Cars you don't see many of anymore

[Dr Terry]

Back in those days, all the manufacturers had punny names for their colours. I remember Chrysler had Bondi Bleach & Thar She Blue. Holden had Infra Red, Yellow Dolly, Plum Dinger & Lettuce Alone, not forgetting Strike-Me-Pink.

Yes with the Targa Florio there was more than just the Green colour, there was also the Blue & Nutmeg (Metallic Brown).

Dr Terry

[Citroënbender]

The P76 included, from memory: Am Eye Blue, Oh Fudge, Peel Me A Grape, Home On Th’Orange…

[Dr Terry]

Originally Posted by Citroënbender

Home On Th’Orange…

Yeah, Holden had a similar orange one "Lone O'Ranger".

Dr Terry

[roKWiz]

Not old by no means but one of those pointless Mercedes dual cab utes in trendy black, so black (read hot) he tried to beat me to the shady parking spot in town.

[rare ss]

Originally Posted by roKWiz

Not old by no means but one of those pointless Mercedes dual cab utes in trendy black, so black (read hot) he tried to beat me to the shady parking spot in town.

The owners never like it when you call them a Navara

[OneMadMan]

Originally Posted by .:4:.

Single or dual headlight? Thats all i know about p76's.

Your in luck! I saw the same car again today... from the front this time, and yes, it has four headlights...



Wow, never thought an old banger would create such traffic and momentum..

As for colours, I know the Targo Floria had atleast 3 colours, Brown, Blue, Pink / purple, as I remember seeing them. Maybe a cream variant to from memory... possible not a Targa tho. But hey, I'm talking about when I was at primary school, sat in the front of the school before class playing "spotto". Watching all the cars do the kid drop off thing. Was cool. Didn't think much of seeing a brand new shiny red XY GS roll up in the teachers car park, or the HQ Prem wagon in Aqua green / blue with the electric tailgate option. WOW. Luxury! (for the time). The owner, Mrs Hong was my 6th grade engrish teacher, and she used to send us out to fetch stuff she forgot on occasion. That's how I remember the electric window tailgate option. And there was a super special day of geeting a "lift home" in a brand new Pink HQ Statesman Caprice V8! Wow, I was living large even at that age!!!

/Reminiscing mode off.. for now.

Cheers,

One Man

[OneMadMan]

Today's classics.. apart from the p-76 below...

FC Holden



A minter VR / VS (VT even?) commie ute





Cheers,

One Man

[peaterj]

A few local cars all on Historic rego bar the Hyundai.

Ford GT


Chevy Ute


HJ Wagon


Morris Truck




Hyundai Excel

[XR Martin]

I'm seeing heap of those old Excels lately, I thought they had all been snapped up for the racing series.

[Citroënbender]

A metallic burgundy Peugeot 605 on historic plates, Cherrybrook area today.

[Captain Stubing]

Asked my missus to take a photo this morning… I believe it’s a Renault.

[Citroënbender]

R8, by the look of it. CKD product assembled in Australia.

Wonder if it’s going to become a Gordini faker?

[Syndrome]

Today I saw not one, but two of these (picture is not the cars in question)

[Dr Terry]

Originally Posted by Citroënbender

R8, by the look of it. CKD product assembled in Australia.

And Wheels "Car of the Year" for 1963 !!

Dr Terry

[ute83]

Originally Posted by XR Martin

I'm seeing heap of those old Excels lately, I thought they had all been snapped up for the racing series.

I think so. Friends of ours just got a grand for theirs. Would really only be worth -----nothing.

[Citroënbender]

By pure coincidence, a well-kept purple Excel in Artarmon today!

[PepeLePew]

Originally Posted by Citroënbender

By pure coincidence, a well-kept purple Excel in Artarmon today!

Complete with paint would be a achievement

[PepeLePew]

Originally Posted by Syndrome

Today I saw not one, but two of these (picture is not the cars in question)

image

A rare site, the turbo Clubsprint caught my imagination in the day, young lady at work here had one in black i think, good looking thing it was though rag tops never really did it for me. But i respected her choice.

[DJM83]

FG1 GT-E 5L the other morning on the way to work, seen it a few times now. Wouldnt be many around or even made!

[OneMadMan]

No words today. Just images

[Franco Cozzo]

Not exactly common anyway but saw this about 5 mins ago



https://www.machines4u.com.au/view/a...r-Lift/129337/

Genie GS-2046 scissor lift

[OneMadMan]

Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo

Not exactly common anyway but saw this about 5 mins agoimagehttps://www.machines4u.com.au/view/a...r-Lift/129337/ Genie GS-2046 scissor lift

Funny you should mention that brand of scissor lift.
I was served by a regular customer the otherday and he had one of these bad boys...
Fully articulated. Can drop a pallet beside the fork lift. Pretty darn cool me thinks.



Cheers,

One Man

[OneMadMan]

Todays cars:



Didn't know Anglias came in a wagon variant.
I owned a sedan.. it was my 1st POS car hahaha



Cheers,

One Man

[XR Martin]

Late 70s/early 80s Mazda B2000 ute, and a third gen Celica. Both in really good condition.

[Franco Cozzo]

Site I'm on at the moment, someone's got a MKIV Toyota Supra and there's a Mitsubishi Ralliart Colt, the latter is a very eccentric mild hatch from the 00s

[marty351]

Dudley st/Spencer st this morning, a Orange late 70's Gemini with what sounded like a Golf R engine/trans setup.

[OneMadMan]

I got some more pics of the articulated fork lift today..





And an older Nissan Navara ute:




Cheers,

One Man

[Tonz]

that forklift driver wouldnt be a novice, there would be an art to operating it.

[DJM83]

Seen this around a few times over the years. Tidy WB ute.

[OneMadMan]

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