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Old 25-06-2011, 11:42 AM   #1
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Not sure if there is a thread for this already however I thought this was worth a mention, Subaru Brumby with STI running gear:



Linky: http://tiny.cc/ty22u

Post up your interesting car finds!

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Old 25-06-2011, 01:03 PM   #2
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I just got back from a trip through Qld, NSW, Vic and SA. Along the way I spotted a genuine (not confirmed) Phase 3 GT HO sitting in a driveway of a house with junk piled on it. It is in a small country town (my secret!).
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Old 26-06-2011, 08:28 PM   #3
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Not sure if there is a thread for this already however I thought this was worth a mention, Subaru Brumby with STI running gear:



Linky: http://tiny.cc/ty22u

Post up your interesting car finds!
That's actually pretty cool!
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Old 26-06-2011, 09:40 PM   #4
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A couple I've snapped over the years:



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Old 26-06-2011, 09:44 PM   #5
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that el 1 tonner looks so factory...
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Old 26-06-2011, 10:02 PM   #6
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Parked next to this at the local Harvey Norman...

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Old 26-06-2011, 10:11 PM   #7
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Saw these interesting "space saver" vehicles in the city of Verona, Italy ....





And this '59 Cadillac with matching trailer in a car museum in NZ

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Old 26-06-2011, 11:08 PM   #8
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Hmm...didn't MacGyver travel in one of these in an episode where you had the old actor dude who not many people remembered...MacGyver of course did (what can't he do?)
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Old 27-06-2011, 01:02 AM   #9
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That Caddy with matching trailer is the coolest thing I've ever seen...

I'll have to find the photo and upload it from my phone, but the driving school out here at Blackwater has an unusual car in their small fleet of learner driver vehicles. It's a black WRX all decked out in thier driving school livery...for learners...to learn in...a turbo that they are banned from driving anyway...

Yeah, I can't figure it out either...
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Old 27-06-2011, 01:16 AM   #10
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yeah its a dumb rule...
my 16 year old son can drive my car thats turbo on his Ls but not his Ps.
as if id let him anyway lol....but why let them have a taste only to take it away for 3 years..
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Old 27-06-2011, 03:21 PM   #11
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sure is a dumb rule my stepson is learning in my v8 then he's screwed
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Old 27-06-2011, 04:56 PM   #12
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yeah its a dumb rule...
my 16 year old son can drive my car thats turbo on his Ls but not his Ps.
as if id let him anyway lol....but why let them have a taste only to take it away for 3 years..
because he'll be on his own on his Ps, so assume he's dangerous and stupid, i guess.
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Old 29-06-2011, 07:25 AM   #13
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because he'll be on his own on his Ps, so assume he's dangerous and stupid, i guess.
but he can drive a new FG but not an old ZJ 302 slug...what car is faster???the one he is allowed to drive..
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Old 29-06-2011, 07:27 AM   #14
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but the fg is alot safer. still a stupid rule as they can drive a lotus on there p's but not a wrx
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Old 10-07-2011, 11:58 AM   #15
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A while ago I remember someone saying they took their camera everywhere they went, just in case. I'm very glad I adopted the same approach

Saw this last night and had a chat to the owner. Here's the short list:

Upgraded supercharger
Upgraded suspension to coil overs
Replaced all links, bushes, etc with better ones
Upgraded brakes and lines

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Old 10-07-2011, 12:10 PM   #16
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i love this thread too
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