Show walkaround - Sydney Autobrunch, 2nd February 2020

This was a delightful 'Cars and Coffee' style meet, organised by the North Shore Sporting Car Club (nsscc.com.au) and held in St Ives, near Sydney. Cars included a pair of Alfa Romeo 33s, Citroen DS and CX, Land Rover Series 1, Bolwell Nagari, Toyota Sprinter E10 liftback, Nissan Skyline R32 four-door, Daewoo Matiz and a fair smattering of old Fords and Holdens.
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[@torresalex]

I'll never get tired of seeing you waltz past/ignore the Ferraris for some lovely obscure car.

[@JohnRolyAU]

Only Hubnut could walk past an early XKE Coupe and say " Sunbeam Rapier, these are magnificent" :D

[@frglee]

Yeah, but that Sunbeam Rapier is, in it's own way, just as unique and beautiful. I have not seen one for a very long time, I had forgotten what a breathtaking piece of car design these were. And this one, in green, looks a very sweet example.

[@JohnRolyAU]

@@frglee exactly why we are all here...

[@danieladdison7322]

Yeah and the Interceptors! smh

[@richdelgado3405]

Daniel Addison Interceptor? Damn. I have to watch this as soon as I get a chance.

[@adamknopp6631]

frglee I miss my H120 😥

[@chisel83]

I remember a time when we could all gather together at car shows. What a glorious time.

[@Shane_Marsh]

Ian thanks for providing us all with a safe place to come in these dangerous times. Your a Legend.

[@wasabicars]

Yes! I too do like a 4 door Skyline. Beautiful Corolla Printer. Red LX Torana @6:33. I do like the look of them with the Pontiac pressed-steel wheels. Thanks for the video, Ian. I do love me some noisy Holdens

[@Mike.Howard]

I love how you skipped over the red E type in preference for the Sunbeam Rapier! They look gorgeous in green as well :)

[@hazy33]

Yeah the ignoring of 2 of them was so obvious. I think he must have tried to chat one up in the past and been rebuffed :-)

[@HubNut]

I'm a former editor of Classic Jaguar. I adore E Types, but they're not what this channel is about.

[@dazaspc]

8:55 That is a Fairlane not a Falcon. It is a different platform quite a bit bigger just like the coach built Ambulance. The later Fairlanes {from 70} were extended wheel base Falcons in Australia but those in picture were not.

[@HubNut]

Thanks. My knowledge of US metal is still woeful.

[@Rob-fc9wg]

The 1967 ZA Fairlane was based on the long wheelbase XR Falcon wagon platform, as was every Fairlane since.

[@chrisrumble2665]

The red Torana hatchback is an A9X - king of Toranas with 5 litre V8 and improved handling and braking. They were a devastatingly effective racing car in their time.The Bolwell Nagari wasn't really a kit car as most were factory built. They has a Ford 5 litre V8 and backbone chassis like an Elan. Campbell Bolwell worked at Lotus for a while. Also, you will be pleased to know they used a Kimberly/Tasman steering rack. They made 16 convertible versions which must all be worth several houses nowadays.

[@peterbarber7613]

Chris Rumble.the Bowell Nagari was a kit car.They could be powered by the Ford 5.0 litre or Holden V8.They are made in Melbourne.When ordered all you got was the body and doors the rest was up to the owner to do

[@chrisrumble2665]

@@peterbarber7613 No. Previous car were kits but Nagaris were generally factory built.

[@peterbarber7613]

@@chrisrumble2665 ok but where were they built.there Melbourne factory doesn't have the room

[@raypayne2228]

Morning, That was a very hot day... The blue W116 Merc is mine, so hello back! glad you enjoyed your trip.

[@grayfool]

That was a nice diversion this afternoon (in this time zone anyway). Love the kit car, looks great.

[@mikeparkes7922]

The Bolwell Nagari was factory, not kit.

[@titanus49]

Ian , at 9:00 the Falcon V8 you mention is actually a 1963 Ford Fairlane V8

[@AlexMiedemaFRL]

That Bolwell is very nice!

[@NathanChisholm041]

Best out off them all!

[@ads214]

Welcome to Cars and Coffee Australia - where for whatever reason we start at 5am and leave before 9.

