Mastodawn

We got there early so we could watch everyone come in.

It was great weather (brisk but the sun was nice) for a little meet out the back of a pub.

And they just kept on coming in! Was a great turnout.

This Morris Marina was in great shape

Arapalla

Some very tidy and delightful beasts in there.

@Arapalla it was a great turnout, lots of interesting cars came along. I have some excellent surprises coming up.

We got there early so we could watch everyone come in.

It was great weather (brisk but the sun was nice) for a little meet out the back of a pub.

And they just kept on coming in! Was a great turnout.

This Morris Marina was in great shape

I like an event where you get a good mix of makes and models

The world needs more purple cars

This Buckler was an interesting sight

The Karmann Ghia was a US car, recently imported.

Damnn those LTDs are long

I love to see an eighties Datto turning up, someone loves their Stanza.

Always people staring at Harry

This Karmann was lovely. Also this splitty Beetle.

#VW

This rare as unicorn shit 4 Cylinder Holden Commodore arrived. We saw this at a petrol station last year or so, my eyes popped out of my head. Completely original, when Holden tried to sell a more efficient model. Didn't sell well.

This hot rodded Morris van was so cute

This gorgeous 61(?) Chrysler was stunning inside and out. Would have been a car for someone rich, with all the mod cons at the time. And those fins are spectacular.

For a crisp Spring morning, it was a big turnout! Cars just kept on rolling in.

Hey I thought Austins were meant be teeny and cute?

This gorgeous Bristol arrived, a rarity here.

Onto the mature motors that arrived. This Chev

And this Morris

Frank Jun 26

Rovers come in many shapes and sizes

Eobard Toyotathon Jun 24

@vwdasher Virgil Exner's work is always 🤌🤌🤌

thefathippy Jun 24

Fins are completely ridiculous, but so cool! 😎 I love 'em!

Michael Carroll Jun 24

@vwdasher Starfire engine wasn't it? I6 chopped down but presumably not much in the way of balancing.

nick Jun 24

@vwdasher love that looooooong fan shroud.

And the whole concept of someone lovingly maintaining this car because it's rare, because no-one wanted it, because it was crap.

@nickzoic exactly. Luckily his daughter loves it so it will live on, completely stock. Anyone can have a V8 one, meh, that's easy. But one of these? I bet there's less than a handful left.

mcSlibinas Jun 24

@vwdasher it's opel rekord! It feels nice to ride. One of the best seats, you don't get tired, almost good as opel senator mk1.

@mcSlibinas no it's a Holden Commodore. Australian built version.

mcSlibinas Jun 24

@vwdasher i know. What i doesn't know - is there any bigger differencies between Opel Rekord and Holden Commodore? I guess there only driver position is different.

@mcSlibinas I would imagine there's a lot to do with cooling the engine for one thing. Much hotter climate here. The V6 and V8 were big sellers here for decades, this one is a very weird and unloved model, being so under powered. I imagine there's probably suspension changes too, to deal with our road surfaces.

mcSlibinas Jun 24

@vwdasher oh, now i have unsolved mystery 🤔

Your words sounds very reasonably; i just never compared EU and AUS cars. Their part numbers should be different.
In some cases, at least.
I never ever saw any part like "this radiator is bigger because Australia (or Africa)".

https://forums.justcommodores.com.au/threads/opel-senator-vs-holden-commodore.138743/

@mcSlibinas some people have discussed the differences in old forums

This article has more details too

https://www.whichcar.com.au/news/when-commodore-started-life-as-an-opel

@vwdasher thank you!

We rented a green 4 cylinder Commodore for a few days in Adelaide, when my moto was getting repaired on the way back from Perth. I remember a bright green, but it was a loooong time ago.

I also remember it being particularly *underwhelming* to drive. It handled ok, but had no get up and go. My wife's Gemini was more fun. 🤷‍♂️ Later, while they were away, our neighbours lent us their similar vintage six in that exact brown - it was much better.

@thefathippy Oh they were renowned for being gutless. I just love that this chap has kept it bone stock and adores it. And his daughter does too. It's such a rare one now.

Basmitharts Jun 24

@vwdasher How common are Vettes over there?

@Basmitharts not very, all imports basically. So they're an odd one out here.

Arapalla Jun 23

Rally legend, right there.

Arapalla Jun 22

Some very tidy and delightful beasts in there.

@Arapalla it was a great turnout, lots of interesting cars came along. I have some excellent surprises coming up.

thefathippy Jun 22

So, better than new? 😉

I liked the looks of the Leyland Marina, but they certainly developed *a reputation*. 😳