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From: D Walford on 10 Jul 2010 19:25 On 10/07/2010 8:58 PM, Noddy wrote: > "Resto-Mods" are a great all round idea in a lot of cases. Classic car > styling with late model reliable mechanicals and safety. I'm handing the XP > coupe over to the wife as her cruiser, and it'll most likely end up a > standard looking Futura coupe body& interior with a late model > Falcon/Fairlane mechanicals. > > V8 of course. Just for the exhaust note :) I used to regularly see an EK Holden in the Port Melb area that allegedly had XU1 mechanicals including late model suspension and brakes, it looked like a stock EK with wide wheels but seemed to perform very nicely. The owner worked for GMH at Fishermans Bend. Daryl
From: Scotty on 10 Jul 2010 19:27 "D Walford" <dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote in message news:4c39017e$0$11115$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... : On 10/07/2010 8:58 PM, Noddy wrote: : : > "Resto-Mods" are a great all round idea in a lot of cases. Classic car : > styling with late model reliable mechanicals and safety. I'm handing the XP : > coupe over to the wife as her cruiser, and it'll most likely end up a : > standard looking Futura coupe body& interior with a late model : > Falcon/Fairlane mechanicals. : > : > V8 of course. Just for the exhaust note :) : : I used to regularly see an EK Holden in the Port Melb area that : allegedly had XU1 mechanicals including late model suspension and : brakes, it looked like a stock EK with wide wheels but seemed to perform : very nicely. : The owner worked for GMH at Fishermans Bend. : : : Daryl Self allocated Christmas bonuses eh! Noooice
From: D Walford on 10 Jul 2010 19:37 On 10/07/2010 8:53 PM, Noddy wrote: > "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. Except the gap in equipment levels isn't so great any more, Falcodores now have similar brakes, steering and suspension to a Benz and their ride handling and stopping are a lot more comparable whereas in the past they were chalk and cheese. > >> 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. Either any of those or have you considered building a GT40 kit? Daryl
From: D Walford on 10 Jul 2010 20:48 On 11/07/2010 9:27 AM, Scotty wrote: > "D Walford"<dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote in message > news:4c39017e$0$11115$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > : On 10/07/2010 8:58 PM, Noddy wrote: > : > :> "Resto-Mods" are a great all round idea in a lot of cases. Classic car > :> styling with late model reliable mechanicals and safety. I'm handing the XP > :> coupe over to the wife as her cruiser, and it'll most likely end up a > :> standard looking Futura coupe body& interior with a late model > :> Falcon/Fairlane mechanicals. > :> > :> V8 of course. Just for the exhaust note :) > : > : I used to regularly see an EK Holden in the Port Melb area that > : allegedly had XU1 mechanicals including late model suspension and > : brakes, it looked like a stock EK with wide wheels but seemed to perform > : very nicely. > : The owner worked for GMH at Fishermans Bend. > : > : > : Daryl > > Self allocated Christmas bonuses eh! Noooice > > Very possible, I know my BIL who still works for GMH had enough spare parts to rebuild my sisters Camira several times and it saved him a fortune because it needed most of them:-) Daryl
From: Toby on 11 Jul 2010 03:08
On Sun, 11 Jul 2010 04:15:56 GMT, Athol wrote: > D Walford <dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote: > >> IMO the first Holden that had almost acceptable handling was the HK, it >> was certainly a big improvement over previous models. > > The ball joint front end in the HR, combined with the ball jointed > steering linkages, would rate as the first model of Holden to get to > almost acceptable handling IMO. > > Decent handling didn't arrive in Holdens until the RTS Toranas. Err, I thought the HZ was "fair". Just. Toby. Caveat Lector |