[@Camhin1]

It's too hot otherwise.

[@neilforbes416]

4:52 We called those VWs "Kombis" here! Essentially they were the embryonic versions of "mini-buses".

[@RWBHere]

I was in Sydney in 1970, and some people were calling them Dormobiles, as a generic term. In the same way that a hoover is generic for any domestic vacuum cleaner.

[@neilforbes416]

@@RWBHere Of course you know that vacuum cleaners are the most gullible of all devices........ They're real "Suckers"! LOL As for Kombis being called "Dormobiles"(Dorm Mobiles), I guess I'm going to have to "sleep" on that one! LOL Again!

[@slava_trushkin]

Great walk around! So many exciting cars. Bonus for Itchy Boots reference - love her channel as well.

[@Stevieweevietv]

Some beauties there.. the Toyoto Corolla and Sunbeam Rapier are gorgeous cars. What a selection! 😁👍

[@terryroberts505]

Had a sunbeam rapier 1966 series five 1725cc in 1984 £175 paid . I was 22 years old had it a few years then my father had it for a while then it ended up in the drive untill it got towed away but it was a lovely car with its pillars windows down

[@alanfunt4013]

Loving the 626 wagon...then again, I would.

[@waynetetley584]

Nice styling on that green Rapier. Haven't seen one for years. Many thanks 👍

[@johnd8892]

A rare mistake at 8:54 . Not a Falcon but Fairlane. Australian assembled version of the compact US Fairlane. I think a 1963 FC. Here Falcons only got a V8 in 1967. This is larger and much more expensive than the Aussie 1963 Falcon. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Fairlane_(Australia)#Intermediate_Fairlanes_(1962%E2%80%931965)

[@captaccordion]

Yes indeed. They were only referred to in Australia as the compact Fairlane, as our previous and first exposure to the Fairlane name was the huge 1959 American full sized Ford, which later became referred to as the 'Tank' Fairlane. By the time this 1963 model came along, the Fairlane name had been relegated to what Americans viewed as a mid sized car, with the Falcon being a compact car in their eyes. The full sized American Ford in 1963 was the Galaxie.

[@shaunw9270]

What a great selection of cars , thanks for the visit ! A neighbour of mine owned one of those Rapiers a few years ago ,it was a beautiful car which he wisely sold on a couple of years later when he realised he couldn't maintain it as a daily driver as the previous, original owner had and keep it looking and running sweet. He sold it on to a proper enthusiast who promised to baby it !

[@CharlesSmith-zt7vt]

Lovely mix of cars, really enjoyed the video. Pick of the bunch for me was that cute-as-a-button Corolla Sprinter. Lovely car.

[@dianejennings5732]

I have loved your trip around New Zealand and Australia so far.Liked the Blue Datsun pick up and all the American cars you have seen. I 've got my lovely Dave a hut nut sticker would it be ok to put it on a 206 ???What do you think of Sierra s 😀😀😀Enjoying the car shows as we may not be having any here due to present circumstances 😐thank you for sharing your journey 😀

[@timelwell7002]

My dad owned a Sunbeam Rapier for a while, which he bought from our friend and neighbour who had given up driving. It was green like the example here. By the time he obtained the car in the early 1980s, it was several years old, though with fairly low mileage. It had manual transmission, and if I recall a 1700 or 1750 cc engine. The handling characteristics left something to be desired, IMO - I drove the Rapier a fair bit, and often used it for work, at times when my car was being repaired, serviced, etc. My own car at that time was an Escort Estate mark 2, which had wonderful road-holding. If memory serves he changed it for a Honda Civic which was very low-slung. The difference in handling was immense - the Rapier never felt too safe around corners, but by contrast the Civic stuck to the road like superglue, and was truly amazing going around corners at speed. Given that my dad was a VERY fast driver, this was probably just as well...

[@timelwell7002]

I should add that my mum owned a Hillman Imp, and my dad had a volvo P1800 S. I was too young to drive when they had these, but I remember hurtling down the A3 in the Volvo at 120 mph. Like I said, my dad was a fast driver... Great video, another broad spectrum of cars on show. Thanks again.

