SIMPLY, BECAUSE OLD CARS ARE VERY COOL.

[Pottsy]

I like the "Lincoln" very classy.

[Jeepers Creepers]

Is that the show they use to have at Toogoolawah?

They didn't have it this year.

[Fizzie]

That's them.

Apparently now only running 2-yearly.

[Jeepers Creepers]

Lately, i have this really uneasy feeling i'm being watched.
Like, freaky dude...... trippin.... 

[Jeepers Creepers]

When you jump in your car later on today and start it, you can thank Cadillac for it.

In 1912 Cadillac fitted the first starter motor as standard equipment on its Model 30.

This deceptively simple device made it possible for anyone , no matter what their strength, to turn over a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine without fear of sustaining injury by the hand crank when the engine backfired or the cranked kicked back.

Indeed, until Charles Kettering invented the electric starter you could die starting a car. In early 1908, a woman stalled her Cadillac in Detroit, Michigan. She did not have enough strength to crank the engine to restart it. A passing motorist offered to help. His name was Byron Carter and he just happened to be a friend of Cadillac founder Henry Leland.

So Carter cranked the Cadillac's motor. It backfired .The crank hit him in the face breaking his jaw. Carter was admitted to hospital but infection and gangrene set in and in those days without antibiotics he died.

Carter's death led Leland to vow that Cadillac would rid its cars of the hand starter crank. And so he called on Charles Kettering, who owned Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company. You and I know it better by its acronym: DELCO.

[edz]

1972 Ford Gran Torino Wagon
The XB Falcon wagon's Father  on steroids,  Got a mate thats in the process of aquiring a Right hook one of these beasts .. Although with a 351 Clevo in it, the motor would look like a toy  ..   

[Spada]

Got a mate thats in the process of aquiring a Right hook one of these beasts ..

For his trip to WallyWorld? 

[Jeepers Creepers]

For his trip to WallyWorld? 

Griswald pack,

[edz]

Thats what I thought too ...................But its the wrong car  ..

The Grizwolds car is a George Barris modded  1979 Ford LTD Country Squire .. 

[Bird]

Someone gimme 60k... Wonder if I should crowd fund...

[Coolblue80]

Someone gimme 60k... Wonder if I should crowd fund...

Nice. I assume it's a replica going by the price.  Love me a Blue Meanie. One of my favs.

[rockrat]

Someone gimme 60k... Wonder if I should crowd fund...

I'll chip in a fiver


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[Bird]

Nice. I assume it's a replica going by the price.  Love me a Blue Meanie. One of my favs.

I dont mind

HOLDEN VK REPLICA, 4.9L V8 VN HEADS,T5 GEARBOX,KING SPRINGS, FULL GROUP A DECALS AND GROUP A GLOVE BOX TRIM,NEW EXTRACTORS AND STAINLESS STEEL 3.5'' SYSTEM, NEW RIMS AND TYRES,
THIS CAR IS DRIVEN QUITE A BIT, RUNS WELL, ALL GAUGES WORK,RADIO WORKS BUT THE TAP DOES NOT WORK AND CAN NOT GET MY KISS TAP OUT.
ITS NOT A SHOW CAR BUT PRESENTS VERY WELL.
CAR WAS ORIGINALLY 6 CYL AND SILVER,
ON CLUB REG, CAN SUPPLY A RWC AT COST.

[Hdn96]

I got offered one when they were 3 years old
Pay out the residual on the lease $10000 and it's yours dooooooooo


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[Bird]

This'll bring a smile to ya face...
Listen to the prices  (video in the link)
'wouldnt sell it for less than 8000 ...." ..... LMAO

Children of the 21st century could be forgiven for thinking the travelling experiences of their forebears must have been dreadfully dull in the years before backseat-mounted DVD players, smartphones and hi-tech car stereo systems.

But RetroFocus is only too happy to set them straight on the pleasures of premillennial motoring.

In the 1970s, panel van clubs began to spring up as the "shaggin' wagons" became icons as recognisably Australian as Lillee and Thommo.

Although panel vans were made for the road, much of the joys of panel vanning were to be had while you were parked, not moving.

And by that, we mean the ample room in the back was perfect for enthusiasts to spend hours remaking and remodelling in the most '70s of decor, as this footage from a 1977 episode of Flashez shows.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-01/retro-focus-panel-van-clubs-in-the-1970s/10766540

[Bird]

More smiles

1988 Holden Special Vehicles Commodore SS Group A Manual $75,000!
https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/1988-Holden-Special-Vehicles-Commodore-SS-Group-A-Manual/SSE-AD-5862162




It revs HARD, and drifts well
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1h5B6v6EsU&feature=youtu.be

[Troopy_03]

More smiles

1988 Holden Special Vehicles Commodore SS Group A Manual $75,000!
https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/1988-Holden-Special-Vehicles-Commodore-SS-Group-A-Manual/SSE-AD-5862162




It revs HARD, and drifts well
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1h5B6v6EsU&feature=youtu.be

Yeah, but it's not a Ford.... 

[Bird]

Yeah, but it's not a Ford.... 

Thats why its valuable... it didnt rust away

[Bird]

Aint the same without Jeepers...  COme back..  all is forgiven



https://barnfinds.com/the-real-christine-1958-plymouth-fury/


There are a handful of iconic movie cars that are instantly recognizable, although perhaps none are more creepy than this one. The 1958 Plymouth Fury was the star of the cult classic Christine. Directed by horror master John Carpenter, the 1983 movie was based on a book written by Stephen King. We've featured a few "Christine-ish" cars here on Barn Finds over the years, but this one is the real-deal...Not a replica. It's the actual car!

[edz]

If you like old race cars etc check out these Yankee jobs .. Check the humiddy crib bubbles and how many 4 post hoists do you need .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQpIyp7TD80

[MattNQ]

Gotta love a derelict 58 Rolls with an LS7. Built for an Oz customer. 
About 2 mins in the Rolls appears. 15:30 they actually start it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxh40q2p-Fk

[MattNQ]

ok, not a real car, but a very creative model made out of old sewing machine bits

[edz]

Now that is Friggen COOL .

[Bird]

Now that is Friggen COOL .

agree...
trying to work out what the wheels are..

[edz]

Not a fan of Impalas but thing goes ..  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_MBobWCt8A  ..    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXTXyxzSnZg