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Re: SIMPLY, BECAUSE OLD CARS ARE VERY COOL.
« Reply #3000 on: February 03, 2024, 05:05:50 PM »
Tidy looking car, nice roof chop. :cup:

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Re: SIMPLY, BECAUSE OLD CARS ARE VERY COOL.
« Reply #3001 on: February 04, 2024, 04:23:43 PM »
Not many of these around.
Not cheap, but looks like a quality build
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« Reply #3002 on: February 05, 2024, 09:56:52 PM »
massive looking engine bay,.... what motor comes in these originally

3.5L Straight six apparently.
Think there is a fair bit of nose in front of the radiator

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« Reply #3003 on: February 05, 2024, 10:22:29 PM »
Pic of the engine bay.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/398126555954097/?mibextid=dXMIcH

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Re: SIMPLY, BECAUSE OLD CARS ARE VERY COOL.
« Reply #3004 on: February 19, 2024, 11:54:07 AM »
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Re: SIMPLY, BECAUSE OLD CARS ARE VERY COOL.
« Reply #3005 on: February 19, 2024, 03:53:47 PM »
Saw one in the weekend. Reckon it'd be worth a bit more than that. Love it how they're advertising a "heater demister" as like it's more than standard

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Re: SIMPLY, BECAUSE OLD CARS ARE VERY COOL.
« Reply #3006 on: February 19, 2024, 06:01:04 PM »

I can see there was a Honda Civic worth $400 more than the Torana, bit different to todays collector’s market.

I actually sat my driving licence test in a Civic like the one for sale in 1981 and bought my first car a 76 Corolla panel van for $2600
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Re: SIMPLY, BECAUSE OLD CARS ARE VERY COOL.
« Reply #3007 on: May 26, 2024, 09:05:17 PM »
Think this is the cheapest 57 I've seen for a while.

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Re: SIMPLY, BECAUSE OLD CARS ARE VERY COOL.
« Reply #3008 on: June 05, 2024, 04:30:30 PM »
 June Classic Car Auction Walk Through At SEVEN82MOTORS

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Re: SIMPLY, BECAUSE OLD CARS ARE VERY COOL.
« Reply #3009 on: June 05, 2024, 05:55:42 PM »
June Classic Car Auction Walk Through At SEVEN82MOTORS


Some insanity here...

Correct... a sign of the times.   punters trying to sell their toys to save their house.    :'(
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« Reply #3010 on: June 05, 2024, 05:57:35 PM »
Think this is the cheapest 57 I've seen for a while.

Same as my previous post for Bird...   :'(
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Re: SIMPLY, BECAUSE OLD CARS ARE VERY COOL.
« Reply #3011 on: June 06, 2024, 10:09:50 AM »
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Correct... a sign of the times.   punters trying to sell their toys to save their house.    :'(

Its been asked before... but things have changed in the $ world

Is the value of these cars going to drop due to lowering demand?

Example kiddies when they get older wont be excited by an A9X/GTHO as they would a Shitty Yaris\Gold\Fiesta etc GT in 40yrs time, not that any of them will still be running
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« Reply #3012 on: June 06, 2024, 10:43:12 AM »
Its been asked before... but things have changed in the $ world

Is the value of these cars going to drop due to lowering demand?

Example kiddies when they get older wont be excited by an A9X/GTHO as they would a Shitty Yaris\Gold\Fiesta etc GT in 40yrs time, not that any of them will still be running

You're right on the money, just like I didn't want a model A
The next generation are already buying what they want - Rice rockets  :laugh:

I think good example rare cars will always hold their value but we have seen some very inflated values on 60's & 70's cars up to this point.
You don't want to get stuck with a "Tribute" car (or faker as we used to call them)
A9X's & GTHO's will always be worth good money but maybe not the silly money they are asking at the moment (They are much rarer than anything out of the US)
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Re: SIMPLY, BECAUSE OLD CARS ARE VERY COOL.
« Reply #3013 on: June 06, 2024, 10:54:49 AM »
Gotta love UTOOB...
 The Mystery of the wreck Monaros of Perth

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« Reply #3014 on: August 30, 2024, 11:55:05 AM »
some amazing units... that monaro.. it'll buff out

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Re: SIMPLY, BECAUSE OLD CARS ARE VERY COOL.
« Reply #3015 on: November 06, 2024, 02:21:13 PM »
mate just sent this... Saw on the news feed on youtube
Cruel anyway you look at it :( :-[ :-[ :-[
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« Reply #3016 on: November 07, 2024, 04:06:14 AM »
mate just sent this... Saw on the news feed on youtube
Cruel anyway you look at it :( :-[ :-[ :-[
Thank goodness nobody had cameras on then when we were young
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Re: SIMPLY, BECAUSE OLD CARS ARE VERY COOL.
« Reply #3017 on: November 07, 2024, 09:09:07 AM »
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Thank goodness nobody had cameras on then when we were young
Old fords dont bounce well

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