Thread: Non landy favourite cars?

Originally Posted by pop058

You might need to buy shares in the rust replacement panel company while you are at it.

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Speaking of XBs (and rust) my second car was an XB GS 2 door that ended up with about 300,000Km on it before it succumbed to too many rough roads, rust and not enough love.

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It's pictured getting a new engine after I tore the sump out on the way home one night. Ended up with 302 heads and a 351 crank running abut 11.5:1 compression. Went very well indeed.

Other cars that I would have liked to own were a V8 Torana hatch and I had a mate with a HZ 1 tonner, powder blue with a Premier front and GTS gauges that I lusted after.

Regards,
Tote

Originally Posted by Tote

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Who is that guy in the pic - doesn't look anything like the Tote I know

Wasn't me, that's why, I was taking the photo, he was helping with the engine...

Regards,
Tote

Hi All,

I've owned many cars - Holden, Mitsubishi, Skoda, Suzuki, Land Rover, Subaru, Peugeot, Mini.. And driven (company cars) - Toyota, Ford, Holden, Mazda. I'm sure that I've missed a few.

Anyway - apart from my Landy's - here are my top 3 favourites:

1. Suzuki Cappuccinio
3 Cyl, 667 CC, turbo, rear-wheel-drive.
T-Top, Hard Top, Convertible.
Mine was highly modified and had double the factory horsepower..

Cappo by Grey Ghost, on Flickr

2. Mitsubishi FTO
2.0, V6, Mivec - it used to SING when the second cam kicked in..

FTO by Grey Ghost, on Flickr

3. Clubman S
First restoration project.
Cooper S front disk brakes (tiny!)

Limey_zpsa93ae2c3 by Grey Ghost, on Flickr

Cheers,
GG.

No photos, all of these I still have in various states of "repair" all a favourite for different reasons.
1) 72 AMC Hornet - (okay my dad bought it for my older brother and it got handed down to me) - was my first car when I got my licence - was abused and driven hard - I believe if I went and put fuel in it it would fire right up.
2) 52 Fargo Ute - first attempt at restoring a vehicle
3) 68 Dodge Dart - 4 door - first car I bought - bought from a REPO auction for the 318 motor in it to put into another Fargo ute but ended up driving it instead. Was two tone white and rust.
4) 74 Pymouth Satellite Sebring Plus - bought from my brother - but has some major rust issues in the rear qrts. Would love to restore - has more sentimental value and would probably cost more to restore than what it is worth but I can not find another in better shape with the full options mine has
5) 52 Willys Jeep with a small block V8

My first car was a Standard 8. See through floors. Cost me $50 from Kellerberrin, i lived in Merredin WA. I taught myself to drive in it on bush tracks and along railway line access roads me and mates used to ride our motor bikes along. It was red so went really fast....not. motor used to sieze up when it got hot. Used to pull the head off and use oil and a block of wood and 3lb hammer to get it moving again then bolt the head back on and off we'd go again. Copper head gasket painted with silver paint. Went for ages till the next time it got hot...lol. Next car was a 1964 toyota crown 4 cyl 2speed auto. I think the standard 8 had more guts and that was only an 800cc 4cyl. Ahhh memories....

Cheers Rod

My first car.
A Ford XT ute with 302 Windsor, some big Motha twin barrel carbie, 2.5 exhaust & second hand extractors that didn't quite fit properly.
Bought it for a few hundred & drove it like I stole it.
It was never washed/cleaned, had grass growing in the tray, you put your feet above the twin system as a heater, the doors filled with water when it rained, it would light up the rear tyres in 3rd (top) gear, only really used top gear & you would have to regularly stop to let it cool down.
We once had 11 people (teenagers) in the cab & drove it. Would put 2 old arm chairs in the back with an Esky in between & back her into the Drive in.
Was called "Ginger" because of the rust.
Motor caught fire twice, just replaced all the leads & tubes & away she went again. Battery holder was a wire coat hanger.
No seat belts & a bench seat so you learnt to hook your elbow over the door so you didn't slide along the seat in hard cornering.
Great car to learn how to drive properly in.
I think it was fast? It was certainly loud.

Jonesfam