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Re: SIMPLY, BECAUSE OLD CARS ARE VERY COOL.
« Reply #2350 on: June 28, 2020, 12:09:57 PM »
 


The first Holden factory-backed racing car ever created, a 1969 Holden HT Monaro built by motorsport legend Harry Firth, is expected to sell at auction later this week for more than $1 million.


https://www.caradvice.com.au/861370/million-dollar-holden-monaro-sells-for-715000/

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« Reply #2351 on: June 28, 2020, 12:40:45 PM »
A way bit lower than the Golden Mill plus they were spruking all week . Overseas collectors wanted it,  but was blocked from leaving the country by the government .
So they may have had their Mill plus, but had to give it up to a lower $$  Aussie buyer .
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« Reply #2352 on: June 28, 2020, 01:33:43 PM »
https://www.9news.com.au/national/holden-monaro-auction-1969-hdt-king-of-the-mountain-up-for-auction/027bcd4a-877e-4923-a030-772850cbd43b


 Current Bid: $127,000
Bidder(s)    C162660 x 1


The first Holden factory-backed racing car ever created, a 1969 Holden HT Monaro built by motorsport legend Harry Firth, is expected to sell at auction later this week for more than $1 million.


Year: 1969
Make: Holden
Model: Monaro
Series: HT
Body: 2-Door Coupe
Drive Type: Rear-wheel drive
Odometer: Indicating 24,875 Miles
Engine: V8 350ci Chevrolet
Transmission: Manual Saginaw 4-speed
Colour: Cashmere White

https://www.lloydsonline.com.au/LotDetails.aspx?smode=0&aid=17034&lid=2277813&pgn=1&pgs=100&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0Mb3BRCaARIsAPSNGpXJGmXUvAY8nzwm_cZh6Sn3D8XLan0MLDqaExcKlRcykx8h5TCqXwgaAlP3EALw_wcB

Gov has put a temp thing on the sale - to make sure it cant be sold overseas.... they want Holden to buy it LMAO!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: SIMPLY, BECAUSE OLD CARS ARE VERY COOL.
« Reply #2353 on: June 28, 2020, 05:15:51 PM »
Anyone know what type of car this is. It's sitting in a paddock of a mates and this is one bit that has a logo on it. Just a chassis on wheels. Any ideas brain trust

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« Reply #2354 on: June 28, 2020, 05:29:17 PM »
Maybe a Pontiac Indian head logo or a Mercury.
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« Reply #2355 on: June 28, 2020, 05:33:10 PM »
Here is a Pontiac chieftain
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« Reply #2356 on: June 29, 2020, 03:29:49 AM »
Anyone know what type of car this is. It's sitting in a paddock of a mates and this is one bit that has a logo on it. Just a chassis on wheels. Any ideas brain trust

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As Pottsy said, 100% Pontiac.

They were known for their single or sometimes double, stainless trim the run the middle of the boot and bonnet.

PONTIAC stands for, Poor Old  Nigger Thinks Its A Cadillac.  :D :cup:
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« Reply #2357 on: June 29, 2020, 09:52:29 AM »
As Pottsy said, 100% Pontiac.

They were known for their single or sometimes double, stainless trim the run the middle of the boot and bonnet.

PONTIAC stands for, Poor Old  Nigger Thinks Its A Cadillac.  :D :cup:
As Pont owner, Im offended deeply by that...
Oh hang on, I am poor... :'(
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« Reply #2359 on: July 01, 2020, 10:10:27 PM »
not something you see every day... 38k its yours.



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« Reply #2360 on: July 01, 2020, 10:25:32 PM »
not something you see every day... 38k its yours.

My cousin ordered a brand new XY van with bucket seats, 250 4 speed, alloy wheels etc.
The dealer laughed at him, but placed the order anyway.....

My brother bought his employers XY 250, 3 on the tree van and promptly threw a 351C 4V, top loader and 9" at it.
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« Reply #2361 on: July 02, 2020, 06:50:00 AM »
My cousin ordered a brand new XY van with bucket seats, 250 4 speed, alloy wheels etc.
The dealer laughed at him, but placed the order anyway.....

My brother bought his employers XY 250, 3 on the tree van and promptly threw a 351C 4V, top loader and 9" at it.