[@jamesfrench7299]

My first car was one of these 12:55 in this colour 2:40. Mine was actually the almost identical CL model in sedan form from 1978. The wagon is the mildly facelifted CM model introduced the same year and finished production in August 1981. Mitsubishi bought Chrysler Australia in mid 1980 and continued Valiant production until it's demise in 81. The CM had a spark control computer that acted like EFI but with a carburettor instead, using various sensors to optimise fuel efficiency and emissions without affecting power. It resulted in remarkable economy for a big six for the time that was lauded by the motoring press. My CL had the 4.0 litre 245 hemi six on duel fuel LPG & Petrol. It was very cheap using LPG. Rust led to it's demise after being my transport between 1995 and 2000. (Edited for spelling and to alter a timing mark).

[@Mancozeb100]

You’re spoiling us Ian ! Thank you! ! Great to see both Sunbeam Rapiers - great if you get a drive of both back in UK - whenever things settle down. Also - the Armstrong reminded me of Pre-selector gearboxes - be nice to get an old motor and show us one in action. Apart from that bus which you did - it’d be nice to see a car with that kind of box. Armstrong, Riley, Alvis (iirc), Daimler etccc. Okay, thanks again Ian - stay safe everyone.

[@HubNut]

The bus I drove was semi-automatic. I'm yet to drive a pre-selector on camera. Must do something about that when the madness ends!

[@Mancozeb100]

HubNut Ahh great 👍🏻. All best Ian !

[@retromod7525]

The Bolwell you mentioned, the Bolwell Nagari, was a fibreglass-bodied sprts car with various iterations of the Ford 302 or 351 V8. Very successful in various forms of sports car racing and much sought after now. The Bolwells also did a very cool little car called the Bolwell Ikara which used the VW ea827 mounted at the rear/mid. Very light, very sporty and now very rare.

[@scanspeak00]

Beautiful show and great video. Thanks for uploading.

[@pauldavies6037]

Shame we didn't have another 20 minutes as they were so many nice cars to see

[@RWBHere]

Thanks Ian. A fascinating show. 380kW is about 520bhp. As a rule of thumb, multiply the kW by ⅓ and round up and the bhp i'll be slightly above that figure. So, for example, 45 kW for the 1 litre Matiz is about 64 bhp.

[@icascone]

Thankful ofr HubNut entertainment in this difficult corona virus times!

[@graemew7001]

What an eclectic mix of machinery, something there for everyone. Did like the 2 MGA Mk2's, many memories of driving those, one of my cars in my imaginery 3 car garage.

[@icascone]

Never heard of Nagari! Nagari is an aboriginal word meaning "flowing," and the Bolwell Nagari, also known as the Mk VIII, was the company's first full production sports car with 100 coupes and 18 convertibles made. It was manufactured from 1970 to 1974 and became the best known out of the 9 Bolwell car designs: the Mk I-VIII and Ikara.

[@JS-1983]

Thanks for showing great video again. Love the mix of cars from allover the world, British, Euro, USA and of course those Aussie ones. 😀 That yellow Holden at 11:15 is so cool, love that body style.

[@titanus49]

The mini at 3:32 ia a Morris Cooper S,made in Australia from 1965 to 1971. I had one of these (1967) baby blue body with white roof. Fun fact, the NSW police in Sydney used the Morris Cooper S as a pursuit car,because of how nimble and fast it was

[@stephenscholes4758]

I had an argument with someone on KZbin who wouldn't have it that Mini's were also "made" in Australia, not just assembled CKD

[@steved3702]

Not sure how much was manufactured in Australia, although dutues and local content rules would have help push the figure as high as possible. Certainly the Australian Coopers were the first to feature wind-up windows before Britian. We also kept the original suspension (Mark 1?) all the way through production to save retooling, even with the Leyland Clubman nose.

[@stephenscholes4758]

@@steved3702 They installed a giant stamping press at Zetland when the factory was built in the 1950's, so presumably bodies were manufactured. Engines were probably machine-finished here and definitely built up here, if not actually cast here...not sure about that one however.

