FrankThis Karmann was lovely. Also this splitty Beetle.
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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 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
Nice to see some Daihatsus, there's a brand rarely seen at shows.
We saw that pink Caddy at the Good Friday cars & coffee across town.
That blue on the Falcon was utterly glorious in the sunshine.
They just kept on coming in! And such excellent makes and models. Great mix.
And then a flock of Bolwells appeared! More on these further down thread as there's an interesting story I need to share.
A flock of Mokes arrived, I was busily sending photos to my friend with a Moke saying WHERE THE HELL ARE YA
Mokes? So many Mokes! Even a Mini Moke! So very cool.
Owen Mehegan@vwdasher wtf they look like 70s funny cars.
Chris @ FXWorks@vwdasher SJ-413K FTW!
Nathan Avots-Smith@vwdasher Suzuki Jimny! Though there were also Holden-badged Isuzus in the early ’90s.
@autonerdery I know, they did so much wacky stuff, I am honestly not sure if it's a Suzuki or Isuzu! or even something else?
Eobard Toyotathon@vwdasher Virgil Exner's work is always 🤌🤌🤌
thefathippyFins are completely ridiculous, but so cool! 😎 I love 'em!
Michael Carroll@vwdasher Starfire engine wasn't it? I6 chopped down but presumably not much in the way of balancing.
nick@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.
mcSlibinas@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.
@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.
@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)".
@mcSlibinas some people have discussed the differences in old forums
https://forums.justcommodores.com.au/threads/opel-senator-vs-holden-commodore.138743/
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.