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[yel327]

My boss referred to my Torana as a Cortina a few times. Obviously he has no taste or interest in cars.

 

They do have similar history though, just different manufacturers. Both started out as Pommy 4cyl cars. Both won Bathurst multiple times under Harry Firth's influence, in fact the Corina's second "win" was alongside the Torana DNA's first class win where the HA Viva dominated Class A. Cortinas also won Bathurst 3 years in a row (63, 64, 65), something neither Monaro, Torana or Falcon managed prior to V8 Supercar- only Commodore (82, 83, 84). The only major historical difference really is although Ford planned a V8 Cortina to take on the V8 Toranas they canned the project.

[jd lj]

You’re boss needs a slapping James   

Yes, I almost had to resign, lol. Apart from that he's a good boss so I let it slide .

[claysummers]

The fact he has even heard of the cortina is in his favour


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[yel327]

Maybe he’s just older? Cortinas were the gun thing in the 60’s. My Dad always talked about them being the thing to have before Ford built V8 Falcons and GMH fitted the 186S to the Holden.

[gtrboyy]

Do you know how much your cars are worth?  or  "They're worth a lot of money now why keep them?"

 

Not sure if it's a question or making a statement.

[I'm a Red Motor fiend]

Oh and yes that's another line I'm sick of hearing. "don't XU1's have SU carbies " .

First world problems hey.....

[hotmetal1000]

My boss referred to my Torana as a Cortina a few times. Obviously he has no taste or interest in cars.

 

My ex-boss called mine a Gemini a few times. 

[jd lj]

My ex-boss called mine a Gemini a few times. 

Is that why he's your ex boss? Atleast a Gemini is a Holden.

[grumpy xu1]

Maybe your 2 dickhead bosses are related ???

[hotmetal1000]

Is that why he's your ex boss? Atleast a Gemini is a Holden.

 

Nah, he is a pretty good bloke and I had a pretty good job there. Just a few wrong decisions and other factors outside of our control and the business went belly up.

[jd lj]

Nah, he is a pretty good bloke and I had a pretty good job there. Just a few wrong decisions and other factors outside of our control and the business went belly up.

It's ok, I was joking in my response but sarcasm is hard to convey in text.

[rexy]

Beats the question I was asked this morning at the servo " is that an escort"

 

Was he asking about the Sheila in the passenger seat?

[grumpy xu1]

 
Was he asking about the Sheila in the passenger seat?

Boom boom !

[bat 53]

in the valley one day in my 53 fx number plate bat 53 

bloke comes over and says nice then askes whats the plate about 

tell him nickname and my year and car year 

tried to tell me fx were only built in 48 

hence 48/215 tried to explain but he new better 

[lakeside]

I'm sick of hearing the same old rhetoric mostly from non car guys that our cars are only of interest and value to the older generation and that in 10 or 20 years the following generations will have no interest and their prices will plummet. Heard it again yesterday. 

 

I think the genuine UX1, A9X etc maybe will but the rest I do not see them holding huge dollars in 10-20yrs time. The kids of today are not interested in them, like them but wouldn’t pay the dollars. You be luck if you can buy fuel for them in 20-30 time. Too many good cars out there to be worrying about these buckets of rust.

[Rockoz]

Col I cant remember how many times I have heard that we wont have fuel in the next 'x' amount of years.

Same as coal. And oil.

I started working in coal in 1980.

New reports back then said we would runout of coal within 20 years.

The mine I worked at is still running, and bought a lease of a neighbouring company.

So far we have mined less than 5% of the available area of reserves.

And a lot of that area has more than 1 seam of viable coal to extract.

 

Fuel will outlast you, and your grandchildren.

It, like coal fired power generation are things that there is no real viable alternative for all of its uses.

And there is too much money involved in it.

Before we joined in with the OPEC and its parity pricing, we were more than 95% self sufficient.

The OPEC move just meant it wasnt economical for a lot of our oil production to continue.

 

One day it, and more of our coal reserves will become more economic to extract.

 

Cheers

 

Rob

[lakeside]

Fossil fuel will out last human life but will you be able to affordable in 20-30yrs time or register for your old antique Torana?

[yel327]

In 20 years time you’d just drop something like this in. By then we’ll have far superior batteries to the heavy, expensive, pollutive to create stuff we have now. And by then we should have the technology and infrastructure to charge them. By then it’ll probably come with a SBC shaped engine cover and external speakers that make V8 noises!
https://www.google.c...y-ls-sbc-mount/

[UCgazman]

I'm sick of hearing the same old rhetoric mostly from non car guys that our cars are only of interest and value to the older generation and that in 10 or 20 years the following generations will have no interest and their prices will plummet. Heard it again yesterday. 

Some of the younger generation still appreciate older cars, my son just bought his first car -

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[Ice]

The old Datto 

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[lakeside]

In 20 years time you’d just drop something like this in. By then we’ll have far superior batteries to the heavy, expensive, pollutive to create stuff we have now. And by then we should have the technology and infrastructure to charge them. By then it’ll probably come with a SBC shaped engine cover and external speakers that make V8 noises!
https://www.google.c...y-ls-sbc-mount/

 

I really don’t see the point at all of wanting to converting any old car to batteries when you buy new off showroom floor new. 

[yel327]

I really don’t see the point at all of wanting to converting any old car to batteries when you buy new off showroom floor new.

Same reason people put LS engines in older cars.

[Rockoz]

 

I really don’t see the point at all of wanting to converting any old car to batteries when you buy new off showroom floor new. 

Mob in NZ have made an LC or LJ electric.

It performs well at the drags.

The battery pack for the Prius is around 15k.

 

There was a greenie on Facebook sprouting all sorts of stuff and the fact she had a Prius.

Asked her if she had replaced the battery yet.

Said she had and it cost a couple of hundred.

I told her that was the auxilliary battery for the generator.

Asked her if she knew about the other big battery.

She obviously didnt.

She blocked me after that.

Hated being made to look stupid I guess.

 

Cheers

 

Rob

[stealthxu1]

its tough at the top.

[jd lj]

Mob in NZ have made an LC or LJ electric.
It performs well at the drags.
The battery pack for the Prius is around 15k.
 
There was a greenie on Facebook sprouting all sorts of stuff and the fact she had a Prius.
Asked her if she had replaced the battery yet.
Said she had and it cost a couple of hundred.
I told her that was the auxilliary battery for the generator.
Asked her if she knew about the other big battery.
She obviously didnt.
She blocked me after that.
Hated being made to look stupid I guess.
 
Cheers
 
Rob

That sounds like a vegan who thinks that they're saving the planet and themselves but looks at everything with a blindfold on.