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Bowden car collection special open day

Started by _cruiza_ , Aug 13 2009 08:04 PM

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#1 _cruiza_

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Posted 13 August 2009 - 08:04 PM

The Bowdens car collection is I think the best there is and not usually open to the public, but early October it will be for 50 lucky people, I have an invite and can take a friend, cost is $149 incuding lunch and the tour will be a good one they will focusing on only their best cars and will starting and running them.

WHAT AND WHEN IS THE SOUND TOUR? This exclusive tour will allow car lovers to see the Bowden's collection, up close and personal with the Bowden family giving a more intimate experience, with each selected car in the tour being opened up from boot to bonnet. This is more of a technical tour, culminating with the vehicle roaring to life. It really is a once in a lifetime event. Nothing can compare to being there and feeling the Moffat's Mustang or Beechy's Monaro shaking the walls... imagine the sound of them running together.

The first tour will be held in our Queensland's Sunshine Coast, October 2009 and will also include one of our famous BBQ lunches.

WHAT WILL I HEAR?

Some of the cars on the list for the day include Australia's most iconic racing machinery;

Brock's Bathurst winning A9X's and VL Commodore
the Geoghegan Mustang and Super Falcon
Moffat�s '69 Mustang
GTHO Falcon phase 1, 2, 3 and 4
AC Shelby competition Cobra
Richards' JPS 635 BMW
Hamilton's Porsche 911 TR
Johnson's Sierra, Tru Blu XD Falcon and V8 Supercar
Beechey's Monaro and Chevy Nova
Plus a few special invite cars
If there is something special you just have to hear and you know we have it, please let us know.

So who would like to be my friend?

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#2 _Skapinad_

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Posted 13 August 2009 - 08:08 PM

pick me, pick me !!

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#3 _evil UC hatch_

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Posted 13 August 2009 - 08:10 PM

I have been there once before, its awsome. I will let the opportunity go to someone who hasnt had a chance to go before. really is a must see

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#4 _Skapinad_

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Posted 13 August 2009 - 09:24 PM

Ill even pick ya up and drop ya back at the airport on the day..... i assume you are flying from gladstone.

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#5 _cruiza_

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Posted 13 August 2009 - 10:30 PM

Ill even pick ya up and drop ya back at the airport on the day..... i assume you are flying from gladstone.

you are too kind lol I am hopeing to drive airfares from gladstone are stupidly priced

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#6 DanWA

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Posted 14 August 2009 - 12:15 AM

take pics!

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#7 _cruiza_

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Posted 14 August 2009 - 08:03 AM

take pics!

I did last time hundreds check the link on my profile

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#8 _rocket_

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Posted 14 August 2009 - 10:27 AM

I ve never been, if its still available, I d like to go.

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#9 _AGGRO_

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Posted 14 August 2009 - 11:35 AM

Damn! That sucks i didn't check on here last night. I would have jumped at this chance so quickly. Would have been a good birthday present too! Lol.

Whoever you take is one lucky bugger. How do you get invited to these things cruiza? I've wanted to go for years.

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#10 _evil UC hatch_

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Posted 14 August 2009 - 02:03 PM

I think the only way to get the oppertunity to buy a ticket is if you purchase one of their car care kits, I believe it was only the biggest and most expensive one too, something like $250?

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#11 _cruiza_

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Posted 14 August 2009 - 03:15 PM

I think the only way to get the oppertunity to buy a ticket is if you purchase one of their car care kits, I believe it was only the biggest and most expensive one too, something like $250?

that used to be the way but not this time, it is only for those who have been before and shown enshusasium (a bit keen for those who can't read my creative spelling), and this time is very limited entry 50 only :rockon:

So far I have offers of

Free beer
Sheep
BFL, some sort of Paris Hilton thing Best Friends for Life (kinda scary if you think about it)
Free accommadation

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#12 meanmachine72

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Posted 14 August 2009 - 03:30 PM

in todays daily telegraph

A classic 1965 fruad GT40 could be on the way to an australian price record.
the retired racer is a part of the privately owned bowden collection of ulta -desirable
road and race cars in queensland, but has just been put up for sale..

It could easily top 2 million despsite the global economic crisis. The GT40 was built so
fraud could trump ferrari at the le mans 24 hour race and got its name because it was only 40inch tall(1m)

Bowdens car is an early mark 1 with a 289cu in v8 that was originally raced before being convert for road use
It is painted in dark pine green ans comes with its original fiberglass bodywork, Chris Bowden is confident the car will top any sales record in australia,official or unofficial, including the 1.25 million paid last year for a Lotus 25 formula one car once raced by Jim Clark..

"its hands down the GT40 will beat it,For the past 15 or 20 years we,ve kept a close eye on things. Nothing ever comes on the market at this sort of numbers" Bowden says.

