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1972 fastest speed down conrod Bryan Byrt Ph 111 154 mph. 1974 fastest speed down conrod Ford no, Ron Dicksons HQ GTS 350 4 doors taxi. Whats so good about the ford taxi.
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1972 fastest speed down conrod Bryan Byrt Ph 111 154 mph. 1974 fastest speed down conrod Ford no, Ron Dicksons HQ GTS 350 4 doors taxi. Whats so good about the ford taxi.
grab yaself another long neck outta ya carton(if ya have any left)sit down and have a good study of the 2 yrs above mentioned, and study both the cars that you mention as well. so, the answer to whats so good about a ford taxi?? simple, its pedigree, and as much as im a GM man through and through, they had nothing in australia that came even close to it at the time now, throw me a spare coldie can ya please.. I innovate, never imitate..
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rpo 83 ,161mph.1973
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rpo 83 ,161mph.1973
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you wanna share a coldie with us jim?? haha I innovate, never imitate..
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Dickson clocked 156 mph, must have detuned the RPO 83 that year. Should have used the Ph 111 again it might have been able to keep up
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Was it a GTS350 4 door? I think it raced in 1973 as a 308 trimatic?
Remember 1973 was series production. 1974 was Group C, so much more freedoms allowed.
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the xagt(RPO 83) won bathurst in 1973......."Dickson clocked 156 mph, must have detuned the RPO 83 that year. Should have used the Ph 111 again it might have been able to keep up"............I dont think so he didnt on that day..lol
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omg, we have all been on the coldies today then...
anyone wanna go get another slab???, i feel like i need more to keep up with bazza
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Was it a GTS350 4 door? I think it raced in 1973 as a 308 trimatic?
Remember 1973 was series production. 1974 was Group C, so much more freedoms allowed.
To my knowledge Byron, 1972 was the last year of series production & 1973 was the first year of Group C. Take a look at the wheels & carby set-ups on the 1973 cars. Also wasnt the Ron Dicksons (Muirs) 4-door GTS a 308 4-speed in 1973 ? Dr Terry _______________________________________ There are only 3 types of people in the world. 1. Those who make things happen. 2. Those who watch things happen. 3. Those who wonder what happened. |
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1972 fastest speed down conrod Bryan Byrt Ph 111 154 mph. 1974 fastest speed down conrod Ford no, Ron Dicksons HQ GTS 350 4 doors taxi. Whats so good about the ford taxi.
this is what is good about a ford taxi [img]  [/img] I innovate, never imitate..
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take a look at why we loveeeeeeeee a ford cab.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkHSm0gBZLcI innovate, never imitate..
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look at 2:49 on the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyHZn-t7s8wand then this one.know you know. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si1dSF0VN4sJim in Adelaide...Hindsight is bad vision! Edited by user Monday, 11 January 2010 7:06:37 AM(UTC)
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Was it a GTS350 4 door? I think it raced in 1973 as a 308 trimatic?
Remember 1973 was series production. 1974 was Group C, so much more freedoms allowed.
To my knowledge Byron, 1972 was the last year of series production & 1973 was the first year of Group C. Take a look at the wheels & carby set-ups on the 1973 cars.
Also wasnt the Ron Dicksons (Muirs) 4-door GTS a 308 4-speed in 1973 ?
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Doc, you are right. 1973 was a mis-type, meant 1972 in reference to the first post about the the Phase III doing 154mph and the HQ doing the fastest in 1974. Your point about the differences in tyres and carbs between 1972 and 1974 is exactly the point I was trying to make too! I am pretty sure the HQ from 1974 ran as a 308 in 1973 but I thought it was originally an auto and maybe even raced as one?? Just an old memory from somewhere... _______________________________________________________ If we all had the same (good) taste, who would buy all the Fords? |
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look at 2:49 on the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyHZn-t7s8w
and then this one.know you know.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si1dSF0VN4s
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28mph per 1000 rpm??? haha that 2nd video is awesome...like really, what does GM have to offer in those days?? a big fat nuffinnnnnnnnnnnnn.. once you drive a HO or similar spec vehicle from that model line up, you will never wanna jump back into a holden of that similar era..as much as i am GM thro and thro, they are undisputably the pinnacle of muscle and collectable cars in the country I innovate, never imitate.. Edited by user Monday, 11 January 2010 8:26:46 AM(UTC)
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They were really that fast,the part where he say 65-70mph out of first and 95mph out of second thats true!(albiet at 7,500 rpm)there was nothing on the road that would catch them ,except may motorbikes but I had 2 of them too.those were the days.But they were "terribly unreliable" thou(mine wasnt new thou) and they handled like a whale,that was their big downside,and in the end thats why I sold mine..........(f@#!k I wished i never!). hindsight. Jim in Adelaide...Hindsight is bad vision! Edited by user Monday, 11 January 2010 3:46:02 PM(UTC)
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73 308 Ron Dickson & Bob Stevens, 74 350 Ron Dickson & Pat Cres. Only HQ Monaro to race in the 1000 , carried the first race cam in 1973. 73 auto from memory will check my old mags
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I had an XY interceptor which was basically an unmarked XY GT with HO running gear (factory). I remember reaching 140Mph and the needle kept going. Got a bit scary at around 145Mph. Ive owned Xy-XW Gts, 350/327 monaros but ths XY was the fastest in standard form.  .  .  .
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take a look at why we loveeeeeeeee a ford cab..
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Muahahahahahahahahaha, 1 Mil for that bucket of pus?? If I had a spare Mil, I would buy that piece of crap and burn it to the ground, upload the video on spewtube to watch all you ford freaks cry!! HAHA
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take a look at why we loveeeeeeeee a ford cab..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkHSm0gBZLc
I innovate, never imitate..
Muahahahahahahahahaha, 1 Mil for that bucket of pus??
If I had a spare Mil, I would buy that piece of crap and burn it to the ground, upload the video on spewtube to watch all you ford freaks cry!! HAHA
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hahahahahaha, been on the turps again i see itchy ????? LOLOLOL slammin em down hard today.. I innovate, never imitate..
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OVER RATED when new, OVERPRICED now.
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