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Rhyno posted:Cars & Coffee this morning, pretty decent turnout. These were my favorites in attendance
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poo poo that is the States, I just assumed it was Australia without looking at the poster. That's insane.
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You Am I posted:Holy poo poo, a Torana A9X look-a-like in the US He had import papers and stuff. Is there a tell that it's not legit?
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Rhyno posted:He had import papers and stuff. Is there a tell that it's not legit? I'm not sure those seats are legit, I think they only have one vertical line of stitching up through the headrest. edit: actually, there was two trim levels, LXA9XINT and LXA9XINT2. The second one had multiple vertical lines. So not sure based on those photos. 
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Apr 9, 2017 04:04
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Well I'm no expert so I took him at his word. He had a tiny little model of the car on the dash as well. It sounded great too.
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Memento posted:Very nice. I've really taken a liking to the Torana sedans lately. They're just super sharp little cars.
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Rhyno posted:Cars & Coffee this morning, pretty decent turnout. These were my favorites in attendance Was that at Bigby Coffee in Georgetown? I meant to get over there but I'm still traveling back from spring break in Siesta Key. Hoping to make the next one with my new RS once it gets here at the end of the month.
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Huge_Midget posted:Was that at Bigby Coffee in Georgetown? I meant to get over there but I'm still traveling back from spring break in Siesta Key. Hoping to make the next one with my new RS once it gets here at the end of the month. This was up at the Auctions America park in Auburn. We're doing our first real meet at Biggby at the end of the month but we've moved it to the Dupont and Lima location because the parking lot at Georgetown is a crumbling hole.
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Rhyno posted:He had import papers and stuff. Is there a tell that it's not legit? Rear disc brakes. The LX hatchback doesnt have them - what a lot of people who build lookalikes dont know is the A9X is in fact a UC floorplan as the correct disc braked rear end doesnt fit in a LX and nor does a shitload of suspension detail. There's a few other tip offs but some of themm are actually resonably easy to fake but with a bit of looking you can tell. Depending on the trim level and factory option the drop tank is a good one to look at - there a few detail items that give away an aftermarket from a real drop tank. All SS Toranas are dual system exhaust to get around the drop tank if they had them or not. The body kit has been faked convincingly over and over again. It doesnt have the orginal wheels so that's a red flag but not a biggie. They look like resonably rare wheels still But basically, the way to pick an A9X from a LX SS is you look for UC Torana underpinnings..... if the rear disc brakes and Salisbury diff are there, that's when you get interested. The one thing that I see that would make me look more carefully is the seats are higher than a normal LX and the paint looks correct. This is a A9X specific thing. Pretty interesting at the least a LX SS escaped to the USA. If that's a real A9X..... holy poo poo thats a mind gently caress, those things are one of the two most wanted Bathurst cars and are seriously expensive. The only one that command more money would be a Phase III GTHO Falcon. More photos if you have them. Edit : Actually there is one car that is more collectable than a Phase III GTHO and that's the Phase IV. But LOL just LOL if you will ever extract one of the three survivors from their owners. The green Phase IV especially, that thing is the only road version and lord knows what the value of that one is. Three were built for Bathurst, one was the road pre rpoduction. One was destroyed in rallying, so there are two race built and the aforementioned green road car left. CAT INTERCEPTOR fucked around with this message at 07:13 on Apr 9, 2017 |
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I have no more pics but I will ask around. We were talking about in a FB chat and the dude has been pretty upfront about it to others.
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Rhyno posted:I have no more pics but I will ask around. We were talking about in a FB chat and the dude has been pretty upfront about it to others. I would want pics of the rear end / rear brakes. As I said, the Salisbury rear diff is THE big telltale. Rear disc brakes = get REAL interested.
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I'd have more pics but I got swept up in talking to the GTI owners and the Holden dude took off.
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Someone is praying a lot.
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"oh god, please start" I saw the light 
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Apr 9, 2017 14:55
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Mopar shares a lot with religions. Lots of promises but most of them empty.
