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Old 16-06-2023, 04:19 PM   #1
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Today: a white Excel two door.
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Old 17-06-2023, 03:03 PM   #2
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Today: another dark green Excel two-door; I saw a red Echo two-door hatch and I don't see many Echo hatches but then today I also saw two Echo sedans on the same road. (Echo sedan is a real 'grannie' car if ever there was one.)
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Rather janky survivor Valiant, super rare "Drifter" ute in Benalla. Will have to stick up a picture.
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Old 21-06-2023, 06:56 PM   #4
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Rather janky survivor Valiant, super rare "Drifter" ute in Benalla. Will have to stick up a picture.
Didn’t know they made Drifter utes.I remember seeing the odd Panel van with Drifter livery.
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Old 22-06-2023, 03:11 PM   #6
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Another XH ute today in Euroa.

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Old 22-06-2023, 06:01 PM   #7
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ZA Fairlane, dark red, flames, bonnet scoop, full Vic. reg; and a tiny Daihatsu.
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Come across Hulk today out in the TuRD Aurion

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Mazda 6MPS, looked totally original not a mark on it.
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A dusty red Centura today.
The better spotto was the XE with Centrelines at the servo.
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Old 25-06-2023, 07:52 AM   #11
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VW Transporter twin cab and Mitsubishi Starwagon, both full reg, yesterday.
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Old 25-06-2023, 10:27 AM   #12
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Saw this the other week at Lavington (Albury), stunning to see in original condition
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Old 26-06-2023, 11:14 AM   #13
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Went to the Caboolture Regional Car Club swap meet and show and shine last Saturday. Reasonable but not overwhelming turnout.

Besides all the usual suspects, there were a few rare cars you don't see that often such as a (turbo) Detomaso Pantera,



and a Marcos.



Weather was warm and sunny after a cool start, making it a great morning to wander around checking out all and sundry.

I quite liked this rather original XB 4 door:


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Vh commodore wagon. It was a sl 6 cylinder. Full reg and looked restored as in paint looked too good to be original and the side stripe stickers looked new too.
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Old 01-07-2023, 04:56 PM   #15
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Oh yeah
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Old 02-07-2023, 02:56 PM   #17
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Xrclub outing at the Brisbane tramway museum.









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Old 02-07-2023, 05:12 PM   #18
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Heard before I spotted it, a Silhouette manual FGX XR8 this morning. Such a distinctive exhaust note, which made me look up from what I was doing.

Also, a purple LX Torana A9X.
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AU Fairmont wearing trade plates and a Toyota.Majasetra.
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AU Fairmont wearing trade plates and a Toyota.Majasetra.
I will go out and get in my Au1 Fairmont wagon and go home from work.
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Clean E series this morning heading down the M80



Looks to have its original or period correct rego as well.

Hardly see any E series these days on the roads, they were everywhere then they just disappeared.
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Clean E series this morning heading down the M80

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Looks to have its original or period correct rego as well.

Hardly see any E series these days on the roads, they were everywhere then they just disappeared.
Snap Franco, today.



and this one just for you, still working.

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Maverick, blue, parked in a covered spot on Grimshaw St, Greensborough; heading east on Grimshaw, the Maverick is just past Main St, on the left. Looks like it's been there a while.
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Who remembers SAAB - before GM ruined them (like everything else they turned to ****)

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I saw a pretty nice dark brown XA Fairmont wagon this morning but as i was driving I didn't get a shot of it.
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Who remembers SAAB - before GM ruined them (like everything else they turned to ****)

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No idea why but I would love one of the Turbo models, even the Vigin and Griffith and kind of cool.
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Who's up for a low km one owner 1996 Ford Taurus?



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Definitely not me! It’s not even appealing in a Frida Kahlo kind of way.
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82 Corona 4 door, last of the rear wheel drive cars. Being driven by older guy, traffic building behind as he waited to turn right.
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