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Greg. Regular Registered: November 2003	Re: Past Rides - Revisited Wed, 14 July 2004 01:44 Being older than dirt my response will be very long on this thread. Here goes.. 1948 Morris 8 Sedan...british racing green with black 17 in steel wheels 848 cc of raging side valve power. 1 and quarter inch SU Carb....wooden floor.mixed hydraulic.cable brakes...my first car...was given to me by a neighbour who would not pay the tipping fee...I was 15...took me 1.5 years to fix everything and get it registered again..I loved that car.sob sob sob. Rust claimed my child in the end.. 1952 Austin A40 Utility..with homemade plywood canopy...4 speed column shift...guess what I lost in the back..it was not the spare key.. Killed by bitch in VW... 1963 Mini 850...shadow blue..fat wheels and no fear..Sold when I got the 6cyl bug.. My first Holden..Baby Blue 1955 FJ Sedan...this was the start of the Holdens I have had..I will just list them...then get onto the other makes.. My first was the worst..I got conned by a friend and the shiny paint...never spoken to him since..He got a spotters fee from the seller.. 1952 FJ..good bits from the Blue one were swapped..took a pounding but came back for more.Sold for bits... 48.215 FX...was rust free and drove it for a year and sold it to one of my mates who later did a bare metal repaint...as far as I know he still has it..worth a shit load if he does..It was a one owner car when I got it..belonged to father of a friend of my mums.. 1959 FC Holden...red with big white bumble bee stripes over the back..it was my brothers first and he did lots too it.. it went like stink and looked great.. Rust..there was another the same but later..it had kermit green seats and a floor held together with marine paint and f/glass I bought it for $30 and other than the rust the only thing wrong was the clutch fork had split and did not work...that was about 60 mins and no dollars to fix..the owner thought he had blown the g/box.. 1954 FJ....This was the ONE..Maroon with black trim..white EH steering wheel ..did lots to this one..red motor triple carbs.big wheels lowered f/glass guards/panels .plexi glass windows...took 400lbs of it original weight of 1900lbs..Stolen and never recovered..lost all my tools as well..I think I know who it was but could never prove it.. Marriage.. My project car was a 1937 Standard Roadster.."A flying 14"...sold to American Army major who was on exchange duties at Holdsworthy Army cAmp...he took it to the US...I lost his address when we moved interstate for a while .. I got it from an old guy who had an iceworks in Ryde.Sydney. 1965 Holden HD X2 Premier sedan..Chrome wheels..red trim...car was Savannah Bronze and was beautiful...blew engine and traded in on...Ford.. 1970's 4 cyl Torana...a piece of shit but it was a company car..dark green with bone trim..manual..sold by the company to the daughter of a major client...she thought she was getting a deal...in later years I met her dad and the thing had faded after 12 months...not surprising as I had driven it hard trying to break it to get a new car. 1976 LH Torana Sedan 2800 6cyl auto...a company car. Bronze with sand trim...beautiful car...was never the same after we got t-boned by an armed guard van ..traded in on Datsun..what were they thinking???I saw it years later in the staff parking lot at Blacktown hospital...the Torana not the Datto..The T still looked good . 1970 HG Monaro Aqua with black trim...just the standard 186...3 speed column shift...I sold it when I got back into Company cars..This car took my growing family..2 kids by then and all our stuff everywhere except WA..It was wholesaled and then resold via dealer at North Rocks in Sydney..Mike Lowe...a young guy had it for a few years and then I saw it again out at St Marys and about 18 mths ago it was on ebay...up the north coast somewhere.. In later years had Holden Commodore Acclaim...nice car..Son hit tree...He was ok but my Commi was dead. HX holden sedan..yellow..company car...was piece of shit but not my fault...previous custodian flogged it up and down the coast every week end with his boat on the back and took the tow bar off during the business week...I told the manager the auto was stuffed but no no no Greg its OK...The end came when the two of us went to see a client and I made him drive it...on returning to office he filled in requisition for new Sigma...with the comment...leave that piece of shit in the basement and use the loan car...so I got a white Sigma...not bad but gutless really. Remember these are a bit out of order because of overlaps and memory lapses.. The HD was traded on a... wait for it..a 1972 Ford Escort Panel van...new ...$2012 on the road..and I had to borrow money ...first time I had done that.. I had the windows tinted,put in a a cartridge player...stop laughing...and fitted a set of escort rims from a twin cam that a brother of a guy I worked with had as spare to his twin cam..the whole thing was very cool ...for the times.. Great little unit until I got my first company car ...the already revealed 4 cyl torana and sold the van it my brother who on sold it to his bosses son who had it a week and nearly killed himself down the south coast...8 in the back..dopey. Several Datsun 180B's...one dark blue one pumpkin colour...manuals and ok for the open road but hopeless in traffic...I worked in traffic..They did not last and neither did the manager who said thats what we had to have because they were so good in Bendigo??? a small regional city with no traffic and lots of open roads.. I just remembered another Holden..Russel (brown and leaves) and a sad Commodore - 4 cyl model that I bought after I walked to his owners house with a raging fever and sick as a dog..(thats my excuse for purchase) - saw and bought him but he was good to us in his own small way..we were in a hole financially and he never let us down...he passed some years late in a head on with my eldest daughter driving...she was fine but Russ was gone.. Morris Minor low-light 2 door...Ford falcon diff and brakes all round but lost interest/no time/no money/no space - mum wanted it off the front drive...I had not lived at home for 10 years so I can understand that..sold for scrap.. 1975 Toyota Corolla KE35...A sweet little Coupe...stolen by some bastard in Canberra and smashed into a tree.. 1976 MX13 Toyota Corona Mark 2...sold just recently. 1978 RA40 Toyota Celica Coupe...now my second daughters daily driver.. 1988 Ford KE Laser...originally my eldest daughters but passed to me when it was unregisterd and getting ready to fall to bits..my son and I fixed it up and he drives it every day..288000+ks and going strong.. Then .. My current 1979 MX32 Cressida.. and the '75 MX13 Sedan I got recently.. Daily drivers.. My first 1976? MX 32...First model...what a great car..destroyed in accident with stolen car..we drove home ...he went to the wreckers.. 1983 Mazda 323 Super Deluxe 5 door ..nice car...traded on 1992 Toyota Corolla 4 door...Cheap bastard that place..not so nice and I left it there when I moved on... Couple of 88 - 90'S Camrys...one a heap one very nice.. 1992 Toyota Scamry CSI...Lovely car that I had for 4 years and traded on Commodore Acclaim...The Scamry is still local and looks as good as ever..nice couple bought it the next day from the dealer who did not even have to wash it.. 1999 Subaru Impreza RX Sedan...silver with black trim..tinted windows..a nice car... my current daily driver.. [Report message to a moderator]