[@phillipsharpe6459]

I wish there were more meetings like this in the UK, but very nice 😁👍

[@wackyrc1394]

Quite the variety, very well presented (quality cars) in the park and in this video, thank you HubNut 👍

[@robertngreen6]

Good selection of random cars turned up here. Thanks for sharing this with us and, as usual, your knowledge of oddball cars is very impressive!

[@chrisweddle2577]

Two beautiful Sunbeams Rapier! Thank you HubNut!

[@skeetlegeetles9449]

Great show. Many of which were/are common here in the US. @ 8:57 that was a Ford Fairlane. 1963. That year, the 260 was offered in it's stablemate- the Falcon-its first V8. Called it the sprint. Wish you looked at the E- type Jag and the Jensen Interceptors. Cheers!

[@ruairiobradaigh9810]

Brilliant thanks for sharing have to say Toyota sprinter and either of the sunbeam rapier's do it for me, keeping us all sane in these strange days thanks again mate 😷

[@stevenjones19-m8i]

Hi Ian, great video,there are some awesome cars here,.

[@richardbaron7106]

That Chrysler wagon is awesome - looks like a CM, the last of the range and although Ford & Holden were very much doing their own designs, this still has plenty of US styling cues. Remember arriving in NZ as a kid and seeing these big Chrysler, Ford & Holden cars being used as taxis, thinking they were American - British cars were tiny in comparison!

[@BulletmanDoom]

Your encyclopedic knowledge and commentary of cars reminds me of the late John Peel. Love sitting watching you do the legwork.

[@wrathofbod]

Love the Lotus & Rapier

[@bombakdik]

Amazing cars. TR5! Elite, early 33. So nice! Indeed a review of a grunty 33 would be very welcome to HubNut series. Sunbeam Rapier has lovely dashboard warning lights covers. It is like a caleidoscope. From every viewing angle it shines like a diamond. Once again, you explicitely or clearly ignore MGB’s just as with the previous video on the oldtimer gathering where there was a separatr parking for the Range Rovers. The Porsche 993S is very very rare. Actually the most desirable 993. Turbo underpinnings, suspension, brakes and rear fenders and bumpers around, 2WD, BUT NA engine. Lovely.

[@frothe42]

That yellow Holden has the look of a Pontiac LeMans of the 1970's, with its unique front and rear styling. Even those exterior lift up door handles is so 70's GM. And I love the Citroën CX that eventually parked next to it. Amazed at all the different vehicles!

[@alanfunt4013]

A Holden Kingswood HX/HZ series, from around 1976/77. Local version of the Chevelle.

[@frothe42]

@@alanfunt4013 It definitely looks like a Pontiac LeMans of the 1970's. If you look at old car brochures and the exterior looks similar, although most is unique to Holden.

[@MGBetts1]

Great collection of cars here, the pantograph wiper moments made my day! 😂🤣

[@DinoHD9594]

Love your videos, just one correction, you’ve twice mistaken an early 60s compact Ford Fairlane as an early Falcon. The Fairlane compact was a bigger, more expensive car and quite separate. The earliest Falcon in Aus was the XK model of 1960, almost identical appearance to the US version, and very soon started to fall apart on our rough roads. Later versions from XL on were much tougher.

[@rods6405]

I love the smell of vinyl in the morning!

[@harpsi8]

Wonderful Ian, Smooth shiny comentary highly polished ideas about the beautiful cars. RICH&2 carnivorous kittie cats LA.CALIF USA.

[@magpie6648]

Hi, love your videos.. you really are a true car nut😀😁😂 a while ago I had the privilage of owning and driving a 2004 Renault Clio 1.4 automatic.. what a great wee car, bags of power(even got torque steer) and the WIPERS😊 It should be legislation that all cars have WIPERS like those😊😊😊 have you done a vid on a Clio. I'd love to hear your opinion on the WIPERS..😀 keep up the great work, balanced with fun😉😇😂

[@johnmiller7568]

Thank goodness Ian made so many videos in Australia and New Zealand at least we can enjoy these for a while. Hope he gets closer premises soon (house and double garage to rent). Keep up the excellent work!

[@peterriggall8409]

People are dumping their Airbnb s and putting them on the rental market here in Aus. You might get a bargain rental at the moment Mr. Hubnut.

[@b.2221]

More uplifting than starch in your boxers. Great stuff Sir 👍 Tam.

