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The most favorite car you have owned.......................
« on: August 31, 2011, 07:42:21 PM »
My first car was an HJ Kingswood station wagon, lime green, 253 V8 with original venetian blinds in the back and pizza cutters with all 4 hub caps. You could roll a swag out fully when the backseat was folded flat. But my favorite car was my next. It was an ex Emergency Services Mid wheel base 1985  Landcruiser. Fibre glass roof and a 4 litre petrol motor..........She lasted me ten years before she suffered from to must rust and I past her on to someone to do up.

So what is your favorite car?


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Re: The most favorite car you have owned.......................
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2011, 07:57:00 PM »
I had a 1969 1600 GT ford capri.  It broke down probably 30 percent of the times i drove it but i loved tht car!  When it went it was such a pleasure to drive.  Every car i have had since has been boring in comparison.
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Re: The most favorite car you have owned.......................
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2011, 08:00:45 PM »
I still love and will always love my Chevy, my dream car that I have owned for over 10 years. Don't think I'll ever part with him.



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Re: The most favorite car you have owned.......................
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2011, 08:01:46 PM »
1st car was an 1980 Escort RS 2000 2 Dr with an BDA Cosworth engine conversion.

2nd was an Mistubishi EVO 7

Both great cars hard to choose  ;D
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Re: The most favorite car you have owned.......................
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2011, 08:05:19 PM »
My Fav Car was my 1st  a EH  in the mid 70's had a worked 179  
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Re: The most favorite car you have owned.......................
« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2011, 08:10:52 PM »
my first car

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Re: The most favorite car you have owned.......................
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2011, 08:14:56 PM »
Datsun 1600, stiffened suspension, mildly worked engine that reliably revved to 8000rpm.

Soooooo much fun to drive, how I miss that car.
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Re: The most favorite car you have owned.......................
« Reply #7 on: August 31, 2011, 08:24:29 PM »
I've had a few.
Some of them here
The VL 3L Turbo was a great handling car with awesome off the line speed. 16 years we owned her  ;D
But the 69 WX  I rebuilt from the ground up was an excellent cruiser. It did the best third gear roll backs  ;D
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« Reply #8 on: August 31, 2011, 08:26:45 PM »
1970 VG Valiant, 2 door convertible, canary yellow, white interior, 360V8, torqueFlite 727 auto, dual exhaust, lowered, spinners, and lots of chrome :cup:
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Re: The most favorite car you have owned.......................
« Reply #9 on: August 31, 2011, 08:27:54 PM »
My fav was my 80 Series i got while were in WA. Non Turbo G model.

Twin Batteries, Fats and Alu roof rack, 3in Exhaust,

Towed our Windsor van across the nullabor at 110 like a champ.

Was a top buy. sold her back here in NSW for bugger all.

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Re: The most favorite car you have owned.......................
« Reply #10 on: August 31, 2011, 08:42:12 PM »
Quote from: Jon
Datsun 1600, stiffened suspension, mildly worked engine that reliably revved to 8000rpm.

Soooooo much fun to drive, how I miss that car.
Same... Datto 510.... Similar to this but with a worked 180b SSS donk and shizzle...

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Re: The most favorite car you have owned.......................
« Reply #11 on: August 31, 2011, 08:42:52 PM »
A 1974 Mazda RX3.  12A motor with a imported Mazda 5 speed from America.  The car was previously owned by the family mechanic who had tricked up the diff gearing and suspension.   Long distance trips were a doddle at 120 mph.What a giant killer and how I loved that tacho buzzer. The motor was standard with no porting but had tuned length extractors and exhaust with the Nikke 4barrel heavily modified. The worst thing I ever did to it was put the 48 IDA webber on it as it was a pig after that except for when the foot was flat to the floor.

A favourite trick was to wind out the old girl in third gear on the way to work at 4.00 in the morning and then take my foot off the accelerator at the northern gaet entrance. She used to idle down and then around where  the Married quater  houses were at
Williamtown  she used to backfire sounding like a shotgun going off and light up the whole area.  :cup:

Guys on the front gate used to reckon they could here me come off the dam and run all the way down to Campvale change down all the gears and hit the round about at Campvale and accelerate off towards the base.  

