Page 3 of 3 FirstFirst 123
Results 21 to 29 of 29

Thread: Nostalgia - Used cars

  1. #21
    Join Date
    Jul 2006
    Location
    Brisbane, Inner East.
    Posts
    11,178
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Quote Originally Posted by Chops View Post
    The add picture indicates they are the AP5’s with the horizontal tail lights. The AP6 had the vertical tail lights.
    I had both but unfortunately neither had the V8, but by gees, those slant sixes had some power. I bought the AP5 to replace the blown motor in my AP6. It came with cheese cutters, pulled out of Tanti Avenue in Mornington, snatched second on the column shift and chiseled a blackie all the way up the hill 🤣🤣🤣.
    Ahh those were the days.
    The VC had the vertical tail lights.

    The AP's were great point to point highway cars. Their soft long travel suspension made them good handlers, comfortable, brakes no better or worse than most other brands of the time. I bought an AP5 ex taxi at Debiens Auctions in Sydney once and punted it up to Brisbane in 10 1/2 hours avoiding the peak hour traffic each end. Putty Rd. and New England Highway. This was my second best time moving used cars interstate. Best was a 327 Camaro in 8 3/4 hours. Four speed and bloody drum brakes on a car that would top out around 140 and cruised comfortably at an indicated 120.

    Good cars, Valiants.
    URSUSMAJOR

  2. #22
    Saitch's Avatar
    Saitch is online now OldBushie Silver Subscriber
    Join Date
    Mar 2012
    Location
    Armstrong Creek, Qld
    Posts
    7,956
    Total Downloaded
    0
    My AP6 had horizontal tail lights. The main distinguishing feature was the grill, where the 5 had full length bars and the 6 had a >< in the centre.
    'sit bonum tempora volvunt'


  3. #23
    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    Brisbane West
    Posts
    27,824
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Quote Originally Posted by Saitch View Post
    My AP6 had horizontal tail lights. The main distinguishing feature was the grill, where the 5 had full length bars and the 6 had a >< in the centre.
    Edselesque.
    If you don't like trucks, stop buying stuff.
    http://www.aulro.com/afvb/signaturepics/sigpic20865_1.gif

  4. #24
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    NSW SW Slopes
    Posts
    11,475
    Total Downloaded
    0
    My brother set off in his 273 AP6 in '68 IIRC heading for the Cape, getting as far as Cooktown. It came home without the rear exhaust section.
    MY12 RRV 4.4 TDV8 AB, +LLAMS, +e-diff, +ACC stop/go. Produce LLAMS for LR/RR, Jeep GC/Dodge Ram
    VK2HFG and APRS W1 digi

  5. #25
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    Canberra
    Posts
    18,474
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Quote Originally Posted by Chops View Post
    The add picture indicates they are the AP5’s with the horizontal tail lights. The AP6 had the vertical tail lights.
    Both the AP5 and Ap6 had horizonal tail lights - the Vc had vertical tailights.
    REMLR 243

    2007 Range Rover Sport TDV6
    1977 FC 101
    1976 Jaguar XJ12C
    1973 Haflinger AP700
    1971 Jaguar V12 E-Type Series 3 Roadster
    1957 Series 1 88"
    1957 Series 1 88" Station Wagon

  6. #26
    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Location
    Tangambalanga
    Posts
    7,558
    Total Downloaded
    0
    I see,, someone had cocked up on my rego papers with the VC/AP bit then. That’s how it was sold to me, as a VC-AP6. Learn something new every day 👍😁

  7. #27
    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    Brisbane West
    Posts
    27,824
    Total Downloaded
    0

  8. #28
    3toes is offline Wizard Silver Subscriber
    Join Date
    Nov 2008
    Location
    Knaresborough North Yorkshire UK
    Posts
    1,822
    Total Downloaded
    0
    The Valiant suspension a corrugated dirt road was so smooth. Had a job when we traveled with a discrete escort of a marked police car that followed a little behind us. The police were in Falcons so we used to slowly push the speed up until the escort was flashing lights and sounding sirens as they were shaking their teeth out at the same speed.

  9. #29
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Location
    Bellarine Peninsula, Brackistan
    Posts
    5,309
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Quote Originally Posted by Chops View Post
    The add picture indicates they are the AP5’s with the horizontal tail lights. The AP6 had the vertical tail lights.
    I had both but unfortunately neither had the V8, but by gees, those slant sixes had some power. I bought the AP5 to replace the blown motor in my AP6. It came with cheese cutters, pulled out of Tanti Avenue in Mornington, snatched second on the column shift and chiseled a blackie all the way up the hill 🤣🤣🤣.
    Ahh those were the days.
    Have done fish surveys in Tanti Ck.

    DL

Page 3 of 3 FirstFirst 123

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Search AULRO.com ONLY!
Search All the Web!