[@mickspencer4171]

Love the Sunbeam Rapier and the Volvo P1800,would like to have both of those please.

[@donnageorge-henderson5419]

Mmm 4 door Skyline 😎 nice Sprinter, never seen one before. Haha stickers everywhere 😍

[@neilforbes416]

Alfa Romeo 33s did you say? If you had some bits of another one, would that be an LP record.... 33 and a third?

[@aussiebloke609]

Two Alfas side-by-side (with the obligatory rust issues) is already a 33 and a third. Fortunately, the rust isn't too bad in Oz, so they last a while if cared for. :-)

[@micheltebraake7915]

Great show.

[@johnd8892]

Holden ute at 9:30 was an FB model from 1960. So by this time Holden had truly found thier feet from the 1948 release of the first 48-215 sedan then a ute version in 1951. Followed by the FJ, FE and FC utes. So the FB was the fifth Holden ute version. Holden saved money on this ute by using the back end of the FE and FC rather than tool up new panels for a workhorse. From a time when about 50% of cars sold in Australia were Holdens. The older utes of any make are rare now as they were mostly used commercially and worked very hard. Utes not regarded as collectible for a long time.

[@EdFrankes]

That yellow Commodore was actually known as the Opel Commodore on this side of the pond (mainland Europe). Friends of my parents had one, green metallic with black vinyl roof, 2.5 6 cilinder with a 4 speed manual. What a car that was. The Commodore was a hybrid between the Rekord E1 and the Senator A1. Same body as the Rekord E1, but with a Senator A1 front and posh chrome trim around the rear lights and black paint between the rear lights. The Rekord E1 only came with 4 cilinder engines, where the Commodore came with 6 cilinders, as did the Senator A1.

[@HubNut]

I think this was probably a larger car than the Opel. They often used European bodyshells, but enlarged and with much bigger engines.

[@steved3702]

The first generation Holden Commodore had the same size body as in Europe (allowing for the mix-and-match sheetmetal combination) but was extensively strengthened after the first prototype cracked at the firewall in outback testing. I believe Holden's dream of saving development funds through use of an existing body largely evaporated by the time it was deemed suitable for Australia. The smaller size (for Australia) made sense during planning in the wake of the '70s fuel crisis, but the Commodore started to lose ground to the larger Falcon in the early '80s. Second and third generations were larger than their European cousins to better match the Falcon.

[@HowardLeVert]

I found myself thinking "Boat Tail Riv" when I looked at that Rapier... loved those as a kid.

[@jerzywoking1699]

Love the later Rapier. Reminded me of when we used to go to Santa Pod Run What You Brung meets, and a bunch of kids had a Rapier that they named "Rootes Rocker". Not fast or very pretty, so don't know why it sticks in my memory fo vividly.

[@zugbug1986]

Thanks Ian lots of lovely cars to look at, sadly not something we will be able to do for a while in the UK. Stay safe everyone.

[@johnd8892]

Nor in Australia. This was filmed on 2nd February 2020. All the Hubnut Australian content was filmed before he departed around the 10th of March as he planned, but did not know it was a good plan.

[@zugbug1986]

@@johnd8892 Yes he was lucky to get back home when he did as so many people are stuck far from home.

[@HubNut]

I've been incredibly lucky!

[@zugbug1986]

@@HubNut Yeah. Thanks Ian for all the great videos to take our minds off things for a while.

[@steved3702]

Yep. You timed it pretty much perfectly, Ian!

[@peterriggall8409]

Good to see the exotic stuff parked next to the not so exotic parked next to the muscle cars. Most car gatherings have some underlining snobbery but not evident here.

[@ShedTV]

The fastback Rapier is very elegant.

[@Colin623]

Fantastic video, but how could you walk right by that beautiful light green metallic E-Type convertible, drop dead gorgeous ! you showed just a tad too much newer stuff at the expense of much more interesting classic stuff !! but never mind, forgive you this time :-)

[@lesrogers7310]

That Commodore reminds me of my old Royale... lovely old barge of a thing.

