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https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/motor...ion-c-12508855
You find the strangest things on the lower floor of Queenslanders...
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id be getting that body looked at very closely for the potential rust on the underside of the car and where else it may have gotten to after that period of time in such a humid climate., before bidding. super that it still exists a quicksiliver FEV with provenance sunroof and a 4 speed is very desirable. should be very quirky with some of its details, stamping parts etc. hopefully ends up in the right hands so that this sort of detail is documented and retained. 500k is an attention grabbing media thing but should pull good money. id love it
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Factory stripe delete would have had 351GT badges on the front guards I believe?
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Parked up since '76, but has a '79 rego sticker...
Either way it's still good find.
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And rust..
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So it's just a GT but has the 140 MPH speedo and 8000 RPM tachometer and also has a single rail gearknob.
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Why one would park such a car up in 1979 ? The motor would be bugged from sitting for 44 years if it was just left with old oil when it stopped, you have to put fresh oil in them and run that through before letting them sitting, close all of the valves and coat the bores as well and the wheels should be off the ground so you can spin the wheels so the diff has gets oil splashed about on the crown wheel etc and gearbox as well has to be turned, as condensation gets on with with rust. I have seen engines with rust on the crank journals within a year of sitting with old oil contaminated with say 8000km up, such has water and fuel within it. Not to mention when dropping the sump plug maybe have 12L of water or so come out before the crusty old oil comes out in blobs. Not to mention rust will be everywhere in the body and that door with rust sitting in the middle of the side like that ! oh boy ! I hate that it does not have the correct GT grill ! that it may of been in a smash ? was the door bogged up ? And i do not trust that owner, as who just keeps a XY GT like that ? |
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My understanding is that they were near uninsurable, and every second one was getting stolen back then.
So what do you do? You don't want/need to sell it, can't afford to drive it, but you know it's worth hanging onto.
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I think the grill is probably the correct one Mick, it's probably just the absence of the driving lights that makes it look a bit plain. I think the owner told Grays that a taxi backed into the car at some point in the 70's, and hence the repairs to the doors.
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Something odd has gone on with this auction. When I checked last night the bidding was up to $353,000. Tonight with 12 minutes left to run in the auction it's up to $222,300.
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Oops DP
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The whole thing seems a tad strange.
This site says $400k with approx $200k to get it back to driving condition so it becomes who do you believe. A tax dodge maybe ![]() https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/1971-...tion-c-1364468 |
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400k was a Phase 3 also
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hate to say i told you so.......still too much but good luck to all involved assuming its a genuine sale. ill tell you this much for free. if i was rung by the auctioneers of this car at auction end id be retracting my bid based on an apparent lack of honesty in the process
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