Another POLL - what was the best vehicle you ever owned?

BMW K100RS & Triumph 2.5PI same motor as the Triumph TR6. FAST !!!

Baz.

bEST vEHICLE EH!
err..most reliable would have to be my old VL Commodore with the straight 6 nissan engine, purchased at 35,000k and sold it at 380,000k without any problems during its time with me was still running well and using no oil between changes when sold.

err...most fun would have to be the old billy cart the old man made for me, boy did we have some fun with that clunker.

1978 nissan skyline - 1973 suzuki 750 2 stroke faster than baz's

1974 XU-1 Torana (what a monster!) and 1987 BMW K100RT.

Mind you, a friend is registering his WRX-STI in my name shortly. (Tax thing)

1982 XE falcon, it was used as a taxi in Perth for 8 years, only cost me a transmission at about 500,000, same motor, diff,in 850,000 ks, what a car, amazing what ks
you can get on gas

We were just talking about this at work last night.

For me it was the LH Torana. 4.2l 4speed. It had vinyl seats an AM only radio,(i did upgrade that) no carpets no air con and wipers that kept failing, but only when it rained.

It had more go than was decent, it was bright orange and LOUD. I was 20 when I bought it and I spent a lot of time standing at the side of the road talking with uniformed men.

But it was sooooo much funnnnnnnnnnnn!!!

Then there was my GQ 4.2l Diesel ex ARB company car. That was fun too but I did not get to talk to the uniformed men as much. A good thing really, I never did like those unifromed men.

Duncs

best machine....from my youth it would be either my rd250-350 or my gs1000 st both of them took me right around australia in an out of more place that any 4WD of mine have taken me.
The old gs1000 took me on the old telecom road from kandos to Putty.....not bad for a 200 kg road bike. The RD 250-350 was lighter ut the gs100 was comfort compare to the Yammie.

car or 4wd.......nissan 300zx z32 would be the next favorite car......

shadow

1978 nissan e20 campervan - it was old and stuffed when I bought it and old and stuffed when I sold it, fixed a few things on it but it always got me where I wantet to and back as well as 1/2 way round australia (slowly)

1972 Peugeot 504
It dragged me and the family around for more years than I care to remember.
It was a great cruising car which ate distance like it was nothing, pulled dive boats out of the sea when we were still in dripping wet suits, and had yacht tenders hefted wet onto its roofracks.
When it was old and grey and I used it as a work vehicle full of tools and crud and it went until it was totally stuffed.
Could be a bit idiosyncratic though, but that was what gave it character!
Camper

H J 47 ute 1982 mod i got it at 37000ks and then had disconnect the speedo to hook up to a computor for meters , it was my trusty old crop spraying rig other than a couple of diffs i had bugger all trouble with , no idea how many ks it had don when i sold it but it was in good nick five years latter .Sorry fellas but i just have a few tears flowing down the cheeks remembering when toyos were tough , cheers Catchy snr

Ford falcon XB GS 351ci 4 door sedan . Bought it in 1983 for $2000 . Those days are long gone .

I don't know about the best, but my most interesting was a 1958 V W bug.
We cut off the rear half & tossed it. Made a tray & cage for the rear, put in a flat 1800, jacked up all the suspension, fitted weapon white sunraysias & horny tyres, and painted it metal-flake brown.

Certainly looked the part, and as a resident of the souther Flinders Ranges, there was never a shortage of spots to try the beast out.

Cheers

Wolfie

Tram-Am 4.9 V8 turbo......just another mid-life crisis toy. Haded just 18 months,
very expensif to run, but it was fun. Of course, it was black, with the golden eagle
on the bonnet. I dont realy miss the toy, but the good time i had with it.

Best EXCITEMENT car for me was my VL 5ltr Race car. Loved that thing. Speed to burn. Click on my pic to take a peek !

Best ENJOYMENT: both my GQ's

Best GRUNT: in a street registered car, Dad's XY GTHO Phase 111. Cant believe he bought that thing to go to the markets every morning to get the fruit and vegies for our fruit shop in Clovelly, I still cant work out how he managed to fit 2 100lb sacks of potatoes in the boot.
YEP.....if only he knew then what we all know now ay :-(

Hmmm,

Most fun: The VB commodore with that 253 that refused to blow up. First car, so you have to have fun in them!

Fastest, the ZX-9 with pipe and dynokit - good for 290km/h

Turned most heads: The Triumph Daytona 955

Most fun to cruise in: The old EH

Most fun in my old age now: Hats off to the 80 series.

XA Fairmont with a 302 bolted to a C4 auto. Love the shape and the ride!

My best all rounder re value and performance was the new 1969 Renault 10 - extremely comfortable seats, Michelins all round, good price, very frugal (38 MPG around town), never missed a beat, but brakes quite ordinary and nowhere to put a radio. Great trade-in on the next one (which was a 12, and a disappointment ! ).
Only thing wrong with Renaults is that they are French - arrogant b....ds. If they made them now though, they would sell ! Especially the R8 Gordini.

1966 Mustang - number plates 66 PONY!
Auto, Silver, black interior.
Low enough so you could just put a coke can standing up under it. (not good for speed humps or steep drives!)
302 windsor which flew with the C4.
A real head turner.
Sadly had to sell because I was made redundant at work.
Started my own biz with proceeds. Still wish I had it though.

1970 VG Valiant 2 door hardtop with 265 Hemi with a 350 holley and mild cam... B/W 4 speed gearbox ....factory hemi pacer split exhaust headers with 10 inch glasspack Lukeys....she makes more noise than a KISS concert but damn those hemis sound nice!!!! never had any trouble with the boys in blue ever

Great car and can still take it right up to the modern breed of falcons and commodores

Parked in the other shed a 62 S series Valiant with slant 6 and the push button 904 torqueflite auto

Terry

1981 Peugeot 504 diesel. Best touring car I've ever been in. It ate up the km, got around 52mpg, and was soooo comfortable to ride in on long trips.

Cheers
John

car=datsun 1600 with 180b motor,reliable cheap to run and beautiful neutral handling.
bike=81 GSX1100Katana with wire wheels, grunt everywhere and sounded great with the megacycle 4into1.