your cars 15 mins of fame - Page 2

Mondie · 16-01-2006, 12:11 AM

Mines featured in this calendar;

http://www.browntrout.com/calendars/...=1253&IID=5710

Its shown on the back cover, the white beast at the top. The car was put in by a previous owner.

Cheers

Bobman · 16-01-2006, 12:11 AM

Some damn good articles here

BA : turns a few chickies heads but its not as fun as my other car...

...AU ex cab : Chapel street with siren from a Vicpol car, sister with her 3 friends on board and had some goons in an EB yell out "jump in this taxi"... Oh and my most interesting time... TWO girls jumping in and paying me $25 to take them a few kms down the road as they thought I was a real cab, one saturday night.

blackers10 · 16-01-2006, 12:19 AM

having bunch of kids in commodores or any car hangin out the window checkin my rims or my car in general!!

and watchin the person infront of me pointing to their rear view mirror when my stereo was crankin away

Lukeyson · 16-01-2006, 12:55 AM

I always knew a Ford provided the Munros soundtrack, didnt know it was your car Laminge, thats pretty awesome

EFFalcon · 16-01-2006, 01:16 AM

wanted as a feature car for a magazine, but its not finished ;P

Steve · 16-01-2006, 01:17 AM

Mine's never had any attention of any kind. It's very shy.

Dean · 16-01-2006, 08:51 AM

Being featured in numerous magazines, Budget Buildups in the early 90's, Best of Fords (Cover), Best of Falcons, Performance Build ups (Cover), Performance Street Car, Performance Ford Mag, Front Cover of July 2005 Street Machine Mag, Being in the running for SMOTY 2005.
Probably the best would be seeing all the photo's that people take, posted on the net and forums like this.

Cheers
Dean.

kooky · 16-01-2006, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by charliewool

Ohhh... Another, of course was winning DYO at heathcote in Jan 2004 (but that was that "other" Ford Forums back then) The final was against an awesome 12 sec blue & white 68 fastback Boss mustang! (ummmm, He stalled it, under the pressure of the moment)

Hmmm my car getting the runner up trophy after the 68 fastback was disqualified as he was not a member of FF :hihi:

Sourbastard · 16-01-2006, 09:15 AM

My Ute was Street Machine of the year in Nepal. Im so very proud.

XYGTHO · 16-01-2006, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by FordFan86

I was driving around the other day and I'm pretty sure someone took a photo of my car!
I'm just waiting for the prints to come through the mail now.

Yer, ive had that happen. People see/hear you driving up the road and you watch them as they snap you driving past. Really surprising really. Always a proud moment though. And when i first took the Xy to a few friends houses their parents come outside taking photos of it. Car has also been on the local news for a car show and in our local carclubs newsletter, nothing special really.

Envious · 16-01-2006, 10:19 AM

Mine was involved in a police investigation after some ИИИИwit came into my yard and kicked the rear left quarter... :jab: does that count....:P

Does anyone know where i can get this munro ad w/the minginator sound, would love to hear it..

chief · 16-01-2006, 11:15 AM

Wagga Wagga All Ford Day. My first car show and first time I showed the car off to the public. Thanks for such a great event Austin.

**Full Noise** · 16-01-2006, 12:08 PM

My first XR ute made it into the Outback Utes Annual back in 2001. The photographer wanted my girlfriend to stand beside it with her hand on the bonnet, the funny thing was she actually burnt her hand as it was a 40 degree day at Deniliquin. My second XR ute was a feature car in Performance Ford Magazine and Ute Action Magazine. It also made it into the PFM calendar, October 2003. My GT-P was featured in the New Oak Ford commercial while it was sitting in the showroom. New Oak even gave me a copy of the tape.

Cheers, Danny

Dauphin · 16-01-2006, 12:21 PM

My Fairlane was used in a TV pilot, driving up the country. But the pilot never sold to a network. :(

**Charliewool** · 16-01-2006, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by kooky

Hmmm my car getting the runner up trophy after the 68 fastback was disqualified as he was not a member of FF :hihi:

Yes kooky... and I think I broke my dial-in in the final!!... maybe I won by default??

**Mechan1k** · 16-01-2006, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by sourbastard

My Ute was Street Machine of the year in Nepal. Im so very proud.

You narrowly beat me to the title as well.

smciner1 · 16-01-2006, 06:33 PM

Made the paper once.

Gammaboy · 16-01-2006, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by smciner1

Made the paper once.

