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Wow, impressive list... you actually had a GTHO? bet ya wish ya still owned that baby... Also noticed the 2 Fiat 124's... really had a soft spot for them (still do), but ya don't see any these days.
Also the Monaro 327 - was that the Bathurst model?
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I paid $4500 for the GTHO in 1980 or 81. It belonged to a farmer & had seen a lot of gravel. The body was a bit rough when I got it but went like stink. Unfortunately I ran up the arse end of a cattle truck and wrote it off.(What can I say, young & bullet proof).
The 327 Monaro was a faker, was originally a 307 that I bought from a repo yard with the motor blown ( I can't remember what I paid for this but once again I got it for a good price as I was good friends with the guy who handled the tenders.) The 124's were great fun. I had intentions of putting a small block Chrysler into 1 of them but my idea's were greater than my bank balance at the time.
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Ah, that's right... it was originally a 307 Chev motor & the Salisbury diff which caused it to flick out to left on launch due to the HP and the unequal sized axles, in the HK IIRC... worth a few bob these days if you could find one... not a GTHO but they had some raw grunt !
Still might have been a Bathurst if it was an original 307...
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1980 Holden WB Ute
1994 Mitsubishi FTO 2000 Peugeot 206 GTI All in the space of like 2 years pretty good i would say my self to say i started out with $500
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I think a few of the vehicles in this list are probably worth a few bob these days. Most were picked up for a reasonable price years ago when I had them, but only increased in value long after they were no longer in my possesion. Unfortunately I didn't have the foresight then to realize what a long term investment was, so they were also disposed of cheap. I know I'd definitely like to still have a few them now.
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1986 corolla. Got this bad boy on 2 wheels. The only car I ever kept stock.
Mk1 escort sedan, 4age conversion. 100kw version. Mk1 escort panel van, red hot 1600. Ported head, cam, over sized high comp pistons and two webber 45mm side draught carbs. Miss this car... TA22 celica, got a recovered jap corona GT from the local council for $50. 120kw jap 2 litre. Dropped straight in. 1969 capri GT1600. VH commodore sedan. 202, yella terra head, cam, webbers etc. EA falcon. Ended up with a little Toyota super charger and blew up. Whoops. ST185 GT4 celica. EF XR8. Ended up supercharged. 1986ish charade sedan. Turbo 3 pot of awesome. Great little car. $400 XF sedan. 351, kitted C4, 9". My old man was a bad influence. BA XR6 manual. Cams, extractor and a tune. 300atwhp with no turbo. VS Senator. 355, 6 speed. Rebuilt by walkinshaw and made 400rwhp at 5000rpm. I crashed this.... LOL. VR acclaim, fitted with an expursuit 304. Cheap fun. 1998 WRX. Current: 2011 BMW 118d M sport. Love this little oiler. Current: 2002 jeep grand Cherokee. V8 Dent magnet and camping wagon. More bikes than I care to remember. Currently: 2012 can am spyder RSS. Great fun. 1990 GSXR 750. Sling shot project AKA. Money pit.... |
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mini 850
mini cooper S Mk1 (ex race car) mazda RX2 calais 5.0 mazda RX3 coupe mazda R100 mazda RX7 datsun 1200 coupe (L18 webbers etc) datsun 1200 wagon skyline r31 SVDGTS stanza rally car (ex works FURY) Econovan turbo then V6 conversion datsun 1400 ute (bakkie/South African Import) bluebird TRX micra super S Pajero IO ZR pulsar N15 datsun 1200 sedan SR20VE Bugeye WRX Bugeye WRX > 06 spec C conversion 06 STI spec C V-limited BMW e39 RED = still own + a few others
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My first car at 17 was a Hillman Avenger. Same as this but a darker blue metallic colour. I remember it being so rusty around the front that I had to keep one of the head lights in place with a piece of folded up cardboard which kept falling out LOL.
Not my car but these cars were used alot in rallying etc so not as boring as they look in the pic above. Next was a MK2 Escort 2 door, similar colour to this but with a black vinyl roof. Done me well this car and was very reliable. Then came a Opel Manta, looked the same as this one. Great car and loved it until someone wrote it off by smashing it up the arse one day Next boring, boring this Vauxhall Cavalier. Bought it of my Dads company really cheap. It was his old company car but served me very well as my daily for work and I sold it for more than I paid when I done a part exchange for the 205 below Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9. Loved this car. I was so close to buying a Escort RS Turbo when I drove one of these and had to get one. It was like driving a go kart. I only got rid of it because I had to many problems with it and lack of customer service from Peugeot. After the reliability problems with the 205 I wanted a well built performance car. I nearly got an Audi A4 Turbo but deciding instead to get one of these. Golf 16V Gti. Looked the same as this but my wheels were different. Loved this car too but it lacked a bit of low down torque compared to the 205 so I took it to a company called GTi Engineering at Silverstone Race Circuit. They bored out the engine to a 1900 etc. etc. which made so much difference. I remember having a run with a Sierra Cosworth one night. I didnt beat him but he never got away from me Sadly HAD to sell it when I came to OZ Since then I am lucky to have had numerous company cars and have my 05 WRX for fun. |
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Your showing your age now Steve. Was there a hole in the floor aka Fred Flintstone style
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