Cars you don't see many of anymore

[Franco Cozzo]

Driving about Melbourne it's getting rare to see particular cars on the roads as time goes on, say from 2010 to 2020 the landscape of our 'car parc' has significantly changed as the older vehicles retire.

Hyundai Excel is something you hardly see these days compared to 10 years ago where it seemed they were still everywhere with their annoying rear fog light on.

Hyundai Getz has all but disappeared.

Ford Festiva and it's Mazda 121 brother were about in numbers which you hardly see.

EF/EL Falcon doesn't appear on the roads too much either.

Also 1990s Jap imports like R33 Skyline is uncommon now where as a decade ago there were heaps of the povvo spec GTS-25/T variations kicking about Melbourne.

What have you noticed over the decades where there were heaps and then they just seemingly disappeared from the roads as time progressed?

[prktkljokr]

Honda Zot
back window always reminded me of a diving mask

[Fairlane 500]

An Australian icon,

The great Ford Falcon Taxi.

[roKWiz]

Along with the Zot, 80s and 90s Accords used to be everywhere, Tarago's were the main soccer mum shopping cart.

I'll mention the bleeding obvious trucks but one night I went to sleep and woke the next morning to discover that al the Louisville's had disappeared and all the Ford Traders went to India.

[Fed]

I haven't seen a daily driver VW for 3 decades.

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by Fed

I haven't seen a daily driver VW for 3 decades.

Beetle ?? There are 3 here, daily's commuting to Albury/Wodonga and a local Kombi.

And good to see they are all on full rego.

[Tonz]

Originally Posted by prktkljokr

Honda Zot
back window always reminded me of a diving mask

you do not understand the joy of those until you drive one and go faster than a BMC Mini from traffic lights.....that was many years ago.

[CobraJet351]

XF's and VL's

[Citroënbender]

Peugeot 306. Plenty sold here, bodies never rusted, just reached negligible value and were scrapped.

[ebv8]

here in Wollongong we are blessed with all those forgotten cars
the choice of the local meth expert is an excel or magna
old hoons drive falcons and young hoons drive holdens, plenty around here
plenty of rare cars around most are located in disrepair up driveways or front yards but still seen driving

i found a vauxhall viva when i went home a different way the other day and on the same street i found a drifters junkyard, R32 coupe some silvias and 180's all dumped out he front. i'd love that R32

my local wrecker has heaps of rare cars too but he wants too much for complete cars so they just rust away

[Pis-ton broke]

i don,t see any porsche 111,s anymore.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXFvygp1igM

[hayseed]

The Toyota Hiace used to be as Common as.....arrrrs..... Bellybuttons.
But I never see one Now.

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by hayseed

The Toyota Hiace used to be as Common as.....arrrrs..... Bellybuttons.
But I never see one Now.

Seed, you need to look for them down in Lane Cove NP tourist park, all the backbackers probably abandoned them when they had to leave suddenly.
Failing that outback NT or WA or Cairns. Along with Mitsi express and Nissan Urvans.

[anobserver]

Originally Posted by ebv8

here in Wollongong we are blessed with all those forgotten cars
the as of the local meth expert is an excel or magna

Here in Bris, not even the p plate zoomer gen want magnas now. Cant say i blame them, really... they have a number of mech issues that inevitably arise with mileage.

Originally Posted by ebv8

i found a vauxhall viva when i went home a different way the other day and on the same street i found a drifters junkyard, R32 coupe some silvias and 180's all dumped out he front. i'd love that R32

my local wrecker has heaps of rare cars too but he wants too much for complete cars so they just rust away

Always liked the 180s, the skyline sedans and four door straight sixes...but the remaining 180s are for the most part, modified (ie made worse). Watched a youngish bloke leaving his tyre shop employer in one - wider wheels, slammed, fat exhaust.... ruined.

Im going outside to yell at clouds again....

[BENT_8]

Wide body camrys and same era corollas.
Once were heaps, now a rarity.

[hayseed]

Originally Posted by roKWiz

Seed, you need to look for them down in Lane Cove NP tourist park.

We'll be Camping there in a few weeks time. I'll have a Look.

i was thinking More in terms of Couriers & Tradies using them in their First Life..

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by hayseed

We'll be Camping there in a few weeks time. I'll have a Look.

i was thinking More in terms of Couriers & Tradies using them in their First Life..

They probably were all ex courier and trade vehicle conversions.
(thank you youtube.)
Take a look down the bottom row when you get there but get a tetanus shot beforehand.

[b0son]

Although there were never that many around to begin with... Holden Calibra and Ford Probe

[M&Ms]

Nissan Pulsar GTiR

[anobserver]

Ford Lasers.

[Gomer]

Mitsubishi 380

[roKWiz]

Telstar's and Mazda 929 of that era.

[Rob 351]

Chrysler/Mitsubishi Sigma.

[blue sleeper]

I saw a AU1 Forte a couple of days ago, I don't think I've seen one those since they first came out!

[bb_zetec]

Falcon Wagons....when I was younger you'd see them all the time...esp. XD TO XF and EB to ED.

Not to mention AU and BA to BF..

Now they are all gone it seems...

[roKWiz]

Yes, depends on where you live, country /city. Rust belt coast or dry inland.

Imagined if it regularly snowed all over Australia, I reckon there would be even less old stuff due to salting the roads in winter.

[Express]

Datsun 180B, 200B & 120Y

[Trevor 57]

Valiants

[Rico 110s]

Originally Posted by Fairlane 500

An Australian icon,

The great Ford Falcon Taxi.

I could not believe it but saw one pull out of a side street in Brisbane the other day. Bitter sweet moment for me and what it meant to Australian Manufacturing.

[MustangNicko]

EL XR's. Always put me in a trance.