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Old 13-04-2009, 04:50 PM   #1
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Does anyone remember Bill Westwood's 4MYLYN ???

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Old 13-04-2009, 05:00 PM   #2
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Black XC coupe

*Edit claimed to be one of the striaghtest cars panel wise. Wone top bodywork and paint at summernats 5.

Stolen in '93 stripped down and sold off. Never recovered
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Old 13-04-2009, 05:01 PM   #3
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Got pinched didn't it?
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Old 13-04-2009, 05:05 PM   #4
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yeah it was straight out of his garage...
It was a beautiful car
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Old 18-04-2009, 02:55 PM   #5
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yeah it was straight out of his garage...
It was a beautiful car
Just curious mate, you're new to the forum, made two posts and it's about this stolen car. Got anything you want to confess???? :togo:
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Old 18-04-2009, 09:05 PM   #6
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Just curious mate, you're new to the forum, made two posts and it's about this stolen car. Got anything you want to confess???? :togo:
i've got nothing to confess but i remember reading that his neighbours saw it leaving the driveway..
shame.. makes me wonder what type of security would i need to protect our passion.??
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Old 18-04-2009, 09:11 PM   #7
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i've got nothing to confess but i remember reading that his neighbours saw it leaving the driveway..
shame.. makes me wonder what type of security would i need to protect our passion.??
he was directing the confession statement to sparkles mate
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Old 18-04-2009, 09:30 PM   #8
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Old 18-04-2009, 09:34 PM   #9
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he was directing the confession statement to sparkles mate
yea i know.. i was actually meaning to ask what type of security do we need these days??
(didn't re-type my mistake)
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Just curious mate, you're new to the forum, made two posts and it's about this stolen car. Got anything you want to confess???? :togo:


It's my dad's car....
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Old 22-04-2010, 03:36 PM   #11
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Just curious mate, you're new to the forum, made two posts and it's about this stolen car. Got anything you want to confess???? :togo:
Given the welcome he got, not surprised by the low number of posts :togo:
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Old 22-04-2010, 03:40 PM   #12
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Given the welcome he got, not surprised by the low number of posts :togo:
I suggest you reread the thread again

What you quoted was post no 28 and the only really negative post he had received

Up until then, there were nothing but accolades for that car and people bending over backwards posting up scans of old articles..........
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I suggest you reread the thread again

What you quoted was post no 28 and the only really negative post he had received

Up until then, there were nothing but accolades for that car and people bending over backwards posting up scans of old articles..........
How does that detract from my post?
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Old 13-04-2009, 06:47 PM   #14
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Old 13-04-2009, 06:51 PM   #15
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They never did recover it did they?? I know we have the story in a mag somewhere...
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Old 13-04-2009, 07:36 PM   #16
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Only seen pics of it and alot of people still say it had the straightest black paint job they have ever seen. So must of been very impressive. Can anyone scrape up a pic for us?
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I remember seeing in at a car show once, i would have been about 13 at the time.

Fantasitc car, oh and btw i think it was actually an XA with XC front end / dash from memory.
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Old 13-04-2009, 10:39 PM   #18
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Will see if I can find the magazine tomorrow.
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Old 13-04-2009, 11:47 PM   #19
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strangely enough i was watching the "history of summernats `88 - `07" dvd today and there was a bit about 4MYLYN on there.

they were saying that it had the best bodywork on a black car they have ever seen. and about it being stolen.

i can remember it at the summernats and bill also brought it to Kandos for the first main street mania show we held there. he seemed like a great bloke and the car was the star of the show. that wasnt long before it went missing.
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Old 14-04-2009, 12:00 AM   #20
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i remember reading that his neighbours though he was driving out the drive way until the owner came home asking the neighbours if they saw anything..
i have a pic of this car but no article..i remember seeing it in darling harbour motor show years back.. was a very nice work of art..
heaps of old school cars have vanished..unfortunately...

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i remember reading that his neighbours though he was driving out the drive way until the owner came home asking the neighbours if they saw anything..
i have a pic of this car but no article..i remember seeing it in darling harbour motor show years back.. was a very nice work of art..
heaps of old school cars have vanished..unfortunately...

Where's the pic's of Gino Reviglio's XB by the way?
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Where's the pic's of Gino Reviglio's XB by the way?
who is he and more info on the xb..
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who is he and more info on the xb..

Sorry, I thought it was you that had pics...have to dig for the post where I asked and whom... :
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Sorry, I thought it was you that had pics...have to dig for the post where I asked and whom... :
you remember the number plate? or colour??
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Old 14-04-2009, 01:49 AM   #25
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That car was a piece of art. Just from that picture above you can see the perfect panel spacings from the bonnet up the cowl and fenders.
I didn't know it was stolen and scrapped tho. can't believe someone could do that.
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Old 14-04-2009, 08:27 AM   #26
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I know the guy that painted the car. He did my parents in law Mustang. He was devasted when it got stolen, and he didn't even own it.
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another pic:

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Different car.. ;) Bonnet locks and antenna . Was a couple similar looking coupes in that era
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Might have a dig around at home, am pretty sure i have an old magazine with 4MYLYN in it.... Never got to see it in its flesh though :(
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Old 14-04-2009, 01:04 PM   #30
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I looked for the magazine today and cant find it.Sure was a beautiful looking coupe.
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