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ppfffttt @ A9x being muscle..I'll nail you all in my BB 'Vette...lol Mr Paradise, founder and editor from Van Wheels and Street Machine saw the light, and went US muscle as well AFTER 1972 THERE AINT NO MUSCLE CARS AND MATCHING NUMBERS ARE FOR TIMES Edited by user Wednesday, 27 August 2008 11:38:32 PM(UTC)
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ppfffttt @ A9x being muscle..Ill nail you all in my BB Vette...lol Mr Paradise, founder and editor from Van Wheels and Street Machine saw the light, and went US muscle as well AFTER 1972 THERE AINT NO MUSCLE CARS AND MATCHING NUMBERS ARE FOR TIMES T Edited by user Wednesday, 27 August 2008 11:38:32 PM(UTC)
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paradise wasnt the founder of van wheels, bruce flynn was
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im mistaken then, but only once from memory...ummmm lol maybe twice???
AFTER 1972 THERE AINT NO MUSCLE CARS AND MATCHING NUMBERS ARE FOR TIMES TABLES....
XY GTHO PH111 , now thats muscle...
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This needs a new topic now that the latest Wheels magazine has come out. Hey we wreck 81837s only, I'll get my 66 L72 out of the garage and give you a run. What model/engine have you got? I'll bet I whip you sonny.
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This needs a new topic now that the latest Wheels magazine has come out. Hey we wreck 81837s only, Ill get my 66 L72 out of the garage and give you a run. What model/engine have you got? Ill bet I whip you sonny.
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'69 L79, now with single 4bbl fitted..bring it on brother...
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69 L79, now with single 4bbl fitted..bring it on brother...
AFTER 1972 THERE AINT NO MUSCLE CARS AND MATCHING NUMBERS ARE FOR TIMES TABLES....
XY GTHO PH111 , now thats muscle...
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I think you fellas have missed the point, using the American term "muscle car", their definition is to stuff the largest available motor (not exclusive) into whatever car. Usually something smaller. By that definition the 327 HK has to be in it because th |
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Hi 74HJLS, The terms "muscle car" and "Australian muscle car" are quite different as you suggest. There is no question that the HK GTS 327 isn't the first muscle car built here. The first Australian muscle car was the Ford XR GT as is documented in may pl
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Hi 74HJLS, The terms "muscle car" and "Australian muscle car" are quite different as you suggest. There is no question that the HK GTS 327 isnt the first muscle car built here. The first Australian muscle car was the Ford XR GT as is documented in may pla
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Interesting debate. However where does it say that to be a muscle car it has to be a two door? The term "Muscle car" wasn't even used until the late 1970s, prior to that they were known as "Super cars" It was the supercar scare of 1974 that stifled Aussie
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Interesting debate. However where does it say that to be a muscle car it has to be a two door? The term "Muscle car" wasnt even used until the late 1970s, prior to that they were known as "Super cars" It was the supercar scare of 1974 that stifled Aussie
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The term muscle car i think is gobbledygook, hear in Australia.
Just 'high performance' and 'performance' cars, will do i think.
HIGH PERFORMANCE CAR
GT-HO all
L34 Torana
E38, E49 Charger
XU-1 Torana
RPO 83 Falcon ?
PERFORMANCE CAR
GTR Torana
32
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The term muscle car i think is gobbledygook, hear in Australia.
Just high performance and performance cars, will do i think.
HIGH PERFORMANCE CAR
GT-HO all
L34 Torana
E38, E49 Charger
XU-1 Torana
RPO 83 Falcon ?
PERFORMANCE CAR
GTR Torana
327 &
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Yes indeed! Dr terry i do agree with you. i was just, trying out some type of formula to start with. and then maybe others, can come to some type of mutual agreement. i love the monaro's, but it was just in the light of, i think, the massive big cams the
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Yes indeed! Dr terry i do agree with you. i was just, trying out some type of formula to start with. and then maybe others, can come to some type of mutual agreement. i love the monaros, but it was just in the light of, i think, the massive big cams the
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