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  1. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ BANNED

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    Aircon, Aug 31, 2021
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    PAP 348 Ten Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    Yep, i've been fortunate (or unfortunate, whichever way you want to look at it lol) to have driven a bunch of those old rust buckets from a Phase 1 to a 327 GTS Monaro and everything else in-between and let me tell you.................those cars don't blow my skirt up gentlemen! :oops:

    They would have been pretty cool back in their day but. :D
     
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    PAP 348 Ten Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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  4. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ BANNED

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    They were
     
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  5. Ferraridoc

    Ferraridoc F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    PAP 348 Ten Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    You would know.............old timer!
     
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  7. Maranello550

    Maranello550 F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    Beautiful OHOS Jon!…We’ve got Betsy our first one at the entrance to CX…I’ve tried to convince CX to use it on the Hongkong to Macau run ( Silver Service ) for naustalga….They got it flying about 20 years ago..Then just parked it at the entrance..
     
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  8. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ BANNED

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    Yes...I never drove a Phase 4, but all the other equivalents from Holden and Ford I drove regularly when they were new.
     
    Aircon, Aug 31, 2021
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    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    I understand there is no time on the airframe for DC-3s, is that true ?
     
    moretti, Aug 31, 2021
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    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    I drove a phase 4 and Monaro 327 GTS, thought they were armageddon at the time and the speedo increments were outrageous for the time with I think 20 mph increments ?

    I also had an R/T Charger E38, seemed quick to me then :confused:
     
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  11. Maranello550

    Maranello550 F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    Yeah that’s correct JM…It’s not pressurized..They still fly them commercially in South America and Northern Canada..In South Africa they have re engined them with PT6 Turbines…
     
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    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    So metal fatigue plays no part ?

    Seems strange because the F-111s were all timeframed for fatigue
     
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    Maranello550 F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    Because they are pressurized and fly around at the speed of sound JM… A seagull with a tailwind is faster than a DC3…:)
     
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    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ BANNED

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    But what if the DC3 has the same tailwind?? Slippery slope.
     
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    simon klein Two Time F1 World Champ Owner

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    There was a manual one in Oz no more than 2 years ago as I had considered it when I offloaded the 308....it definitely wasn't telephone numbers.
    I decided against it due to rarity for parts/servicing etc.
     
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    Really!, I’m off to look at specs again , to be continued [emoji12]
     
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    simon klein Two Time F1 World Champ Owner

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    Not that dissimilar to a Hotrod Holden GTSPQR whatever...it's still only a rodded Vauxhall
     
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    knocker F1 World Champ

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    320 carltons made 30 years ago 5.4s to the ton [emoji16]not bad [emoji882]
     
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    Maranello550 F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    I’d put my money on the seagull..
     
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    knocker F1 World Champ

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  21. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ BANNED

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    simon klein Two Time F1 World Champ Owner

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    PAP 348 Ten Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    That's good man. :)
     
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    Ferraridoc F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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  25. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    Aussie delivered so all good :p
     
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