FrankAnd many more Holdens
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 @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.
@larand @vwdasher @Basmitharts
I rented a Challenger before buying the Charger. The rental was also a V6 but the Dodge Pentastar 3.6l is quite ample at 295HP. It was fun to drive but the B pillar creates a huge blind spot when you're trying to see one lane over to make sure no-one is coming into the spot you're changing lanes into. The Dodge way to mitigate that is to floor it but that's not always feasible or advisable. Anyhoo at least it was photogenic.
I rented a Challenger before buying the Charger. The rental was also a V6 but the Dodge Pentastar 3.6l is quite ample at 295HP. It was fun to drive but the B pillar creates a huge blind spot when you're trying to see one lane over to make sure no-one is coming into the spot you're changing lanes into. The Dodge way to mitigate that is to floor it but that's not always feasible or advisable. Anyhoo at least it was photogenic.
@DenOfEarth @vwdasher @Basmitharts I hear you on the blind spot in the Challenger. A friend of mine bought one and said the same thing. It's a common problem these days with stupidly narrow window openings and wide pillars. I miss the days of bigger window glass and thin pillars. Probably not so good for crashes and rollovers, but a lot easier to see out of (and maybe, just maybe, to avoid the crashes in the first place).
@larand @DenOfEarth @Basmitharts I've been in enough modern cars where the rear window's an afterthought, and I hate it.
@vwdasher @larand @Basmitharts
Yes the rollover requirement and airbags everywhere has made truly large pillars. In the case of my i3, the A pillars are a serious blind spot. I move my head to look around when I'm making a left turn but it's still a bit hairy sometimes.
Yes the rollover requirement and airbags everywhere has made truly large pillars. In the case of my i3, the A pillars are a serious blind spot. I move my head to look around when I'm making a left turn but it's still a bit hairy sometimes.
Donald Ham 🏳️🌈 🐱🏋️♂️@vwdasher @donaldham @larand @Basmitharts
My uncle had one and told me how to be cool: you don't have to go fast, you just have to look good!
Also apparently the Pacer had some kind of superior suspension system? I don't think it was Citroën levels of epic but better somehow than the average American boat of the seventies?
@DenOfEarth @vwdasher @donaldham @Basmitharts This is probably sacrilege, but I remember when the Porsche 928 came out when I was a kid, and thinking that it looked like someone had partially deflated a Pacer.
@larand @vwdasher @donaldham @Basmitharts
I read that as partially defiled a Pacer...
But yeah you're not wrong.
Sacrilege be damned.
I read that as partially defiled a Pacer...
But yeah you're not wrong.
Sacrilege be damned.
Nick 'The Viking'It had a rubber mounted subframe on the front, and rubber mounted rear suspension.
Neither were revolutionary at the time.
From back in the day, I do not remember anything special being said about the suspension 🤷♂️
I spent many years as a teenager enjoying the remarkable Citroen ride ⚡