Thanks Joz. Damn those Fords look tough. Hang around and give us more picks there, mate.

 

Hi Frank,
I like your use of Aussie language, however I think I'd prefer to be called a 'sheila'.




Jody

 

Here are some more.....

 

Jody...would you like to have a "L" or do you own one? They're bad

 

Hi KGM,
No, I don't own a "L", but I would love to though! Presently just waiting to see what Ford is going to bring in down here. They have started to bring in late last year the F350 and F250's. Compared to anything we have seen down here, they are huge, and priced around the $55-$80 thousand mark.

Jody

 

Pardon me Jody. Did I say how much I love the Aussie accent? And thanks for the pics!

 

Frank,

Thank's for the compliments! Luckily, we all don't sound like Steve Irwin After the weekend I will post some more pics.

Jody

 

ThePawn: That would me, good'ol 'Oz'

I guarantee some photos real soon, just got to get my baby back from the shop where it's awaiting the chip to come back from JL, get the long tubes bolted up, and Belltech 3/4 drop & shocks installed. One of the Aussie Ford mags wants to do an article on my L , so you can bet I'll be posting that as soon as it happens too.

I meant to put up a post about a newspaper story I read the other week concerning the strong likelyhood of GM bringing the Australian Commodore Monaro coupe and Utes to the U.S. I know it's not Ford but personally as I said in another recent post GM is leading the pack here in domestic performance vehicles.

Here's what it said:

Monaro may hit the road in America
By Toby Hagon, Motoring Editor
The Age
Wednesday February 20 2002

Holden's Monaro and Commodore utility could soon be sold in the US as part of an export plan being evaluated by General Motors executives.
The move is being pushed by the company's vice-chairman of product development, Bob Lutz, who has breathed life back into GM's North American operations.

"There are obviously export opportunities with Holden," Mr Lutz said.

"Nothing is certain. We still have to analyse the business case and see if we can ... (justify) the considerable engineering effort that would be required for the Monaro to meet US federal regulations."

What is certain, though, is the strong push from the US to make Australian exports work. Mr Lutz considers the Monaro a perfect replacement for America's Pontiac GTO and the Commodore ute as a modern-day version of the Chevrolet El Camino.

GM is interested in the V8-powered versions only, with potential for up to 20,000 sales annually, beginning as early as 2004.


"Assuming affordability, there isn't one guy in the US that wouldn't want it (the Monaro) sooner rather than later," Mr Lutz said. "GM has a history of getting things done when everyone wants them done."

But the Commodore-based vehicles would require significant structural modifications to make them eligible for US consumption. The main issue is the stricter safety regulations in the US, especially the position of the fuel tank, which may rupture in a severe rear impact.

GM also has to evaluate whether to commit to modifying the existing vehicles, which would take at least two years to make eligible, or to wait until 2005, when a Commodore will be built.





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And for those who didn't see my post about the GM HRT concept Ute here it is again:





"With an awesome 350kW of power on tap, courtesy of its 6.2-litre Corvette LS6 engine, the HRT Maloo is a lean, mean, driver's machine that looks every inch the racing rocket it is."