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This poo poo is crazy... So much butchery and bodgery, it's great  "...this is what they call a Cuban IV, there's no petrol tank, this is the petrol tank..." https://youtu.be/ZJPqe1baowA
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Olympic Mathlete posted:This poo poo is crazy... So much butchery and bodgery, it's great One thing it would have been cool if they'd found/done a clip on David Soul restoring Hemingway's old Chrysler.
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InitialDave posted:One thing it would have been cool if they'd found/done a clip on David Soul restoring Hemingway's old Chrysler. These are three names I did not expect to see in the same sentence.
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Apr 9, 2017 22:39
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Vincent Van Goatse posted:These are three names I did not expect to see in the same sentence.
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Vincent Van Goatse posted:These are three names I did not expect to see in the same sentence. Don't give up on him, baby.
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IOwnCalculus posted:
I bought my daughter a power wheels jeep yesterday. Funny enough, it's easier to haul large objects in my Abarth Cabrio than my Ford CMax, thanks to being able to just drop poo poo into the back seat with the roof down. 
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InitialDave posted:Also, MCM have really gone up a notch in their production there. because its a sponsored add for fast and furious 8 they just don't tell you outright. Still is an interesting watch.
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wargames posted:because its a sponsored add for fast and furious 8 they just don't tell you outright. Still is an interesting watch. I suspect it's more that with them getting stuff on TV, they're mindful of what will "sell" well.
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InitialDave posted:So was the FF8 cars behind the scenes. And the Dominic Corvette video. The Mod Max stuff was clearly sponsored as well. I forgot they had the discovery deal.
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They're still doing down to earth poo poo, the tv deal just lets them expand their profile to do even more poo poo.
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Rhyno posted:They're still doing down to earth poo poo, the tv deal just lets them expand their profile to do even more poo poo. Ah yes, The Cayenne Factor.
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InitialDave posted:So was the FF8 cars behind the scenes. And the Dominic Corvette video. The Mod Max stuff was clearly sponsored as well. You would be surprised how little they care about getting stuff on TV plus what sells well and more about "Hey we got to do something that for us was cool!". Both of them would rather be working on cars in the driveway truth be told.... but they do have the opportunity to step the game up so yeah, why not?
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Why You Should Love Hydrocarbons | Auto Expert John Cadogan | Australia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQlbiQj_49o
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Vanagoon posted:Why You Should Love Hydrocarbons | Auto Expert John Cadogan | Australia Peak 
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Vanagoon posted:Why You Should Love Hydrocarbons | Auto Expert John Cadogan | Australia Wrong thread and I say this as someone who loves burning fuel.
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eyebeem posted:I bought my daughter a power wheels jeep yesterday. Funny enough, it's easier to haul large objects in my Abarth Cabrio than my Ford CMax, thanks to being able to just drop poo poo into the back seat with the roof down. Abarth stickers on a power wheels jeep? gross.
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Powershift posted:Abarth stickers on a power wheels jeep? gross. They're not *that* distantly related...
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:You would be surprised how little they care about getting stuff on TV plus what sells well and more about "Hey we got to do something that for us was cool!". Both of them would rather be working on cars in the driveway truth be told.... but they do have the opportunity to step the game up so yeah, why not?
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Wistful of Dollars posted:They're not *that* distantly related... Both based on a Fiat Panda.
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Preoptopus posted:Both based on a Fiat Panda. Hello. Is it me you're looking for. 
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IronDoge posted:Hello. Is it me you're looking for. I JUST TODAY saw those being off loaded at the Jeep dealership next door to my shop wondering what the gently caress.
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It looks like someone was trying to sculpt a jeep out of clay and kept loving up, so they kept trimming until it was more or less even. Guess they missed the lesson where you can add clay to repair errors.
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Wistful of Dollars posted:Someone is praying a lot. Jesus Chrysler can only do so much. The true god of the road is Traffikus, the god of Street and Strip. Blessed be he who keeps the trackday holy. I have a whole sermon written out if anyone cares.
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The renegade is based on the Fiat 500L/500X platform, which is noticeably larger than that of the 500/Panda etc. Original 80s Panda 4x4s are the best.  
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