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WTF? That's plain weird. Did it come with a welcome mat for all the 'roaches that are gonna come out of the slot? I just put the old one in the...
I've been told in the past that Lucas electrics are made for both imperial and metric voltage. The reason Lucas doesn't work in hot rods is...
Damn, I hope i can give my actual car a paint job that nice...
That should be in a separate thread titled "Tool Box Porn"
Without being a smartarse, can i suggest you tin those wires before you solder to the new switch, those joints look dry to me. And don't have the...
That is pure gold. I can see me using this phrase at work, a lot.
Don't forget Bodgies and Widgies. My old man was a Bodgie in the early '50s. He still has the (very thin) hairstyle. haha
Here's a short video by the ABC on a car show in Hobart Australia from 1973. Also features a nice T bucket at speed. And some bad hair......
Perhaps in the US. My first car was a '53 Ford Popular Utility. Same as a Ford Pop sedan but a pickup (ute). The utes were only made in Australia,...
[MEDIA] The Fireballs may be a little too Psychobilly for you but this is a good one.
Watching that guy wash the car in a tiny bowl was the most frustrating thing i've seen today. Get a friggin' bucket. Geez...
Best home defense system on the market.
[IMG] That a red cattle dog? Long way from home if it is...
Now that's some good advice Jimmy Six!
If you think you have a mouse problem... [MEDIA]
Yeaaah, bit of a difference there. Anyway, horse people are weirdos, unlike car people who are completely sane and rational...
As for fuel and EV hot rods. https://www.drive.com.au/news/norway-to-hit-100-per-cent-electric-vehicle-sales-by-next-year/ This is one small...
Around the mid 1980's i remember reading about classic car auctions breaking record after record. 1987 the stock market crashed. In the mid...
Twice. First time in the little country town i grew up in. I was going home on a Sunday afternoon, driving through town in a OT (253 LX Torana)...
Such a great story. And is that a Commer van in the background?
I note that the Julianos article shows a Galaxie with lap belts only. If you're putting in seatbelts, install Lap/Sash not just Lap. A friend of...
Nice to see that people were just as bad at driving cars back then as they are today...
"Now, Don't you worry about that" The Hillbilly Dictator
Call Flynn's wrecking yard in Cooma, New South Wales, Australia. +61 02 6452 1866 The biggest wrecking yard in the Southern Hemisphere, he has...
At 6'1" i've spent years in certain vehicles leaning over the wheel to see when the light changes. You learn something new everyday. Cheers Squirrel
I've never heard of these. What is the purpose of them.
Ugh, Is it coming or going?
Hate to nitpick, but Australia is "The arse end of the world", not "The ass end of the world" Geez...
Changing his line through the fast right hander at 0:36 must have raised the blood pressure a little...
It was blue all right. He reckoned it was a Brock, probably wasn't. I do know it flew like shit off a shovel.
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