FrankSadly Harry was the only Haflinger there, next time Erik will come too.
Once upon a time we had Ford, Holden, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Nissan, VW assembly lines pumping out cars.
We also had lots of niche assembly going on with cars sent out in parts and rebuilt here. Many European manufacturers did this to avoid expensive tariffs.
People always gather to read about Harry, I have some laminates in his tray to explain all about him and about Haflingers.
I was hoping we'd see more of the eclectic kit builds at this event but it was very Holden/Ford heavy.
Leyland and Chysler also had production lines here once, and made a lot of different models here.
Now this is an old Holden
The mighty Leyland P76!
You really need to read this
https://www.tradeuniquecars.com.au/87-year-old-aussie-wins-peking-to-paris-rally-in-leyland-p76/
An amazing amount of Leyland P76's turned up
This MG had also been locally assembled
Once upon a time Mitsubishi made many cars in South Australia.
These tiny Austins came out as a running chassis, and had bodies that were made by Holden in Port Melbourne for them.
This is a Ford Model Y, from 1934! No suspension to speak of, the whole body just rocks side to side. It's owner is over 6 foot 4 and fits though. Was so small and adorable. Meet Stanley!
The Bolwell club turned up. These were made in Dandenong.
The green one is a recent build, you can still buy new Bolwells!
More Holdens and Fords kept on arriving
A Leyland Moke appeared, another Australian built car.
And this very weird Holden. Usually seen as a sedan, this is a wagon that was factory built, super rare.
This Leyland P76 is a Shitbox Rally champion
The Dodge I wonder if it was assembled here or not...it is RHD.
The owner of this Mini Moke said it was the oldest registered in the state. This was used to move F1 drivers around at Albert Park during the Grand Prix
There's that one off Holden EH library wagon again
I think this Rolls was a bit confused.
The orange car is an Elfin! They made excellent track cars as well as street cars.
Larry Anderson 🕊️@vwdasher More than a bit confused. Is that a Holden Torana under all that?
@vwdasher The shape of the doors and side glass makes me think so, but they really tried to hide it.
@larand I have no clue what was going on there. Back in the eighties Rolls Royce kits were a stupid fad on all sorts of cars including Beetles. Might be a kit from then, who knows.
Den of Earth@vwdasher @larand
There was one in town a while back based on a 300C. I haven't seen it in years so either it fell victim to good taste (unlikely) or was slowly devoured by the rust monster.
I give you... the Chrolls!
Basmitharts@DenOfEarth @vwdasher @larand TBH, this is actually better than 90% of what RR has put out over the last 20 years.
@Basmitharts @vwdasher @larand
Chrome wheels aside, I do love their sedans.
Still kinda miss my V6 Charger.
Chrome wheels aside, I do love their sedans.
Still kinda miss my V6 Charger.
@DenOfEarth @Basmitharts @larand they were the car of choice for dickhead drivers here who drove them aggressively and loudly so I tend to associate them with fuckwittery if I see one.
@vwdasher @Basmitharts @larand
Can't disagree with your experience and I'm sorry that happened. I just wanted a long-wheelbase sedan for comfy road trips, and my V6 had the quiet factory exhaust.
Can't disagree with your experience and I'm sorry that happened. I just wanted a long-wheelbase sedan for comfy road trips, and my V6 had the quiet factory exhaust.
@DenOfEarth @Basmitharts @larand unfortunately anything with large engines attracts the knuckledraggers here...
@DenOfEarth @vwdasher @Basmitharts I rented one of those a few years back on a trip to see the in-laws in Oklahoma. It was a good choice. Decent power, nice ride, and plenty of room for luggage.