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Re: SIMPLY, BECAUSE OLD CARS ARE VERY COOL.
« Reply #850 on: April 14, 2018, 12:40:07 PM »
"Yep, its a 50 something Riley..... what do you need to know?"

It's a Riley Kestral.. '52 or 54..
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Re: SIMPLY, BECAUSE OLD CARS ARE VERY COOL.
« Reply #851 on: April 14, 2018, 01:09:36 PM »
Quote from: Jeepers Creepers on April 14, 2018, 12:07:55 PM
No mate, not a Dandy car.... Brisbane jobbie.

Yeah Edz, been running in Oz for a while now, but this is the first Qld event.

8:50 was the cut-off for wild bunch back in the day.
Cheers.

Insane times for 'street cars'.

Speaking of Wild Bunch. Someone mentioned to me during the week Ben Gatt turns 70 this year. Its his 30th year campaigning that sexy XA coupe.

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« Reply #852 on: April 14, 2018, 01:23:27 PM »
Used to love the State of Origin Shoot outs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kGpppRtdZ8
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« Reply #853 on: April 14, 2018, 01:38:55 PM »
Ben was showing his true colours with the rainbow braces.....  ;D

This is just plain out sad....

In May 1998, in the pink 34 coupe, I was runner up in the state of origin wild bunch meeting to John Payne in the corvette.
We ran consistent 7.6's all day too.

That's 20 friggin years ago this month and 20 years ago this coming October since the Handbrake and I got married on the start line at Willowbank.

One of the announcers yesterday took one look at me as I walked into the tower and said.... "I know you, ya big C***.... how ya been."
It was pretty cool being back there again.
The next question he asked, was if i'd bought the Datsun 1200 back, as it sold just a couple of months ago.

Shit, we had some fat times racing over all those years.
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« Reply #854 on: April 14, 2018, 02:27:31 PM »
This is a very early shot of the coupe before I drove it. The crew guy, is Mark Roberts, who I went to tech college with.

https://scontent-syd2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/27067692_2026765767593903_6040256901799045564_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=ef735b0f5221f113294196a98217953b&oe=5B593E6A

Who could forget "big Pete Smith" in the poor old Valiant. Low mileage car, converted to blown V6 power. How this thing never flipped itself inside out is a mystery.

https://scontent-syd2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14671226_1796894547247694_1739144472428976845_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=35af0f5d491632db54094ebc5b7e3065&oe=5B6392AC

Al Burgers..... what can you say?

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It ended badly for the old Valiant.... off the track and into the trees.

https://scontent-syd2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/28685471_2043398089264004_6099945531012948969_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=527e455330b9ce0bfaf54c3d92416384&oe=5B7458DD

Yours truly giving the rears a bit of a work out.  Fun days.... 8)

 https://scontent-syd2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/12400438_1670585509878599_7775261752960562365_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=741ca255836fd2dd966cc68e03852b7b&oe=5B55A34E


Have a google of Wild Bunch memories and there is a bunch of stuff there to see.

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« Reply #855 on: April 14, 2018, 03:13:51 PM »
I can still feel / hear that Bloody V6 Val loping over ..Im sure thats the one that  went off the end of the track at full noise,  wasnt it Kev ?
  ..We were there that day but the memory is a bit foggy .
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« Reply #856 on: April 14, 2018, 05:18:04 PM »
Yeah, ploughed the trees and it came to rest up against a tree.

They threw it over on its guts to get him out.
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« Reply #857 on: April 14, 2018, 09:07:26 PM »
Also saw another racer go off the end of the Surfers Raceway strip and through the perimeter fence and almost took out a timber shed .
Cant remember the type of car though . Got a feeling it was a T bucket type ..
This has some very interesting Altereds in it too .. The blue Chevy with the rear wheels moved forwards is a Hoot
http://georgeklass.net/altereds.html
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« Reply #858 on: April 14, 2018, 09:17:00 PM »
Back in the early 90's an alcohol funny car racer decided to do a run without chutes fitted. Track escapes me?
 Straight through the gravel trap and into the catch fence.  The catch fence jambed the butterflies open and it carried on at full throttle through a paddock, before a tree stump stopped it.

I've got a VHS tape of it somewhere.

