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Old 09-03-2005, 12:21 AM   #1
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Found this for sale on e-bay. Is it Laminge's old Car? Looks bloody nice, bet it goes good too!
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Old 09-03-2005, 01:33 AM   #2
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mmmmm, supercharged xr8 6speed.... :sm_drool: LOL


Would be unreal to have that sort of car with those mods etc. If only i had the money...
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Old 09-03-2005, 02:35 AM   #3
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That looks horny as..........
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Old 09-03-2005, 02:51 AM   #4
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Now that id pay the money for not a el-ef with a ba engine for 50000 and this red baby has only 35000 bargain
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Old 09-03-2005, 08:10 AM   #5
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That center dash painted in Harlquin looks suspiciously like gary's old car.

Has anyone show him this?
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Old 09-03-2005, 08:18 AM   #6
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nice car. still deciding about the wing but other than that kick ***.
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Old 09-03-2005, 09:23 AM   #7
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Not a bad looking machine, does look very similar in the intereior to Gary's old AU II, but he didn't have the body kit did he?.
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Old 09-03-2005, 10:51 AM   #8
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Yeah it is, the who owns it works near I do. Used to see it everyday.
Its changed a bit since Gary had it though, 2 or 3 different sets of wheels, different wing, lowered even further?
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Old 09-03-2005, 11:45 AM   #9
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I thought gary hit an oil patch and put it into a freeway barrier? Well that was the last I heard.
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Old 09-03-2005, 01:25 PM   #10
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One would think that if you were advertising a car on ebay, you would at least learn to punctuate, and not type EVERYTHING IN CAPITOLS!

Nice car though!

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Old 09-03-2005, 01:33 PM   #11
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lol @ 35k
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Old 09-03-2005, 03:54 PM   #12
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Yep

Thats my old car, and it did hit the barrier in reverse on the Monash!

Suprised at price, but I dare say he has spent some cash on her as well
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Old 09-03-2005, 05:32 PM   #13
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Nice car, those wheels would have to be worth a fair bit. What sort of power did it put out when you had it Laminge? Is it running a T56 gearbox?
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Old 09-03-2005, 05:46 PM   #14
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Aaah the old beast... a fine machine she was, and I'd recognise that console ANYWHERE!!!
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ahhhhhh memories! i wonder what the repair job was like...

still a beast anyway! :hihi:
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Yes Dave.
Memories of seeing it with John Bowe driving it around Calder with Gary sitting in the passanger seat, grinning from ear to ear.

Ohh ant they had no brakes.
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Then it threw a blower belt.
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Old 09-03-2005, 08:06 PM   #17
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That stain led to the replacement of the leather seat too!

Also had to replace the passenger door handle as I yanked it out as Bowe took those corners!
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Old 09-03-2005, 08:37 PM   #18
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That stain led to the replacement of the leather seat too!

Also had to replace the passenger door handle as I yanked it out as Bowe took those corners!
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