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IanLWarrington said:
I echo that - in fact, at the time that I saw the Tom Ford video, I had a Silver Monaro VXR 6.2 - and the video made me pine for the VXR500 - making a conscious decision not to DIY the existing car.
I was very lucky, I felt, to stumble on an original (that had been invisible on the forums etc). Coincidentally, there was a VXR500 being advertised around the same time - it had a replaced SC (with an Intercooler), MF upgrades etc - that I rejected.
I'm glad I made the choice that I did - and I received a PM from Tom (Wookie) Ford himself a couple of weeks ago saying how much he loved that car!.
I'm with Margaret Wolfe Hungerford!
I remember another good review, when Tom got behind the wheel of a new Dodge Challenger, that was another good episode and a car he really liked.
Tom comes across as a definite enthusiastic muscle car fan, whereas most of the other car reviewers appear to be not that interested.
I was very lucky, I felt, to stumble on an original (that had been invisible on the forums etc). Coincidentally, there was a VXR500 being advertised around the same time - it had a replaced SC (with an Intercooler), MF upgrades etc - that I rejected.
I'm glad I made the choice that I did - and I received a PM from Tom (Wookie) Ford himself a couple of weeks ago saying how much he loved that car!.
I'm with Margaret Wolfe Hungerford!
I remember another good review, when Tom got behind the wheel of a new Dodge Challenger, that was another good episode and a car he really liked.
Tom comes across as a definite enthusiastic muscle car fan, whereas most of the other car reviewers appear to be not that interested.
Edited by mfp4073 on Thursday 28th March 13:38
99PBATR said:
You might be interested to know that Tom Ford is also a business partner in Caffeine & Machine, a new petrolheads pub that opened back end of last year in Warwickshire !
Thank you for this - I did suspect that he had an interest as he is always tweeting pics - I was planning to seek permission from the missus to pop down there for a burger!It's a bit of a trek for me - but I've done Santa Pod on a day trip so not out of the question (and I see that parking can be booked now).
Might do something in April,
Kind regards
Ian
Thanks for asking and hope to see you down my way at some stage in the summer Ian
I have not been on the forum in an age but I just did a catch up and saw all these comments! It must be the longest most commented on thread on the forum for years. If not certainly the most contested!
As one of the original 500 owners (14 built, one in a museum) I am not sure how many left but I will certainly be keeping mine as it has all the classic requirements of what should become a collectors car in time.
1/ Limited import.
2/ Limited Edition (I hear those who say 'but its only a SC and some bits') but since when did it matter in car collection circles how limited the change was??
3/ No more will ever come to the UK from the factory.
4/ Manufacturer has closed.
5/ It actually is a Holden, a long collected make.
6/ As legislation gets tougher and tougher this sort of vehicle will gradually disappear forever.
7/ Price in Australia going up and up as collectors grab them.
If they are cheap now buy one!
Nuff said?
As one of the original 500 owners (14 built, one in a museum) I am not sure how many left but I will certainly be keeping mine as it has all the classic requirements of what should become a collectors car in time.
1/ Limited import.
2/ Limited Edition (I hear those who say 'but its only a SC and some bits') but since when did it matter in car collection circles how limited the change was??
3/ No more will ever come to the UK from the factory.
4/ Manufacturer has closed.
5/ It actually is a Holden, a long collected make.
6/ As legislation gets tougher and tougher this sort of vehicle will gradually disappear forever.
7/ Price in Australia going up and up as collectors grab them.
If they are cheap now buy one!
Nuff said?
M500HSV said:
I have not been on the forum in an age but I just did a catch up and saw all these comments! It must be the longest most commented on thread on the forum for years. If not certainly the most contested!
As one of the original 500 owners (14 built, one in a museum) I am not sure how many left but I will certainly be keeping mine as it has all the classic requirements of what should become a collectors car in time.
1/ Limited import.
2/ Limited Edition (I hear those who say 'but its only a SC and some bits') but since when did it matter in car collection circles how limited the change was??
3/ No more will ever come to the UK from the factory.
4/ Manufacturer has closed.
5/ It actually is a Holden, a long collected make.
6/ As legislation gets tougher and tougher this sort of vehicle will gradually disappear forever.