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Re: SIMPLY, BECAUSE OLD CARS ARE VERY COOL.
« Reply #859 on: April 16, 2018, 11:56:31 AM »
A bit of Holden history was made at the D'Alberto Family Auction.
 Check out the final prices on some of these iconic Australian vehicles

$305,000 for a VK Brock Group A!
$95k for an X2 HR

https://www.facebook.com/BurnsAndCoMildura/videos/1889543481120700/
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« Reply #860 on: April 19, 2018, 08:59:23 PM »
Quote from: Bird on April 16, 2018, 11:56:31 AM
A bit of Holden history was made at the D'Alberto Family Auction.
 Check out the final prices on some of these iconic Australian vehicles

$305,000 for a VK Brock Group A!
$95k for an X2 HR

https://www.facebook.com/BurnsAndCoMildura/videos/1889543481120700/
Funny what people will pay now. When I was younger, if you wanted an old Holden, the HD & HR were the ugly ducklings. Everyone wanted an EH.
$7k for a Gemini...?  Hmmm still couldn't bring myself to pay that..

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« Reply #861 on: April 19, 2018, 11:39:41 PM »
The Brother  struggled to get $29 K and though he did Ok to get those $$  for his mint original log booked HR X2 Prem 5 years ago ..
Had a bit of a Jeezus !  moment when he saw $95 K for the auction one though .
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« Reply #862 on: April 20, 2018, 09:50:03 AM »
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$7k for a Gemini...?  Hmmm still couldn't bring myself to pay that..
Vince has a nice one .. Yellow sleeper it is... periphial port 13B on Nitros... Lovely little car.. Kept gettin pulled over by the fuzz... Would love to go for a blast in it or own it!!
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« Reply #863 on: April 20, 2018, 10:07:48 AM »
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Vince has a nice one .. Yellow sleeper it is... periphial port 13B on Nitros... Lovely little car.. Kept gettin pulled over by the fuzz... Would love to go for a blast in it or own it!!
Reckon that would fly.

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« Reply #864 on: April 20, 2018, 10:21:02 AM »
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Reckon that would fly.
I love a hard revving Rotary!
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« Reply #865 on: April 21, 2018, 02:51:48 PM »
Some car... that Simca.

Lots of car spotting is that old photo of Nambour on the Sunshine coast.

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« Reply #866 on: April 24, 2018, 06:38:34 AM »
Found  a camper to tour the USA in Kev .. Route 66 here we come .
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« Reply #867 on: April 24, 2018, 09:10:19 AM »
Aah, sometimes Facebook is good for something.
I'd need to sell the house to buy this one though....

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« Reply #868 on: April 24, 2018, 01:39:33 PM »
Quote from: edz on April 24, 2018, 06:38:34 AM
Found  a camper to tour the USA in Kev .. Route 66 here we come .

Fuel consumption would be a cracker..... maybe even in minus figures for that ol 65.

Hey Matt, a mate of mine has just completed a resto on Leo Geoghan's ols E38 road car.

I've got a photo here someplace?
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« Reply #869 on: April 25, 2018, 12:24:46 PM »
https://finance.nine.com.au/2018/04/24/15/56/ultra-rare-holden-kingswood-4wd-to-head-to-auction

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« Reply #870 on: April 25, 2018, 12:38:59 PM »
Not so fussed being a P Van but Id still have it though and get get rid of that Yuk interior mod job back to standard .
Lets see if it makes the $80 TO $100 K bracket at auction ..
Nice find Al .
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« Reply #871 on: May 01, 2018, 07:32:11 AM »
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« Reply #872 on: May 01, 2018, 09:41:50 AM »
Quote from: edz on May 01, 2018, 07:32:11 AM
Another huge Auction in the wind " Lost in the 50's car Museum " .. https://www.facebook.com/BurnsAndCoMildura/

lots seem to be through the same auction house out that way,

.. interestingly everything at their auctions for some reasons set record prices, and everything goes for stupid $$$.. wonder how and why...  :angel:
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« Reply #873 on: May 02, 2018, 01:10:11 PM »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6J-5YaE0io  A few of these beasties are nice too .. 1st one looks like its mounted on a WW2 Bren Gun carrier chassis.
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« Reply #874 on: May 03, 2018, 02:05:27 PM »
15k its yours
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