Cars and bikes I’ve come across in my travels

[Alzero]

We saw this interesting Ute yesterday: Holden Special Vehicles GTS, supercharged LS V8. Please tell me it’s not a solid rear axle……

 

[hooksey]

We saw this interesting Ute yesterday:View attachment 93851View attachment 93849View attachment 93850 Holden Special Vehicles GTS, supercharged LS V8. Please tell me it’s not a solid rear axle……

Common as Muck........ in Aus!

 

[piranha-bro2]

They get mighty light in the arse end, Alzero - and (knowing nothing about these common muscle utes) they probably Do have a solid rear axle. Preferable to a RAM monster!

 

[Shajota]

I don't know which years but I think only the early models had live rear axles..........(Think that's a later one)

 

[ozijotati]

Pretty sure those utes had IRS .all the falcon utes had live rear axles
Tom

 

[Tippie]

Commodore chassis aren't they?

 

[breganzane]

Holden utes had IRS since 2000.
Holden did an 8:19 at the Nurburgring with a stock standard SS ute (6lt LS) in 2013.
No doubt a Maloo would go considerably quicker, albeit even more sketchy!

 

[Alzero]

Saw this fastback in Havelock North. Shelby GT-350 gas cap!

 

[dothebeat]

The guy sucks at parking but he has a good taste in cars......

 

[Alzero]

Our first night on the South Island and this was parked in our hotel parking lot: 1986 square Chevy, 350/autobox. The owner bought it on a trip to California, he also has a 59 Cadillac.

 

[Charley]

Spotted whilst on a shopping trip today.
Owner tells me it's a 1975 model, last of the home built engine models, home being Spain.
he is also a Laverda owner but was doing errands like myself.

 

[Marcel]

What a lovely thing. Interesting front disc brake set up too.

 

[Exmoor beast]

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Couldn’t work out how it worked so looked it up!

 

[Alzero]

Owned by the guy who has the orange Chevy:

 

[GregT]

Are you stuck in Picton Alzero ?

 

[Andy]

Are you stuck in Picton Alzero ?

There’s worse places in the world than Picton… but not when you’ve missed Whanganui..,
How did you manage to miss the Cemetery Alzero???

 

[Alzero]

No, I got distracted by the arrival of a friend from the US. Normal posting to resume shortly. Cemetery?

We are up in Westport today after touring the East coast, Doubtful Sound and spending Xmas in Queenstown. We will be heading back South through Hanmer Springs on our way to Dunedin to meet up with more American friends who are on a cruise ship. Then two days of cars and Bikes in Invercargill and a farm stay nearby. Mid January we head back to the North Island for the Historic races at Hampton Downs.

 

[Alzero]

Jaguar SS in the aviation museum at Blenheim. Sorry about the picture quality, it was lit with blue light! I was surprised how small the car was, it is so well porportioned that I thought it much larger from seeing it only in photos.

 

[Vince]

There is a street circuit race meet around Chrissy that involves a cemetery and from memory crosses a railway as well.

 

[GregT]

There is a street circuit race meet around Chrissy that involves a cemetery and from memory crosses a railway as well.

Yeah, Wanganui on Boxing Day.

The Burt Munro isn't what it used to be. Rather than a classic and post classic festival, the emphasis is now on a round of the National roadrace series. I didn't like the change as they could still have had the Nats there every second year on a different date.
The big Southern Classic Festival in November is the only interesting one left in the South Island.