Cool Rides - Part 10

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I think the colour is Lone o Ranger , was tempted to paint mine (a GTR) that colour

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In 1929, Vivian Bales rode her 1929 Harley Davidson for 78 days and 5,000 miles across the country. She told the papers her motorcycle was a “key to the whole United States.
Vivian Bales was the first motorcycle cover girl and was known for several long distance motorcycle rides around the US, (before most of the roads were paved) in the 1920s and 1930s.

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That is the classic "early look", & how I like to remember this iconic machine & its driver. Love the minilites.

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Happy New Year! :cheers:

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2 icons from 1968 when it all started in Australia. :driving::driving::driving:

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2 icons from 1968 when it all started in Australia. :driving::driving::driving:

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Boss... classic photo that !


ps have driven both and they have character! :woot:

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Originally Posted by Smitty

Boss... classic photo that !


ps have driven both and they have character! :woot:

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Which one do you prefer to drive? (I have driven a number of each also.)

I personally think the XTGT was a nicer driving car but it was slower than the 327.

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Originally Posted by whitels1ss

Which one do you prefer to drive? (I have driven a number of each also.)

I personally think the XTGT was a nicer driving car but it was slower than the 327.

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on the road the GT was a much nicer car all round...

the GTS327 reminds me of the XU1s ... built for one thing and that is not being a nice road car

Grunt, noise, speed and you have to manhandle it. No finger tip touch and control with the 327
dunno how anyone wrestled a 327 to victory up and down a mountain

Which is why the HT GTS350 manual (and the HG following version) are much nicer cars to drive
.. anywhere, any time. High speed interstate cruise missiles... the HT would easily sit on a +100 mph
on what we called a highway... the Hume from Melbourne CBD to Albury is 196miles ( I think it is)
and you would do that (remember no speed limits back then) in a tad over 2 hours. 2:05 was usual

Ford went the other way after the XT ...a XW Phase1 was pig to drive

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Originally Posted by Smitty

High speed interstate cruise missiles... the HT would easily sit on a +100 mph
on what we called a highway... the Hume from Melbourne CBD to Albury is 196miles ( I think it is)
and you would do that (remember no speed limits back then) in a tad over 2 hours. 2:05 was usual

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I used to live in Melbourne in the 1970's & had friends living in Albury, I used to go there at least once a month

& I did it in the one hour fifty's, from Pentridge to Woodonga many times. :yup:

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