Cars you don't see many of anymore - Page 15

xkxlxm · 07-10-2021, 03:15 PM

Yesterday's Astina was perhaps the first model. 'First' models had 10-spoke flatish wheel trims; 'second' models (a friend had one) had wheel trims where the 7 'spokes' were sort of bubble-shaped. 1.8 SOHC I think. These first/early models were a 'wedge' shape. I think there would have been higher spec models with mags.

There was a next/later model which was a totally different shape, all curves.

Then there were some 323 Astina wagons, different shape again.

(I mentioned once in a thread on number plates that I used to see, about 10 years ago, an early white Astina with VIC plates (B/W enamel) 80. A few years ago it was replaced by a white Mazda 2 with the same plates.)

wodahs · 07-10-2021, 09:13 PM

spotted a white WB pano today running round on one of my citys highways
was neat but nothing to say other than what i have said

roKWiz · 09-10-2021, 02:51 PM

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spotted a white WB pano today running round on one of my citys highways
was neat but nothing to say other than what i have said

Panel vans are cooool.

wodahs · 10-10-2021, 06:06 PM

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Panel vans are cooool.

tho i see more xe/f/h ford vans that i do holden
let alone wb n older
but yes when it comes to the vans there not much getting round as apposed to utes , wagons n sedans of the same

roKWiz · 10-10-2021, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by wodahs

tho i see more xe/f/h ford vans that i do holden
let alone wb n older
but yes when it comes to the vans there not much getting round as apposed to utes , wagons n sedans of the same

Yeah, typical rust free inland cars still on the road. Often spot this J getting around, also on full rego.

roKWiz · 10-10-2021, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by wodahs

spotted a white WB pano today running round on one of my citys highways
was neat but nothing to say other than what i have said

Speaking of WB's. Nice Statesman Deville on full rego while passing through Benalla today.

wodahs · 10-10-2021, 06:19 PM

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Speaking of WB's. Nice Statesman Deville on full rego while passing through Benalla today.

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i have a mate who inherited one of these (same colour n all) many years back when his father passed
unlicensed and full of rust tho he wanted to use it as much as he could as a memento
so he cut the roof off and put a horned cows scull on the front and drives it round his few thousand hector farm like boss hog from the dukes of hazard
as you do

roKWiz · 10-10-2021, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by wodahs

i have a mate who inherited one of these (same colour n all) many years back when his father passed
unlicensed and full of rust tho he wanted to use it as much as he could as a memento
so he cut the roof off and put a horned cows scull on the front and drives it round his few thousand hector farm like boss hog from the dukes of hazard
as you do

I was thinking more of Big and Little Enis Bur....bur...... thats B...E....R......

xkxlxm · 22-10-2021, 06:24 PM

In Brunswick today: very nice yellow XC panel van; 1961-63 T-Bird convertible parked on the street, tarp over the roof; a yard surrounded by old corrug. iron fence with a lot of old truck cabs inside (and one 1970s Mazda sedan); I also saw a 77-81 Celica hatch/liftback.

In Fairfield, behind a dental surgery at 54-56 Station St, up to a year ago in the backyard was a Rover 3500 and a Mazda, which I think was an RX4. Both had been there for some years so they might still be there. (I want a spotter's fee if anyone gets one of them after this tip-off ... )

**Mont5.0** · 22-10-2021, 10:24 PM

Sigmas and scorpions are rare.

.:4:. · 24-10-2021, 01:26 PM

I have a thumds up to a bloke today, got a thumbs up in return. So being a sunday, im assuming its a sunday driver. So a vk commodore. Id like to think its a faker, but i dunno. Cammed, high rise manifold and carb out the bonnet. 20's and the rears looked wide enough to warrent mini tubs, drop tank in the rear and painted blue and looked like a hdt. Stickers and all.
Nice car but either way. A lot of money would have been thrown at it. I have seen it before, but just as a rolling shell driving past the local body shop in various stages of respray. Thats why I'd like to think its not a hacked up genuine hdt.

xkxlxm · 24-10-2021, 03:40 PM

You don't see too many Lancia Lambdas any more.

True story: six or seven years ago I was on my bicycle in suburban Melbourne. Old weatherboard house, had not been painted for decades, some gutters missing; it was in a pretty decrepit state. I spotted some junk or whatever over the paling fence. Stood up on the pedals, next to the fence, to get a proper look. A couple of vintage cars in the back yard, 'protected' from the elements by some sheets of metal on the roofs.

White and blue enamel badge on the radiator visible on at least one of the cars. Thought the badge might be a Lancia badge and some research at home confirmed that. Went back with camera and took a couple of pics over the fence. Knocked on the door but no answer although I could hear the radio or whatever on inside. Went back another time, no answer to my door knock, waited a while in my car. Car pulls up and old guy gets out of passenger seat and goes into the house. I go over and talk to him. He is happy for me to go into the back yard for a better look but no photos. (Didn't tell him I already had a couple.)

Two 1928 Lancia Lambdas; big saloons. Had been his father's. Been sitting there since 1958. 1958. The old guy was 82. I could see a motorbike that I had not spotted from over the fence. It was covered by a tarp and from where I was standing in the yard, with the front of the bike visible under the tarp, I could see that it was a vertical twin, 4 stroke, so I said to him is that a Triumph/BSA. No, it was a Royal Enfield that he used to ride to work; I think he said it was a 750. The front wheel was missing. He had split from his wife (must have been years before) and he had removed the wheel so that she couldn't take the bike.

