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59 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

Yeah you already mentioned that............ drunk or dementia ?

 

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Now about them $500 V8 Fairlanes... Ive friends in Aus real keen.


sorry I don’t have a link for either of the two $500 V8 fairlanes I bought. I have owned over 25 cars, I don’t have a link for any of them. 

Do you have links of the cars you bought?  

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Not much love here for the Australian classics. I did think Toranas and pretty much anything after the mid 70's were nothing special. By 1978  things got super boring appearance wise with the box like Commodores and such.

My first car was an 1973 XB Ford I had in the 80's. Not that amazing but a nice 6. My father bought a classic GT Ford new in the early 70's when I was a kid. It had a good rumble. Sold it a year or two later. 

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8 minutes ago, Natai Beach said:

4 door car

That says it all.  Sedans are ugly.  They’re “family” cars.  It’s like being proud of having the fastest station wagon.
 

2 door coupes are the real prize when it comes to muscle cars.  That’s why you never saw a 4 door Cobra, Corvette, Camaro, Mustang, GT40, etc etc etc.

 

And no...I’m not a European.  I’m American although I did have an ‘88 911 and a ‘96 993.  Even the 4 door Porsches (Panamara) are hideous.

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2 minutes ago, Airalee said:

That says it all.  Sedans are ugly.  They’re “family” cars.  It’s like being proud of having the fastest station wagon.
 

2 door coupes are the real prize when it comes to muscle cars.  That’s why you never saw a 4 door Cobra, Corvette, Camaro, Mustang, GT40, etc etc etc.

 

And no...I’m not a European.  I’m American although I did have an ‘88 911 and a ‘96 993.  Even the 4 door Porsches (Panamara) are hideous.


My 928s pictured below. My brother and dad have those little 6 cylinder 911 things with rough ride. 
Even they agree my 928 is better to drive. And faster.

 

But anyway, this thread is about Aussie made cars in Thailand.
 

 

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11 minutes ago, Natai Beach said:


My 928s pictured below. My brother and dad have those little 6 cylinder 911 things with rough ride. 
Even they agree my 928 is better to drive. And faster.

 

But anyway, this thread is about Aussie made cars in Thailand.
 

 

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Ok...back to ugly Aussie cars.  The 928 was butt ugly too.  The S4 was barely passable.

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12 minutes ago, Airalee said:

Ok...back to ugly Aussie cars.  The 928 was butt ugly too.  The S4 was barely passable.


Ok champ, I can see what you like. Small engined small 2 door cars.
What I call  “Shiela’s cars”.

This one will probably be your cup of tea. 
Ford Capri. We exported them to the USA as well as Thailand where they were more popular than in Oz. 
 

 

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16 minutes ago, Natai Beach said:


Ok champ, I can see what you like. Small engined small 2 door cars.
What I call  “Shiela’s cars”.

This one will probably be your cup of tea. 
Ford Capri. We exported them to the USA as well as Thailand where they were more popular than in Oz. 
 

 

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It was a Mercury in the US.   Horrible cars.  I’m not sure how you can compare those to a 911...arguably the most successful sports car in history (except for the 996...bleh)

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The last Holdens exported to Thailand were the VY and VZ Commodores/Calais. 
They were badged as Chev Luminas in Thailand as in a few other export markets. No V8s, the 3.8 sixes were taxed heavily despite the FTA for their motor size.

If you want to buy one the VY is older, but the better choice. The VZ has timing chain sloppiness that most Thai mechanics will struggle with. 
 

 

 

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14 hours ago, Natai Beach said:

Moving along we have the earlier model commodores.

 

 

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English mate of mine bought a VK Holden when they first became available. Manufactured locally from imported CKD kits. Sold it to a kiwi mate who traded it in for the VL when they came on the market. Nice rides, great family cars. I see a well-kept VL regularly up here in Udon.

 

My experience in Australia was limited to Hertz rentals and usually they were XD Falcons but one time I got a VL Calais and thought that was really nice.

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2 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:
17 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

 

Another savvy post-Covid investment by a hedge fund probably.

Decent payday for the Holden employee who purchased it new !!

 

Now THAT'S what I call adequately funding a retirement!

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14 hours ago, Natai Beach said:

Ford cortinas 

 

Like the early Capri I think they might be UK built ones with the smaller engines. 
The Aussie cortina had a 4.1 liter six out of the Falcon and a 3.3 liter for the ladies.
Maybe someone knows?

 

 

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googling 'Ford Cortina four' came up with surprisingly relevant detailed info on the wiki link 

 - but in short:  "...Ford Australia built its own version, known as the TE, with the 2.0-litre 4-cylinder Pinto unit and the Ford Falcon's 3.3-litre and 4.1-litre 6-cylinder unit..."

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34 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

 

English mate of mine bought a VK Holden when they first became available. Manufactured locally from imported CKD kits. Sold it to a kiwi mate who traded it in for the VL when they came on the market. Nice rides, great family cars. I see a well-kept VL regularly up here in Udon.

 

My experience in Australia was limited to Hertz rentals and usually they were XD Falcons but one time I got a VL Calais and thought that was really nice.

the VL came with the Nissan 3.0 Strait Six; as a temporary filler until the next model, a complete redesigned VN was given the upcoming 3.8Vsix, which was from a Buick stable design.  Mates working within their AMI-related Conversions factory at Essendon; were attending a Buick Collectors Meet sometime 1986, when one of the aussies quipped about putting the Buick into a Holden to see how it would go?... and they did!   Not really surprisingly, the same motor appeared in the VN ???? 

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