REAL Australian cars?

[KIWI-1]

The 48-215 was a Chevy.
The XK was a Yank Tank.
The AU was a European water bottle.
SS Commodores wear bow-ties.

Just wondering how many REAL Australian cars have there been.

[JG65TE]

Only 3. Xa xb n xc coupes.... ....... ......

[GhiaEB]

The XA falcon, first Aussie car designed and developed in Aus.

[Auslandau]

Sorry .... someone needs to clarify here what is being asked. AU is a what??????

[JG34JA]

The AU was the most Australian of the lot.

[Iggypoppin']

What full Australian car do you own kiwi 1?

[Auslandau]

Originally Posted by JG34JA

The AU was the most Australian of the lot.

My thinking as well.

Actually the X series, while 'designed' here used alot of parts shared with US. The shape was American by concept (Suppose all are). The AU was at the time, the most Australian designed and was well known for having the most % of Australian made parts. More so than any C'dore before it and after.

[big_landau]

valiant was the most australian car made.not sure about newer stuff.

[burnz]

australian six, tarrent, morgan..

[gtxb67]

Originally Posted by big_landau

valiant was the most australian car made.not sure about newer stuff.

they still all borrowed from the us



as far as old cars go, i would suggest the p76

[Auslandau]

Cant get more Australian made than "MADE IN DANDENONG"

[LG17]

Bolwell?

[burnz]

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[Struggo]

P76 comes close, http://www.webtrade.com.au/p76/magaz...lsnov82002.htm

[BigCav]

ea would have to be the first aussie model id say, body designed here, aussie motor (based on yank block with jap head but its close enough lol) aussie autos, aussie diffs etc

wasnt the xa heavily based atleast parts wise on the 70 1/2 falcon?

[KIWI-1]

Originally Posted by Struggo

P76 comes close, http://www.webtrade.com.au/p76/magaz...lsnov82002.htm

Rover engine

[KIWI-1]

Originally Posted by Auslandau

Sorry .... someone needs to clarify here what is being asked. AU is a what??????

Forgotten Falcon!

[Jeddak]

as far as old cars go, i would suggest the p76[/QUOTE]

you know when one thinks about it there is very few all aussi cars at all

the P76 would head the pack as BL had no equal in the British leyland line up so the only thing donated would be the engine, shared with the 3liter Tasman/Kimberly twins which was based on the Austin1800, and the 3lt Austin made in England which used the cab shell of the 1800 with with the engine set north south driving the rear.
so in all respects (except the engine ) this car heads the pack as"all done here"

All the American based manufactures supplied some input to design and engineering and still do, the Aussie teams apply the parent company DNA to the local market hence the VH Valiant while being the first locally designed Chrysler Australia product (still based on what was a US suspension ) still looked like the parent company product.

this trend is shared by GM and Ford.
Consider the EA. Clean sheet design here with carry over rear suspension and an adaption of a US Ford front suspension (I believe )
it still had the US / Europe Ford look about ( Ford Scorpio/Taurus)
in this case though the EA in my opinion was the best balanced in style of most of the Ford product of that time (The Aussie influence y'see)

And every body knows the the Commodore is a part of the GM World car program with local input

and a final comment .For years I was led to believe the the Torana GTR-X
(a prototype two seater sports-car )was a local effort until I read in a magazine called Collectable Automobile (the car version of National Geographic)that the head designer was from the US and was a part of the Corvette design team !!

SIGH...

[gtxb67]

Originally Posted by KIWI-1

Rover engine

but where did the body come from
i believe it was designed by an italian, but to my knowledge the body was not copied off any other car unlike holdens and many if not all falcons and valiants

[KIWI-1]

Purvis Eureka VW beetle chassis and engine, but other engines fitted.

[Auslandau]

I think you need some education on the AU. You asked a question on the most Australian car and snobbed off the AU in the first lines

[KIWI-1]

Originally Posted by gtxb67

but where did the body come from
i believe it was designed by an italian, but to my knowledge the body was not copied off any other car unlike holdens and many if not all falcons and valiants

Giovanni Michelotti designed it (although the joke at the time was one guy did the front, another guy the back) and the two prototypes were built in England.

[KIWI-1]

Originally Posted by Auslandau

I think you need some education on the AU. You asked a question on the most Australian car and snobbed off the AU in the first lines

So all the posters on these forums who believe that the Australian design was modified to fit the 'New Edge' must be wrong then?

[Nikked]

First car designed buy australia, for australia?

[Jeddak]

further on my post above ..
I forgot about the V8 version sorry
the designer was Giovanni Michelotti who also designed vehicles for BL of England such as the Triumph Herald and Stag

[KIWI-1]

Originally Posted by Iggypoppin'

What full Australian car do you own kiwi 1?

Has there been one?

[Professor Farnsworth]

KIWI-1 if you're here purely to talk bs and stir the pot, please show yourself the door.

[in_xcess]

Can't really consider the XA when seeing the 1968 Ford Maverick concept from US. I was gutted when I discovered this... love the XA!



I reckon what Bolwell did was pretty special...

[KIWI-1]

Originally Posted by Professor Farnsworth

KIWI-1 if you're here purely to talk bs and stir the pot, please show yourself the door.

Not talking BS, just curious.
Has there ever been an all-Australian car?

[in_xcess]

Can't really consider the XA when seeing the 1968 Ford Maverick concept from US. I was gutted when I discovered this... love the XA!



I reckon what Bolwell did was pretty special...

This makes for interesting reading, but not sure how the Magna rates a mention.

http://news.drive.com.au/drive/motor...119-1q7ik.html