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Power Ride Style

Growing up with my mates. We always said if you're gonna get a car, make sure it has 3 things..Power Ride Style.

My 1967 XR Ford Falcon (Super Pursuit not the Pursuit 170) had just that.

At the family home in Glen Iris, just finished washing her.

My brother was working on his Holden Commodore (again).  He washed it afterwards. I asked why are you doing that? He said what do you mean? I replied "You can't polish a turd"

That's me eating a Souvlaki in Geelong, there'd be garlic sauce on my jumper for sure.  

All terrain vehicle, about to go fishing at Bermagui  

This is the Ford carpark at Narooma with my brother.

We had another saying growing up. "Have stick, will travel"     Stick=surfboard.

Drove up to Nhill about 4 hours from Melbourne for a 21st birthday party. We had a pub crawl along the way. Got that baby up to 100 mph at one stage. My brother and my best mate Craig . 


Even the chicks loved her. That's Jackie, Craig's girlfriend at the time and now his wife.


I had that baby for 10 sweet years, wish I'd never sold it.

Comments

  • Good stuff Matt! Cars & good memories...


    Is that a young Mark Richards standing in between the cars?!  =)
  • I had to google "jumper!"  :D
  • Thanks for sharing pics matt, some great memories there no doubt!
  • You would have passed a bunch of antique shops driving to Nhill with a few nice daybills at dirt cheap prices!!
  • Great pics Matt! 



    Do Aussie vehicles come with Dingo-proof windows?
  • @ Mark - nope my brother is a little shorter.

    @ Sven - shut up

    @ Chris - yup but not as strong as your Polar bear windows

  • Very cool, the first car is one thing, but the first car that one 'loves' well that's just special...
  • No Interceptor, no bueno...
  • Hey, if my brother opened the bonnet, he had the option of sleeping either side of the motor....
  • My first true love was a '65 Valiant AP6, slightly modified - but yep, I still miss it....a whole lot of lovin' went into that car.

    And a whole lot of lovin' went on in that car too  =)




  • That's the shit I'm talkin about!
  • Hope the Haz Mat team was solicited before you sold it on
  • David said:
    My first true love was a '65 Valiant AP6, slightly modified - but yep, I still miss it....a whole lot of lovin' went into that car.

    And a whole lot of lovin' went on in that car too  =)




    Nice fog lamps...looks like it could get some serious speed!
  • edited September 2015
    ...looks like it could get some serious speed!
    I was 19, of course it did =)

    I've gone all nostalgic, looked it up - you can still buy them today in running order- for about 3-4 times more than I paid for mine all those decades ago! And here's one for Matty - under the bonnet, the slant six (no room for any bodies).


  • edited September 2015
    My first car was a toyota T18..enough said!
  • David said:
    My first true love was a '65 Valiant AP6, slightly modified - but yep, I still miss it....a whole lot of lovin' went into that car.

    And a whole lot of lovin' went on in that car too  =)




    Nice fog lamps...looks like it could get some serious speed!
    Now i want to see a photo of thr bloke that drove that car.white tshirt with sleeves rolled up..im thinking david with a car like that you were thr fonzz! Get why lovin went on in the car!
  • Sven said:
    My first car was a toyota T18..enough said!
    But what was that one car you really loved?

  • Matt said:


    That's me eating a Souvlaki in Geelong, there'd be garlic sauce on my jumper for sure.  


    Yup...always got the munchies after a night out with the guys, and stopped at the local takeaway (hamburger joint not McD or KFC) to discuss the night and have a feed, and always ended up ordering more than you could eat too. 
  • edited September 2015
    David said:
    Sven said:
    My first car was a toyota T18..enough said!
    But what was that one car you really loved?
    I cant say i feel in love with a car or got attached to one..but in i get why people do. Hve fond memories cruzing on my Santa cruz skateboard now that was a nice ride! Wish i kept it. Im actually  looking  to buy another one so i can keep up with the kids on their scooters!!
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