Finally sold it and regretted it ever since.  The guy that bought it wrote it off within two weeks.  :'(

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Re: The most favorite car you have owned.......................
« Reply #12 on: August 31, 2011, 08:47:01 PM »
Loved my Volvo 1800s that I had when I was 20



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Re: The most favorite car you have owned.......................
« Reply #13 on: August 31, 2011, 08:49:52 PM »
Subaru Liberty RS Turbo.

I was finishing high school when these came out and I absolutely loved them and it was  my dream car.  A few years later I saved up all my money, traded in my mums car which she sold to me for a song, and drove home in it.  I have owned other nice cars including the one below, but this has always been the best as it is the one I most wanted and was able to get!

My second favourite car I ever owned was this:



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Re: Re: The most favorite car you have owned.......................
« Reply #14 on: August 31, 2011, 08:54:12 PM »
2004 Falcon XR6 turbo ute.

Almost cried when I sold it. 

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« Reply #15 on: August 31, 2011, 09:02:11 PM »
1983 DR30 Skyline ironmask FJ20, WHY OH WHY did i sell it
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Re: The most favorite car you have owned.......................
« Reply #16 on: August 31, 2011, 09:03:50 PM »
First and favorite, 71 two door LJ Torana.
Close 2nd 3rd and forth would be the 3 Dato 1600s.

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« Reply #17 on: August 31, 2011, 09:22:22 PM »
My EX Govt 77LX Torana ,bog standard ,173 red motor ,3 on the tree . Drove it all around Aus on my 1st lap which took 3 1/2 years . Points plugs oil water & fuel is all it needed . Drove it to places that I wasnt happy at , when I did trade it in ,,,,, . I was asked how the floor behind the drivers seat got dinted in ? Something about low ground clearence & big rocks on a track I shouldnt have been on , 4WD Only or something
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Re: The most favorite car you have owned.......................
« Reply #18 on: August 31, 2011, 09:22:56 PM »
I have one of each in the driveway, I can't split the fave (gloat mode on).  ;D

BA XR8 awesome predictable power


FG XR6T dead set rocket


GU Patrol simple, old school, outback friendly capable tourer with heaps of memories, I'll never sell it.


Some sweet cars in this thread!

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Re: The most favorite car you have owned.......................
« Reply #19 on: August 31, 2011, 09:27:34 PM »
close call between a '71 Datsun 240C with electric everything and a '71 HG Premier 253 with trimatic - both owned when i was still in my 20's
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Re: The most favorite car you have owned.......................
« Reply #20 on: August 31, 2011, 09:28:40 PM »
1970 VG Valiant, 2 door convertible, canary yellow, white interior, 360V8, torqueFlite 727 auto, dual exhaust, lowered, spinners, and lots of chrome :cup:

VGs are fat. The 360 is sensational clunker, would have been a nice ride!

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Re: The most favorite car you have owned.......................
« Reply #21 on: August 31, 2011, 09:37:58 PM »
My favorite car is presently in the garage in a million pieces........

1970 VG Valiant Pacer coupe auto Hot Mustard.....competely stock and completely original.

For the first year I drove it here and there and then when rego ran out I took it off the road for a full bare metal resto.  Have wanted one all my life since dad owned a new one was I was growing up.  The first car I can remember being in when the memories begin....

Wife calls it the money pit but I see it as a blast from the past and a good investment.
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Re: The most favorite car you have owned.......................
« Reply #22 on: August 31, 2011, 09:44:14 PM »
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BA XR8 awesome predictable power


FG XR6T dead set rocket
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Re: The most favorite car you have owned.......................
« Reply #23 on: August 31, 2011, 09:48:35 PM »
Dan i will line up your SH1TBOX Ford anyday   ;D
This is my Fav, love driving it its a balltearer  :cheers:



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« Reply #24 on: August 31, 2011, 09:51:42 PM »
VGs are fat. The 360 is sensational clunker, would have been a nice ride!


Clunker is an apt description, sad day when my wife sold it :'( My second favourite was the BA XR6.


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