Jeez mate, that pic makes you look tall :P

qwigybo · 16-01-2006, 09:45 PM

snapping the diff in my VT at heathcote FF sept 04 meet

FordFan86 · 16-01-2006, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by XYGTHO

Yer, ive had that happen. People see/hear you driving up the road and you watch them as they snap you driving past. Really surprising really. Always a proud moment though. And when i first took the Xy to a few friends houses their parents come outside taking photos of it. Car has also been on the local news for a car show and in our local carclubs newsletter, nothing special really.

I didn't see any people... I think it was this little green box hiding up in the trees somewhere..

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b2tf · 16-01-2006, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by sourbastard

My Ute was Street Machine of the year in Nepal. Im so very proud.

You #@$%&, that was MINE. MINE. Until you turned up.

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snortingboost · 16-01-2006, 11:08 PM

Mine's kinda like the first entry (bloke tow's Million dollar WRX behind humble $1200 special). Well it goes like this, a friend of mine has a massive boat, like 21 feet of shark cat and it's just all out huge. The trailer alone with it's dual axles and all the brake hydraulics weighs in at well over 750kg. His towing vehicle, his old mans very expensive landcruiser chosen especially for this task was seen to be the only thing on the plannet strong enough to handle the job. At the time my drive was a citrus acid yellow XF which had spun up 367,000 Km's or more and sported a heavy duty hayman reese towbar.

Anyway, i was invited along for a day out on the deep blue ocean in this gigantic vessle. On the way to the boat ramp I noticed that the trans in the curiser was beginning to make some $funny$ noises. I said nothing as to not alarm anyone and the journey carried on for another traffic light or so, and then it just @#^t itself. Whilst waiting for both towing vehicles i decided to give the girlfriend a call so she could come and pick us all up.

Shortly after that, one tow truck arrived, appearing unable to take both peices of mortgage at the same time. The towie said that he would take the cruiser first and come back for the boat, ok we said, in no time the cruiser was on the flat bed and off to be examined. Meanwhile not wanting to leave his new pried and joy at the side of the road my mate asked me if i had a HD tow bar on the eff. Then along came my XF's 15 minutes of fame, (and i'm still bathing in it) the stark yellow falcon rared it's rusted body at the intersection, pulling in and looking like it was up for the challenge. So on went the weight of the small P & O fairstar which had just managed to devour the illfaited landcruiser.

I can't say that it pulled it as though it wasn't there but hey, it took four big blokes, one lady and the boat, not only to the ramp but managed to make it all the way home without a problem. It's now one and a half years later and the falc is still going strong which is far more then what can be said for the cruiser which changed hands soon after the incident. Since then a different vehicle has been assigned to the job, that being a white AU II XR8 which can't get enough of it.

martO · 17-01-2006, 01:08 AM

On Today Tonight I think it was, footage from a police car with an in car camera, filming my brother racing a VL commodore down the M1 at the goldcoast.

The cops pulled him over, and the VL also. The VL got let go after like 10 seconds yet they threatened to impound the EB :|. Ahh well, I have the car now and thats its 15 seconds of fame.

GT 8888 · 17-01-2006, 05:43 PM

Flicking through Street Machine - Fords today at the Newsagency as I was drawn to "that" GT with the trumpets.....anyway looking through the magazine I come accross a 6 page article on cam upgrades for the Boss engine....I thought that cars look familiar.

Sure enough some nice pics of my car and a bit of a write up about it.....I knew nothing about this at all until today.

mcflux · 17-01-2006, 07:49 PM

Well it was more like 5 hours of fame, but who looks at their watch eh...

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red_hotxr6 · 17-01-2006, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ratter

My fairlane has been featured in Street Machine, Best of Street machine, Performance Streetcar, HotRod magazine and Street and Custom Magazine.

It has had several photo's form car shows in other magazines and even had a Picture takem for Police Life magazine.

Made the summernats video (years ago) in the go whoa

Also have a few trophies from local car shows.

So nothing special eh.lol

DOC · 17-01-2006, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by xr8888

Flicking through Street Machine - Fords today Sure enough some nice pics of my car and a bit of a write up about it.....I knew nothing about this at all until today.

Did they do a special on tinted windows as well brad ? will grab a copy, well done champ.

GT 8888 · 17-01-2006, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by DOC

Did they do a special on tinted windows as well brad ? will grab a copy, well done champ.

:thebirds:

GreenMachine · 18-01-2006, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by smciner1

Made the paper once.

Shock news: Smciner1 can read AND write!!!

Good effort there, Shane! How'd you get asked to do that? Through the GT club, I spose?

smciner1 · 18-01-2006, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by GreenMachine

Shock news: Smciner1 can read AND write!!!

Good effort there, Shane! How'd you get asked to do that? Through the GT club, I spose?

Through promoting he Aussie Muscle Car Day a few years ago.