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For those of us wwho cannot wait for the book in stores, like me. I have found a link to purchase the book online from Trax. Here it is for the impatient ones. I have aready ordered mine. http://www.topgear.com.a...oduct.php?product_id=498Cheers Peter
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Does anyone know of any books that detail holdens export models in the late 60s and early 70s ? ?
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For those of us wwho cannot wait for the book in stores, like me. I have found a link to purchase the book online from Trax. Here it is for the impatient ones. I have aready ordered mine.
http://www.topgear.com.a...oduct.php?product_id=498
Cheers
Peter
Hi Peter. The people at Top Gear) (Trax) will get them at the same time as the other bookshops. They do offer a very good service so place your order now. Dr Terry |
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The auckland holden club have ex GMNZ records for up to 1971 ,of imported holdens to NZ , If that is any help.Mark. |
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I went to a Monaro display in Bundoora Melbourne on Saturday as advertised in the Cars Guide to have a look at the Shaker nostalgic drag car.
Anyway while there a guy called Norm Darwin, who I was told is writing a new Monaro history type of book. I noticed him taking photos of stripes and blackout on HKTG Monaros.
Hello HTMNRO, Im told that Norm Darwin produced a special Monaro book after the 2008 Monaro Nationals. Do you know if this is available for purchase? All, Has anyone seen or have a copy of the book mentioned above? Maybe this is the book talked about? Ben Stewart.
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Hi Ben,
No, Norm didnt produce a 2008 Nats book, a guy named Andrew Thomas did.
It is a fantastic coffee table style book, with mostly amazing colour photos and little text.
The photography is truly spectacular and well worth a look. He produces them to order for $200 for a standard version, or $225 with a story on your car, or $250 including your car on the cover. Not cheap, but it is very high quality stuff. (Not just the content!)
Andrew can be contacted on 0353326628. I dont have any web/email details for him, sorry.
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i got the holden vs ford book for fathers day, i havent read it yet but a quick flick through shows some good old pics
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check out http://www.redsoxdesign....08_Monaro_Nationals.html or For further information please contact Andrew Thomas on (03) 5332 6628 or send me an email [email protected]I got one with my HG GTS 350 on the covers (back and front) and as Andy says they are very good. Carpe Diem |
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check out http://www.redsoxdesign....08_Monaro_Nationals.html or For further information please contact Andrew Thomas on
(03) 5332 6628 or send me an email [email protected]
I got one with my HG GTS 350 on the covers (back and front) and as Andy says they are very good.
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Nice book..
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The auckland holden club have ex GMNZ records for up to 1971 ,of imported holdens to NZ , If that is any help.Mark.
Yes that would be helpful..can you pass on there contact details etc ? Thanks
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Yes Norm Darwin worked at Holden, in the engineering department I believe. Not sure on Gavins background, but he has bn working on his book for a while, I sent some info to him about 2 years ago.
This will make 6 specific Monaro books being written, spotlight 1 and 2, Monaro story, rebirth of a legend and these two. Hopefully someone will do one on all Toranas. Then there is the Commodore King.
The more books the better, great way to share info.
Warren
Hi Warren, What about THE Monaro book written by Ben Stewart and yourself? That takes your total to 7. I cannot agree with your end comment on the fact that more books are a great way to share info. I was seriously mislead by some of the rubbish in the books in your list whilst trying to get correct information on my car so that I could redo it properly. Its a pity some people put loads of bull into a book and expect others to buy it. Terry Bebbingtons books are fabulous but dont delve deep enough into the specifics of cars like the HQ GTS 350 manual as there isnt space. The Monaro Facts & Story book has been the best by a country mile on these cars and if it had pictures to match the words then it would have been the best of all time in my opinion. The fact that I could talk with the author on various aspects of my rebuild was the icing on the cake for me. I wonder how far these new books will go in terms of keeping a good thing going or stooping to the lows of old like the recent Monaro magazine did?
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Yes I did include ours, Monaro story, second along. It would have been nice to put pictures in, but we could could only get pictures for cars like the 327/350. When it came to some of the other models, it was impossible. As we decided all or nothing, we went for nothing.
I guess that is why Terrys books are so good, it has ALL cars in it not just the popular ones.
I guess the big thing for me is that they should have info evenly spread for each vehicle, which does not normally happen in multiple vehicle books/magazines. Concentrate on one or two models and then lip service to the others.
Warren
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