!!Alert!! ERIC BANA'S COUPE IS BACK

[Nikked]

Originally Posted by gcg2503

Looks VIC registered to me?

Yes, its still registered, but as a "special interest" vehcile.

[FERG_51]

Now for love the beast two please Eric.

[cs123]

There was a red coupe at the Brisbane All Ford Day that looked a lot like that. I think it may have had those plates on it too.

I can't imagine Eric's car ever making it onto the public roads. You would have a lot of trouble registering it.

[gcg2503]

Originally Posted by Nikked

Yes, its still registered, but as a "special interest" vehcile.

Those plates are general plates I believe. Much like my GCG351 or GCG plates

The speical interest registration plates are not black and white personalised in style. They need to be differentiated from general plates i thought

Keen to know why you believe it is special interest registered.

[Nikked]

Originally Posted by gcg2503

Keen to know why you believe it is special interest registered.

Given that he runs it in targa, and targa cars need to be registed. I can't see the car being registed under normal rego rules because of things like the roll cage, suspention mods etc...

[gcg2503]

Understand where you are coming from

However, I believe the car in the picture is registered for all intents and purposes under the same class of registration as my XR8 or Landau.

[conordec]

i could put plates on a car, take a pic, and what would you say?
i can get plates made for $5! what do you all want???? bwhahahha...

if it is eric's car, then i do hope it has another movie done, i watched it yesterday again.... much to my mrs disgust... ok, she walked in from work at the end!

yup, not short of a quid, but hey, if we all had that money, how many cars similar would you see.... heaps!

rock on!

[Geez Louise]

It is road registered. Not as a special interest car, just road registered the same as any other car

If I had the money, and that was my car, you can bet your sweet Aunt Mable I would spend whatever amount on it to repair it. This is like one of his children and I am glad to see it back together, back on the road and Eric behind the wheel again

[FG_Frodza]

Originally Posted by Nikked

Clarkson shoud be happy that the leaves are gone.

Exactly what I thought too.

[GK]

Glad he's got the money to get it all back into excellent shape.

I know some might begrudge Eric with the means to get what he wants, but he's a top Aussie bloke, who's spent years with his mates working on that car before he had the means.

That counts for a lot in my book.

GK

[2011G6E]

Careful reading of the ADR's and other mechanical modification guidelines will let you get away with some amazing stuff. Get the right engineer with a creative mind to get around problems, and you could well register something like Erics car. Wild suspension? As long as it's all done properly and safely and to code, there's nothing wrong with it.
You're replacing old-tech suspension with new tech stuff and big brakes...that can only make the car safer. It certainly doesn't look like it's been lowered into the weeds below the regulation height from the ground...in fact it looks higher off the ground that most street cars. Off the shelf you can buy stuff like RRS bolt-in rack and pinion front ends and strut suspension for old Fords, which under an old Falcon would look just as radical, but a hell of a lot safer.

Time and money...they're the two limiting factors in most peoples rebuilds. If you have plenty of each, you can end up with a truly wild car that's also completely street legal.

[bigsta]

good on him, i love the old ford coupes.

yeah no such thing as unrepairable when you have dosh

[Stefan]

Originally Posted by gcg2503

Looks VIC registered to me?

Was thinking the same thing, looks like full rego.

Who would declare it a write off? Car gets crashed on race track, goes to repair shop, gets repaired, then gets rego.

[TMC]

Originally Posted by Nikked

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Clarkson shoud be happy that the leaves are gone.

Clarkson would be too scared to drive it.

[XAllent]

Hopefully Street Fords will be able to get a exclusive on the rebuilt car.

[Work Horse]

Great to see this car back!!!

I could be wrong, but I'm sure that is Beach road, Brighton/St kilda (Vic).

I couldn't imagine someone with Eric's public profile, driving his car on a public road if it wasn't 100% kosher.

Unlike myself at times, and perhaps one or two other here

[gcg2503]

On the facebook page the chap who took the picture stated it was on Beach Road Brighton

Well spotted Work Horse!

[TURBOTAXI]

Originally Posted by 2011G6E

Careful reading of the ADR's and other mechanical modification guidelines will let you get away with some amazing stuff. Get the right engineer with a creative mind to get around problems, and you could well register something like Erics car. Wild suspension? As long as it's all done properly and safely and to code, there's nothing wrong with it.
You're replacing old-tech suspension with new tech stuff and big brakes...that can only make the car safer. It certainly doesn't look like it's been lowered into the weeds below the regulation height from the ground...in fact it looks higher off the ground that most street cars. Off the shelf you can buy stuff like RRS bolt-in rack and pinion front ends and strut suspension for old Fords, which under an old Falcon would look just as radical, but a hell of a lot safer.

Time and money...they're the two limiting factors in most peoples rebuilds. If you have plenty of each, you can end up with a truly wild car that's also completely street legal.

That's a good summary, some examples I have done in recent years include the quad cam V8 into RN-85 hilux, the turbo AU that was constructed from advice from this forum and tele-support from SNORT, the CR480 air cooled motorcross come track bike bike being accepted by an engineer for compliance as an IT465 (motard) by using 1/2 a 465 frame with compliance plate. (the bike is still in my shed).

Some examples I have seen redefine the boundaries. Its amazing what you can do within the rules.

[Work Horse]

Originally Posted by TURBOTAXI

Some examples I have seen redefine the boundaries. Its amazing what you can do within the rules.

In the 80's a mate; built, engineered and registed a twin turbo V8 T-bucket hot rod. He got around the requirement for heater/dimister and windscreen wipers by removing the front windscreen

Sorry back on topic!

Could be whole other thread on what people have done legally to get their cars on the road

[trippytaka]

Awesome! Thank you for posting!

[79FordEsky]

Thats alright trippytaka, When i saw this i was like @#$% I got to put this on the forum so i did and hope everyone has enjoyed lookin at Erics coupe.

Cheers Esky

[XBROO]

Originally Posted by cs123

There was a red coupe at the Brisbane All Ford Day that looked a lot like that. I think it may have had those plates on it too.

I can't imagine Eric's car ever making it onto the public roads. You would have a lot of trouble registering it.

Yep that's the one from the AFD in Brissy same plates and everything, I'm pretty sure it was a tribute car. I'm sure there was a few photos of the day posted up and that was in them.

[XBROO]

Sorry looking back at the photos it's a different car, the number plates are the same lettering but the one in brissy had QLD plates.

[falconnut]

If only i had the money he had i would let my inner bogan out too :p

[davenl5l]

aussie ford hardtops have to be the most unique and sexy musclecars ever bar none and that is one fine example !!!!!!!!!!!! big sigh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[GTP 044]

It is FANTASTIC to see The Beast back on the road.

[KR1STO]

Great to see it back on the road..!!
Bring on 'Love the Beast 2.'...!!!

[wicksy]

its eric bana he can throw a wad of cash and they would do anything

[2011G6E]

Originally Posted by Work Horse

In the 80's a mate; built, engineered and registed a twin turbo V8 T-bucket hot rod. He got around the requirement for heater/dimister and windscreen wipers by removing the front windscreen

Sorry back on topic!

Could be whole other thread on what people have done legally to get their cars on the road

I believe there's no actual requirement in the ADRs that says you must have a windscreen (unless of course the car originally had one)...especially with individually constructed cars like hot rods and specials. I know several guys with old cars like MG Midget specials and Austin 7 specials that don't even have a windscreen or wipers...or at most a small flyscreen in front of the driver, and they are fully road registered.

[Cabbage]

That diff and suspension is a serious bit of kit!!