Chevys GM products good in the 40's still good

Tony Smith · #1 11-10-09, 13:41

Gotta give credit where credit's due. And GM runs on Credit, and only just. At least Ford is a financially viable. I suppose when your fleeing the Bailiff, you learn to drive fast.

Lionelgee · #2 12-10-09, 07:34

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Originally Posted by Tony Smith

Gotta give credit where credit's due. And GM runs on Credit, and only just. At least Ford is a financially viable. I suppose when your fleeing the Bailiff, you learn to drive fast.

G'day Tony,

Just because big brother who lives overseas isn't too good with the money side of things has no bearing on the critical factor. Who (for the first time in four years) crossed the finish line ... um let me see ... First, Second, Third, and Fourth.

Anyway Tony since you bring in a legal element - bush rangers always stole the fastest horses in their district. What is the most stolen car in Australia - that's right Commodores. If you had to get away from the consequences of your actions would you choose a pile of ,,,, or a car guaranteed to get you out of there as fast as possible?

Not that I have a shady past or anything - however there are quite a number of convicts ancestors in my family who sort of had to come to Australia - they should have drove Commodores too.

Kind Regards
Lionel

Howard · #3 12-10-09, 12:04

To all who know me... Should I??!!

maple_leaf_eh · #4 12-10-09, 16:09

Bathurst Race. How on earth were you sober enough at the end to even realize the race was over?

There was a story about enforced alcohol sales limits at the race on Canadian radio last week, otherwise I'd never know what you were talking about. And as one lady on the broadcast said, 'crack a tinnie and go wild'.

Lionelgee · #5 13-10-09, 03:56

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Originally Posted by maple_leaf_eh

Bathurst Race. How on earth were you sober enough at the end to even realize the race was over?

There was a story about enforced alcohol sales limits at the race on Canadian radio last week, otherwise I'd never know what you were talking about. And as one lady on the broadcast said, 'crack a tinnie and go wild'.

G'day Terry,

I have to admit to only watching the last half hour of the race because there are so many advertisements coming on that it really spoils watching the race. It always used to be riddled with advertising but this year it just went crazy. One of my sons is a Ford fan - it saddens me to admit this. So for the past three years Kai had delighted in Holdens being beaten by Fords. It is similar to State of Origin Rugby League football my state of origin is New South Wales and I live in Queensland and married a Queenslander and my children were all born in Queensland. The past years have been pretty tough with the Blues (New South Wales) being beaten each year by Queensland and Ford winning Bathurst.

To enjoy the Bathurst race now you would have to buy and watch a DVD which probably has advertisements on it too.

Kind Regards
Lionel

cliff · #6 13-10-09, 04:48

Just goes to show how quickly the R.A.T. syndrome mutates when sensible blokes start cross dressing....er I mean cross the divide between makes and models of vehicle

Richard Coutts-Smith · #7 13-10-09, 09:01

I do believe that the V8 Ford involved in the rather extensive shoot out was still running after the shooting stopped, even if Bonnie and Clyde were not. Have seen a photo in the past of the dmage done to the car, would not have wanted to be hiding behind it.

As for the Bathurst event, does anyone out there really believe that the cars racing are a "Ford" or "Holden", not a mish mash of technology's and designs that are often shared for parity?
(Now looking for old Ford to hide behind, move over Clyde)

Did enjoy the Masters race though, Camaro's, Charger, torana and the rest, all pre 1974?.
WooHoo
Rich

Lionelgee · #8 13-10-09, 03:41

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Originally Posted by Howard

To all who know me... Should I??!!

Mate, you wouldn't be a Ford fan would you by any chance. Now remember that our relatives probably played tennis together because I am from generations of Temora stock - so we should keep this friendly.

As I sign of truce

My family did have Fords. The second car we had when I was growing up was an XP Ford Falcon that served us very well. We went from the XP to a Holden HQ which also was a great car. One of my brothers went from having his own HQ to a series of Fords and they have done alright by him.

I seem to have developed an accidental addiction for military vehicles and I have a previous love of V8s. So the only way I can combine the two is to change years of habit and start looking at vehicles which start with the F-word.

Look G-Tony is even working on a Chevy now. There seems to be some cross-cultural activity happening here so that can't all be too bad!

It should be about understanding and tolerance. Therefore I can hold out some hope that you will see the light, just like G-Tony did, and you too might get a Chevy. That would bring some comfort to my troubled mind and help me cope with the fact of my now liking something Ford made.

Kind Regards
Lionel

Lionelgee · #9 17-10-09, 09:14

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Originally Posted by Howard

To all who know me... Should I??!!

G'day Howard,

Just found this interesting paragraph on a CMP site... So no I did not write it.

A lovely thing about the Chevrolet was the ohv engine. The Bedford and Opel were easily dropped under the bonnet. The Ford's were side-valve V8; although a higher top speed than Chevy, the motor was not up to the times.
- Mike Read [4/1998] THe article is found on
http://www.4wdonline.com/Mil/Ford/WW2Trucks.html

Kind Regards
Lionel

Tony Smith · #10 12-10-09, 17:05

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Originally Posted by Lionelgee

G'day Tony,
What is the most stolen car in Australia - that's right Commodores.

Well, you've talked me into it, I'll have to buy a Commodore!

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Originally Posted by Lionelgee

If you had to get away from the consequences of your actions would you choose a pile of ,,,, or a car guaranteed to get you out of there as fast as possible?

Kind Regards
Lionel

Now on this forum, we aren't talking modern V8 Supercars, we're talking Sidevalve V8s and Stovebolt Sixes. It was of course Clyde Barrow of the Bonnie and Clyde duo who famously wrote to Henry Ford:

"Dear Sir, while I still have breath in my lungs, I will tell you what a dandy car you make. I have driven Fords exclusively when I could get away with one. For sustained speed and freedom from trouble the Ford has got every other car skinned and even if my business haven't been strictly legal, it don't hurt anything to tell you what a fine car you got in the "V8",
Yours truly,
Clyde Barrow."

Bonnie and Clyde roared around the Midwest robbing banks and killing Police until they we're finally caught in a shootout - by Police who were also in Fords!

Lionelgee · #11 13-10-09, 03:46

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Originally Posted by Tony Smith

Well, you've talked me into it, I'll have to buy a Commodore!

Now on this forum, we aren't talking modern V8 Supercars, we're talking Sidevalve V8s and Stovebolt Sixes. It was of course Clyde Barrow of the Bonnie and Clyde duo who famously wrote to Henry Ford:

"Dear Sir, while I still have breath in my lungs, I will tell you what a dandy car you make. I have driven Fords exclusively when I could get away with one. For sustained speed and freedom from trouble the Ford has got every other car skinned and even if my business haven't been strictly legal, it don't hurt anything to tell you what a fine car you got in the "V8",
Yours truly,
Clyde Barrow."

Bonnie and Clyde roared around the Midwest robbing banks and killing Police until they we're finally caught in a shootout - by Police who were also in Fords!

Hello Tony,

I did not know about the type of car that Bonnie and Clyde used to drive and the letter he wrote to Henry Ford. Quite a good yarn. Thanks for putting it up on the forum

Kind Regards
Lionel