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Posted 09 March 2012 - 02:33 PM

Does any SA forum member own a white 1973 LJ Bathurst XU1, SA reg no RRH-372. I know a previous owner from 1981 & could put you in touch with him if you are interested.

You can PM me if you wish.

Cheers Pete.

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Posted 14 March 2012 - 09:09 AM

Does any SA forum member own a white 1973 LJ Bathurst XU1, SA reg no RRH-372. I know a previous owner from 1981 & could put you in touch with him if you are interested.

You can PM me if you wish.

Cheers Pete.


Does anyone in SA know of this car. It is currently registered in SA on historic rego, so it is still getting around. In 1981 it was an immaculate & original car. The guy I know bought it for $7000 in 1981 & sold it for $10000 in around 1984. Big dollars back then. You could buy a brand new car for around the same price.

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Posted 06 January 2013 - 10:57 AM

Does anyone in SA know of this car. It is currently registered in SA on historic rego, so it is still getting around. In 1981 it was an immaculate & original car. The guy I know bought it for $7000 in 1981 & sold it for $10000 in around 1984. Big dollars back then. You could buy a brand new car for around the same price.

Cheers Pete.


Updated request, has anyone come across this car in their travels. Is currently reigistered in SA on Historic Reg. A previous owner would love to know what its been doing since he owned it from 1981 to about 1984. Was an immaculate car & the owner was fastidious, & still is. Have attached a pic from that era, approx 1982.

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Posted 06 January 2013 - 10:59 AM

Was fitted with ROH Wildfire mags at that time.

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Posted 24 January 2013 - 01:27 PM

Hope you find the owner!

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Posted 27 January 2013 - 07:17 AM

Can't say I have seen it around..?

Could be in country SA...?

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Posted 27 January 2013 - 10:01 AM

Thanks for the replys, hopefully someone will spot it one day. Could well be in the country, not in Adelaide. I would say it would have sprintmasters on it now.
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Posted 27 January 2013 - 11:34 AM

pete a vin or engine no might help to find it, as i know a few white xu1 73 bath

i own 1 myself

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Posted 27 January 2013 - 11:52 PM

Hi Aldo,
Unfortunately the previous owner doesn't have any of the numbers. Didn't seem important to record them back then, & he doesn't have any of the old rego papers for an engine number. All we know is that it is still currently registered on SA Historic Reg with the same rego number, which means the owner is a member of a car club. Are any of the ones you know in SA.
Thanks for your interest.
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 12:51 AM

Hi pete,
I have too 150 listed so called bathurst cars white 50x in SA one in pinaroo and one in adelaide JP390### and JP391###
cheers anthony

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Posted 29 January 2013 - 09:40 PM

Hi Crabba,

For your records I think I know the Pinaroo car, a good mate owned it. It's actually yellow (mustard I think). FWIW, he sold to the east for a little under 120k a while ago. It had the original engine, tags had never been removed, books etc.

Hope that narrows down the search a little.
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Posted 14 March 2013 - 09:42 AM

I believe this car could be south of Adelaide in the Morphett Vale area. Anyone know of a white XU1 in the Morphett Vale area, could be the one.



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Posted 14 March 2013 - 09:47 AM

Hi pete,
I have too 150 listed so called bathurst cars white 50x in SA one in pinaroo and one in adelaide JP390### and JP391###
cheers anthony

 

Hi Crabba,

 

Are you meaning that you own 2, or you know of 2.

 

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Posted 14 March 2013 - 09:53 AM

I believe this car could be south of Adelaide in the Morphett Vale area. Anyone know of a white XU1 in the Morphett Vale area, could be the one.

 

I've lived 5 mins away from Morphett Vale my whole life, I've never seen a white XU-1, doesn't mean there isn't one there though. I know of a fair few in the area, but not what you're describing.



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Posted 08 March 2014 - 11:40 PM

Anyone come across this car yet. Have attached some more pics from 1981/82.

 

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Posted 09 March 2014 - 10:43 AM

Know of a W.A 1973 one,  one of the 150 ,white with a chestnut interior has sprintmasters.



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Posted 09 March 2014 - 10:45 AM

I Believe its not driven .



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Posted 09 March 2014 - 10:15 PM

Thanks Indy, this one has black trim & is still registered in SA today with the same reg no. Is on Historic reg, which means the owner is a member of a car club. 



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Posted 10 March 2014 - 11:23 AM

perhaps throw an ad up on Gumtree with the pics etc... might get a bit more exposure..



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Posted 10 March 2014 - 12:41 PM

perhaps throw an ad up on Gumtree with the pics etc... might get a bit more exposure..

 

Good suggestion, thanks Skap.



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Posted 10 March 2014 - 02:13 PM

If the car is on Historic Rego then the owner must be in a car club. Try ringing the local car clubs.

If I was the owner I wouldn't be too pleased about someone throwing pics of my car around on the internet, but that's just me.



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Posted 23 March 2016 - 07:33 PM

Am still looking for any info on this car. Sadly the previous owner from 1981 & good friend of mine passed away recently without finding his old car. I will carry on the search as I remember this car well & could provide some history to the current owner. Does anyone know of a white 150 list car that resides in SA. Any info will be much appreciated. PM me if you wish.

 

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Posted 25 March 2016 - 10:38 AM

Hi Anthony,

 

Is it possible that the white car you are aware of in Adelaide is the car that I am looking for. Surely there can't be that many white 150 list cars in Adelaide. Any info you can share would be most helpful. PM me if you wish. Thanks.

 

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Posted 14 January 2017 - 12:42 PM

Well, I still can't believe it, but I finally found this car, one of the last handful made in Adelaide before XU1 production ceased, with a JP4***** engine number.

The current owner purchased it in 1984 from the same caryard that my mate sold it to in 1984, & has only done 9,000kms since then in 32 years.

It's still the same way I remember it, like new, except it now has the sprintmasters & the correct muffler. What a car!!

 

Unfortunately, my mate never got to see it again.

 

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Posted 14 January 2017 - 05:15 PM

Well, I still can't believe it, but I finally found this car, one of the last handful made in Adelaide before XU1 production ceased, with a JP4***** engine number.

The current owner purchased it in 1984 from the same caryard that my mate sold it to in 1984, & has only done 9,000kms since then in 32 years.

It's still the same way I remember it, like new, except it now has the sprintmasters & the correct muffler. What a car!!

 

Unfortunately, my mate never got to see it again.

 

Pete.

Cool that you found it and got to see it for him. :spoton:

You must have felt like a kid in a candy shop. :)

 

Cheers

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