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"SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media" (silentbutnotreallydeadly) 09/09/2020 at 21:17 • Filed to: Dots

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Runs and drives but doesn’t fit in many Australian garages

1 5 plus feet of American boat...Ford Galaxie 500 for the uninitiated.

Pulled from a Queensland shed in pieces , transported south, reassembled and made driveable. Now on the market, ready for full restoration. 

fintail > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 09/09/2020 at 21:32

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I believe this is a 70 LTD, at least for the USDM.  The hidden headlights are an excellent touch.

shop-teacher > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 09/09/2020 at 21:56

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Niiiiiice!

MM54 > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 09/09/2020 at 22:17

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I was going to be skeptical of the value of the 4-door but then I remembered that people on your side of the world don’t resemble your avatar photo and do realize a 4-door can be just as much fun

ranwhenparked > MM54 09/09/2020 at 22:29

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The same people who bitch about a classic car having 4 doors are invariably  the same people who won’t buy anything other than a 5-door crossover vehicle as their daily driver.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 09/10/2020 at 00:19

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RHD I assume? That's a fun find. Was it sold there new or is it a great market import that was converted to RHD? I don't know how things work down there with commonality between USDM and ADM (AUDM?).

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 09/10/2020 at 03:48

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Third generation Galaxies were apparently   assembled at Ford’s old and long gone Homebush assembly plant in Sydney in the latter half of the 19 60s for local consumption. However, I suspect that this is a fourth generation 1969 or 1970 model so this would then have been fully imported and locally converted by Ford in Melbourne.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > MM54 09/10/2020 at 03:50

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We will happily hoon any kind of yacht...no matter how many doors it has. No-one is going to pretend it's a sportscar even if it only has two doors...

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 09/10/2020 at 09:04

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Makes it more interesting. You say they were likely imported and converted to be sold new by Ford dealers?

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 09/10/2020 at 09:10

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This one? Almost certainly.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 09/10/2020 at 09:28

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I’ve always wondered how they do it as the steering rack would very much not fit any other way besides the way it was designed to go in. And recreating the dashboard but mirrored? There’s just so many tiny things needed.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 09/10/2020 at 09:57

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We have a long and storied experience at this sort of shenanigans that continues to this day... buggered if I know why...but, yeah.

I mean...Fiero's were sold here with Volvo steering racks!

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 09/10/2020 at 10:10

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You’ve got to get creative when the car never designed with you guys in mind. And wait, I thought Fieros weren’t ever sold there.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 09/10/2020 at 18:28

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Fiero’s were never sold here by GM or Holden. A third party company was responsible. Such companies still exist here which is why we can source RHD converted Toyota Tundra if we wanted to...

https://american.com.au/

https://www.performaxint.com.au/

https://scdamerica.com.au/

...amongst others.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 09/10/2020 at 19:26

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Huh, I kinda figured people buying $ 160,000 status symbols might not pretend to do actual work with them down there but I was wrong. It’s honestly quite amusing to see these with the steering wheel on the wrong dang side. Some of them look simpler than others to swap just from a trim panel perspective. I wonder if the conversion tends to result in more direct and less assisted steering or if it varies from factory specs.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 09/11/2020 at 07:48

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Frankly...these are just a status symbol for the susceptible Baby Boomer with a big caravan. Or a horse trailer. The rest of us use a much cheaper cab over truck.

The steering conversion can be a bit nuts. Some apparently use some weird chain drive to get the steering rack to work in its original position but the transition to electric steering in some vehicles makes the overall conversion less of an issue.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 09/11/2020 at 10:24

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They do actually make sense in their home market but they certainly lose whatever value vs capability proposition they have once you get to expensive steering conversions.

Chain drive sounds really sketchy. I wonder how often steering conversions fail due to poor workmanship? I imagine it is a fairly rare occurrence but I’m sure it has happened.