Heading to the Dark Side
Heading to the Dark Side
I know I know it's a &*#@ but it's still cool
This is my new toy to replace the hole left by Helenor, it's a 66 &*#@ Fairmont XP running a 289 Windsor, C4 & 8 3/4 inch diff.
Had my brother in law check it out in Queensland then flew up and drove it home, got some pics below of the trip back.
Was a great road trip.
I plan to just do my own little touches here and there, interior needs a bit of a clean and tidy and then drive the wheels off it.
This is my new toy to replace the hole left by Helenor, it's a 66 &*#@ Fairmont XP running a 289 Windsor, C4 & 8 3/4 inch diff.
Had my brother in law check it out in Queensland then flew up and drove it home, got some pics below of the trip back.
Was a great road trip.
I plan to just do my own little touches here and there, interior needs a bit of a clean and tidy and then drive the wheels off it.
Re: Heading to the Dark Side
Nice Scoobb but come on at least you could have gotten a coupe
EK JAY SINCE 1990
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Nah mate I actually wanted a wagon if I could of found a good one but I like the sedans over the coupes anyway, better for the kids too.EK JAY wrote: Nice Scoobb but come on at least you could have gotten a coupe
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I think I know this car. Was the owner in or ex Army? I knew of a similar XP in Brisbane around 1995. Started out as stock resto that ended up to similar as what you have bought. Featured in some write ups too.
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No this bloke has only lived in Queensland for 12 months, he lived 15 minutes from me before that!!!!Craig Allardyce wrote:I think I know this car. Was the owner in or ex Army? I knew of a similar XP in Brisbane around 1995. Started out as stock resto that ended up to similar as what you have bought. Featured in some write ups too.
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Hi Scoob,
My family has a car identical to this but without the Windsor instead a 250ci, 3 speed borg warner auto and a cut down borg warner diff.
I must honestly say this particular model is one of the lightest non power steering cars I have driven and the dual suspension arms with the spring on top makes for superb handling and smooth ride. I hate to say this but FRRORD in my opinion was leaps and bounds ahead of Holden in this timeframe for suspension technology !
Other great features of this model Fairmont was disc brakes, bucket seats, interior lighting front and back, padded dash, carpet, 2 speed wipers etc etc. What a great time the sixties were !
Anyway great looking car, I hope you enjoy it as much as the FB.
Regards Greg
My family has a car identical to this but without the Windsor instead a 250ci, 3 speed borg warner auto and a cut down borg warner diff.
I must honestly say this particular model is one of the lightest non power steering cars I have driven and the dual suspension arms with the spring on top makes for superb handling and smooth ride. I hate to say this but FRRORD in my opinion was leaps and bounds ahead of Holden in this timeframe for suspension technology !
Other great features of this model Fairmont was disc brakes, bucket seats, interior lighting front and back, padded dash, carpet, 2 speed wipers etc etc. What a great time the sixties were !
Anyway great looking car, I hope you enjoy it as much as the FB.
Regards Greg
So many cars so little time!
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Yeah I here you mate I've got 4 kidsSC00BB wrote:Nah mate I actually wanted a wagon if I could of found a good one but I like the sedans over the coupes anyway, better for the kids too.EK JAY wrote: Nice Scoobb but come on at least you could have gotten a coupe
I nearly brought a xp coupe as my first car factory black pursuit model but the guy pulled out of the sale literally
As I was about to drive it onto the trailer ended up buying the ek sedan a few days later
EK JAY SINCE 1990
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Agreed I can't believe how good it handles compared to the FB, both good cars in their own right, go the sixtiesEK283 wrote:Hi Scoob,
My family has a car identical to this but without the Windsor instead a 250ci, 3 speed borg warner auto and a cut down borg warner diff.
I must honestly say this particular model is one of the lightest non power steering cars I have driven and the dual suspension arms with the spring on top makes for superb handling and smooth ride. I hate to say this but FRRORD in my opinion was leaps and bounds ahead of Holden in this timeframe for suspension technology !
Other great features of this model Fairmont was disc brakes, bucket seats, interior lighting front and back, padded dash, carpet, 2 speed wipers etc etc. What a great time the sixties were !
Anyway great looking car, I hope you enjoy it as much as the FB.
Regards Greg
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Well Scoobb, so different to the FB in many ways, very nice & understated. Even though i'm a Holden bloke, i don't mind admitting when a ?%&d is a good looking car, eg. mustangs, ?%&d GTs.SC00BB wrote:Agreed I can't believe how good it handles compared to the FB, both good cars in their own right, go the sixtiesEK283 wrote:Hi Scoob,
My family has a car identical to this but without the Windsor instead a 250ci, 3 speed borg warner auto and a cut down borg warner diff.
I must honestly say this particular model is one of the lightest non power steering cars I have driven and the dual suspension arms with the spring on top makes for superb handling and smooth ride. I hate to say this but FRRORD in my opinion was leaps and bounds ahead of Holden in this timeframe for suspension technology !
Other great features of this model Fairmont was disc brakes, bucket seats, interior lighting front and back, padded dash, carpet, 2 speed wipers etc etc. What a great time the sixties were !
Anyway great looking car, I hope you enjoy it as much as the FB.
Regards Greg
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Mate if you had to go to the DARK side you've picked the right model. Very subtle and un assuming- beautiful lines