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Some of you will by now have found my letter in the latest AMC, chasing down details of my mate's Orchid 1973 Bathurst XU-1.
I have since found it was one of 12 x 1973 Bathurst cars sold new by dealer 865 - Metro Motors in Morley WA. To sell this many the dealer may have supplied the WA Police. Does anyone know if WA Police had XU-1's? This car was sold new in 10/73. Does this dealer still exist?
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hi Byron
I know the WA Police defintiely used Falcons back in the 70s, but not sure about the XU-1s. I have a good friend in the force, Ill ask him next time I bump into him and yes, Metro Motors still exists!
cheers frank
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hi Byron
I know the WA Police defintiely used Falcons back in the 70s, but not sure about the XU-1s. I have a good friend in the force, I'll ask him next time I bump into him and yes, Metro Motors still exists!
cheers frank
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they never had xu1,s as far as i remember
went from falcons to commodores VB
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I can also see what i can find out a good friend of the family owns a 73 and is a sergant in the SA police force and a Holden fanatic, and he owns probably the best example around , his is well under 50000 kms, if anyone would know he would...... Ill see
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Not sure about the best example. My mate's car still has all the white stickers everywhere (on radiator hoses etc) plus still has all the cardboard tags on all the instruments telling you what they do. Always wins "best original" in every car show it ente |
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Not sure about the best example. My mates car still has all the white stickers everywhere (on radiator hoses etc) plus still has all the cardboard tags on all the instruments telling you what they do. Always wins "best original" in every car show it enter |
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his is similar stickers every where, he has even been back too holdens for original stickers for exhaust as well ( huh lol ) ,, the bloke is a nut ( holden fanatic ) he has had the car for about for about 25 yrs and i recon its been driven once ( when h
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Hey byron, i am pretty sure that my mate told me once about the Police using XU1's... his parents had one new, but actually rolled it 4 or 5 times...all at the same time ..and not injured thankfully ... but its just a fleeting memory... i will ask him whe |
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You might also find that this dealer may have been like Ron Hodson motors, he had a number of dealers in Sydney, including Penrith, and specialised in performance cars. I know Motorama here have opened a "hot wheels" section, so 12 XU1 might not be that m
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Metro still exists. I asked them why, and they say it is because they were and still are WAs biggest dealer.
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Metro still exists. I asked them why, and they say it is because they were and still are WA's biggest dealer.
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