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Re: Cars

Postby DOC » Fri Aug 09, 2024 10:28 am

What colour are you getting?

Solid Teal or some black, white and silver trim as well?
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Re: Cars

Postby Booney » Fri Aug 09, 2024 10:29 am

Back to what it was, dark blue.
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Re: Cars

Postby DOC » Fri Aug 09, 2024 10:30 am

With a bit of white would look good.
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Re: Cars

Postby Booney » Fri Aug 09, 2024 10:35 am

It was at it's best in the 60's so not a bad call.
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Re: Cars

Postby tipper » Thu Aug 15, 2024 11:56 am

should be back on the road in time for the good weather. good work :)
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Re: Cars

Postby Booney » Tue Sep 17, 2024 9:26 am

SA rego plate 8 first registered in 1906 has sold for $2.3m at auction.

The record was $593k for plate 1 in 2020; 1 has transfer restrictions on it.

Plates 3, 6 & 9 last sold in 1985 for $11k, $6.5k & $7k resp.

55 sold y’day for $625k & 873 for $165k.

28 plates sold y’day for $4m.
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Re: Cars

Postby Armchair expert » Tue Sep 17, 2024 9:31 am

cost of living crisis...
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Re: Cars

Postby Booney » Tue Sep 17, 2024 9:46 am

Paying $2.3m for anything excludes you from cost of living concerns.
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Re: Cars

Postby wenchbarwer » Tue Sep 17, 2024 9:53 am

Isn't 8 considered lucky in some Asian cultures? Might explain why it went for so much
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Re: Cars

Postby Spargo » Tue Sep 17, 2024 9:56 am

wenchbarwer wrote:Isn't 8 considered lucky in some Asian cultures? Might explain why it went for so much

Yep, something about its pronunciation sounding similar to “fortune” IIRC
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Re: Cars

Postby dedja » Tue Sep 17, 2024 10:03 am

My Dad had a 1952 Morris Oxford, which was the car I learnt to drive in, with an 8088 number plate.

Not quite $2.3M, but perhaps a tidy sum if we kept it. :oops:
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Re: Cars

Postby Booney » Tue Sep 17, 2024 10:10 am

Numeric number plates are not transferrable.
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Re: Cars

Postby dedja » Tue Sep 17, 2024 10:13 am

Go on, ruin a good story … :lol:
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Re: Cars

Postby Booney » Tue Dec 10, 2024 11:15 am

Paint on. Can't wait now!
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Re: Cars

Postby Booney » Thu Apr 17, 2025 9:07 am

She's back on the road.
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Re: Cars

Postby gadj1976 » Thu Apr 17, 2025 10:10 am

That looks amazing Booney. You must be stoked with it.
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Re: Cars

Postby Booney » Thu Apr 17, 2025 10:14 am

gadj1976 wrote:That looks amazing Booney. You must be stoked with it.


Sure am mate, took longer and cost more than I had hoped but it's been worth it.
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Re: Cars

Postby DOC » Thu Apr 17, 2025 10:16 am

Finish the job with some white stripes.
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Re: Cars

Postby Booney » Thu Apr 17, 2025 10:16 am

DOC wrote:Finish the job with some white stripes.


She'll get lowered and some white walls, yes.
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Re: Cars

Postby tigerpie » Thu Apr 17, 2025 1:19 pm

Booney wrote:
DOC wrote:Finish the job with some white stripes.


She'll get lowered and some white walls, yes.

Great job. Interesting colour.
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