[@Xyleksoll]

The Caddy Eldorado and the Olds Toronado were front wheel drive back in the mid to late 60's. They shoved their 500 cubic inch engines to one side and put a transmission next to them. Chain driven even. Firestone developed special tires for those beasts. The 66/67 Toronados are in my opinion one of GM's better efforts in automobile design - they even had a barrel speedo! Based on the Toronado there was a Jetway 707 - a 3 axle limo eerily similar to a certain Citroen model.

[@johnd8892]

I think the 1966 Olds just went with the little engines of 425cui to start then later only 455cui ! The front drive Eldorado did start a year later with 500cui. As a kid at the time it was notable to me the smallest car motor I came across, the Honda Scamp N360 as well as the largest in the Eldorado were both the then rare front wheel drive. I think the 1966 Toranado styling design was well ahead of the time and inspired many other cars later. As did the Corvair. Hard to think of many recent GM designs doing this.

[@Hectorthedog]

I'm not surprised to see so many nice cars in St Ives, it's very posh around there! For a more 'country' car experience, you should have checked out a ute muster! They hold meets near me - usually Holden and HSVs were the entry requirements are tattoos, beer bellies and the ability to perform sustained burnouts coming out of the carpark! Love the CX there - would love one of those.

[@HubNut]

I did almost visit a Ute and truck meet on Tasmania. Certainly saw some oddities on their way to the show!

[@exsparky8090]

Your lift back Torana was available in a four cylinder Opel motor or the six cylinder local or a 253 cu or 308 cu local motors a derivative of the HB Vauxhall viva.

[@hamishdunham]

Quite right! E-types dutifully ignored so we can admire the pretty Corolla KE15/17 and fabulous Bolwell.

[@jerzywoking1699]

E-Types seem 10 a penny at any classic meet. Are they really as rare and exclusive as the owners say they are?

[@mrpalm54]

Great mix of cars there Ian very enjoyable!

[@mazdaman1286]

Blimey you are churning these out . Is all the spring cleaning and decorating done. ? I have been tasked due to self isolation with a paint brush and tin of paint which has been gathering dust. Wallpaper is being looked for by someone 😖. Feeling weak I needed a rest and along you came 👍👍👍👍

[@johnd8892]

Loving all the stored up Australian content you are now presenting. Seems you now have more time and internet quality.

[@redsorgum]

Nice mix of cars, the last one was interesting, never heard of it.

[@lukestocks4370]

Didn't even look at my ROLLS, I was it in the background for a second, saddened

[@markfinnigan4994]

Iron man, at the end you had both ends of the commodore run, the yellow vb/c and the vf, quite the moment!

[@AUmarcus]

The american looking falcon was actually a compact fairlane.

[@HubNut]

Yes, still learning!

[@richdelgado3405]

This is what I get for washing my hands for 20 seconds. I missed the posting of a new HubNut video!

[@exsparky8090]

Your Bolwell Nagari was generally fitted with the 351cu Ford motor.

[@WhosAGoodDogue]

Car of the show for me? Out of _all_ of them, it was the kitted out Landy TD5 you rolled up in.

[@MarkGelderland]

Nice carshow. I notice your camerawork is so much better than in the early videos.

[@HubNut]

Thanks. The DJI Osmo Action Camera has been a big improvement. Good stabilisation.

[@kahumike]

Can't believe you blanked that Clio RS!

[@johnd8892]

Both Sunbeam Rapiers would have to be very rare private imports. Rootes and Chrysler always concentrated on a few Rootes models that they thought had some volume potential here. The early 60s Alpine may have burnt their fingers. Apart from a Wheels road test of a ladies private import circa 1963, these are the first time I have seen Rapiers in Australia.

[@markstott6091]

Does the lemon yellow Holden at 11.32 not have the later Victor FE centre section? The doors are identical.

[@shand1967]

The more and more I view your down under videos, the more I like Holden Commodores. How much better would the Vauxhall Insignia would had been if it was a rear drive beast like this?

