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Well ok send me the photos, I will have a look. (warren_turnbuull at htmail dot com).
The GTS options that you could order were dash, whels and uckets.
Now it was about $600 difference betwen a Kingswood and GTS sedan and of this only $45 for the da
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Just to clear up one thing, you are aware that all GTS350 sedans are actually optioned up Kingswoods? Im pretty sure you are particularly since you have researched them so much, but some of the posts make it a little unclear.
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All GTS/4s are Kingswood option to GTS....which I call mock ups!
At the end of the day, there is no real difference in me doing up a V8 Kingswood with GTS option and a real GTS/4. they are all mock ups...
I will get these pics now and show you what I a
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Theyre not really "mock-ups" as such, otherwise XU-1s, A9X, L34 and all the Brocks would be too! They are all optioned up lesser models. Only HK-HQ 1837 coupes are unique models in their own right. I understand what you mean though.
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How can a car released by Holden as a Monaro be called a mock up?
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Hi Matt and Warren.
I have sent you those pictures, they are sending as of now.
Please let me know what you think. in the mean time i will get the cross member holes and casting numbers on the block for you.
I will rectify my comment about the HQ GTS
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just like the famous ford phase III. it really is just a 4 door mums taxi mocked up into a wanna be race car.
the only true ford muscle is the XA rpo 83.
love the mock up. keep em comin
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Another awesome topic with great input from all corners. As enough detail about the car has been revealed already, perhaps this can be of assistance in helping to solve the riddle. The following comes from GM Holden production data.
This vehicle - J395
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Hi Shifty,
I have looked that this site and I have to pay $55.00 to get this info, which i am happy to pay to get to the bottom of this...what I want to know is how did you get this information so quickly and you would not of paid for this surely?
If it
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Hello Allan,
After reading through this topic yesterday, the VIN was noted and was looked up on the data. The production build data is a giant puzzle that is slowly being put back together for the benefit of all Holden fans. It is something that has be
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just like the famous ford phase III. it really is just a 4 door mums taxi mocked up i
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Not so sure about that Frank. A mate of mine had a very original RPO83 and it was the quickest and most powerful original Aussie road car I ever rode in. Also won Bathurst 2 years running which is something no other Falcon ever did.
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I had an RPO83 and I can tell you they were the fastest thing on the road,i beat everything and i mean EVERYTHING i even beat a 911 porsche and he was pissed off ,but there was a downside to these cars and it was reliability ,they chewed plugs every 2/ Edited by user Monday, 6 October 2008 7:16:26 PM(UTC)
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Byron and Jim In all due respects to you both, the RPO 83 is really just another XA GT with leftovers as I explained to this form some time ago, here it is again: Most XA RPO83(regular production option)are just a left over part cars from the demis Edited by user Monday, 6 October 2008 8:05:21 PM(UTC)
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So the same enginge as a XY GTHO PH111...thats a blast,mine had a capped solid cam(factory) and yes it was a 4v big port and 8k tacho mine was built in march 1973 and the plates from rego office were SAU 090 and i still got em,also had the build sheet ,yo |
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oh yeah jim,awesome car, March 1973 build,you sure had a rocket ship, that would be as close as you would get to full on race car haha!! glad you were one of the few that did enjoy the ride. share some stories, post some pics, im sure even the most diehar Edited by user Monday, 6 October 2008 9:22:37 PM(UTC)
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I understand what an XA GTS Special is. My point was that it is no LE Monaro - that comparasin should be left to the bulk of the XC Cobras. The XA GT special had lots of good bits on it, although as you say it was inconsistent in what you got, but give th |
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I cant post pics because they are all old type album stuff, my mates number is 0415 956 826 and Byron knows what im talking about because hes been in one,We Wreck im not disagreeing with you,its just seems that i must of had one with the lot, anyone can |
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jim i was commending you, thats all, i just wanna see some pics. for me rocket ship is an awesome car, thats what we call tuff cars. im wanting u to tell me more about it??? i aint argueing and my mate in adelaide is John Sawka, from sawka performanc Edited by user Monday, 6 October 2008 11:10:58 PM(UTC)
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