OZ930 Posted 1April, 2013 Report Share Posted 1April, 2013 Looks like one that went to South Africa or New Zealand by those mirrors. Chev Constantia or Kommando ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GC9911 Posted 1April, 2013 Report Share Posted 1April, 2013 Based on the HJ Holden premier?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 1April, 2013 Report Share Posted 1April, 2013 Brougham or Belmont ? Wrong Looks like one that went to South Africa or New Zealand by those mirrors. Chev Constantia or Kommando ? Wrong Based on the HJ Holden premier?? Correct - but who, why and where? Hints: the car reportedly got 9 mpg and only 800 were ever sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZ930 Posted 1April, 2013 Report Share Posted 1April, 2013 Mazda Roadpacer with 13B rotary engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 1April, 2013 Report Share Posted 1April, 2013 Mazda Roadpacer with 13B rotary engine. We have a winner! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_Roadpacer_AP Mazda built the Roadpacer by importing engine-less Premiers and installing a 13B rotary and auto transmission. They were intended as government limos, but the performance was terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted 1April, 2013 Report Share Posted 1April, 2013 Well all I can say about that car is....WTF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasserkuhl Posted 1April, 2013 Report Share Posted 1April, 2013 Nice looking car though. I had a HJ 2 Door with a chev in it. It couldn't stop or go around corners.................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 1April, 2013 Report Share Posted 1April, 2013 1. Easy if you're born <1970 2. I thought the green was an interesting choice for this car 3. Vic plates so some of you may have seen it before; this was at Ross last year (annual car gathering ~800 cars ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 1April, 2013 Report Share Posted 1April, 2013 The retired owner of this old girl tells me it's almost too thirsty to run. The question is , why? Another car I'd be happy to own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 1April, 2013 Report Share Posted 1April, 2013 1. Easy if you're born <1970 2. I thought the green was an interesting choice for this car 3. Vic plates so some of you may have seen it before; this was at Ross last year (annual car gathering ~800 cars ) Bolwell Nagari convertible - assuming that was the question being asked. Benz is a 350 SL 6.3 I assume. I have seen a mint silver one converted to LPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 1April, 2013 Report Share Posted 1April, 2013 Bolwell Nagari convertible - assuming that was the question being asked. Benz is a 350 SL 6.3 I assume. I have seen a mint silver one converted to LPG 1. Yes. The name is on the back! 2. Almost correct. But a great sleeper . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_300SEL_6.3 The result was a nearly 2-tonne saloon with performance similar to most dedicated sports cars of the era Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasserkuhl Posted 1April, 2013 Report Share Posted 1April, 2013 300 SEL 6.3. WANT. 450SEL 6.9 . WANT. I really like the green 6.3, you don't get more bad-ass than that. Chrysler 300C? Pffffffft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 1April, 2013 Report Share Posted 1April, 2013 1. Yes. The name is on the back! 2. Almost correct. But a great sleeper . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_300SEL_6.3 Ack I can't believe I goofed on the Benz name. I love these cars, I don't know how I got SE and SL mixed up when I knew exactly what I was describing. We had a 280SE as a kid, and like the kid with the 6 cyl Kingswood, you're acutely aware that a bigger, badder version of your car is out there. Not much of a fan of the green myself, I'd want white, silver or black. Re the Bolwell, I knew it by sight without even looking at the back. I actually found myself in the Bolwell factory about 20 years ago when they were making Kenwood cabs, and I met Campbell Bolwell, who my father knew. I asked about the Nagari back then and he pointed to where the original moulds still were, under a big tarp and very dusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 1April, 2013 Report Share Posted 1April, 2013 This is a great thread eh? BOOM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 1April, 2013 Report Share Posted 1April, 2013 wth??? FS in Tas right now for 3k. Bit of a head turner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveF Posted 1April, 2013 Report Share Posted 1April, 2013 That is criminal...but I can't look away!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasserkuhl Posted 1April, 2013 Report Share Posted 1April, 2013 This is a great thread eh? BOOM! Now thats a big block. No Pushrods. Me Likey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 1April, 2013 Report Share Posted 1April, 2013 ok, another one to throw up and see who is awake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveF Posted 1April, 2013 Report Share Posted 1April, 2013 NSU? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydr Posted 1April, 2013 Report Share Posted 1April, 2013 NSU? I think so too, RO80 wankel engined saloon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted 1April, 2013 Report Share Posted 1April, 2013 NSU?I think they call them STD's nowadays... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 1April, 2013 Report Share Posted 1April, 2013 NSU a very unique collectable car! But you need a good engine , can't remember offhand what people put in these now. I think there's an article in Classic & Sports car mag a while back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustJames Posted 1April, 2013 Report Share Posted 1April, 2013 wth??? FS in Tas right now for 3k. Bit of a head stomach turner! EFA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 1April, 2013 Report Share Posted 1April, 2013 C'mon guys, this is Tassie! Lots of hybrids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 2April, 2013 Report Share Posted 2April, 2013 NSU? Correct ! I knew it was too easy. I think so too, RO80 wankel engined saloon Spot on. NSU RO80. Front wheel drive (front engined, foreshadowing later Audi designs) Sportomatic gearbox, inboard discs, semi-trailing link rear suspension, rotary engine - a true technical masterpiece of its day. NSU a very unique collectable car! But you need a good engine , can't remember offhand what people put in these now. I think there's an article in Classic & Sports car mag a while back. Three things happened to these cars: 1. NSU Rotary repaired endlessly until NSU got the rotor seal material right. Some original cars didn't make it past 20,000 miles before total engine failure. Apparently not uncommon for early cars to have 3 or 4 engines. 2. NSU Rotary replaced with Ford V4 engine from transit van (due to space restrictions in engine bay, about the only thing that would fit) 3. NSU Rotary replaced with 10A or 12A Mazda rotary. The real money is in having a car with an original NSU rotary, updated to the best spec possible. Values decline significantly with engine mods. Still I think even the best minter can be had for < $10k If the engine had been reliable & more fuel efficient these cars could have transformed the motor industry. But they weren't so now just a dead evolutionary branch of the motoring tree, and a curious oddity. Unlike the Mazda designs which mostly had a bob each way allowing for a piston engine to be installed (except for RX7) the NSU was packaged to take advantage of the engines small size, which gave them great interior space. The styling also foreshadowed very European lines of light glasshouses and austere exteriors which BMW later took up to great effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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