Come in Everyone! What's your 1:1?

[B_rad88]

I've got a 2008 Forester as well as this one which I've had for over 8 years and lavished a fair few dollars and hours on. The car itself is over twenty years old and is a Holden Calais- basically a precursor to your G8.

It's a 304 cube push rod V8 with EFI. I've put a bigger cam in, changed the manifold, done some head work and a few other things to neaten it up.

nice holden, i take it you know Mighty Car Mods? marty and moog are awsome ppl!

and my old DD was a 1994 geo metro, i don't have it anymore, right now i get rides from friends or i ride my bmx trick bike whitch needs a rebuild, ugh.

[B_rad88]

I don't know, Mick, but that looks more like our Chevy Caprice up here in the states.

HIGHWAY......... the older holdens never was sold here in the states, when GM came out with the recent GTO is when they started to bring in holden cars, but converted them for our market. that holden MILD owns is also called the holden commodore and the holden berlina. no relation to any american market car.

fyi..... the holden calais (chassis VN 1988-1991) is also known as the toyota lexcen, but the toyota lexcen was offered with a 3.8l v6 and automatic only.

[Guest Johnny]

Here is one project long time in the building

The daily is just a 99 Ford Taurus with 94,000 miles and no rust!

[highway]

Possibly. That particular model was based heavily on an Opel- I've not heard that it had any thing to do with the Caprice. What year Caprice- I'd love to look more into it.

Here's another angle:

It might be my eye, but the passenger area looks like to resembles the early 90s Caprice like this one.

HIGHWAY......... the older holdens never was sold here in the states, when GM came out with the recent GTO is when they started to bring in holden cars, but converted them for our market. that holden MILD owns is also called the holden commodore and the holden berlina. no relation to any american market car.

fyi..... the holden calais (chassis VN 1988-1991) is also known as the toyota lexcen, but the toyota lexcen was offered with a 3.8l v6 and automatic only.

Thanks Brandon, I knew the new GTOs were more or less the Holden Monaro, but the earlier ones I never even know of. It's just like I just said to Mick above, in my eyes it appears like the Caprice in the midsection, but I've been lied to by my eyes before!

[Eric Stone]

Here's my '99 Silverado, daily driver, 5.3L/Auto. It just turned 200,000 miles last week. I've had it for about 8 years. It had quite a few less miles on it when I took this pic...

Here's the weekend toy, my '91 Mustang LX 5.0/T-5 5spd. It's a fun little car. More stock than not, so it's not terribly fast, but fun.

Here's a pic of the garage dweller, my '70 Chevelle Malibu, 350/700R4 that I've had for about 13 years now. It was my daily in high school, began sitting while I was in college, and now it needs a lot of work.

[Lownslow]

C pillars have been painted and silver pinstripes removed since the pic was taken

[Greg Myers]

[slant6]

This is technically my fiance's truck, but we carpool at the moment. 2003 Chevy Trailblazer.

This is my car 1990 VW Corrado G60.

This Picture is a couple years old. The car is not drivable at the moment and being sold, hopefully to make room for....

this!!

If all goes well, Ill own this by the end of next week.

I dont know what it is, but I cant get myself to go out and buy a "new" car, that will be reliable and have a warranty and what not.

[Greg Cullinan]

I have a small fleet(4),can be a part time job with inspection,registration,oil changes and just general maintenance.

I did have 5,but I sold my Harley recently.So I am in the market for a hot rod

I live in the pick up 10 hours a day/5 days a week.

The Mark VIII is my daughters,we bought it for her when she got her license.

I had the same identical car,and put it away for her but after sitting for 3 years it feel apart.

[59-Desoto]

After years of muscle cars and classic's I no longer have a place to keep them so my wife and I settled for a 2007 Dodge 3500 three years ago shown here and my daily driver is a 2001 F-150

Edited September 4, 2010 by 59-Desoto

[Jason Vandergriff]

The daily 85 GMC Jimmy mild 350 th350 duals all the way out looking for a body for it cause this ones got rust areas.

The project truck is 83 S-10 350 th350 in the middle of being redone.

Also have a 1975 Mark Twain Bowrider that Ill have water ready next summer. Has a 302 on it and if I get the funds will have ported heads a b303 cam and a performer rpm airdgap intake. Should scoot once im done.

