rare sight in north antarctica Options

[wonkipop]

been hearing about a 914 for a while from another michael who drives a cayman.

said he had a mate also a michael, building a GT tribute.

yesterday the two michaels dropped by at lunchtime.

......there are normally another two michaels at the workshop (one being a bit wonky).

4 michaels + 2 914s in the same space,

first time my 914 has been within 20 feet of another 914 in about.............oh.......16 years.






made my decade. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[slowrodent]

And a very very handsome one at that! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drooley.gif)

[emerygt350]

Nice!

[Shivers]

Very Nice

[StarBear]

Awesome!! Bet they enjoyed being together - like two lost puppies. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[Cairo94507]

Excellent (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[bkrantz]

Very cool!

BTW, I still think it would be fun if the cars with steering wheels on the "wrong" side also had mirror-images pedals.

[wonkipop]

Very cool!

BTW, I still think it would be fun if the cars with steering wheels on the "wrong" side also had mirror-images pedals.

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its bad enough having to shift with your left hand. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

(917s and GT40s have the best right hand drive set up of all. gear lever on the right sill.
its the best of all worlds. left hand drive use of limbs sitting on the RIGHT side of the car and driving on the correct side of the road. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ar15.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif)

but.......and don't quote me on this, not 100% on it, but model T fords might have had a mirror pedal arrangement in RHD> but the T pedals are completely weird anyway and don't do anything close to the normall functions of pedals these days. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[wonkipop]

bonus

mike #4 has done a sweet job with this car.
not completely finished but only minor details.
its packing a 2.7 carrera engine.
sounds good. snarls.

[Maltese Falcon]

bonus

mike #4 has done a sweet job with this car.
not completely finished but only minor details.
its packing a 2.7 carrera engine.
sounds good. snarls.

The tail light on the white car in your pic resembles a USA '65 Ford Falcon model (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
GT Tribute is hot !

[wonkipop]

@Maltese Falcon

its my mates 67 XR Falcon (actually called a Fairmont = top spec falcon lux version).
with a 289.
he has slightly dechromed it during resto. back in the day had a chrome decorative bar across the tailgate and chrome wheel arch trims. now removed.



car generated a huge amount of interest at 100 anniversary day a couple of weeks ago.
really surprised me. people were falling over themselves to look at it. lots of offers to buy. my mate never sells cars. only buys them or gets them gtiven to him.
the fairmont came from the same family as the XG ute i restored a few years back.

my mate also has a 68 ZB fairlane. with 302. its a sexy beast. whenever he takes it out people dribble all over it.



aussie fords totally based on USA Fords. very very little difference during the run of cars through the 60s. only deviated when falcons stopped in USA. from there the falcons (the hardtop being the one of mad max fame) were unique to aus. but that one which lasted from 72 or so to 79 was still styled in the USA for aus. the XD on from 79 to the end were engineered and styled in aus.

the big difference in the aus fords were substantially re-engineered front ends and suspension to deal with crap aussie roads back then.

first falcon was the XK.
and this is the first one off the production line.
ford australia kept it.





when we are not driving our porshes we are driving our fords.
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my mate with the fairmont has a number of interesting 911s from the 70s and a speedster.
mike#1 (the mechanic) has three highly original and cosmetically unrestored early model falcons.

[Dave_Darling]

when we are not driving our porshes we are driving our fords.

Heh, the Nissan and Holden fanboys might take exception to that statement. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

--DD

[wonkipop]

when we are not driving our porshes we are driving our fords.

Heh, the Nissan and Holden fanboys might take exception to that statement. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

--DD

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actually i have always secretly lusted after a datsun 1500.

[Montreal914]

But what about the CX (or is it a GS) in the background? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[wonkipop]

But what about the CX (or is it a GS) in the background? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

good eyes you have.
its a citroen GSA.
a customers car.
rare in north antarctica. the GS sold here in the 70s but not the update GSA.
from the 80s.

wild dashboard. peak citroen eccentricity.

the forerunner GS had a much tamer dashboard.

customer has extensive collection of citroens.
there is also a CX Turbo in here to be recommissioned after being off road for 10+ years.
has a ultra rare GS BIrotor (wankel engine) That comes in occasionally for attention.

always interesting stuff around.
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[Maltese Falcon]

@wonkipop I was over the moon in middle school>> got rides in the morning in my neighbor's (older bro) 1965 Falcon ,4 speed, and a sprint 260 v8. It had the basic Holley 4bbl, Doug's headers, Hurst shifter; White w/ med blue interior. Ran all over the Novas + Chevelles.
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[Montreal914]

This is my recollection of the GS' dash. That magnefying glass in front of the moving speedometer. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)

My dad had one when I was a child. I used to love the going up and down feature and watching the speedometer move from the back seat.

It was white with red interior like the one pictured here. One of the very few imported to Canada. Now looking at this picture taken in Ontario, could this be my dad's car? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)

[wonkipop]

This is my recollection of the GS' dash. That magnefying glass in front of the moving speedometer. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)

My dad had one when I was a child. I used to love the going up and down feature and watching the speedometer move from the back seat.

It was white with red interior like the one pictured here. One of the very few imported to Canada. Now looking at this picture taken in Ontario, could this be my dad's car? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)

GREAT CARS. in capital letters. and beautiful.

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a good number of my archi colleagues back when we first graduated got hold of a GS in the early 80s when they were still relatively newish.

unfortunately all the right hand drive GS came with a ordinary circular dial dashboard.
i don't know whether it was something to do with where they were manufactured which might have been in an english factory that also earlier did the RHD DS market.
whatever the case we never got those ultra cool dashboards in the RHD cars.
a great little car nevertheless. beautiful design and highly practicall.
i think it was european car of the year in 69.
way way way ahead of its time. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

dashboard the aus GS got.




the GSA update Is not so pretty externally. they kind of lost the plot a bit with the bumpers and stuff and lost the delicacy of the original GS.

[skota23]

Looks like theres a whole bunch of fun stuff going on in that garage. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)