The Lambda was built from about 1920 to 1931. Technically advanced. Unitary construction. V4 engine - very narrow angle V. There was a distinctive head gasket lying near the cars, with the four holes very close together. I think he said he was going to restore the cars.

One of the very large diameter rims was rusted through at the bottom. Clearly, the cars had been there for a long, long time; probably from 1958 as he said.

He said he had a Vincent that he used to race at Bathurst. It must have been in the house as I could not see it outside; I didn't ask to see it. He had been generous enough to let me into the back yard. Considering what was in his back yard I saw no reason to doubt the Vincent story.

(And I am pretty sure there was a Falcon wagon in the yard, too, a BA or something like that.)

I must go past again some time and stick my head over the fence to see if anything has changed.

Fast Eddie · 24-10-2021, 04:33 PM

Specifically, Colorado Red MK I Focus'sssssss.

**DFB FGXR6** · 29-10-2021, 07:46 PM

This Laser belongs to one of our regular customers.

The thing is immaculate! And I don't think this has been repainted, not bad for 30+ year old paint.

oldel · 29-10-2021, 10:29 PM

Wow yeah. Likely garaged and waxed frequently. I'm suprised as mazda/ford paint has such a bad reputation usually.

Never mind the paint - I got into old white cars like my BMW because the paint holds up well when a car is looked after, but with that laser even the body trims, cowls/wipers, rubbers etc looks good, definitely pampered. Rear window louvre still attached lol!

**janddbone** · 30-10-2021, 11:53 PM

My seven seat Mazda 626 wagon I just got! Yes it smokes an adequate amount! HA HA.

Bossxr8 · 02-12-2021, 12:33 PM

Mitsubishi Colt Ralliart. Can't even remember the last time I saw a Colt, so seeing one of the turbo Ralliart models was a rare sight.

Franco Cozzo · 03-12-2021, 07:39 AM

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Mitsubishi Colt Ralliart. Can't even remember the last time I saw a Colt, so seeing one of the turbo Ralliart models was a rare sight.

How ugly are they too, there's one for sale on Carsales at the moment, rip off for what you get.

Bossxr8 · 03-12-2021, 11:41 AM

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How ugly are they too, there's one for sale on Carsales at the moment, rip off for what you get.

Yeah they didn’t sell well if i recall correctly. And the ralliart models were pretty weak. It was certainly no Evo.

Syndrome · 03-12-2021, 12:01 AM

Chrysler/Mitsubishi Sigma

Franco Cozzo · 04-12-2021, 11:42 PM

Anyone ever seen an FSM/Fiat Niki before? Apparently was Australia's cheapest car in 1989:

https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/det...11942636/?Cr=0

https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/det...-6462575/?Cr=0

Citroënbender · 04-12-2021, 11:48 PM

“Mr Roderick”, a local school librarian in the genteel old-school mould of confirmed bachelors, had one new.

hayseed · 05-12-2021, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo

Anyone ever seen an FSM/Fiat Niki before? Apparently was Australia's cheapest car in 1989:

https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/det...11942636/?Cr=0

https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/det...-6462575/?Cr=0

Yep, Friend of a Friend Had a new One about 1990/1

.:4:. · 05-12-2021, 03:06 PM

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Yep, Friend of a Friend Had a new One about 1990/1

A school mate of mines dads bought him one in 2004. Reason being you cannot run from the police in an 850r.

blueoval · 07-12-2021, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo

Anyone ever seen an FSM/Fiat Niki before? Apparently was Australia's cheapest car in 1989:

https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/det...11942636/?Cr=0

https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/det...-6462575/?Cr=0

I had to drive one of these as my pizza delivery cars in the early-mid 90s. $15 a week on fuel. Top speed on the flat was about 80kph.

xkxlxm · 10-12-2021, 02:56 PM

Lotus Europa - I saw one getting about yesterday, looked nice in white with a thick green stripe down the middle; (never did see many of them).

.:4:. · 10-12-2021, 03:50 PM

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Lotus Europa - I saw one getting about yesterday, looked nice in white with a thick green stripe down the middle; (never did see many of them).

Growing up one of my sisters friends parents had both an early elan and a europa. God knows what they'd be worth these days.
Last night i ordered food, the delivery driver, it sounded like he was on a cbr600 or the like. Nah, it was a jap import kei car. A daihatsu 3 cylinder something. Lowered, exhaust, gold 12 inch rims way too wide for the comically small car and rediculously stretched ultra skinny tyres. I guess to some people its a thing¿ maybe things are a bit different these days then when i was a p plater.

**Rallye Sport** · 10-12-2021, 04:56 PM

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A daihatsu 3 cylinder something. Lowered, exhaust, gold 12 inch rims way too wide for the comically small car and rediculously stretched ultra skinny tyres. I guess to some people its a thing¿ maybe things are a bit different these days then when i was a p plater.

Daihatsu's in general are a rare sight nowadays, can't remember the last time I saw a Charade. All the parts have dried up and no one is remanufacturing them, it was the reason I sold my GTti rally car.
I think most surviving Charades met they're fate in the hands of junior speedway drivers.

**Captain Stubing** · 04-12-2021, 11:50 PM

There is someone who works up at the local bakery, who drives a “done up” Nissan Prairie. It’s as funny as!

xkxlxm · 05-12-2021, 01:05 PM

A few weeks ago I saw an Isuzu Bellet (correct spelling?) on club plates. On Friday I saw a very nice 1934 Ford V8 roadster street rod. It was the perfect day for a roadster and he had the top down. I'm not old enough to have ever seen many 1934 fords anyway ...