[Harry P.]

On the bench

40 Fordswagon BeatleCurrently on hold

Which one? John, Paul, George or Ringo?

[Danno]

Here's one of my babies. All original (except wheels & tires) 29,000 miles. Runs better, faster, cleaner and gets better MPG than my former company car (new Taurus); and a hell of lot more fun!

[Tony T]

2000 Ford Taurus wagon is my daily driver...

2007 Focus is my wife's daily driver...

1967 Beetle is my project car...had it 10 years now...

[jeffs396]

My 1968 Impala convertible that my Dad bought new (see sig).

[Foxer]

If all goes well, Ill own this by the end of next week.

I dont know what it is, but I cant get myself to go out and buy a "new" car, that will be reliable and have a warranty and what not.

I had five 944's and they ARE reliable. Never seen the paint do that, though. How many miles on that puppy? Nice thing is the galvanized body keeps most rust away.

Edited September 5, 2010 by Foxer

[Jason Vandergriff]

On the bench

40 Fordswagon BeatleCurrently on hold

Which one? John, Paul, George or Ringo?

Paul of course.

[gasman]

(PICTURE NOT OF ACTUAL CAR, BUT EXACTLY LIKE IT)

2008 Subaru Impreza. I only have little over 11,000 miles on it. 5sp. manual. (I've never owned an auto). I'm kinda torn on what to do right now. either put some money into this one (wheels, better stereo), or sell it and get a truck.

[Guest Johnny]

I had five 944's and they ARE reliable. Never seen the paint do that, though. How many miles on that puppy? Nice thing is the galvanized body keeps most rust away.

Hey a front Porch!!! I have seem them peel like that but it's only a few colors that do! If everything is right with one it is a great little car. But if not they are a pain in the butt to work on and expensive as heck when something breaks!

Rather have a 914 than one of those! 911 would be even better but cost too much!

[Harlow]

my 1998 Jeep Cherokee Sport 236,000 miles and still going...

[MILD]

nice holden, i take it you know Mighty Car Mods? marty and moog are awsome ppl!

I can't say I do actually- is it a forum?

I can definitely see the similarities in the Caprice. From the looks it's not actually one borrowing any panels from the other but the similarities are there. I reckon with a bit of careful cutting and slicing I could make a pretty close replica of my car out of one of those Caprice kits. That's a project I'll definitely file away for a rainy day!

As for the Lexen- it is a rebadged Commodore. Holden and Toyota had a crazy deal back in the day where both makes were rebadged and sold in the same market. I am unsure of the exact reasoning but it was political. Something to do with taxes if I remember correctly.

As for the Stato police only offering, that sounds very much like our Holden Caprice (the Caprice being the V8 Statesman. I seem to remember the Stato has now been dropped from the Holden line up).

There's no American built GM RWD V8 these days is there?

Edited September 5, 2010 by MILD

[Tony T]

Trucks and Camaros.

[charlie8575]

There's no American built GM RWD V8 these days is there?

Just the Camaro now. I wish they'd pull their heads out of their fannies and just start making the Caprice as a standard-issue, normal full size car with six-passenger seating and a V8. Soon, we'll have no full-size cars to speak of, and none rear-drive (the 300/Charger just miss full-size by a couple cubic feet, I think.)I'd also be very happy if they started to make a wagon again, I hate SUVs and anything like them. I uderstand the Commodore wagons, at least until they redesigned them a couple of years ago came very close to the B-bodies in towing and cargo capacity. A car that can handle a 5000-pound trailer, around 90 cubic feet of cargo or eight people and still return 23-24 miles a gallon unladen has a lot to say for it. That's what my Caprice will do.

The American auto industry, even before the recession had lost its way, and Washington and the lawyers have only "helped" along in the process. Taunting those of us who like or want a full-size car with the new Caprice is just cruel.

Charlie Larkin

[John E. Bowers Jr.]

what I have for now...

We'll see just what the future will bring.

Edited September 5, 2010 by John E. Bowers Jr.

[Hawk312]

what I have for now...

We'll see just what the future will bring.

Loving that Camaro John! I almost bought an SS like that about 10 years ago. They are unmistakable when you see them coming down the street. Does it have houndstooth interior?