Cars you don't see many of anymore

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

There were three of those late-model Corona's in our street at one stage. The
gossip three doors down had the horrible looking SR model with stripes and a body kit, like this one.................

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Her husband drove a Corona wagon.

And the guy next door had a Avante sedan.

Horrible things.

That thing looks like it was designed with a 15cm ruler and a crayon, then they used CAD for the body kit - cardboard aided design.

All we need is a montage of 1980s wall street people wearing aviators, answering the phone with some retrosynth music to the background for our Corona ad.

[smoo]

Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo

That thing looks like it was designed with a 15cm ruler and a crayon, then they used CAD for the body kit - cardboard aided design.

All we need is a montage of 1980s wall street people wearing aviators, answering the phone with some retrosynth music to the background for our Corona ad.

With some boomer in the back ground whinging about 20% mortgage rates.

Was the front wheel drive Coronas available in the Aus market?
Always thought the last two generations were a decent looking car for their day, drove pretty good as well (apparently). Nearly non existent now.

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo

That thing looks like it was designed with a 15cm ruler and a crayon, then they used CAD for the body kit - cardboard aided design.

All we need is a montage of 1980s wall street people wearing aviators, answering the phone with some retrosynth music to the background for our Corona ad.

I would have thought boxy 80's - early 90's look would be right up your alley.

btw if you are going to learn measurements in building terms use mm's.

[ford71V8]

Usually see these at shows not in a BWS carpark.

Theres a wagon in the area too, same colour and GS stripes, but no vinyl roof.....yet to get the photo

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by ford71V8

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Usually see these at shows not in a BWS carpark.

Theres a wagon in the area too, same colour and GS stripes, but no vinyl roof.....yet to get the photo

Nice. Cragers look good on that green.

[Franco Cozzo]

One for me



Clean optioned up Statesman on M80 Greensborough bound.

[EBSXR6]

Originally Posted by ford71V8

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Usually see these at shows not in a BWS carpark.

Theres a wagon in the area too, same colour and GS stripes, but no vinyl roof.....yet to get the photo

Not long after the XD was released there was an ex Ford Motor Company XC Fairmont Hardtop with 351 4 Speed Manual in the Dark Metallic Green with a Black Vinyl Roof, Sunroof and all the Options at Alan Coffey Ford in Ringwood.
I thought it looked sensational.

[roKWiz]

Old Ferd's in convoy today at Everton general store. Home of the crappiest food.

[XR Martin]

Reasonable condition DC LTD but with the 4.0L.
Cant have been that many made.

[xkxlxm]

Today: VN Calais, dark blue, original green/white Vic plates, parked on someone's lawn; Vicroads check says it's registered to 18 August this year.

Yesterday: first gen. Prius; Sunday: a mate's ZD Fairlane.

[DJM83]

If you know, you know (yeah not the same model Evo i know)
Evos not something you see often. Way better than STi Subis

Originally Posted by Roman Pearce

Roman Pearce Don't even think about takin' the convertible. It might loosen your mousse.

Originally Posted by Brian O'Connor

No, that's cool. That's too much chrome for me anyways.

Evo V


Also EBII SXR8

I wanted those wheels so bad on my XF Ghia

[Cav]

My new car, well it's 10 years old, and it sends the chicks wild.

Luckily it has central locking.

[anobserver]

Downsizing, Cav?

[ford71V8]

You could put that in the back of the ute.


Maybe add a set of blades underneath for the weekend lawn-mowing

[XR Martin]

Originally Posted by Cav

My new car, well it's 10 years old.

Luckily it has central locking.

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Do your parents know?

[Cav]

Originally Posted by XR Martin

Do your parents know?

Bastards!

[Tonz]

Its not nice calling your parents names like that.

I was going to ask if you can actually fit in and drive it?

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by Cav

My new car, well it's 10 years old, and it sends the chicks wild.

Luckily it has central locking.

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Time to check you into that dementia ward I think, Fiat 500

[roKWiz]

Mods. We need a thread title change........Car we shouldn't see anymore.

[Tonz]

serious they if you had got the Fiat Arabeth version I would have been impressed. A serious bit of performance car.

[XR Martin]

Originally Posted by Tonz

serious they if you had got the Fiat Arabeth version I would have been impressed. A serious bit of performance car.

I remember drag racing one in my EL XR8 many years ago and we were dead even.

[Citroënbender]

I’m right here to help when it has Selespeed issues.

[Cav]

Originally Posted by Citroënbender

I’m right here to help when it has Selespeed issues.

Nope, the bloody red chick magnet has a 5 speed manual gearbox.

Did you know that a Fiat 500 travelling at 80km/h can overtake an XR6 Turbo travelling at 70km/h?

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by Cav

Nope, the bloody red chick magnet has a 5 speed manual gearbox.

Did you know that a Fiat 500 travelling at 80km/h can overtake an XR6 Turbo travelling at 70km/h?

I wonder if we'd both fit in it for a bakery run

[kevino]

Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo

I wonder if we'd both fit in it for a bakery run

$26990 plus on road costs for an Abarth 595 in Nz /manual 107kw not the higher kw 695 we get here.

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by kevino

$26990 plus on road costs for an Abarth 595 in Nz /manual 107kw not the higher kw 695 we get here.

The one that was circa $35K here was a joke in comparison to the Fiesta ST at the same price point, you really needed to be keen on the emotional side of it to justify purchasing that thing I reckon.

As far as Abarth goes, I don't like convertibles but I'd be keen on the Abarth 124, it's a less gay version of the Mazda MX5,

It's built by Mazda but powered by Fiat, so it's got forced induction rather than naturally aspirated 4 cylinder boat anchor like the MX5.

Naturally aspirated 4 and 6 cylinder engines in this day and age should be a human rights violation.

[DFB FGXR6]

Spotted a very early BA FPV GT-P in Blue Pearl this morning. Looked and sounded so good.

Then a Envy Green BA GT was sitting at the at the lights in the opposite direction.

[xkxlxm]

Mk 1 Golf yesterday, red with white stripes and 'Citi' name. I looked it up:

https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/w...ther-25-years/

Also: three XE sedans in a backyard, apparently been there for a while

And a Nissan Skyline GX 3.0, original condition, full reg., daily driver.

[kevino]

Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo

The one that was circa $35K here was a joke in comparison to the Fiesta ST at the same price point, you really needed to be keen on the emotional side of it to justify purchasing that thing I reckon.

As far as Abarth goes, I don't like convertibles but I'd be keen on the Abarth 124, it's a less gay version of the Mazda MX5,

It's built by Mazda but powered by Fiat, so it's got forced induction rather than naturally aspirated 4 cylinder boat anchor like the MX5.

Naturally aspirated 4 and 6 cylinder engines in this day and age should be a human rights violation.

95 per cent of car owners wouldn’t know the diff!

[Sprintey]

Done another cross country, and basically Aussie cars are what you don't see many of anymore across the Nullarbor.

Props to the mad lad going over in AUII Champagne gold forte.

Once in SA, however... it was thick with VYs more than any other older car. This time counted more VYs > VEs > VF's s
VF's seemed thin on the road, at 10 years old.

Not too many BA/BF, and a reasonable amount of FG1s once you get to the south east of the country. A couple of Territory SZs going over, and more Territories once out in the wheatbelts than Falcons.

All LandCruisers once bush really.
Instead of the old Aussie cars on the big runs now, and I saw quite a few Subys, and Mazda/Hyundai/Kia SUVs going over. But mostly it's Toyota.