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Discussion in 'Australia' started by Aircon, Mar 23, 2009.

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  1. PAP 348

    PAP 348 Nine Time F1 World Champ
    Lifetime Rossa Owner

    Dec 10, 2005
    99,176
    Mount Isa, Australia
    Full Name:
    Pap
    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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  2. PAP 348

    PAP 348 Nine Time F1 World Champ
    Lifetime Rossa Owner

    Dec 10, 2005
    99,176
    Mount Isa, Australia
    Full Name:
    Pap
  3. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
    BANNED

    Jun 23, 2003
    100,524
    Melbourne, Australia
    Full Name:
    Peter
    They were
     
  4. Ferraridoc

    Ferraridoc F1 World Champ
    Owner Silver Subscribed

    Jun 20, 2012
    16,070
    Gold Coast, Aust.
    Full Name:
    Patrick
  5. PAP 348

    PAP 348 Nine Time F1 World Champ
    Lifetime Rossa Owner

    Dec 10, 2005
    99,176
    Mount Isa, Australia
    Full Name:
    Pap
    You would know.............old timer!
     
  6. Maranello550

    Maranello550 F1 World Champ
    Owner Silver Subscribed

    Aug 25, 2011
    12,324
    HongKong
    Full Name:
    Gary
    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..
     
  7. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
    BANNED

    Jun 23, 2003
    100,524
    Melbourne, Australia
    Full Name:
    Peter
    Yes...I never drove a Phase 4, but all the other equivalents from Holden and Ford I drove regularly when they were new.
     
  8. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ
    Lifetime Rossa Owner

    Nov 1, 2003
    58,229
    Australia
    Full Name:
    John
    I understand there is no time on the airframe for DC-3s, is that true ?
     
  9. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ
    Lifetime Rossa Owner

    Nov 1, 2003
    58,229
    Australia
    Full Name:
    John
    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:
     
  10. Maranello550

    Maranello550 F1 World Champ
    Owner Silver Subscribed

    Aug 25, 2011
    12,324
    HongKong
    Full Name:
    Gary
    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…
     
  11. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ
    Lifetime Rossa Owner

    Nov 1, 2003
    58,229
    Australia
    Full Name:
    John
    So metal fatigue plays no part ?

    Seems strange because the F-111s were all timeframed for fatigue
     
  12. Maranello550

    Maranello550 F1 World Champ
    Owner Silver Subscribed

    Aug 25, 2011
    12,324
    HongKong
    Full Name:
    Gary
    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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  13. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
    BANNED

    Jun 23, 2003
    100,524
    Melbourne, Australia
    Full Name:
    Peter
    But what if the DC3 has the same tailwind?? Slippery slope.
     
  14. simon klein

    simon klein Two Time F1 World Champ
    Owner Silver Subscribed

    Feb 25, 2009
    28,802
    North Qld
    Full Name:
    simon klein
    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.
     
  15. knocker

    knocker F1 World Champ
    Silver Subscribed

    Jul 10, 2017
    11,783
    Sydney Aus
    Full Name:
    Adrian
    Really!, I’m off to look at specs again , to be continued
     
  16. simon klein

    simon klein Two Time F1 World Champ
    Owner Silver Subscribed

    Feb 25, 2009
    28,802
    North Qld
    Full Name:
    simon klein
    Not that dissimilar to a Hotrod Holden GTSPQR whatever...it's still only a rodded Vauxhall
     
  17. knocker

    knocker F1 World Champ
    Silver Subscribed

    Jul 10, 2017
    11,783
    Sydney Aus
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    Adrian
    320 carltons made 30 years ago 5.4s to the ton not bad
     
  18. Maranello550

    Maranello550 F1 World Champ
    Owner Silver Subscribed

    Aug 25, 2011
    12,324
    HongKong
    Full Name:
    Gary
    I’d put my money on the seagull..
     
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  19. knocker

    knocker F1 World Champ
    Silver Subscribed

    Jul 10, 2017
    11,783
    Sydney Aus
    Full Name:
    Adrian
  20. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
    BANNED

    Jun 23, 2003
    100,524
    Melbourne, Australia
    Full Name:
    Peter
  21. simon klein

    simon klein Two Time F1 World Champ
    Owner Silver Subscribed

    Feb 25, 2009
    28,802
    North Qld
    Full Name:
    simon klein
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  22. PAP 348

    PAP 348 Nine Time F1 World Champ
    Lifetime Rossa Owner

    Dec 10, 2005
    99,176
    Mount Isa, Australia
    Full Name:
    Pap
    That's good man. :)
     
  23. Ferraridoc

    Ferraridoc F1 World Champ
    Owner Silver Subscribed

    Jun 20, 2012
    16,070
    Gold Coast, Aust.
    Full Name:
    Patrick
  24. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ
    Lifetime Rossa Owner

    Nov 1, 2003
    58,229
    Australia
    Full Name:
    John
    Aussie delivered so all good :p
     
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