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From: Feral on 10 Jul 2010 05:13 Toby wrote: > Optional I believe. Dunno. Mine were there because I swapped them, stub for stub. You could do things like that then, without paying any "Athols" heaps. :-P Took a few shims to get the camber right. :-) -- Take Care. ~~ Feral Al ( @..@) (\- :-P -/) ((.>__oo__<.)) ^^^ % ^^^
From: Noddy on 10 Jul 2010 05:41 "Toby" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message news:af7xohn9snff$.826xo80adc58.dlg(a)40tude.net... > Optional I believe. I don't think they were ever optional on the commercials. Actually I don't think they were even optional on the sedans. They might have been, but the salesman would rather talk you into buying a Premier than selling you 27 bucks worth of optional disc brakes for your Special. -- Regards, Noddy.
From: D Walford on 10 Jul 2010 06:27 On 10/07/2010 5:29 PM, Feral wrote: > D Walford wrote: >> On 10/07/2010 2:36 PM, Toby wrote: > >>> GM Marketing masterpiece.. >>> The trick? >>> The EH was regarded as an inestimably good car by many. >>> OK, it was just fair... >>> But, why? >>> Easy - it was inestimably better than the dog that was EJ. >> >> Certainly had a much better engine and trans but IMO they still suffered >> with the same appalling handling and equally bad brakes. >> IMO the first Holden that had almost acceptable handling was the HK, it >> was certainly a big improvement over previous models. > > That's why my HR ute ended up with discs on da front. :-) > Oldest sisters husband had a HD sedan with factory fitted front discs which made it a rare car. Disc's were a factory option as early as HD but unfortunately very few bothered to order them. Daryl
From: Noddy on 10 Jul 2010 06:53 "D Walford" <dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote in message news:4c384ca4$0$28654$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > Evens the best cars of that era are made to look very ordinary by the most > basic of today's cars. Some fare significantly better than others I would think. I'd expect an an old Jag or Benz would give a reasonable account of itself if you were lucky enough to find one still running that hasn't been consumed with rust like a Disprin in a glass of water. The argument's been raised a number of times where people have been critical of early Holdens, Falcons and Valiants saying that there were *much* better cars around in those days such as those made by Jaguar and Mercedes Benz, and they're quite right. There *were* better cars in those days (well, the Benz was anyway :), but then you got what you paid for. Just like today you can have a Benz that most people would probably think is a significantly better car than a Falcadore, but then with the base models being roughly three times the money of a Falcadore they'd *want* to be. On that front at least, nothing much has changed. > I have very fond memories of my GT Cortina but I bet if I drove it today > the memory would be spoiled. Most likely. I've been toying with the idea of buying a classic car, and something I enjoyed from my youth. A GT Falcon, an XU1 Torana or possibly even a Cooper S which I have a real leaning toward at the moment. I haven't really got any further than having a casual look, even though I know where there are a couple of decent genuine cars for sale owned by people who would be willing to dance if you waved cash under their noses because I know that the moment I sit my bum in any of them and take a spin the magic just won't be there like it used to be. -- Regards, Noddy.
From: atec77 on 10 Jul 2010 08:31
On 10/07/2010 5:29 PM, Feral wrote: > D Walford wrote: >> On 10/07/2010 2:36 PM, Toby wrote: > >>> GM Marketing masterpiece.. >>> The trick? >>> The EH was regarded as an inestimably good car by many. >>> OK, it was just fair... >>> But, why? >>> Easy - it was inestimably better than the dog that was EJ. >> >> Certainly had a much better engine and trans but IMO they still suffered >> with the same appalling handling and equally bad brakes. >> IMO the first Holden that had almost acceptable handling was the HK, it >> was certainly a big improvement over previous models. > > That's why my HR ute ended up with discs on da front. :-) > My blue hr van had a power-glide and disks std black hk van was 327 and ok stoppers and power-glide -- X-No-Archive: Yes |