Thread: The most unusual car you've ever owned...

Originally Posted by circlework

A couple of cars I had that I'd sell my soul to have today ... HG Holden Monaro and a LH SLR Torana.

Had a HK 327 GST Bathurst Monaro. If only I had it now

Still have Holden Overlander

See a lot of Lada Niva's here too. GO the Lada Niva 4x4 . Still got mine , just a bit rusty

Gary

Hmm some very interesting vehicles.
My list is short and I wouldn't have thought particularly strange but as no-one else has waved the Toyo-Kogyo Rotary flag.
RX3 sedan (Painful restoration, miss it like a limb) RX4 sedan (a cheap project that never eventuated) an S1 RX7. All 12a which I was happy with, prob wouldn't be here if I owned a 13B Turbo!
I do miss the sweet handling of the 7..
First car was a JB Camira
Best 4WDing I've done was in that thing!!
Cheers, DAve.

A 2wd

Jap truck engine, English tractor gearbox, American designed diff converted to metric, Aussie bellhousing and a few other bits, saloon suspension...sounds like something made on a scrapyard challenge TV show.
My County would be the least homogenous car I have owned but I suppose nowadays my IIa is a bit less usual.

Originally Posted by bigcarle

Morris Marina T.C

Mine was the Morris Marina T.C. "Golden Jubilee" special edition with lots of go-faster stripes and a vinyl roof. Great in a straight line but did not like corners.......

This had the MG 1.8 ltr engine which went quite well when it was tuned, particularly when the air-box was removed which did the engine no favours whatsoever (well, I was 18 !!!)

Interestingly, I once heard that the 1.5 engine was in fact just as quick. To differentiate the two models the engineering department put a restrictor plate in the intake manifold to reduce the performance...............

Nice story if it is true........

105E Prefect. Had the OHV engine and four speed box, unlike the sidevalve and 3 speed in the 100E. Was a classic nannas car!

Got me to work and back for a couple of years, eventually dropped a big end and I moved on to an EJ Holden! Glutton for punishment...

Originally Posted by Barefoot Dave

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First car was a JB Camira

Best 4WDing I've done was in that thing!!
Cheers, DAve.

I used to know Wayne Bell, one of the fastest rally drivers this country has produced.

At one stage (late eighties) Belly reckoned the quickest he'd ever done the Putty Road between Singleton and Windsor was in...

A JB Camira

Just glad I wasn't beside him at the time

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Originally Posted by bigcarle
Morris Marina T.C

Mine was the Morris Marina T.C. "Golden Jubilee" special edition with lots of go-faster stripes and a vinyl roof. Great in a straight line but did not like corners.......

This had the MG 1.8 ltr engine which went quite well when it was tuned, particularly when the air-box was removed which did the engine no favours whatsoever (well, I was 18 !!!)

Interestingly, I once heard that the 1.5 engine was in fact just as quick. To differentiate the two models the engineering department put a restrictor plate in the intake manifold to reduce the performance...............

Nice story if it is true........

bigdog it is true
1500 OHC 'E' series engine was in the Nomad and the Marina,
in the Nomad (got one of these as well) with an 1 3/4in S.U. carb it made 73HP
the 1750 OHC 'E' series Marina engine only made 78HP with 1 3/4 in carb
(T.C. made 90HP) so to make a bigger difference in power output in the Marina the 1500 had a 1 1/2 carb PLUS a restricter plate that only had an 1in hole in it and it made 62HP. Leyland Australia dropped the T.C model later and put the 2620 OHC 'E' series (110HP) in the front of them to compete with the Torana, Cortina and Centura

Top Gear guys found something useful to do with Marina's. Catching pianos

i would like to do that to one of Clarksons cars..... maybe the Benz if he still has it but not the Rangy