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Chris Nelson

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Socially awkward penguin, rollin' hard in the land of fediverse chicks and reply guys.

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Frank Jun 22

This Morris Marina was in great shape

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Frank Jun 23

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

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Frank Jun 23

The world needs more purple cars

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Frank Jun 23

This Buckler was an interesting sight

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Frank Jun 23

The Karmann Ghia was a US car, recently imported.

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Frank Jun 23

Damnn those LTDs are long

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Frank Jun 23

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

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Frank Jun 24

Always people staring at Harry

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Frank Jun 24

This Karmann was lovely. Also this splitty Beetle.

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Frank Jun 24

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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Frank Jun 24

This hot rodded Morris van was so cute

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Frank Jun 24

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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Frank Jun 25

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

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Frank Jun 25

Hey I thought Austins were meant be teeny and cute?

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Frank Jun 25

This gorgeous Bristol arrived, a rarity here.

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Frank Jun 25

Onto the mature motors that arrived. This Chev

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Frank Jun 25

And this Morris

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Frank Jun 26

Rovers come in many shapes and sizes

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Frank Jun 26

I think that Holden was a rebadged Isuzu?

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Frank Jun 26

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

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Frank Jun 26

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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Chris @ FXWorks Jun 26

@vwdasher SJ-413K FTW!

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Nathan Avots-Smith Jun 26

@vwdasher Suzuki Jimny! Though there were also Holden-badged Isuzus in the early ’90s.

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Frank Jun 26

@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?

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Scooter8647 🇺🇦 🇳🇿Jun 24

@vwdasher Looks like a '61. Nice car!

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Frank Jun 24

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

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Scooter8647 🇺🇦 🇳🇿Jun 24

@vwdasher Last year of the fins in Chryslers.

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Frank Jun 24

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

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Eobard Toyotathon Jun 24

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

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thefathippy Jun 24

@vwdasher

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

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Michael Carroll Jun 24

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

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nick Jun 24

@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.

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Frank Jun 24

@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.

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mcSlibinas Jun 24

@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.

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Frank Jun 24

@mcSlibinas no it's a Holden Commodore. Australian built version.

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mcSlibinas Jun 24

@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.

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Frank Jun 24

@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.

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mcSlibinas Jun 24

@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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Frank Jun 24

@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.

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Frank Jun 24

@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.

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Basmitharts Jun 24

@vwdasher How common are Vettes over there?

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Frank Jun 24

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

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Arapalla Jun 23

@vwdasher

Rally legend, right there.

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Arapalla Jun 22

@vwdasher

Some very tidy and delightful beasts in there.

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Frank Jun 22

@Arapalla it was a great turnout, lots of interesting cars came along. I have some excellent surprises coming up.

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thefathippy Jun 22

@vwdasher

So, better than new? 😉

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

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Frank Jun 22

@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.

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nigel Jun 29

@vwdasher omg I had a Marina when I was young! Slammed on the bump-stops with a flipped leaf spring and wound down torsion bars hahaha 😆 it was super tidy too in crisp white with brown vinyl interior. Did not miss the constant blown head baskets and cracked head. Ended up changing the 1800 for a 1750 OHC with twin SU from a donor car.

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Frank Jun 29

@nigel they're a real rarity at shows here, nice to see one so loved!