RE: SOTW: Holden Kingswood Station Wagon
Discussion
Big E 118 said:
I grew up in NZ and my aunt had one of these... It was a vast car especially parked next to my parents mini cooper and BMW 2002.
The estate is quoted as 4826mm long, which is about the same as a new Mondeo estate.http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/holden_HQ_tec...
No doubt it seemed vast back in the 70s, but these days I don't think it would look particularly huge on our roads.
Faust66 said:
Rusty,
Undoubtedly, possibly terminallyFaust66 said:
unreliable (probably), impossible to find parts for, overpriced, more trouble than it's worth and pig ugly.
The perfect car!
I want it.
70's American V8 are very reliable, designed to run forever with minimal maintenance beyond oil changes and an occasional carb refurb. Easy to get parts for on the web, although not body panels. £1k seems cheap to me, ignoring the rust issues.The perfect car!
I want it.
Great car. I have real soft spot for the big Aussie V8 cars. Funny thing in OZ there is real battle of opinions on the Holdens VS Fords and owners of each take it more seriously than football! personaly i like most of the Ford and GM products they sell over there.. not ideal for the UK but big open roads in Oz they are perfect.
This particular Shed has great potential, get a nice slick black paint job, some wide Mag racing wheels and straight through exhuast, would make it a very cool (but very thirsty!) run about..
This particular Shed has great potential, get a nice slick black paint job, some wide Mag racing wheels and straight through exhuast, would make it a very cool (but very thirsty!) run about..
Interesting SOTW. Always tempted by Aussie cars as I do like US muscle but the dimensions plus LHD will always be drawbacks. Aussie cars, however, are RHD.
Pity it's not one of Chrysler Australia's Chargers though - Bullitt fantasy, UK-friendly dimensions, RHD, and the handling's reputedly much better than it's US counterpart too:
Pity it's not one of Chrysler Australia's Chargers though - Bullitt fantasy, UK-friendly dimensions, RHD, and the handling's reputedly much better than it's US counterpart too:
MarJay said:
Looks awful
Parts availability worse than poor
Rust in every panel
Poor handling
low power
Gas guzzling (see above)
Tut tut Shed, you can do better than this.
I like it.Parts availability worse than poor
Rust in every panel
Poor handling
low power
Gas guzzling (see above)
Tut tut Shed, you can do better than this.
SOTW gets criticised for being boring if it wheels out a 5-series or E class.
This is cool. Big lazy V8, relatively lightweight body, practical, not as huge as everybody makes out, LPG converted. I can see the appeal for someone who has the tools and skills to fix the rusty bits.
Doesn't do anything that an old Omega/Volvo estate can't do, but that's not the point.
Good shed (I wouldn't want to own one - but someone should)
Yeah, look we all know that you can get cheap 7 series Beemers and ageing Merc S classes for thtoopid money. No doubt you could fill shed every week with one and some on here would still go all misty eyed over another (probably silver) uber-barge.
More power to your shed-ery chaps!
Yeah, look we all know that you can get cheap 7 series Beemers and ageing Merc S classes for thtoopid money. No doubt you could fill shed every week with one and some on here would still go all misty eyed over another (probably silver) uber-barge.
More power to your shed-ery chaps!
excel monkey said:
MarJay said:
Looks awful
Parts availability worse than poor
Rust in every panel
Poor handling
low power
Gas guzzling (see above)
Tut tut Shed, you can do better than this.
I like it.Parts availability worse than poor
Rust in every panel
Poor handling
low power
Gas guzzling (see above)
Tut tut Shed, you can do better than this.
SOTW gets criticised for being boring if it wheels out a 5-series or E class.
This is cool. Big lazy V8, relatively lightweight body, practical, not as huge as everybody makes out, LPG converted. I can see the appeal for someone who has the tools and skills to fix the rusty bits.
Doesn't do anything that an old Omega/Volvo estate can't do, but that's not the point.
Good shedding.
Good shed this week, its a much more interesting read than claiming some old German barge is still classy once you take it off the council estate or that a tatty Italian rep-mobile is allowed to break down because its got souls haunting it.
Also, an LPG converted GM V8 must be worth £2-300?
Also, an LPG converted GM V8 must be worth £2-300?
Edited by EDLT on Friday 17th December 11:54
Absolutely top shedding! Whoever buys this is absolutely barking mad ans should therefore have the respect of us all.
I think it's bigger than my actual shed but having seen the numbers quoted aboved it's a tad shorter than my XJS.
Edited because I spelt "shed" wrong ... FFS
I think it's bigger than my actual shed but having seen the numbers quoted aboved it's a tad shorter than my XJS.
Edited because I spelt "shed" wrong ... FFS
Edited by Mark-C on Friday 17th December 12:11
Twincam16 said:
Pity it's not one of Chrysler Australia's Chargers though - Bullitt fantasy, UK-friendly dimensions, RHD, and the handling's reputedly much better than it's US counterpart too:
Even if you could find one of those in the same crappy condition as the kingswood it would probably still be worth £9000, a good condition one would probably be worth something more like £19,000soad said:
Not too sure what to make of this one - old, ugly, huge (imagine trying to park it in town/city).
I don't know why everyone thinks it's such a monster. It doesn't look massive in the pictures. If the stats page I quoted earlier is correct, it's almost exactly the same length and width as a new Mondeo estate.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff