but from Wiki I learnt that it's called a VG. Raised roof line - for the Akubra hats? It was in really nice condition; looked great. Full Vic reg, B/W plates.

[GasoLane]

Originally Posted by xkxlxm

Raised roof line - for the Akubra hats? It was in really nice condition; looked great. Full Vic reg, B/W plates.

Shouldn't be, Akubra's should be here like in my old XG

[xkxlxm]

"The VG shared the frontal appearance of the VN Commodore but its 2-door cabin featured a raised roofline, marketed as able to accommodate the Akubra hat favoured by many "bushies". (Wikipedia)

Today: BMW 2002, full Vic reg B/W personalised plates

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by GasoLane

Shouldn't be, Akubra's should be here like in my old XG


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Wonder if Gricey had one.

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by xkxlxm

Today I saw a nice Holden ute. On the way back I stopped for a better look. Red, base model, simple steel rims, very clean, four horizontal bars to the grille, what I thought would be a VN or VP ute ... but from Wiki I learnt that it's called a VG. Raised roof line - for the Akubra hats? It was in really nice condition; looked great. Full Vic reg, B/W plates.

VG/VR/VS utes are going for drug money these days, can't believe the prices they change hands for.

[PooDog]

Originally Posted by roKWiz

Wonder if Gricey had one.

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The mighty Gricey ......my favorite driver

[vbvbvb088]

Me too, kept trying at Bathurst, then won. Group A early, NASCAR, 1990, HSV etc..

[PooDog]

Yep did it all on a shoe string budget ,like Dick In the early days just a legend

[whitelion65]

Originally Posted by PooDog

Yep did it all on a shoe string budget ,like Dick In the early days just a legend

Couldn’t afford brakes….had to use Moffatt ! 🥰

[.:4:.]

Something i saw a couple days back was a vp ss. Not a hsv vn ss, a holden vp ss. It was parked beside a vk hdt, however, its hard to tell if the vk was a fake blue meanie or real. Pretty sure the vp ss was real because why would you fake one?

[PooDog]

Originally Posted by whitelion65

Couldn’t afford brakes….had to use Moffatt ! 🥰

Was nice of Moffat to cancel his hotel room that time so Gricey could get his usual room !! .....lol

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by PooDog

The mighty Gricey ......my favorite driver

off topic....Liked Gricey but my favourite to follow was Big Rev Kev in the old Camaro. Geeze he caused some accidents back in the day.

on topic... spotted a first gen Hyundai Excel. Tired, dirty and well worn but still running on full reg. Thought most ended up in the Excel racing class bringing us back to motor racing.

[ford71V8]

Originally Posted by roKWiz

on topic... spotted a first gen Hyundai Excel. Tired, dirty and well worn but still running on full reg. Thought most ended up in the Excel racing class bringing us back to motor racing.

Owner probably unaware his Excel ****box can be offloaded to the racing guys for big dollars.

[xkxlxm]

VW Up!

[Bossxr8]

Jag XJS in british racing green. Looked mint too. I think the number plate was XJS6.

[Citroënbender]

I saw a bright red one on Christmas Day. Figured they must have the AC sorted!

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by ford71V8

Owner probably unaware his Excel ****box can be offloaded to the racing guys for big dollars.

They all just completely disappeared off the roads, they used to be all over the joint with their rear fog light on giving everyone the ****s.

[Bossxr8]

Originally Posted by Citroënbender

I saw a bright red one on Christmas Day. Figured they must have the AC sorted!

2 old Jags actually running? Must have been a good day at the Lucas electrics factory.

[hayseed]

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

2 old Jags actually running? Must have been a good day at the Lucas electrics factory.

It was Big Business back in the day Binning the V12 & fitting a 350 Chev in them..!!

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by hayseed

It was Big Business back in the day Binning the V12 & fitting a 350 Chev in them..!!

I've worked on one Jaguar with its original engine - an XJS12.

Every other 1980s/1970s Jag I've touched had a 350 in it

Or they were pilfered for the IFS setup on them to be used in other cars.

I really dislike VAG and I'm going to put British cars up there with them for **** designs, for such an engineering powerhouse, the **** that came out of the UK with four wheels is a disgrace

[Sprintey]

For design, they have greatness and are visionary - think original XK engines, original Range Rover concept, E-Type, the Land Rover postwar, the P6, Sir Alec Issigonis' original mini; hell even the Spitfire, the Lusitania & Mauretania, the steam engine, the whole industrial revolution...

It's the implementation of their designs since about 1970 however...