Thread: Name That Car

Originally Posted by uncle junior

Bad location for a fuel tank

& the mud guards should be on the out side of the car.

Hey Charger 555

Originally Posted by Ratchaburi

Hey Charger 555

Close but not quite mate!

Aussie mopar.....Valient..... guessing '85

Originally Posted by uncle junior

Aussie mopar.....Valient..... guessing '85

Yep... Yep... Nope.

chrome bumper...i shoulda knowed better

Pacer

Originally Posted by bobo746

Pacer

Winner, winner, chicken dinner!

1972 VH Pacer.

Already posted pics of her but wanted to again because she's a fucking beauty.

Good car in there day.

Originally Posted by bobo746

Good car in there day.

Still are mate... At least I hope so, I just brought that one.

Nice car.!!!
I had an VH Charger back in the day, so almost [!] the same. If you've still got the 3 speed floorshift, make sure you've got first gear and not reverse at the traffic lights drag!! Embarrassed myself more than once....

Originally Posted by bobfish

Nice car.!!!

Cheers. I've been on the look out for one for an age but they very rarely come on the market and then all me stars aligned on this one.

Quite a long but fascinating (to me anyway) story behind this particular car.

Originally Posted by bobfish

I had an VH Charger back in the day, so almost [!] the same.

Love me a Charger too, great cars.

I briefly flirted with the idea on buying an E37 R/T but could't really justify the price.

If you've still got the 3 speed floorshift, make sure you've got first gear and not reverse at the traffic lights drag!! Embarrassed myself more than once....

Thanks for the tip.

Mine's a factory original 4 spd car by the way. Part of what makes it so rare.

^Did you buy it off the AMC website?. Regardless of what you paid you've made a good investment, it'll only appreciate over time.

There's a serious resurgence going on with 60's - 70's Aussie muscle cars right now, some ridiculous prices are not only being asked, they're getting it. Phase 3 Shakers are still the benchmark but Torana's and Monaro's are cashing in big time now too. Good A9X's and 308 or 327 Monaro's are pulling around 200k, L34's and 350 Monaro's are even higher and owners are mainly taking them to auction now (smart move).

Originally Posted by Headworx

Did you buy it off the AMC website?

Nope a mate of mine alerted me to it. Kinda almost but not really a barn find, some old chap had it stowed away in his garage.

Originally Posted by Headworx

Regardless of what you paid you've made a good investment, it'll only appreciate over time.

There's a serious resurgence going on with 60's - 70's Aussie muscle cars right now, some ridiculous prices are not only being asked, they're getting it. Phase 3 Shakers are still the benchmark but Torana's and Monaro's are cashing in big time now too. Good A9X's and 308 or 327 Monaro's are pulling around 200k, L34's and 350 Monaro's are even higher and owners are mainly taking them to auction now (smart move).

Yep that's the truth. As the saying goes 'they'll never be as cheap again as they are right now'.

I still remember a time when you could buy a Pacer for $5-6,000, XU1's for about the same, and even an R/T Charger for $10,000.

Those figures wouldn't even start an opening bid at auction these days.

Have a look on the AMC website, there's a couple of Chargers available right now if you've got a lazy AUD 250k

Originally Posted by Headworx

Have a look on the AMC website, there's a couple of Chargers available right now if you've got a lazy AUD 250k

Yeah seen those... that E38's $280k and would be another 15% on top of that in tax and duties to get it back to NZ... *Shudder!*

I often have a gander at that website. They have some lovely stuff go through there.

Originally Posted by Headworx

Good A9X's and 308 or 327 Monaro's are pulling around 200k, L34's and 350 Monaro's are even higher and owner's are mainly taking them to auction now

You missed one.

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

You have a set of these under the hood Ant

I wish mate!

Currently running E38 cam, 4bl carb and headers/extractors.

That’s the plan though to have pretty much exactly same as that pic with E49 cam and triple Webbers.

Not a great pic but my current set-up:

^Keep us update with pics of that project.

Meanwhile, here's what should be a very easy one:

Originally Posted by Headworx

Keep us update with pics of that project.

Will do.

Originally Posted by Headworx

Meanwhile, here's what should be a very easy one:

Commodore of some description? VN or VP maybe?

^ ^^ I initially thought VN, but I know more about Fords then Holdens.

Originally Posted by Headworx

^Keep us update with pics of that project.

Meanwhile, here's what should be a very easy one:

My wife used to have one the same colour but her exhaust pipe was bigger . Some sort of Toyota turbocharged straight six under the hood.