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09-10-2007, 04:44 PM | #1 | ||
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I dont really know if this thread is worthwhile or not but after a conversation with my brother during bathurst it got me thinking.
What do the V8SC drivers drive as their daily cars and are they supplied by Ford/Holden at no cost?... I remember reading an article a while back now about Ambrose receiving a new F-250 dual cab, and this was when he was still in Australia. Anyways, just wondering if anyone else knew/cared about their cars of choice. |
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09-10-2007, 04:50 PM | #2 | |||
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09-10-2007, 04:53 PM | #3 | ||
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When I met Craig Lowndes just before Bathurst last year he too had a F250 (complete with child seats!). I don't know if this is still the case.
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09-10-2007, 05:00 PM | #4 | ||
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Craig had a T3 TL50 (1 of 3) that is now owned by a forum member....
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09-10-2007, 05:11 PM | #5 | ||
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I thought I saw Craig had an F250 on his property on better homes and gardens last friday when it aired.
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09-10-2007, 05:40 PM | #6 | ||
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I think Mark Skaife still has road going Nissan Skyline GTR (Godzilla) from his Nissan days. Its jet black and unregistered, sits in the shed for the most part aparantly.
It was written in an article looking back at the Skylines, but i trust he has a brand new HSV or some description as a daily. In another magazine he said his first car was a WB ute Last edited by dannyxm; 09-10-2007 at 05:45 PM. |
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09-10-2007, 05:42 PM | #7 | |||
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09-10-2007, 05:52 PM | #9 | |||
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09-10-2007, 08:09 PM | #10 | ||
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This what Rick Kelly gets about in.
And Paul Morris still gets about in one of these everynow and then: |
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09-10-2007, 08:49 PM | #11 | ||
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Shane Price owns a beat up Hyundai and Larry Perkins has a little 1990 ish red hatchback like and old Ford Festiva
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09-10-2007, 08:52 PM | #12 | ||
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On Sunday morning of the Bathurst telecast Frosty mentioned that he was going to be driving the first FPV Cobra, was that only for a lap at Bathurst and/or as a daily driver too?
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09-10-2007, 08:52 PM | #13 | ||
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Mark Winterbottom drives a Silver Zetec Focus.
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09-10-2007, 09:45 PM | #14 | ||
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i can confirm Lowndsey did/possibly still does drive an f-250.one of the tech's at work recently moved up from the sunny coast and he used to work on it sometimes. at one point he also had an xr8 ute.
i remember an article in a magazine that said most of them get holden or ford fleet cars(like company execs) provided, but i think some of them also have there own..i'm sure at discounted prices.
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09-10-2007, 09:49 PM | #16 | ||
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just a side note- Winterbottom and Steve Richards visited the dealership after qld raceway on a promo tour. the drivers rocked up in a pair of f6 typhoons..but the promo girls and assistants turned up in a territory and ...wait for it....vz comonwhore wagon! complete with castrol/fpv stickers on it. the wagon was quickly removed to a more discrete location hehehehe.
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09-10-2007, 09:50 PM | #17 | ||
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I thought CL had a T3 TS50 which is currently up for sale.
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09-10-2007, 09:52 PM | #18 | ||
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could do...if i got paid as much as some of these guys do i'd have a massive car collection.
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09-10-2007, 09:58 PM | #20 | |||
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09-10-2007, 09:59 PM | #21 | |||
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09-10-2007, 10:07 PM | #23 | ||
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Frosty drives a Territory, heard him mention it on an FPR team blue night, it was also mentioned at the Ford Fan Day at Sandown this year. He and the Mrs drove silver Focii for Ford's 'Motion' magazine, dont know if either was given/bought one though.
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09-10-2007, 10:22 PM | #25 | |||
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I read recently that CL has a Turbo Territory Ghia which he claims suits his property much better than his previous XR8. Alot of the Ford contracted drivers either have XR's or Territory's. FPR contracted drivers would not doubt have access to FPV's.
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09-10-2007, 10:42 PM | #26 | ||
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CL's old TS was advertised recently but not by him, by the owner after him. When I met him earlier this year, he had a F250 and an XR8 Sedan. Sounds like it's since been upgraded.
Funny thing was, he didn't really seem like a car guy though. |
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09-10-2007, 10:51 PM | #28 | ||
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He just didn't have anything to say about his XR (or any other car really), just that he got one as they needed a run around for Nat and the kids. You know when someone tells you about their car and you get the impression that it means nothing more than transport to them?? Well that was the impression I got.
Maybe it's just hard to get excited about an XR8 when you have a company car like his!! |
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09-10-2007, 10:55 PM | #29 | |||
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true, it's probably nothing compared to his "work" vehicle ... better than mine i can say!!
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