Big boys toys.

[TeeEm]

"Putting those cheap RC toys you can find at a department store—and even the model kits from a hobby shop—to shame, these incredibly detailed scale model fighter jets look almost as intense to fly as the real thing. In fact, racing through the skies they're almost impossible to distinguish from the real thing too."

 

[aye-aye-Chris]

THIS...



,,, is what I call a boys toy.

If you know what it is, drool with me. If you don't know, go back to your modelling.

 

[Guess]

*drools*
The ol GTHO .. A real mans muscle car !!!

 

[foxidrive]

Chome plated double overhead grease-nipples?

That and the models are for boys with more money than they know what to do with.

 

[TeeEm]

There is a slight difference in speed.

 

[foxidrive]

What's the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?

 

[TeeEm]

It depends what's in the glass.

 

[Guess]

and how much you swallow.

 

[foxidrive]

You lot are for the birds!

 

[aye-aye-Chris]

What's the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?

Airspeed velocity? GT or GTHO?

 

[aye-aye-Chris]

Chome plated double overhead grease-nipples?

That and the models are for boys with more money than they know what to do with.

Only seen on Valiant Chargers and cats.

 

[foxidrive]

Maybe Terminal velocity, when it's driven offa a cliff.




Sorry matee, my car-fetish genes aren't highly developed.
Maybe it's because the first car our family had was the Morris 1100 I bought second hand - but gee it was fun.

 

[Guess]

My first car was a Mazda 808 Coupe..

 

[Guess]

first car our family had was the Morris 1100 I bought second hand - but gee it was fun.

I think my parents had one before I was old enough to remember.

 

[foxidrive]

My first car was a Mazda 808 Coupe..

Nice shiny car! I bet you too drove everywhere and petrol was cheap.

 

[Guess]

Nice shiny car! I bet you too drove everywhere and petrol was cheap.

Did lots of trips once upon a time. 55cpl I think when I got my car.
Now a days, Every time I fill up is a reminder of why I never go anywhere except work..

The pics of the 808 are the closest I could find to the car I had. It was red like the top pic, though was brown when I bought it.

The body was from the superceeded Mazda RX3. Front and back end lighting was different.
Body sides and upholstery were the same .

Mazda RX3

 

[foxidrive]

I recall 17 cpl in 1979 and did a lot of city traveling from one side to the other - a few country trips too.
Hardly spent an evening at home as I was out with friends.

You never go anywhere coz you're a dad and work lots, and there's always stuff to be done at home - right?

 

[Guess]

I thought it was 33 cpl during my last year of school end of 1980.

 

[foxidrive]

I am pretty certain the servo across the road was 17 cpl the year that I started college, after I left the railways. Memory is a fickle thing though and I can't recall any other year specifically.

 

[Guess]

Found this chart of historical pump pricing left column ..

Seems I was pretty close with 1980 price, but totally out with the price when I got my car which was in 1982.
No wonder I drove it so much on purely sightseeing trips as fuel was around 39 cpl.
Arrrr, Now I see. It was 55 cpl when I started my current job.



Another table for QLD. Only dates back to 1986.
http://www.oesr.qld.gov.au/products/tables/petrol-avg-retail-price-type-bris/index.php