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Old 14-08-2006, 12:25 PM   #1
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A mate of mine who was up at Oran Park on the weekend, got a pic of the special Holden Advertising Blimp.... Need I say more.... :

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Old 14-08-2006, 12:29 PM   #2
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Brilliant!
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Old 14-08-2006, 12:30 PM   #3
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Well timed! Classic.
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Old 14-08-2006, 01:14 PM   #4
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Priceless....
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Old 14-08-2006, 01:26 PM   #5
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Hahahaha great timing.
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Old 14-08-2006, 01:35 PM   #6
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Old 14-08-2006, 01:40 PM   #7
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Let's see how they go in the sales...bye bye Ford
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Old 15-08-2006, 11:54 PM   #9
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A mate of mine who was up at Oran Park on the weekend, got a pic of the special Holden Advertising Blimp.... Need I say more.... :




: funny as i was sitting with your mate Al and we were talking while watching the blimp and spotted it at the same time then thought it would be a great idea to get a photo of it 8 attempts and 1 1/2 hours later we got the well timed classic and we werent even ****sed .It keep us entertained for hours ,i hope they have it at sandown as it was a good mozz on em :
:nutsycuck CHEERS GRNKPR :nutsycuck
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Old 16-08-2006, 12:02 AM   #10
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That is brilliant... :

Hope you don't mind but I have saved that and want to send it to all my family who are *H* nutters :
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Old 16-08-2006, 05:21 PM   #11
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:nutsycuck CHEERS GRNKPR :nutsycuck

NOT WHAT I HEARD!!!!!
Lovely ladies up there GRNKPR? :
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Old 16-08-2006, 05:22 PM   #12
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The word is starting to spread around as apparently this photo is in Auto Action this week.............off the Newsagent now :
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we tried out a few theories : not that there were many left after A####Y had worked the room
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The word is starting to spread around as apparently this photo is in Auto Action this week.............off the Newsagent now :




yeah second last page and maybe in the herald Sun in coming days STAY TUNED :
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i feel a new avatar comming on lol
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i feel a new avatar comming on lol

it might cost ya it took us 1 1/2 hours to get and photograper with assistants arnt cheap : : : : : :
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Old 16-08-2006, 11:10 PM   #19
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Old 17-08-2006, 08:20 AM   #20
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Or is that a Techni-color book.......:
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Old 17-08-2006, 07:45 PM   #21
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I think the pic desrves to be bigger.
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Old 17-08-2006, 07:48 PM   #22
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Thats gold! Saw that blimp while at work this arvo in Western Syd. (assuming it was the same one from oran park.....)
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Very nice.

Holden partnering up with Metamucil.

Finally, a working business relationship!
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great shot! read what the blimp says "holden poo" haha so true
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Old 17-08-2006, 10:21 PM   #25
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what a clasic catch, they spend milions for crap like that
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Old 17-08-2006, 10:41 PM   #26
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What are the actual words that are going accross the screen ?
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Old 18-08-2006, 01:51 AM   #27
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it read as follows """HOLDEN EXPO ON NOW"""
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hahaha holden is poo!!! fords beat them in everything!
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Well not Bathurst. :hihi:
No, not in recent history, but that will change.
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