	Subject	Poster	Date
	Past Rides - Revisited	thetoyman75	Mon, 12 July 2004 09:51
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	BlackSupra	Mon, 12 July 2004 10:19
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	gianttomato	Mon, 12 July 2004 10:29
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	Evil_Foetus	Mon, 12 July 2004 10:23
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	Mr DOHC	Mon, 12 July 2004 10:28
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	ScreaminRolla	Mon, 12 July 2004 10:28
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	BlackSupra	Mon, 12 July 2004 10:34
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	ScreaminRolla	Mon, 12 July 2004 10:37
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	ae86drift	Mon, 12 July 2004 10:52
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	fade-e	Mon, 12 July 2004 11:10
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	BlackSupra	Mon, 12 July 2004 11:19
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	fade-e	Mon, 12 July 2004 11:35
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	Rolla Boy	Mon, 12 July 2004 11:50
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	CLG	Mon, 12 July 2004 13:01
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	Jag7799	Mon, 12 July 2004 13:55
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	jackel	Mon, 12 July 2004 16:30
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	scrote	Mon, 12 July 2004 18:16
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	Joshstix	Mon, 12 July 2004 21:53
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	river	Mon, 12 July 2004 22:16
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	4ageeza	Mon, 12 July 2004 23:14
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	thetoyman75	Mon, 12 July 2004 23:23
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	rob_RA40	Mon, 12 July 2004 23:29
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	river	Mon, 12 July 2004 23:29
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	ke382TG	Mon, 12 July 2004 23:44
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	Dodgy_Haro	Mon, 12 July 2004 23:54
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	Norbie	Tue, 13 July 2004 00:13
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	lumpy	Tue, 13 July 2004 00:34
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	Lambolica	Tue, 13 July 2004 00:51
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	river	Tue, 13 July 2004 02:23
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	Lambolica	Tue, 13 July 2004 03:41
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	EMP-2TG	Tue, 13 July 2004 01:06
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	justcallmefrank	Tue, 13 July 2004 01:12
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	fingers	Tue, 13 July 2004 01:32
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	rick_o	Tue, 13 July 2004 02:40
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	soaringmik	Tue, 13 July 2004 02:43
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	dcving	Tue, 13 July 2004 03:10
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	THE WITZL	Tue, 13 July 2004 03:32
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	AE86slut	Tue, 13 July 2004 04:07
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	ae86drift	Tue, 13 July 2004 11:52
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	Mookie	Tue, 13 July 2004 12:00
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	AE86slut	Wed, 14 July 2004 05:27
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	andrij	Tue, 13 July 2004 06:08
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	random	Tue, 13 July 2004 07:22
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	Mookie	Tue, 13 July 2004 07:24
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	Cyber-punk	Tue, 13 July 2004 10:18
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	twincam_ke20	Tue, 13 July 2004 11:25
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	KOFFEE-BLACK	Tue, 13 July 2004 13:09
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	fade-e	Tue, 13 July 2004 14:14
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	7M-Brisbane	Tue, 13 July 2004 14:17
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	Chris Davey	Tue, 13 July 2004 14:56
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	ae86trueno	Tue, 13 July 2004 22:31
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	Greg.	Wed, 14 July 2004 01:44
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	lyle-act	Wed, 14 July 2004 02:07
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	Billy-Mason PI	Wed, 14 July 2004 02:08
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	Billy-Mason PI	Wed, 14 July 2004 02:18
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	bman	Wed, 14 July 2004 02:25
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	AE86slut	Wed, 14 July 2004 05:33
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	SEXY 16	Wed, 14 July 2004 08:04
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	fade-e	Wed, 14 July 2004 08:34
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	TheStitt	Wed, 14 July 2004 08:43
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	rb20det	Wed, 14 July 2004 10:39
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	IRA11Y	Thu, 15 July 2004 07:48
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	soaringmik	Mon, 19 July 2004 09:33
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	Blade83	Mon, 19 July 2004 10:45
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	bubbles	Mon, 19 July 2004 11:45
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	Evan	Mon, 19 July 2004 11:59
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	ae86 Drifter	Tue, 20 July 2004 13:46
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	xtigerx	Wed, 28 July 2004 07:54
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	7M-Brisbane	Wed, 28 July 2004 12:42
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	Jag7799	Thu, 29 July 2004 00:45
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	gearb0x	Thu, 29 July 2004 06:31
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	spirokeet	Thu, 29 July 2004 13:56
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	Siktoy ra23	Thu, 29 July 2004 14:14
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	wagonist	Thu, 29 July 2004 15:16
	Re: Past Rides - Revisited	TheStitt	Thu, 29 July 2004 23:20

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