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From: hippo on 12 Jul 2010 01:52
Clocky wrote:
>
> Toby wrote:
> > On Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:58:06 +0800, Clocky wrote:
> >
> >> Athol wrote:
> >>> Clocky <notgonn(a)happen.com> wrote:
> >>>> Athol wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>> Which had a large chunk of copying (suspension in particular) from
> >>>>> the 2-series Volvo, which came out in 1974.
> >>>
> >>>> The Commodore didn't share any mechanicals (suspension, steering
> >>>> and driveline) with the Rekord.
> >>>
> >>>> The Rekord didn't even have rack and pinion steering.
> >>>
> >>> So it was Holden who copied the Volvo rear suspension?
> >>>
> >>
> >> I don't think there was a significant difference between the two in
> >> regards to the rear suspension, was that design pioneered by Volvo?
> >> I thought it dates back much earlier than that?
> >>
> >>> Obviously, given that the first shells came from Europe bare and
> >>> were assembled with Australian mechanicals, the strut front end
> >>> has to have had some commonality to the Opel that provided the
> >>> strut towers...
> >>
> >> Possibly, but the Rekord strut towers were known to be weak and that
> >> is something the Commodore didn't suffer from so they were probably
> >> strengthened.
> >>
> >> The rear suspension was probably the same kind of setup as the
> >> Rekord.
> >
> > What was that story about 100mm odd being added in front of the A
> > pillar? All bullshit, or did the thing need to be longer on account
> > of the L6?
>
> Dunno, but the front end certainly looks to be longer.
>
>
>
>

IIRC the front end was from the Senator which I *think* ran a 3L six.

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From: Toby on 12 Jul 2010 03:19
On Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:10:21 +0800, Clocky wrote:

> Toby wrote:
>> On Fri, 9 Jul 2010 20:23:14 +1000, Milton wrote:
>>
>>> "D Walford" <dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote in message
>>> news:4c367866$0$11118$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> We had a 67 Mk1 for a while, reliability was comparable with
>>>> anything else of that vintage, not without problems but a good car
>>>> in its day and a much better drive than any same year Falcodore.
>>>
>>> What??The XR was the first of the mustang bred Falcons and were a
>>> great car of the day. The Commodores weren't even invented til way
>>> way later in '79 (I think it was).
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Milton
>>
>> Huh?
>> And here's me thinking that Falcon begat Mustang for all those
>> years:-)
>
> Probably a conspiracy...

heh - no-one bothers to brand anything a conspiracy unless it's truth:-)
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