pity the car doesnt look like that anymore!if you did see it (even at six months old) you would remember it the ute was and hopefully still is one of the most perfect pieces of automotive art ever builtFrom memory the one I'm thinking of is blown. Steve, keep in mind that I was six months old when that magazine came out, so if I did see it, I don't remember it.
What Car
#26 _RTS Guy_
Posted 27 April 2006 - 09:42 AM
#27 _MYLJ_
Posted 27 April 2006 - 10:45 AM
Do you know what has happened to it? last I heard Ron Barclay had bought it back and still has it. I remember it being for sale in about 1993/4 , he had trouble selling it , I remember seeing it in a performance car sales lot on Sydney rd in Melbourne for $17999 WTF I didn't buy it is still a mystery to me.pity the car doesnt look like that anymore!
does anyone know whats happened to it?
#28 _RTS Guy_
Posted 27 April 2006 - 10:54 AM
i have even had a close look at it while he parks it at Bunnings of all places!!
its definately not the car it once was. still has the same number plates and billet wheel caps. didnt see under bonnet. the car just looked dirty and like it wasnt looked after.
considering the awards the car has won, i couldnt believe it was parked in a shopping centre car park.
MYLJ, how long ago did Ron buy it back? last time i saw it might be around a year ago.
Edited by RTS Guy, 27 April 2006 - 10:58 AM.
#29 _MYLJ_
Posted 27 April 2006 - 12:24 PM
I thought it was a couple of years back, he may have re-sold it, or maybe he uses it as his work hack now he had a hotrod in the top 60 at the summernats a year or 2 ago from memory.MYLJ, how long ago did Ron buy it back? last time i saw it might be around a year ago.
#30 _RTS Guy_
Posted 27 April 2006 - 12:59 PM
Rons hotrod made top 60 at last years summernats.I thought it was a couple of years back, he may have re-sold it, or maybe he uses it as his work hack now he had a hotrod in the top 60 at the summernats a year or 2 ago from memory.
MYLJ, how long ago did Ron buy it back? last time i saw it might be around a year ago.
another typical car of Rons. very nice.
#31
Posted 27 April 2006 - 04:20 PM
Engine bay looks pretty immaculate as does the rest of the vehicle, but I must admit it isn't exactly what I was expecting.
I think seeing that baby in the flesh may impact me a lot more.
#32 _MAWLER_
Posted 27 April 2006 - 05:12 PM
Peace,
#33
Posted 27 April 2006 - 05:31 PM
#34 _les_
Posted 27 April 2006 - 05:53 PM
Just spoke to Ron he did not buy it back at any stage , he believes the car is in Frankston Victoria, but if the price was right he may consider buying it backRons hotrod made top 60 at last years summernats.
I thought it was a couple of years back, he may have re-sold it, or maybe he uses it as his work hack now he had a hotrod in the top 60 at the summernats a year or 2 ago from memory.
MYLJ, how long ago did Ron buy it back? last time i saw it might be around a year ago.
another typical car of Rons. very nice.
#35
Posted 27 April 2006 - 06:10 PM
#36 _MYLJ_
Posted 27 April 2006 - 07:18 PM
thanks for clearing that up Les , wonder what the "right price" would be?Just spoke to Ron he did not buy it back at any stage , he believes the car is in Frankston Victoria, but if the price was right he may consider buying it back
#37
Posted 27 April 2006 - 08:10 PM
You said it, That thing is mad. I've seen it a few times, Doing about 60kph up the road and lumping over like crazy, Then out the road further while watching targa tasmania I seen it doin bout 60kph sideways around a tight bend bakin' em with smoke peelin off the tyres, mmmmm Love that sound, Love that smell, Love that car.....the best example I can think of is that guy(cant remember the name) who runs in targa etc. with the orange monaro.
Back to the original question, I'm an LC/J guy, But gotta go with a FAT SLR, Big Wheel, Big Motor, Big tank.... Thats Tough.
Cheers
Les
Edited by mrlctorana, 27 April 2006 - 08:11 PM.
#38
Posted 27 April 2006 - 08:18 PM
Wide Simmons wheels and flares that surround them finishing the car off with a perfect stance. The tank adds some "tough"ness to it, often accompanied by some big brakes, and a loud exhaust coming from a big motor
#39 _user asked to be removed_
Posted 27 April 2006 - 08:33 PM
#40
Posted 28 April 2006 - 10:57 AM
As a HQ man that really gets me going its a wild wild machine!
Its basically a V8 supercar under a HQ body... but who cares... it looks/sounds/goes/handles/stops like nothing youve seen before... Hope i get to see it in the flesh one day!!
Cheers!
#41 _JBird_
Posted 28 April 2006 - 03:22 PM
#42 _J&S Racing_
Posted 28 April 2006 - 06:37 PM
Orange Monaro
Orange Monaro 1
#43 _MAWLER_
Posted 28 April 2006 - 06:47 PM
#44
Posted 28 April 2006 - 08:13 PM
i reckon what Tiny or Struggler has in their avatars sums it up pretty well.
And Cane It: Thanks mate Proud to have my car spoken of like that!
Likewise, Thanks !!!!!!!!
#45
Posted 30 April 2006 - 11:24 AM
That tank was fabricted by Brown Davis in Melbourne ( I got my tank made by them while they were making that piece of art!!) And its been designed to act as an aerofoil, Its actually an upside down wing to help give the car some downforce at speed without tacking on a stupid looking rice wing! ( Dont think he was allwed to by the rules of the class!)....
Pretty amazing and alot of very smart thinking in that car!
Cheers
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