My father ordered a new 68 Fairlane.....6 cyl 3 on the tree.....because that was the only way to get a front bench seat......4 kids will do that.
An option was the GT steering box.......No more 16 turns lock to lock.......and it turned out to have a one off colour.....very similar to the Burgany but slightly different.
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« Reply #2362 on: July 02, 2020, 06:58:08 AM »
My father ordered a new 68 Fairlane.....6 cyl 3 on the tree.....because that was the only way to get a front bench seat......4 kids will do that.
An option was the GT steering box.......No more 16 turns lock to lock.......and it turned out to have a one off colour.....very similar to the Burgany but slightly different.
Still getting around somewhere out west.

The army had a few of those 6 cyl Fairlanes. Fairlane Custom from memory.
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« Reply #2363 on: July 11, 2020, 05:12:56 PM »
Nice tidy Valiant in the Woolies carpark today

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« Reply #2364 on: July 11, 2020, 05:35:19 PM »
Nice tidy Valiant in the Woolies carpark today

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thats tidy!! dont see many of them around in that condition
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« Reply #2365 on: July 17, 2020, 10:46:30 AM »
Anyone into old memorabilia etc

check this auction of some old tools, oil cans and Shit... might look good around the shed...

https://thegaragecollectableauctions.hibid.com/catalog/201550/mega-nabiac-collector-clearing-sale/
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« Reply #2366 on: July 23, 2020, 10:34:56 AM »
Barn find

https://www.drive.com.au/news/barn-find-ford-falcon-xa-gt-rpo-83-chicken-coupe-could-sell-at-auction-for-200-000-123950.html


A nominal starting bid of $9 has already been entered by organisers, but a representative for Grays Online said they have already received estimates of $200,000.

Muscle Car Sales expert Harry Christian estimates the vehicle could sell for $150,000 “as is”, and could be worth more than $250,000 once restored.

The car is expected to fetch top dollar – despite its run-down condition – because it is part of a batch of special limited edition models known by car enthusiasts as “the one that got away”.

Its official name is the Ford Falcon XA GT RPO 83, and is even more rare the mighty Ford Falcon GTs of the 1970s.

The Ford Falcon XA GT RPO 83 edition was created almost by accident. Ford had planned to build a Ford Falcon GT Phase IV – a successor to the race-winning Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III models.

However, plans to produce the Ford Falcon GT Phase IV were dropped after the car made front-page news following a public and political backlash.

Back in the day, race cars had to be based on road cars, so Ford and Holden tried to outdo each other with special showroom editions.



The car up for auction this weekend was recovered from the Darling Downs – a regional area between Brisbane and Toowoomba.

The original owner bought the vehicle new in 1973 and used it as his wedding car in 1974.

After 15 years – and 46,386 miles (74,651km) – the car became too costly to insure, so the owner parked the vehicle in a shed surrounded by chicken wire “to keep the pigeons out”.



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« Reply #2367 on: July 23, 2020, 08:16:40 PM »
This car is in the latest Enforcer and the Dude episode:
https://youtu.be/cBF1wRa1nCU

https://youtu.be/cBF1wRa1nCU
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« Reply #2368 on: July 24, 2020, 03:55:25 PM »
Would have been awesome if they could have tried to start it XA.....

Closing the bonnet on the Bentley was a laugh.


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« Reply #2369 on: July 25, 2020, 11:37:56 AM »
The Falcon coupe auction is up to $267.600 atm reserve has been met and nearly 5 days to go  8) .
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« Reply #2370 on: July 25, 2020, 12:06:41 PM »
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The Falcon coupe auction is up to $267.600 atm reserve has been met and nearly 5 days to go  8) .

hope they wash it and deliver it for that price

anyone know what happened to that other one that was found in a shed in similar condition last year?? , and lifted out by crane - I think it was opposite a members house
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« Reply #2371 on: July 25, 2020, 03:25:06 PM »
hope they wash it and deliver it for that price

anyone know what happened to that other one that was found in a shed in similar condition last year?? , and lifted out by crane - I think it was opposite a members house
As far as I know it being made safe to drive and being kept as per last conversation with his son


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« Reply #2372 on: July 26, 2020, 10:54:00 AM »
Over $300.000 now
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« Reply #2373 on: July 26, 2020, 10:56:43 AM »
Over $300.000 now
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« Reply #2374 on: July 30, 2020, 10:49:19 AM »
Rare 1973 Ford Falcon parked in an old shed for 30 years sells for $300,909

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-30/rare-ford-falcon-sells-for-300k-after-30-years-in-shed/12503282