Cars you don't see many of anymore

[In Focus]

The unicorn itself - the only GTHO Phase 4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SdSletB318

[xkxlxm]

Valiant (Regal?) VE, 1968-ish, light yellow, thin white walls, B/W plates probably the original registration. Peugeot 504 on club permit. Just caught a quick glimpse of a Torana GTR/XU1 (or replica).

[DJM83]

Black SN95 Convertible manual Mustang

[DJM83]

[roKWiz]

Couple I've seen around today.

XC wagon and the Prelude.





and a couple of nicely kept B series. Gold one parked further down.

[.:4:.]

I was driving behind a nice looking left hand drive lancia delta integrale this morning. Possibly only the second or third ive seen in my life.

[ford71V8]

I spotto'ed another XB coupe on the weekend, not far from where I saw the green one with cragars.
Looked original weary condition.
Bright blue, black stripes, maybe GS.
Great to see another one out and about.

[roKWiz]

Nice original mk1 Cortina this morning heading out of Glenrowan.

[Citroënbender]

Mazda 323 Shades Edition, parked in Palmerston Rd Hornsby today.

“IAN-924”, naturally a Renault Fuego Porsche 924, I think he’s had it from new. Daily driven condition, white. Seen driving today in Hornsby but previously spotted in Eastwood and possibly the same car I used to see in Killarney Heights.

Jugular XJ-S DHC parked in Hunter St Hornsby, late today.

[Tonz]

Originally Posted by Citroënbender

Mazda 323 Shades Edition, parked in Palmerston Rd Hornsby today.

“IAN-924”, naturally a Renault Fuego Porsche 924, I think he’s had it from new. Daily driven condition, white. Seen driving today in Hornsby but previously spotted in Eastwood and possibly the same car I used to see in Killarney Heights.

Jugular XJ-S DHC parked in Hunter St Hornsby, late today.

Jugular

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by Citroënbender

Mazda 323 Shades Edition, parked in Palmerston Rd Hornsby today.

My old man had one of those, the very last of the Mazda 323s before the Mazda 3 was released, bought it new in 2003.



It made it to 429,000km before it shat its OEM clutch and it got the viking funeral.

It went 140,000km between oil changes once, I pulled the sump off it for lols to see what it looked like - this was when it had around 330,000km on the clock:







Used to do **** like this with it all the time too:



That trailer is over 40 years old, was a home made job by a family friend decades ago when his son was born.

These days with cars you put 91 in them and they crack the ****s.

The old man is adamant he did the right thing because he saved so much money on servicing

[DJM83]

An MA and an MB Mondeo XR5T, both in black.
Would be an amazing daily with a few small mods.

[xkxlxm]

180E and a Commodore VT (it must have been a VT) both on club plates; Honda CRX '90s model.

[DJM83]

Originally Posted by DJM83

An MA and an MB Mondeo XR5T, both in black.
Would be an amazing daily with a few small mods.

Seen 2 more today. Both MA and MB both silver.
315 S/C FPV pursuit Ute.
And old LHD Ford Ranchero. Swear it was posted in here before.

[xkxlxm]

XA sedan, blue, but it's an absolute wreck dumped by the side of the Melbourne to Geelong rail line on the Geelong side of Wyndham Vale station; it must have been there for a few decades by now.

Elsewhere: a 180B four door which I think was on full Vic reg.

Today: an XK120 Jag. at a car club gathering.

[XR Martin]

The other day:
XA sedan with plenty of patina.
Volvo 240 wagon

Yesterday:
120y sedan, restored.

[PepeLePew]

Sorry about lack of zoom but a quick shot hadnt seen it locally before. But enjoyed seeing it.

[marty351]

Sky blue AE71 (84) corolla at West Footscray IGA. Couple of Sheila's in the front and the car looked the part too.

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by marty351

Sky blue AE71 (84) corolla at West Footscray IGA. Couple of Sheila's in the front and the car looked the part too.

On the way back from bowls ?

[marty351]

Originally Posted by roKWiz

On the way back from bowls ?

They weren't quite Cav's angels, original green & white C reg plates with not much of the white paint left. So long term ownership and reasonably well looked after for nearly 40 years. This was only the "C" version, I had a CS-X version for my first car.

Also spotted a few days earlier in the same location was a mint (resto maybe?) VP Calais 5 litre, dark blue over grey.

[ford71V8]

Saw a XD/F ute with an LTD front and some old school rims today. Used to see that mod a lot back in the day. He had put LTD badging on front qtrs too.

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by ford71V8

Saw a XD/F ute with an LTD front and some old school rims today. Used to see that mod a lot back in the day. He had put LTD badging on front qtrs too.

Don't mind that look. There this F van for sale locally.

[XR Martin]

SL65 AMG and an original VP SS.

[roKWiz]

Two utes world's apart today, perfect XH Tradesman followed by a classic EJ Holden.

[jgmdat]

Yellow XC panel van, twin system pipes angled down behind the rear wheels. Fairmont grill and headlights. Might have been a Rally pack with the bonnet on it.

[Franco Cozzo]

Victorian Taxi Yellow E series with unpainted bumpers complete with old bloke in Sunbury





Period correct rego and on LPG

[XR Martin]

Has a Falcon badge, but it's a Fairmont.

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by XR Martin

Has a Falcon badge, but it's a Fairmont.

Boot spear being the give away?

Reminds me of a VN BT1 Commodore being yellow and with the unpainted bumpers.

[GT1533]

I think the Fairmont boot spear and alloy wheels are the imposters. Black door handles say it’s a factory taxi pack, which was only available on GLi (iirc).

Edit: rear headrests would also be a later mod.

[XR Martin]

Originally Posted by GT1533

I think the Fairmont boot spear and alloy wheels are the imposters. Black door handles say it’s a factory taxi pack, which was only available on GLi (iirc).

Edit: rear headrests would also be a later mod.

Fairmont bonnet too I reckon (hard to see)