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Holden FJ concept
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Thu, 13 October 2005 11:28
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http://www.carsguide.news.com.au/news/story_page/0 ,8269,16905379%255E21822,00.html
how fucking cool is it, gotta hand it to them in terms of concept cars they always come up trumps against the rest of the aussie manufacturer's at the Motorshow.
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The 480kw monster show car pays tribute to the 1953 FJ, but is far beyond that car in terms of power and sophistication. Whereas the 1953 model maxed out at 45kW of power, this 480kW reincarnation has a 6 litre Chevrolet Corvette engine and features a supercharger which gives it, according to Holden chairman and managing director Denny Mooney, about as much power as a V8 Supercar.
But Mooney said this car will not see production any time soon.
"This car is about pure fun. It's about emotion. It's about imagination," he said.
"It shows what designers can do when you let them loose."
The car appears on the Holden stand on the show in glittering purple paintwork and sleek, very long, 5.2m lines.
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Re: Holden FJ concept
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Thu, 13 October 2005 13:27
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Seen it on the news...
AMAZINGLY AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Holden FJ concept
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Thu, 13 October 2005 13:50
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And under all that bogan rice (chrome) it's still probably live axle and pushrods.
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I supported Toymods
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melbourne
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Re: Holden FJ concept
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Thu, 13 October 2005 14:12
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live axle and pushrods?
my car is live axle, and as EVERYONE on this forum will agree, the AE86 is the best car ever made, ever.
and there's nothing wrong with pushrods, I prefer pull-rods, but anything is better than that garbage live axle crap in those stupid pole magnet sprinters!
oh and by the way, i was being sarcastic
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Re: Holden FJ concept
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Thu, 13 October 2005 14:23
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I don't see much imagination put into this at all really.
Sure they claim it's based on the FJ holden, but really to me it looks like a combination of several rod time American beauties.
I don't mind the look but claiming that the got that from just an FJ holden is just too outlandish for me.
It also needs the roof chopped at least 2 inches 
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Perth, WA
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December 2004
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Re: Holden FJ concept
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Thu, 13 October 2005 14:27
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its an old style peice of turd with an LS2, lets jump for joy and pray its banished from this world as suddenly as it arose.
Eldar.O.
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Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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Re: Holden FJ concept
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Thu, 13 October 2005 15:47
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what a load of shit... Hot rod builder have been doing better for years...
yay.. they came up trumps against.... fords, magnas and camry's? what other crap is made here...
woodefeckinhoo.....
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Thu, 13 October 2005 23:52
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This is NOT a concept car by any stretch of the imagination.
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gotta hand it to them in terms of concept cars they always come up trumps against the rest of the aussie manufacturer's at the Motorshow.
I dont see any original ideas in this car at all. Sure, its a hot rod builders dream, but thats all it is, a hot rod. For a group of designers with the purse strings of australias biggest motor corporation behind them, i would liked to see a bit more than just some custom made lights and panels that could be a copy of about 100 other sleds in the states.
Your a Holden fan through and through aren't you Rona 
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Re: Holden FJ concept
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Fri, 14 October 2005 00:46
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I am not a holden fan anymore, but to say this car is shit ... erm well ok ... just because it is not Toyota? 
It looks bloody awesome and it looks like a ton of work has gone into it, hell I know if I owned it I would not be dissapointed.
BTW on the subject of concepts
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Re: Holden FJ concept
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Fri, 14 October 2005 02:37
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For a group of designers with the purse strings of australias biggest motor corporation behind them
Pretty sure you ment to say Americans, or worlds biggest? I still don't know if Toyota have surpassed GM yet or not. (it's not a question of if they will, but when)
Good find there driftspec! i'm gonna have to steal these and start another thread lol. Just incase ppl haven't seen it in this thread.(i'll let you have take the credit just this once.)
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Re: Holden FJ concept
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Fri, 14 October 2005 04:21
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i mean to say the car looks great......
but for a mainstream car, it's crap...
and the hot-rod community will not accept it either, because it's not built on a hot-rod style chassis (so could probably not even be registered as a hot-rod.. since the administer their own rego rules  )
you think they could have done something a little more imaginative....]
but i would still accept it if i was given it for free
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I Supported Toymods
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Re: Holden FJ concept
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Fri, 14 October 2005 05:45
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another pointless concept.
can any1 say "Toranna remake"?
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Re: Holden FJ concept
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Fri, 14 October 2005 15:34
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dingaling, i've heard that toyota in the US have offered to help out GM and Ford because they are doing so badly. search for something on the topic and you should find I believe a link to the press release was on this board a while ago?
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Re: Holden FJ concept
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Sat, 15 October 2005 08:08
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that latest supra concept thing , even if photoshopped looks the goods ..
now the FJ - yeah - Corvette shassis - fiberglass panels over the top - it looks nice but whoopdedoo .. Chrysler prowler did this too
as the guys said - rod makers have been doing better for years , using the real car as basis ..
Its a bit like the monaro - - yeah lets lower the roof , whack two doors off a commodore and call it a monaro .. theres nothing TRUELY awe inspiring in either ..
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Sat, 15 October 2005 08:19
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Another example was the HRT 427 coupe .
yes it was basically a supercar ready to go like the old big banger days - but after having a look at it very closely - my GOD was it put together crap .. It was still just a commodore with a big motor , and a few extras whacked on
none of the panels fitted flush , the bumper on the front was esque , you could see where stuff had just been slapped in ..
About the only real exciting concepts ive seen , have been that toyota sportivo attepmt " designed by todays youth for what they would like "
HA like any of them could afford , or insure a car that was AWD or turbocharged for starters .
The Ford GT ( retro Gt40 ) was another wow factor - fair enough it had strong hintings of the old gt40 but it was a car of its own and ended up being made
The ferrari F40 when it was at the motorshow blew me away - it was the first real supercar of supercars that i had a chance to see close up ..
Stuff like that rarely gets out here though .. were too far away for the real showstioppers to come out ..
Were priveleged in years past to have had the ford Gt, and porsche carrara GT for 2 examples , instead of tarted up standard everysay run of the mill family cars we see all the time
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Re: Holden FJ concept
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Sun, 16 October 2005 10:48
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but at least the 427 coupe was a realistic concept and with some refinement could have been a right goer!
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Re: Holden FJ concept
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Sun, 16 October 2005 11:04
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the new torana was half decent, new chassis, pretty much new motor with two turbs slapped on the side of her, made quite a splash.
this thing is just ugly in every sense of the word, and its not ugly-like-subarus-new-grilles, its ugly-like-horse-shit.
Eldar.O.
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Re: Holden FJ concept
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Sun, 16 October 2005 23:19
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My point is this Holden will always have a car whether it be purely for show or an actual concept to draw attention at every motorshow. They are also very successful at stealing ford's and other lime light, ie Mitsubishi 380, BF Falcon or EFIJY which one would you prefer to go have a look at (the current Monaro was the same year as the AU falcon).
Toyota's biggest draw card is the rally corolla and sometimes a Lemans car the biggest australian drawcard being the Supercharged camry that has been round before slap me silly but I tell you which stand I'd rather be going to.
Whether you like it or not you'd have to agree, for its designed purpose attracting ppl and media to the holden stand it has worked.
The other thing is its actually produced in house which majority of ford's concept or show cars aren't aka the Hillier Coupe a couple years back.
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