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18-12-2011, 08:02 PM | #1 | ||
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Hi everyone I have some great news for everyone that loves FORDS that Eric bana's coupe 'THE BEAST' is back on the road, the photo was taken by a fellow facebook friend, he posted this photo while he was driving. Please take a look and enjoy
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...type=1&theater Cheers Esky |
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18-12-2011, 08:04 PM | #2 | ||
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Noice
(linky not good - or is it just me)
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18-12-2011, 08:07 PM | #3 | ||
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For those of you that can't see it
Cheers Col
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18-12-2011, 08:08 PM | #4 | ||
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Yep the link is not working for me either.But i can see the pic above ^ ^ ^.
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18-12-2011, 08:09 PM | #5 | ||
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What a tough looking ride! Love it
Go the Coupes |
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18-12-2011, 08:14 PM | #6 | ||
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yea baby....
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18-12-2011, 08:25 PM | #7 | ||
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sweet
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18-12-2011, 08:27 PM | #8 | ||
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Thanks geez Lousie for fixing the link, the coupe looks so good. Going to go watch the movie again.
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18-12-2011, 08:28 PM | #9 | ||
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Better then ever as well!
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18-12-2011, 08:31 PM | #10 | ||
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Looks tough as ever!
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18-12-2011, 08:33 PM | #11 | ||
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18-12-2011, 08:36 PM | #12 | ||
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Clarkson shoud be happy that the leaves are gone.
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18-12-2011, 08:38 PM | #13 | ||
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Drool!
Glad it could be repeaired and is back on the black stuff |
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18-12-2011, 09:06 PM | #14 | ||
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Just a few mods... lol
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18-12-2011, 09:23 PM | #15 | ||
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absolutely awesome!!
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18-12-2011, 09:25 PM | #16 | ||
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Nice to see it back on the road again.
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18-12-2011, 09:30 PM | #17 | ||
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The campfire car is back, now if I could only convince my Mrs to go back on the confiscation of my campfire car...
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18-12-2011, 09:54 PM | #18 | ||
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Great to see it back on the road, hope he does a mag feature on it's rebiuld.
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18-12-2011, 10:03 PM | #19 | ||
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Come on Roy...Banners coupe in Street Fords...do it!
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18-12-2011, 10:03 PM | #20 | |||
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18-12-2011, 10:03 PM | #21 | ||
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I remember watching the movie about his car, im wondering how on earth did it not become a write off and un repairable? unless its a non street car, anyone know?
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18-12-2011, 10:06 PM | #22 | ||
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Just hard work and some $$$$..
A workshop in Queensland who fixes V8 tourers with there cages etc did the repaires.. About 6 months back it left the workshop...
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18-12-2011, 10:07 PM | #23 | |||
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I doubt it would have been repaired under insurance, therefore not being a write off. You can see some rebuild pics showing a new rear 1/4 and RHF chassis rails and rad support. Can't see any reason for it not being unregesterable. Keep in mind that its not under general rego and normal rules don't apply.
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18-12-2011, 10:13 PM | #24 | ||
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Yay! Good to see it back where it belongs...
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18-12-2011, 10:47 PM | #25 | ||
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Great news, great story too. But at the end of the day, how much of it is the original car, it should be called Frankenstein, not the Beast.
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18-12-2011, 11:07 PM | #26 | ||
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My old man used to have an xb gs we all called the beast too, that's one tough coupe though, nearly cried when he crashed it. Great to see it back.
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18-12-2011, 11:15 PM | #27 | |||
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Anyone who ever said it would "never be repaired" or was "unrepairable" has obviously never had anything to do with the world of restoring vintage cars...more than once i've seen a trailer load of rusted crap from the bush loosely sitting on a bent old chassis wheel out of the workshop a year later as a concourse condition trophy winner...Bana's car was bent, yes, but no biggy, not if you have the money and time. |
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18-12-2011, 11:25 PM | #28 | |||
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18-12-2011, 11:31 PM | #30 | ||
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you'd be right gcg it is vic rego'd.
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