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

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The world needs more purple cars

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This Buckler was an interesting sight

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The Karmann Ghia was a US car, recently imported.

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

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Always people staring at Harry

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This 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.

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This hot rodded Morris van was so cute

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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.

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

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Hey I thought Austins were meant be teeny and cute?

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This gorgeous Bristol arrived, a rarity here.

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Onto the mature motors that arrived. This Chev

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Rovers come in many shapes and sizes

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I think that Holden was a rebadged Isuzu?

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Nice to see some Daihatsus, there's a brand rarely seen at shows.

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We saw that pink Caddy at the Good Friday cars & coffee across town.

That blue on the Falcon was utterly glorious in the sunshine.

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They just kept on coming in! And such excellent makes and models. Great mix.

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Holdens, git yer Holdens here.

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And then a flock of Bolwells appeared! More on these further down thread as there's an interesting story I need to share.

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A flock of Mokes arrived, I was busily sending photos to my friend with a Moke saying WHERE THE HELL ARE YA

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Mokes? So many Mokes! Even a Mini Moke! So very cool.

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Soo those Bowells! Ok so Bolwell was a kit car made here in Melbourne

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolwell

And this bulbous one is one that almost never existed.

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Just extraordinary to be able to see something so rare and unusual. Not that there's many of the other models left around. All fibreglass, they are an interesting part of Australian motoring history that many not know exists.

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Old and new, they kept on coming in. Curiously, the only Lotus that turned up.

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And then this appeared. This is a new Bolwell! The co started back up in the mid noughties.

https://www.bolwelltechnologies.com/bolwell-nagari-300

I've never seen one other than reading about it. My eyes just about popped out of my head.

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Toyota powered. The owner said it was brand new and didn't know much about it. So Bolwell came up with this design almost 20 years ago and are still hand making cars. Mind boggling, considering how difficult it is to meet ADRs here too.

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This yellow Bolwell is the one of 12 that shouldn't actually exist. Talk about rare.

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A blue Hillman Hunter rocks up and parks with a blue Ford Escort

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Old and new, it doesn't matter.

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As usual there's coming and goings.

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Surprisingly another Roller turned up. Must not have any wedding bookings.

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I bade farewell to the rarest Commodore around.

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Found a Rambler Hornet lurking

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Servicing a Javelin is pretty easy and accessible!

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This International truck rolled in

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It was time to meander home in Harry. Spotted a Starlet on the drive.

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Lovely Buick.

The Commodore is a very rare slug.

The Orange Torana has me very worried

And the yellow SL/R is gorgeous.

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This 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.

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This hot rodded Morris van was so cute

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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.

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#Carshow
#Carsandcoffee

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

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#Carsandcoffee

Hey I thought Austins were meant be teeny and cute?

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This gorgeous Bristol arrived, a rarity here.

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Onto the mature motors that arrived. This Chev

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Rovers come in many shapes and sizes

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I think that Holden was a rebadged Isuzu?

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Nice to see some Daihatsus, there's a brand rarely seen at shows.

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We saw that pink Caddy at the Good Friday cars & coffee across town.

That blue on the Falcon was utterly glorious in the sunshine.

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They just kept on coming in! And such excellent makes and models. Great mix.

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Holdens, git yer Holdens here.

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And then a flock of Bolwells appeared! More on these further down thread as there's an interesting story I need to share.

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A flock of Mokes arrived, I was busily sending photos to my friend with a Moke saying WHERE THE HELL ARE YA

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

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

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

@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.
@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)".

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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.