Ha!! Fun times indeed!! Looks really nice too!! What colour was it...in the photo? Nice fat rims on the back too
Ha!! Fun times indeed!! Looks really nice too!! What colour was it...in the photo? Nice fat rims on the back too
nice taste in HQ Innuendo
BQZ
excellent, my mate had a HD prem with a 307 in it with 186 badges on it ..good timesOriginally Posted by Innuendo
Mate, not many survive. I wasn't much into taking photos (pre-digital) so I reply on others who shot photos of my older cars.
Even that one is before the windscreen blackouts and a few little mods. I wish I had more, but I have plenty of memories.
Like the day I took on a VL Walky on The Great Western Hwy at Toongabbie. Put a couple of car lengths on him from a standing green light start. I had to turn into John L Peirce truck yard to collect 44 Gallon drums of Pennzoil (Three at a time in the HQ) and before entering the yard I had to go to the servo to pump up the air shocks to 130psi so I could carry it home to the 'gong. The Walky pulled in behind me, said f*ck me what's in that? To which I answered, tickled up 253 with a trick Tri-matic. Bullsh*t was his answer as he lent down and seen the 4½" custom 4 into 1 collectors....
Great days!
Now you are getting closer. I am very much that way with historical stuff and facts, hence why I love survivor cars. It is why I have my Prem. But I have much less interest in concours restored stuff. Put your old BBC van next to a concours restored one, and a ratty old but untouched example, i'll be all over the ratty one, then onto yours from a personal interest perspective and wow factor. The restored one is of little interest other than to appreciate the volume and quality of work, and to like it for what it is. I suppose the best way to explain it is knda like standing in awe of the collaspsed temple of Zeus at Olympia versus standing looking up at a brand new skyscraper. I must have walked around the temple for an hour, but a 30 second look at a tower followed by "that's impressive" and move on.
I must admit though that I do like modified cars to appear stock, not into lowered, big wheels, things hanging out of bonnets and dodgy fitting stuff, but that is just me. I'd happily buy someone's concours resto attempt on a HQ Sandman and replace the driveline with GenIII and 4L65E, but have that all hidden.
Yeah well times change and so do tastes etc. The photos of my cars are like I pointed out 1990 and 1994 (some time ago now). The Torana was a advert for my performance shop and the BB HQ was the work truck (neither had bad body modifications). Today I choose different but I have never really been into flares and add on's as such. I suppose I sit somewhere inbetween. I now like modified cars that look like they could have been factory had the manufactures gone that way. The older I get the more comfort I desire. Hence my Van "Innuendo".
It was a custom mix I called "Soap". Started as Opaline blue but has a green tinge. The rear rims were 14x9¼" by Harman Wheels with 265/50/14 TA's. Rims were custom offsets and were powder coated. Only just scaped with 3x 44 Gallon Drums (full) in the rear on a bad bump or stupid driveway angle. Handled like it was on rails. Wollongong to Sydney and back daily there for a while.Ha!! Fun times indeed!! Looks really nice too!! What colour was it...in the photo? Nice fat rims on the back too
Ta dude, I loved that Van. Almost as much as my black boat anchor (HT Van)
You didnt happen to buy that HQ van of Ross Starr who lived in Russell Vale by any chance??
Nah, but Rooster's Van had a similar look "sort of". It was sky blue in colour and had Magnum 5 slot mags. Oh, and it sat like a 4x4.
I actually lived with Ross when I was around 19/20 years of age.
theres a nice looking white 'boat anchor' HG winda less van on zebay at the moment. tempting
BQZ
This one?
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http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/HG-Holden...-/281062328508
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