XP sedan in the garage

[J]

i like that shade of green

[mrs ratbox]

Engine will be in need of a rebuild wihtin 12 months, maybe 2 years. When the time comes, we'll either stick with the 170 pursuit or (if it's not worth a rebuild), look at something bigger. Either way, we'll be ditching the 3 spd and finding a good auto.

186 red trimatic

[Oldnblue]

It did cross my mind whether anybody had done it before...
GM engines into all number of cars is a given, but has anyone jammed a Holden red into a &*#@?? They're certainly easy to come by...
Surely if anybody has, you'd have shoehorned the trusty old Holden red into just about every possible body by now Ratbox??

[Blacky]

I remember about 100 years ago in Street Machine Plankmann stuck a 186 in an XT/XW Frod ????

[FB MAD]

Little off subject but I remember some idiot putting a standard XC Falcon front on a HQ Holden........... as you would imagine.... it looked 'orrible

[mrs ratbox]

It did cross my mind whether anybody had done it before...
GM engines into all number of cars is a given, but has anyone jammed a Holden red into a &*#@?? They're certainly easy to come by...
Surely if anybody has, you'd have shoehorned the trusty old Holden red into just about every possible body by now Ratbox??

nah although i did have a nissan cedric with a 161 and the austin is only waiting for a ride to sydney and it'll have one, a mate had a morris minor with a gray motor

[Craig]

looks great

[Oldnblue]

Not looking so cool anymore. I just got sideswiped by an old lady in a Corolla. Pushed across the road, slammed into and up over a railing, bounced back across the road and managed to come to a stop on the sidewalk. Left hand side where she hit me has all panels/doors buckled in, plus front wheel knocked in on it's suspension. Right hand side that mounted the railing is totally screwed - twisted the whole front up and out, smashed the rim and suspension, tore the bumper and trim to pieces.
Basically a mess. Car has been towed to storage yard until a Shannon's assessor can check it out...just have to wait now to see if it's a write-off or repairable.

[Cal]

Shit

From what you describe it sounds like a write off to me. I presume no one got hurt?...

[EKjimmy]

That sucks, hope noone was hurt. They really need to do more thorough driving tests for elderly people... and those with low IQ's
Hope you can get it back on the road in time, it's a beaut falcoon

[Thommo]

I hope everyone was ok

Lucky it was only a &*#@
sucks that it was yours though

I hope your insurance comes through for you & it can be rebuilt.

Cheers
Jeff

[Oldnblue]

Myself and the other driver were fine. My car came off much worse because of the guard rail she forced me into. Seatbelt held me in fine otherwise I may have faired worse.
Gotta admit, I'm damn glad it wasn't the EK. It's only days away from having the work finished on it and being driveable again, so easily could have been. After many many thousands of dollars and years of slow going process, that would have been plain cruel...
I'm not sure if the &*#@ will be re-built. To my eyes, the cost to do so would be far more than the payout for a write-off, but hey, who knows. It's just a waiting game now to see what happens.

On a side note, have to say that Shannon's have been helpful so far. They paid towing and storage last night, called me this morning to get full description of accident, asked for my preferred repairer and then arranged to have the car towed from storage to repair shop. The guys there will make a quote for repairs and a Shannons assessor will make their evaluation. Hopefuly I'll know by the end of the week what the outcome will be.
Cheers, Scott

[Oldnblue]

Just got a call from Shannons. They've assessed the car and deemed it a repairable write-off. I've got salvage rights so get the car back, and they'll have a cheque out to me within 7 days.
Bummed to have had this happen as I really dug the car, but I think it's the best outcome.
Happy top report that much like my previous Shannon's experience, they've been very quick, professional and helpful.
Cheers, Scott

[Mick]

don't know if you go on ozrodders
also don't know if yor into the old/patina look
also don't know if you'de be interested in a wagon
BUT there was a pretty kool looking XP wagon on there for sale the other day was in NSW and unreg but was described as a good thing and i know of the guy and pretty sure it'de be an accurate description from memory think it was $3750

[Oldnblue]

hhahha...talk about throwing a spanner in the works. We were planning on holding off from buying another car until our trip o/s next year. The EK conversion is slowly becoming a far more expensive job than first hoped (always the way isn't it??), and we need to save as much as we can for the trip.

But...the photos of the wagon look pretty good. If it's still there when the cheque comes through, I may just have a closer look. Thanks for the heads up.
Cheers, Scott