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Old 08-03-2011, 12:20 PM   #3331
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If you went back to the year 1900, and looked at the three types of vehicles available at the time (steam, electric, and petrol powered), the number in use, and how successful and reliable they were, you would guess (not knowing the future) that electric powered cars would come out on top. There were many manufacturers making them in large numbers, and they were very successful and quite common. Petrol powered cars were slow, unreliable, hard to run, and difficult to own (as in put up with on a daily basis). Electric cars were easy to own, clean (as in not oily and greasy and stinking), powerful, and ladies liked them as you could just get in and press the pedal and away you went...you didn't need an intimate mechanical knowledge or have to employ a driver just to own one.
Steam was the most powerful type of car, but they were also a bit fiddly to own and sometimes exploded in an extravagent way, but they were the "hot rod" of the day.
The success of petrol as a power source for cars was hardly gauranteed in the early days of motoring.

Now, back to the Epic Fails...

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Old 08-03-2011, 12:31 PM   #3332
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Not epic, or even that bad really. But tickford badge on a BA is a bit... strange.



I wish I had gotten a photo of the woman who left the bike there, she was about 6 foot 5, really butch and wearing a lara croft outfit...



My old bumpstops :P

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Some good ones here:-

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Old 09-03-2011, 01:49 PM   #3334
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A couple i stumbled across recently... worth a giggle.

^^^Was in the autotrader; someones a little confused...

And then theres the mother of all chev badges- on the freeway heading into perth. VVVV
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HAHAHA that chev logo is gold!
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I think you'll find its blue
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and since when are AU1 utes 4.1L?

must be fitted with an XF injected engine
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And then theres the mother of all chev badges- on the freeway heading into perth. VVVV
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The rabid Holden fan i sit next too (who appears to be sane, but isnt) regards the owner of this ute as a Traitor... But my line of thinking is in squalor you need all the help you can get...
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and since when are AU1 utes 4.1L?

must be fitted with an XF injected engine
Good pick up. Interesting combination!
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Fail or Win?

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I think you'll find its blue
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That ute takes the cake, holy hell.
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Aside from the huge chev logo...Looks like it's pretty tidy..
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Epic Win if his Ford-Loving mates did it as a joke while he wasn't looking...
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Easy win - though, if it were my car I'd be ****ed that the paint is probably scratched to hell.
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I don't think I have posted this here.







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Wow. I can't make out the donor?
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Poor jeep...

The dusty commo is a win!
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Wow. I can't make out the donor?
Looks like a Chrysler product to me
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Looks like a Chrysler product to me
I beleive its a Jeep Grand Cherokee or at least resembles one.
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It used to be on of these WJ Jeep Grand Cherokee





You haven't heard the best part yet. You can pick up the modded beast on carpoint for a measly $37,000
Or you can buy a stock Grand Cherokee for $8,000-$20,000
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Standard looks 5009873 times better.
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http://thethrottle.com/2011/03/08/a-...ity-26-photos/
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I know everyone is sick of Chev badges on Commodores............ how bout Impala ones then??????
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Sorry about the horrid quality (my partner mms'ed it to me). The only thing worse than being grossly overweight is being proud of it...



Sorry if it's a member here... but it's a big big fail.
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What does it read? fatawhat?
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Sorry, it says "FAT ACADEMY"
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Sorry, it says "FAT ACADEMY"
Yeah sorry about that. "Fat Academy" HTC Desire camera is a POS :P

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Fail or Win?

I'm fairly sure this was taken at Bathurst? In 2006 I believe after 888 won it.

Speaking of which the last few times I've been to Bathurst I've seen quite a few Commodores butchered, and molested with pro-Ford propaganda. One that stood out last year out was a VT wagon with ******* on the back, and a Ford badge.

I just laugh, and wonder that it can't be too bad if it was the only car that got them there in the first place. I also assume they took off pretty quick after the race having to endure another Holden 1,2,3,4.

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I know everyone is sick of Chev badges on Commodores............ how bout Impala ones then??????
Oh my...

What's next? Saturn badges? How about Cadillac ones?

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Monash Freeway, Melbourne (picture by a_mac).
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