He does not want the car to leave australia. Its not going up for auction, but will be sold privately through the familys connections. "we're aware that we're not at the top of the market -2.75 or 3 million would have been achievable about 18 months ago..Its global value is about $2.2 million" Bowden says

well thats one car you wont see on your trip.....

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#13 _melvins_

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Posted 14 August 2009 - 03:35 PM

I will give you my first and third born children if you pick me Cruiza! And I dont even have kids....

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#14 _cruiza_

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Posted 14 August 2009 - 03:51 PM

in todays daily telegraph

A classic 1965 fruad GT40 could be on the way to an australian price record.
the retired racer is a part of the privately owned bowden collection of ulta -desirable
road and race cars in queensland, but has just been put up for sale..

It could easily top 2 million despsite the global economic crisis. The GT40 was built so
fraud could trump ferrari at the le mans 24 hour race and got its name because it was only 40inch tall(1m)

Bowdens car is an early mark 1 with a 289cu in v8 that was originally raced before being convert for road use
It is painted in dark pine green ans comes with its original fiberglass bodywork, Chris Bowden is confident the car will top any sales record in australia,official or unofficial, including the 1.25 million paid last year for a Lotus 25 formula one car once raced by Jim Clark..

"its hands down the GT40 will beat it,For the past 15 or 20 years we,ve kept a close eye on things. Nothing ever comes on the market at this sort of numbers" Bowden says.

He does not want the car to leave australia. Its not going up for auction, but will be sold privately through the familys connections. "we're aware that we're not at the top of the market -2.75 or 3 million would have been achievable about 18 months ago..Its global value is about $2.2 million" Bowden says

well thats one car you wont see on your trip.....

Already have heres a pic I have video with the engine starting and being reved, on of the loadest cars I have heard anywhere including drag racing

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#15 _cruiza_

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Posted 14 August 2009 - 03:52 PM

I will give you my first and third born children if you pick me Cruiza! And I dont even have kids....

Anyone got any beautiful daughters?

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#16 MRLXSS

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Posted 14 August 2009 - 04:01 PM

If you buy me a plane ticket up, I'd be more than happy to come with you!

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#17 _cruiza_

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Posted 14 August 2009 - 04:23 PM

fly, you lazy bugger, you can drive and deliever my hatch to me either one will do
:tease:

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#18 _devil cv8_

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Posted 14 August 2009 - 05:39 PM

there were a couple of visits recently via LS1 forum, initial visit of 60 was taken within days of being put up so a second visit of 60 was organised. had to pull out myself, but from all accounts both visits went very well and everyone came away impressed. I'd need to check the threads to see which cars they fired up (1 each visit)

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#19 _rocket_

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Posted 14 August 2009 - 08:07 PM

I had the chance 2 weeks ago with the Mustang club, but got a 996 for the weekend, so had to miss it, now wish I had of driven it there with them, would have been a top day.

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#20 _cruiza_

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Posted 16 August 2009 - 08:20 AM

I will give you my first and third born children if you pick me Cruiza! And I dont even have kids....

And we have a winner! Now that is the sort of deadication and desire that will get you places, in this case Bowdens

Concratulations Melvins you have won for yourself the chance for a visit to Bowdens, paper work is done and entry form sent in, now just the wait to see if we are in the 50 who get to go.

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#21 _AGGRO_

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Posted 18 August 2009 - 02:24 PM

Huh, woulda thought cause skap got in first he would of gotten it.

How do ppl normally get in to the normal visits?

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#22 _melvins_

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Posted 18 August 2009 - 04:53 PM

I made him an offer he couldn't refuse

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#23 _cruiza_

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Posted 18 August 2009 - 05:26 PM

Ok have heard back from Bowdens and we are in so off we go.

To answer how I chose.
I was looking for the keenest person not the first or simply I would like to go, Now I have a few mates on here that I have met and would would have chosen them if they had wanted, so i did this thread thinking whoever pleads his case the best could go. I have never met melvins or chatted to him prior to this. But after recieving his PMs and talking to him on he phone I thought nice guy sounds like someone I would get on with and his level of enthusisasm was what I liked.

I would like to add that he is not paying me anything nor am I making anything out of this.

As to how anyone else can go normally if you belong to a club that goes, or
join the bowden club look at their website or
buy one of the two larger Bowden car care packs and keep the recipt and keep an hour out on their website around jan feb

or

as in this case they have mailed out to those who have been before AND joined the Bowdens club AND are willing to pay $145.95 AND are in the first 50 to apply

Or

plead a good case with someone who is going and go as their guest and pay $145.95 for their ticket IE I paid $145 and they pay $145

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#24 _AGGRO_

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Posted 18 August 2009 - 05:41 PM

bugger i wasnt aware that you were seeing who was the keenest to go...otherwise i would have pleaded my case lol.

Oh well, i'll do that thanks cruiza