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Re: SIMPLY, BECAUSE OLD CARS ARE VERY COOL.
« Reply #2700 on: July 24, 2021, 06:55:50 PM »
Quote from: jwb on July 24, 2021, 06:51:09 PM
JC should- would know?
I'll ask
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all good...IM just drooling thats all! im dreaming of some insane 1000hp donk in there ;)
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« Reply #2701 on: July 24, 2021, 07:07:40 PM »
No forced induction ;(

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« Reply #2702 on: July 24, 2021, 07:10:27 PM »
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No forced induction ;(
yea a nice shiney blower hanging out there would really... i'd better stop there...  *Drool*
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« Reply #2703 on: July 24, 2021, 07:39:09 PM »
As close as I will ever get is having a yellow Nissan, but it does at least, have a blower. ;D
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« Reply #2704 on: July 24, 2021, 07:43:22 PM »
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As close as I will ever get is having a yellow Nissan, but it does at least, have a blower. ;D
Hey... hold the phone.. your nissan is not just a *NISSAN*!!! ITs what Nissan should have brought out in the first place. Think of where we'd be now if they had!!!!
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« Reply #2705 on: July 25, 2021, 03:16:02 AM »
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Just a mild small block Chev..... nothing too fancy, the 34 was a driver and John's play car.

Stomper has been involved with the drags since the 60's.... but has never made a pass down the track in anger.

Col Dunn (one half of the Superformance 55 door slammer) waaaaay back, took stomper out the back straight at Surfers in his T bucket.
Frightened the Shit out of stomper..... never wanted to race from that day forth.

https://dragnews.com.au/vale-john-stomper-winterburn/
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« Reply #2706 on: July 25, 2021, 07:02:27 AM »
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Just a mild small block Chev..... nothing too fancy, the 34 was a driver and John's play car.

Stomper has been involved with the drags since the 60's.... but has never made a pass down the track in anger.

Col Dunn (one half of the Superformance 55 door slammer) waaaaay back, took stomper out the back straight at Surfers in his T bucket.
Frightened the Shit out of stomper..... never wanted to race from that day forth.

https://dragnews.com.au/vale-john-stomper-winterburn/
love stories about people like that.. there were 4-5 like that in bike racing circles when I was involved... they didnt have bikes themselves, but used to run meetings, scrutineering, entries you name it.. usually they never get the credit they deserve either being in the background.
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« Reply #2707 on: July 25, 2021, 07:17:19 AM »
Luckily, Stomper did get the recognition he was due...... great guy to be on the right side of.....not so great if you pissed him off.

When we got married on the start line in 98.... Astrid was driven up the staging lanes in Stomper's Ford LTD.
I only ever had good things to say about him.... same as Dennis Syrmis.... another who went a tad early.

Stomper always had a joke to tell.... some rippers too.
We used his travel agency to book any trips we took..... Travelaire Tours.
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« Reply #2708 on: July 27, 2021, 11:06:52 AM »
The Falcon is finally home from the paint shop now to put it back together






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« Reply #2709 on: July 27, 2021, 11:26:16 AM »
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The Falcon is finally home from the paint shop now to put it back together




Whats the plan for running gear.. and the look of it... Love old falcons... they look so solid and tuff.
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« Reply #2710 on: July 27, 2021, 11:46:17 AM »
Got none at the moment but going 302 stroker  and auto to a 9 inch diff

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« Reply #2711 on: July 27, 2021, 12:34:42 PM »
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« Reply #2712 on: July 27, 2021, 01:09:50 PM »
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Got none at the moment but going 302 stroker  and auto to a 9 inch diff

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Weekend Cruiser?
Go full sleeper... Stockys and hubcaps :)
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« Reply #2713 on: July 27, 2021, 02:12:31 PM »
Quote from: Bird on July 27, 2021, 01:09:50 PM
Weekend Cruiser?
Go full sleeper... Stockys and hubcaps :)
weekend cruiser

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« Reply #2714 on: August 01, 2021, 05:16:18 PM »
not something you see every day...
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« Reply #2715 on: August 01, 2021, 05:55:02 PM »
We had one of those as a school mini-bus when I was a lad. On steep hills we had to get out and walk.
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« Reply #2716 on: August 01, 2021, 07:12:28 PM »
Quote from: Bird on August 01, 2021, 05:16:18 PM
not something you see every day...

A bit like this one I recently seen advertised, hopefully the link works for FB posts,

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1640502969402223/permalink/4466733550112470/?sale_post_id=4466733550112470
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« Reply #2717 on: August 01, 2021, 07:27:06 PM »
That’s ridiculous
They were the worst van made in the western world
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« Reply #2718 on: August 01, 2021, 07:43:05 PM »
I’ve got a road test of a camper conversion somewhere. It was an auto. They sang its praises but I can’t help feeling they were deluded, even by 1960s standards.
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« Reply #2719 on: August 01, 2021, 08:01:48 PM »
Yeah, we had one as a school van when I first started high school
What a POS
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« Reply #2720 on: August 01, 2021, 09:12:35 PM »
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« Reply #2721 on: August 02, 2021, 04:10:40 AM »
They were a shocker, you wouldn't own one to win a bet.
However, these days, these things are considered pretty cool.

If you slipped an old XA/XB style 250 and a C4 in one, it would be a decent thing to drive... sort of.

Would still trip over itself on a round-a-bout.
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« Reply #2722 on: August 02, 2021, 05:58:12 AM »
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not something you see every day...
And thank fork for that! A bloody turtle moves quicker than one of those and the trucks were even worse. boxes.

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« Reply #2723 on: August 04, 2021, 09:49:08 AM »
SL/R 8000 "LITRE-8" Torana - Street Machine Magazine 40th Anniversary

As Street Machine celebrates is 40th year in publication we're taking a look back at a couple of the iconic cars that featured over the years. Here's Howard Bell's awesome SL/R 8000 Torana.

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« Reply #2724 on: August 04, 2021, 10:17:45 AM »
Saw that the other day
The car isn't looking as nice as in that photo anymore
Cool that he has owned it from new though
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