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Old 26-05-2011, 10:06 AM   #1
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Default Saw this mod on the way to work

Someones obviously put a bit of effort into it, sorry about the photo quality. Looks like someone has grafted a HJ/HX/HZ sedan with a ute & added dual rear wheels.



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Old 26-05-2011, 11:45 AM   #2
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wow. looks to be done pretty well. still hideous imo but each to their own
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Old 26-05-2011, 12:18 PM   #3
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I recall a Statesman being done the same way. I think Ive seen them as traybacks too.

Must be a b4stard to find a park. Much like that new Dodge.
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Old 26-05-2011, 12:18 PM   #4
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practicality and flexability? lol
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Old 26-05-2011, 12:22 PM   #5
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That is cool! Bet it's still (under)powered by a 253 though.
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Old 26-05-2011, 12:35 PM   #6
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Is that on Main's Rd near Sunnybank? I think I've seen it in the past but thought my eyes were playing a trick on me. Looks well done.
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Old 26-05-2011, 12:44 PM   #7
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I recall a Statesman being done the same way.
Yes i remember that, also seen Panel Vans receive the same treatment....

One of my favourite mags years ago was "Custom Vans & Trucks", sadly long out of print.... used to see lot's of this stuff....
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Old 26-05-2011, 12:50 PM   #8
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Yes i remember that, also seen Panel Vans receive the same treatment....

One of my favourite mags years ago was "Custom Vans & Trucks", sadly long out of print.... used to see lot's of this stuff....
Yeah I might have seen it in a mag. Thats the problem with gettin on, you dont know if you saw something for real, or in a mag.
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Old 26-05-2011, 12:55 PM   #9
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Someones obviously put a bit of effort into it, sorry about the photo quality. Looks like someone has grafted a HJ/HX/HZ sedan with a ute & added dual rear wheels.


I don't know how true it is, but apparently the guy who built it had 3 trailers stolen from him before he came up with this idea
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Old 26-05-2011, 02:18 PM   #10
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Is that on Main's Rd near Sunnybank? I think I've seen it in the past but thought my eyes were playing a trick on me. Looks well done.

Your spot on, basically had him in my view all the way from Mount Lindsay Hwy Park Ridge/Greenbank way. It has Victorian rego plates
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Old 26-05-2011, 02:40 PM   #11
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Yes i remember that, also seen Panel Vans receive the same treatment....

One of my favourite mags years ago was "Custom Vans & Trucks", sadly long out of print.... used to see lot's of this stuff....
A certain black Holden van with mercedes grill and ford gxl head lights and a blown 454 with 15x12 & 14x8 dragways springs to mind ?

Murals/crushed velour/mirrors them's were the days...
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Old 26-05-2011, 03:04 PM   #12
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There was an article in AMC i think last year.
A company was offering to modify them back in the late 1970s.
I think there was a picture of a Stateman? and the same type of ute as pictured above.

Pictures of the article appeared on here in a thread somewhere.
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Old 26-05-2011, 03:08 PM   #13
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A certain black Holden van with mercedes grill and ford gxl head lights and a blown 454 with 15x12 & 14x8 dragways springs to mind ?

Murals/crushed velour/mirrors them's were the days...
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Its funny, I remember them having an old CRT style 12 TV's etc. You would think today with LCD's to pop from the roof with DVD's and playstations etc they would be more popular. I cant figure todays kids out.

Bloody kids with their girlie hair and 'rollerboards' and MDF bicycles and pants around their knees. Pull your bloody pants up and get off my lawn.
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Old 26-05-2011, 05:03 PM   #14
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Murals/crushed velour/mirrors them's were the days...
Some memorable ones here, also a few not so...
Good music tho...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKNjo...eature=related
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Old 26-05-2011, 06:35 PM   #15
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This is probably where you saw it:

http://fordforums.com.au/showthread....an#post3538334
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Old 26-05-2011, 08:22 PM   #16
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i saw this ute about 2-3 months ago at northgate
i had to take a second look at it
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Old 26-05-2011, 10:35 PM   #17
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I saw a unique beast in Northern Sydney Sunday evening.

Was traveling the opposite direction at 70km/h so no chance to get a pic.

It had an old Chev / Ford front end similar to this:



And had this grafted on rear end:



Was bright yellow and the car carrying bit would have been at least 18foot long. Very nice, but it did look awkward / out of proportion a little.

Wish I got a pic of it.
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Old 26-05-2011, 11:23 PM   #18
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@Yellow_Festiva

Not this one, by any chance?



I'm pretty sure someone put that picture up in another thread somewhere on here.

And I think it was in Street Machine a couple of months ago, too.
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Old 27-05-2011, 07:08 AM   #19
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Yes XY GS! That was exactly the car I saw Thanks for the pic.
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