Cool Cars on the Gold Coast

[Mad Aussie]

The streets of the Gold Coast are a gold mine of hot and/or expensive cars. Being up 34 floors for the weekend gave me the opportunity to shoot some from a perspective not usually enjoyed.

I also thought some of you non Aussies might find it interesting to see some of the cooler vehicles around here.

Thought I'd start with some of our Police cars ...
"Naughty naughty. Where are your helmets??"
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A Surf Life Saving 'Babe Watch' vehicle
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A big 'Yank Tank' as we call them ...
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Ford Falcon XY .... looks like it might be a Phase 3 with that 'Shaker' scoop in the bonnet. If so, this was the fastest 4 door production car in the world back in 1971 I think. It was Australia's fastest 4 door sedan for over a decade.
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GMH (General Motors Holden) Commodore. Built and designed here in Aussie, the 2 door version is called a Monaro here but is sold as a Pontiac in the US, and a Vauxhall in the UK.
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more soon ...

[Mad Aussie]

I saw a few of these BMW and Mercedes with carbon roof panels

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Nissan Silvia
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Gotta love the old US metal! Here's a 65 Chevy Impala passing a Ford Falcon
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[Mad Aussie]

Holden Commodore
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Lamborghini ... think this is a Gallardo.
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Jaguar ... not sure which one exactly. Looks like maybe an XK or XR perhaps.
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Chev Corvette ... a Z06 or ZR1 for sure.
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Porsche Cayman
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Probably my fav Porsche of all ... the 959
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The baby of the Porsche marque ... the Boxster
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more soon ...

[Mad Aussie]

Toyota Supra's
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Stretch Limo's
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last lot in a sec ...

[Mad Aussie]

Bike & Sidecar
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Rolls Royce
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Mazda MX5
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that's it

[theantiquetiger]

You must have the film in backwards because all the steering wheels are on the wrong side!!!

I love that 71 Ford Falcon. I would take it over any other car you have photographed.

[Marko]

Cool set MA! If I had to pick one fave it's in the other thread with all the bikinis. ;)
LOL - actually I think last shot is me fave.

[Mad Aussie]

Thanks Marko and Tiger :)

You've picked the hairdresser special there Marko ... stick with the g-string ;)

Hey Tiger ... good Choice. The Falcon of that era has a cult following. The Falcon Phase 3 GT-HO is a classic. Modified 351 4V Clevo V8, Detroit Locker 9" diff. That 'Shaker' scoop is attached to the carby so it shakes when you rev her up ... hence the 'Shaker' name.

[theantiquetiger]

My dream car would be a 71 purple Hemi Cuda convertible!!! That's about a 2 million dollar car. You buy redone ones for about $250,000

[Matt K.]

Stretch Hummer .... thought i had seen it all ....

[Mad Aussie]

Quite common over here actually Matt.

2 Mil for a Cuda!!! Crazy.

[Matt K.]

And they say money is scarce ... what do they know ....

[Andrew]

Were you confined to your room for a day?

[Mad Aussie]

Yeh Matt ... and it's not like I stood there all day waiting for cars to drive by either.

We were down for a 4 day conference that my wife was attending. I was there to enjoy the room, cable TV, and just a bit of time away from home. Watched Speed on cable most of the time ... lots of NASCAR on along with some GT racing.

[Iguanasan]

Cool set. This vantage point for looking at cars has me thinking about all the Matchbox cars I played with as a kid! Very cool.

[Yisehaq]

Wow! Never seen some of these species before;);)! Nice series MA!

[Mad Aussie]

Thanks Iggy and Yisehaq :)

[Bambi]

I'll take the little yellow one, please :)

[Mad Aussie]

I'll take the little yellow one, please :)
There's several little yellow ones. The Mazda MX5 (called a Roadster in some countries) is one, they are called 'Hairdressers' cars over here ...and the Porsche Boxster and 959.

[DanStar]

Wow what a fun series of images. Great, creative idea!

[Mad Aussie]

Wow what a fun series of images. Great, creative idea!
Thanks Dan :)

[thoughton]

Interesting stuff, always interesting to see cars that are country-specific. Red cop cars!

So the burning question now is ... are you Ford or GM? :D

[asnow]

What a nice variety of expensive cars. However I think I like the mororcycle with sidecar the best. What can you say I prefer simple and functional.

[Mad Aussie]

Thanks asnow and Thoughton.

Ah, Thoughton ... the age old bogan duel of GM (Holden in this country) vs Ford. Our V8 Supercar touring car series perpetuates that debate as well.

For me ... couldn't care less :) I like good racing and good drivers.

[JAS_Photo]

Ha! Ha! There is a stretch hummer here in town I am sure Matt. Love the Porsche 959 myself. :)

[Richard]

Nice collection MA.

[Mad Aussie]

Thanks Richard.

Yeh JAS ... the 959 is a cool Porsche without being a damn 911 :)

My brother has done the wiring up (stereo's, DVD's, communications etc) in several stretch limo's including Hummers around here.

[Hillbillygirl]

Very interesting perspective of some beautiful sheet metal MA. I am quite partial to the old muscle myself, even though I have always owned a "Yank Tank" as you call them.

[Mad Aussie]

Very interesting perspective of some beautiful sheet metal MA. I am quite partial to the old muscle myself, even though I have always owned a "Yank Tank" as you call them.
Actually Yank Tanks are often liked very much by us. Aside from the newer stuff, the old 50's, 60's and early 70's Camaro's, Impala's, Buick's, Vette's, Mustangs, T'Birds, etc etc are well sort after. 55 - 57 Chev's are probably the top picks for many.
Most of our 70's Ford's are Mustangs in terms of engine and suspension with both the Cleveland and Windsors used.
The first car Holden ever made was the 'FJ' or 48-215 ... a car designed by Buick, and many of the early Holdens looked like scaled down Chev's.
Many of the Holden Commodore 6 cyl's had the Buick V6 3.8 Ltr used in many US cars such as the Pontiac.
The Chevy Lasette is designed and built here by Holden and sold as the 'Cruze' here and the Lasette elsewhere.
Our two big guns Holden and Ford both have a close relationship with their US parent companies.

[susan]

Love the retro cars! All shots are great - neat idea for a series and perspective too!

[Mad Aussie]

Love the retro cars! All shots are great - neat idea for a series and perspective too!
Thanks Susan :)