[@aussiebloke609]

Not to mention squeezing in a 308 cube (5.0 litre) V8 and a 4-speed. :-)

[@taxus750]

Mike Dales - The worst part of the Commodore saga isn't just that Holden stopped making them after the series 2 VF - they (eventually) replaced the VF in 2018 with a "new" Commodore, which is a rebadged version of... ... ... yes, you guessed it, the Vauxhall/ Opel Insignia. Over 2 years Holden sold about 119 of which 117 were dealer cars (my figures might be slightly awry, but you get the picture). BTW by the end of this year, Holden will no longer exist - see kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2XKnYaCotp3i5Y

[@shand1967]

I have to say that in European conditions the current and previous Vauxhall / Opel Insignias were actually decently underrated cars. But if you are used to rear drive V8 Commodores, I can see why our Aussie friends would turn their nose up at the Insignia based replacement.

[@alectraproject]

Autobrunch. Bit like 2nd tea? Good job Ian!

[@paulmaclachlan6960]

thankyou Ian

[@johnd8892]

Not a Bowell kit car at 5:02. After making earlier model kit cars from the Nagari they were turn key models made in Seaford Victoria from 1970 to 1974. Started with a Ford 302 V8 but after a while the new Ford supplied crates had 351 versions in them causing Bowell to do some redesign work. All very high power to weight. Would be called a mid front engine car today. Coupe and open versions. So good that Peter Warren won the 1975 Australian Tourist Trophy for Production Sports Cars. The Nagari dominated this class in Australia. My cousin had one. His story for high speed was he thought the speedo showed Kph. More detail : kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoXdZHucjpd_q80

[@no_triggerwarning9953]

Bolwell are still manufacturing composite components for the auto industry, these days they make bonnets and front ends for Kenworth and Iveco trucks. They are now located in Mordialloc only a few KMs from Seaford.

[@johnd8892]

@@no_triggerwarning9953 And Bolwell are hoping to get a new mid engined Nagari hypercar on the market to be one of the few Australian car makers kzbin.info/www/bejne/qH6nnXyjhr-sgKs I wish them success.

[@TudorSmith]

I don't see the Opal Rekord. I see the Vauxhall FE Victor in the Holden. :)

[@MrEBog]

my beast @8:49 :-)

[@DogsBAwesome]

That's a seriously red car to end on, I approve.

[@AUmarcus]

The Torana was an LX model SS....may have been an A9X....even rarer and more valuable. Peter Brocks weapon of choice around Mt Panorama.

[@Your.Uncle.AngMoh]

Did you meet any of the Hub Nutters? St. Ives is quite upmarket as a suburb in Sydney. I'd give an eyetooth for a Pagoda Merc in top nick. You're looking at at least six figures in Aussie dollars for one of the later models. The Nagari went like stink being light and powered by either a Ford 302 or 351 V8. Didn't get a good look at it, but that Ford Falcon looked like it was an American one.

[@HubNut]

I did meet several HubNutters that day.

[@peterbonnez]

Nice show..

[@67tomcat]

All saloons/sedans should have rear wiper/wash like that R32 Skyline!

[@milksheihk]

Bolwell Negaris were built on Holden ute chassis.

[@sutherlandA1]

Not at all, they used a backbone chassis with fibreglass body. Ford australia drivetrain and suspension were used with steering from an Austin 1800

[@milksheihk]

@@sutherlandA1 One of the Bowlwell's used a Holden Ute Chassis, I'm sure of iit, that or there was a copy of the Negari that did.

[@senitnelav]

7:13 Fun fact in South Africa these were still in production right until 2008, banged as the Nissan 1400 or Nissan Champ

[@aussiebloke609]

4:02 There actually was a Porsche 914/6 from the factory. It used the 2.0 L flat-six from the 911 T. They are not just a case of someone shoehorning in a larger engine. :-) 7:20 Datsun 1200 - we didn't get the Sunny nameplate for a fair few years after this came out. 11:26 The Monaro/Kingswood design takes its styling cues from the '72 Pontiac LeMans - and the Kingswood was merely the 4-door version of the Monaro. To compare profiles of the Monaro and LeMans: www.classiccarsseller.com/media/uploads/cars/2014/3/24/1972-pontiac-le-mans-whiteblack/1.jpg monaroclubvic.com.au/resources/Pictures/members_cars/phil_s_GTS/Monaro%20GTS%201972%20-%20cropped.jpg

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About 3360 914-6's built apparently and I don't think that includes the 914-6 GT's.