7/ Price in Australia going up and up as collectors grab them.
If they are cheap now buy one!
Nuff said?
Any Monaro or VXR8 will be collectable now that the factory has closed. The VXR 500 is the holy grail of them all in the UK despite what some people say.As one of the original 500 owners (14 built, one in a museum) I am not sure how many left but I will certainly be keeping mine as it has all the classic requirements of what should become a collectors car in time.
1/ Limited import.
2/ Limited Edition (I hear those who say 'but its only a SC and some bits') but since when did it matter in car collection circles how limited the change was??
3/ No more will ever come to the UK from the factory.
4/ Manufacturer has closed.
5/ It actually is a Holden, a long collected make.
6/ As legislation gets tougher and tougher this sort of vehicle will gradually disappear forever.
7/ Price in Australia going up and up as collectors grab them.
If they are cheap now buy one!
Nuff said?
There was some talk of GM in America building a new Buick for various world markets and re badging it as a Monaro for Australia,
Now if the new Commodore is anything to go by, then you can confidently say a new Buick/Monaro not built or designed in Australia is never going to be collectable if will probably be regarded as an imposter at best.
We have the last of the real Monaro's, Game Over!
George Smiley said:
Never made the power, greens are bust, no pedigree in the land they come from.
I'm not too sure about that, however ill give you the benefit of the doubt, but even if you are correct the VXR 500 has a legendary charisma in the UK which in my book counts for something. Sadly I'll never own a genuine one. mfp4073 said:
I'm not too sure about that, however ill give you the benefit of the doubt, but even if you are correct the VXR 500 has a legendary charisma in the UK which in my book counts for something. Sadly I'll never own a genuine one.
They are legendary in the land down under too I have seen comments from several aussies that they would love to get their hands on one of themM500HSV said:
I have not been on the forum in an age but I just did a catch up and saw all these comments! It must be the longest most commented on thread on the forum for years. If not certainly the most contested!
As one of the original 500 owners (14 built, one in a museum) I am not sure how many left but I will certainly be keeping mine as it has all the classic requirements of what should become a collectors car in time.
1/ Limited import.
2/ Limited Edition (I hear those who say 'but its only a SC and some bits') but since when did it matter in car collection circles how limited the change was??
3/ No more will ever come to the UK from the factory.
4/ Manufacturer has closed.
5/ It actually is a Holden, a long collected make.
6/ As legislation gets tougher and tougher this sort of vehicle will gradually disappear forever.
7/ Price in Australia going up and up as collectors grab them.
If they are cheap now buy one!
Nuff said?
As an Aussie over here I was hoping to get my hands on one but have not seen a single one for sale in 18months, so picked up a VXR which I’ll bring back with me as it made sense price wise.As one of the original 500 owners (14 built, one in a museum) I am not sure how many left but I will certainly be keeping mine as it has all the classic requirements of what should become a collectors car in time.
1/ Limited import.
2/ Limited Edition (I hear those who say 'but its only a SC and some bits') but since when did it matter in car collection circles how limited the change was??
3/ No more will ever come to the UK from the factory.
4/ Manufacturer has closed.
5/ It actually is a Holden, a long collected make.
6/ As legislation gets tougher and tougher this sort of vehicle will gradually disappear forever.
7/ Price in Australia going up and up as collectors grab them.
If they are cheap now buy one!
Nuff said?
In Aus prices have been rising in the last year. The question is whether that is sustained in 10+ years as the younger generation aren’t as big into cars as say guys in their 40+ now.
As the mods for the 500 were done in the UK Aussies won’t pay the premium for them. We see that with South African variants of that original Monaro. Having said that, still wish I had one and hope to see one when here
Only the vxr500 wasn’t an import. Greens, a now very busy dealer, made a few using the worst bolt on crap wortec could throw at it.
There was a monaro dyno day where a vxr500 made less than nearly every NA car as the charger wasn’t spoiling due to belt slip.
Brb I’m off to scout autotrader for a Kennings of Glossop Ford Escort royale
There was a monaro dyno day where a vxr500 made less than nearly every NA car as the charger wasn’t spoiling due to belt slip.
Brb I’m off to scout autotrader for a Kennings of Glossop Ford Escort royale
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