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New Zealand - a mobile car museum. This is a Leyland Mini 1980 - looked online and seems quite collectable to the right buyer - saw prices between NZ $15-25k. ABout 10x my uninformed estimate.
And then this one - less economical from the 50s. Could a vehicle be named Apache in these enlightened times?
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While on what car? I can tell you it is not a Cooper S as there is no gas cap on the RHS.Quote:
Originally Posted by prawnograph
A couple of days ago I had to go to a workshop to get a few minor issues sorted out and saw a split windscreen kombi the samba model 23 windows and only 1 of 3 in Australia this thing had been totally restored and I got chatting with the owner who had a shitload more tucked away. Wow. The fucking kombi was a sexy beast.. that fucking car was giving me a chubby. Imagine what it's worth? They can stick there damn Tesla up there ass I'm old school and Want one. Oh yeah.
I snapped this in a secluded barn, sadly neglected and forgotten about.
Owned by an elderly farmer type.
Could it be a e-type??
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What fo you reckon??
Marcos
I'll go with a 3 litre
Best thing for it. :)Quote:
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They were assembled in Aus and there is also a few importers bringing them in from Brazil.
A decent one will fetch 200K+......
the fella has shitloads but you say 1 of 3 ?
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Cheers all!Quote:
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They're only £20K in mint condition apparently.
Not the barn find I was hoping for.
I reckon I'll give it a swerve.
There's a few Kombis around but genuine T1 23 window / split-screens are rare.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fondles
Brazilian / Aust ones don't count, it's like comparing a XY Falcon GTHO to a SA Fairmont GTHO.
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Considering they were assembled in Aus I find it very hard to believe they only made 3.
Did SA have a GTHO ?
They had a Fairmont based on XY Shakers but I don't know exactly what specs they were running. I do know they turn up on the market in Australia occasionally having found their way back home, and there's not much love for them when it comes to price compared to a genuine GTHO of which there's one for sale right now on carsales for 1.1 mill.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fondles
1 of 3 samba s in Oz according to him. He could of been bullshitting me? But I don't think so. He has shitloads of volkswagons, not shit loads of samba s, I should of been more specific incase an asshole wants to dispute what was simply me coming across a rarely seen splitty in such good nick..next time I'll demand proof that it indeed only 1 of 3 . Twat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fondles
God your an argumentative prick. He told me it was 1 of 3 known to exist. They obviously made more than fucking 3 of them.all those years ago. FukwitQuote:
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This is the same year, model and color as my last car in the US before I moved to Thailand. I don't think the badge in front is big enough to give the make away.
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Ford Capri, built from '89 to '94 on the Mazda BF platform.Quote:
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Or even a Mercury Capri.
But still built in Australia.Quote:
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Name is on the car, but regardless, not so common, driven by a 79 year old who has owned it for over 30 years
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^ A fedora shaped car. It’s cute.
A Singer Gazelle, late 50s early 60s. A failed attempt to glamourize the stodgy British designs of the time by incorporating American styling tropes, in this case the wraparound rear window and tail fins.It never seemed to work on the smaller British saloons.
Says Gazelle on the tin. A four door Sunbeam Rapier.
Correct me if I am wrong, but Sunbeam Rapiers were 2 door only.
Registered as 1962 Singer Gazelle
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The Singer Gazelle name has been applied to two generations of motor cars from the British manufacturer Singer. It was positioned between the basic Hillman range and the more sporting Sunbeam versions.
Correct. Which is why a Gazelle is a four door version of the Rapier.Quote:
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Did Chitty ever reveal name of that box shaped Camper Wagon?
I didn't say they only made 3 and the Aust assembled ones were from CKD kits, none of which were T1 23 window / split-screens.Quote:
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Exact same spec just different badges as far as I know.
And a pic of that $1,100,000 car that would have cost about $4,800 when new for no other reason than seeing one in Monza Green is very rare, and they're my favourite car ever :)
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Any takers?
Asking for a workmate.
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If that pic was from the US, I would say that was an early '70s Chevy Nova (which was the only American car I ever owned), but it looks a bit off, so I think it's some Aussie car.
We were thinking Chevvy but it's hard to tell by the way the light hits the badge
Could be a Toyota Carina Coupe from early 70's.
You may be onto something but I'm struggling to find one with square headlights. Maybe they have been changed though.
I thought maybe a 70s Datsun. Not many with square headlights and those wing mirrors might not have been on the original car. I couldn't find an image to support my theory.Quote:
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This one?
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Datsun model series B310 was the fourth-generation Sunny. They were sold 1977-1983 and marketed in various countries as the Datsun 210 or Datsun Sunny. In some countries it was designated Datsun 120Y, Datsun 130Y, Datsun 140Y or Datsun 150Y, depending on the engine fitted.
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Nope wrong spy. Front blinkers wrap around the wing and it has 3 windows each side.
Ok, keep trying. First choice was two door Corolla.
The Datsuns were producef on several countrirs and available in multiple configurations, round headlights, square headlights, double headlights ...
And unsure those wing mirrors are standard.
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Slightly different angle
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But not much
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Its a Datsun Stanza KPA10