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Élo Vaxx Helsing 18h ago

we're leaving the metal and (not at all) violent world of the birb for the most anarchist birb you've ever seen : 1) he does not respect safety distances 2) he behaves like a hooman. we have been defeated as hooman.

why fly when you can take the tram, mind you ???

Chris Nelson 49m ago

Lisa 🦔5h ago

It’s still #FroggoFriday for a little bit longer.

Volume up for ridiculous chime-frog sounds and a little rumbly evening rain.

Raise your hand if you've seen the squatty potty commercials
#Nomnomnom #Pride

#photography #turtle #reptiles #wildlife #herpphotography #nature #masswildlife #halifax #massachusetts #wildmassachusetts #naturalmassachusetts #massachusettswildlife

Dennis Wilkinson 6h ago

A painted turtle out at Burrage Pond; this little lady was one of at least four I spotted out depositing a clutch of eggs trailside somewhere in a single afternoon.

Earthy in EV heaven 5h ago

A quiet morning in the garden. Picked golden yellow limes, whilst weeding.

#gardening #growYourOwnFood

@bBuck photo taken with a phone probably doesn't help much either

#FunFactFriday get them wet with clean water and rub them together. They'll polish each other. A white paste means it's working. Add enough water to keep it thinner than yogurt, and work it! Beautiful things await.

#WeirdCarMastodon #Cars #Carshow #Carsandcoffee

Took Harry to a Cars & Coffee in May, on a sunny, spring day. This one was in Ringwood, a new suburb for Harry, and we got to meet a whole new bunch of cars.

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#WeirdCarMastodon #Cars #Carshow #Carsandcoffee

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

#WeirdCarMastodon #Cars #Carshow #Carsandcoffee

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

Scooter8647 🇺🇦 🇳🇿4d ago

@vwdasher Looks like a '61. Nice car!

@Doppelganger75 I honestly can't remember, the owner told me but that was weeks ago 😆 Possibly one of two in Australia? Just gorgeous.

Scooter8647 🇺🇦 🇳🇿4d ago

@vwdasher Last year of the fins in Chryslers.

@Doppelganger75 definitely sticks out from all the later sixties and seventies Chryslers here.

Eobard Toyotathon 3d ago

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

thefathippy 3d ago

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

Michael Carroll 4d ago

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

nick 4d ago

@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 4d ago

@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 4d ago

@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 4d ago

@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 4d ago

@vwdasher How common are Vettes over there?

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

Arapalla 4d ago

Rally legend, right there.

Arapalla 6d ago

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 6d ago

So, better than new? 😉

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

@thefathippy They are a model you just don't see at shows, they were not exactly treasured back in the day! Nice to see something different, not just a sea of Holdens and Fords. Plus the owner of this really loved his car.