Youtube hearted comments of Adrian McLean (@adrianmclean9195).
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The Isuzu trucks are pretty standard across the country for RURAL fire services and often 4wd and raised - some have entire sprinkler systems and roll over protection. Due to economics of scale and dependability and part of GM and it's history here, they are very popular and probably more cost effective against Europeans and distance to Japan. Metropolitan fire services are often Scanias.
Country fire services are usually volunteered. Like surf life saving. Financially wouldn't work otherwise, due to area and small population and seasonally dependant. Part of the Aussie spirit.
The second white hatchback Commodore, code name ZB, is the last Commodore imported from Germany. Opel. ( Opel, itself along with Vauxhall, now sold by GM to the P. S. A. Group, which is Peugeot, which acquired Citroen many years ago. They are now all part of the Stellantis group including Jeep, RAM, Dodge and Chrysler.) When we stopped making OUR Commodore VF II, in 2018. The new imported one did go through a minor Australian development program. Hatch and wagon. Some AWD. Turbo diesel and turbo petrol 4 and GM 3.6 V6. You have them in the US, badged as Chevrolet Malibu, Buick Regal, ( La Crosse ?, Impala ?, Cadillac? ) . Also known as the Opel Insignia in Germany where it originates. Vauxhall Insignia in the UK.
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iWrocker - if you input BOM: for Bureau of Meteorology - into Google, it will take you to the official Australian Federal govt. site for weather. Beware, its addictive. Lol 😂
Once there, you can input Mount Augustus, and Marble Bar and Telfer in the search space, in the very top right hand corner and then click on the corresponding Forecast, and you will see the official temps. for those places for a week.
Today and tomorrow, Mt Augustus has 48°c and some areas, particularly those that do not have a radar, recording station can get over 50°c = 122°F and above. In the yellow drop down area on the home page, you can see the current Heatwave warnings and areas plus Tsunamis, cyclones and flooding. At the moment we have ALL four.
Its one of the worlds best and simplified. BOM app will alert you to warnings and locally.
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Wow - awesome video, awesome car collection. So good to see these cars in the US.
Helps inform the general US public about these cars, that you may not have got and the innovations and advancement.
The Light 15 Citroen, was first FWD I think, and other things, including independent suspension all round.?
The big Citroen was an ID - the one skewed upside down, vertically on its debut at the Paris motor show in the 1950's.
Everyone was stunned - so ahead of it's time, and masses of orders were taken there and then, guaranteeing it's production.
The DS is the evolution with the big frog headlights that turn on the inside with the steering wheel, so you can see on corners, where you are looking, as normally your beam is straight ahead. Have come back into fashion - eg Volvo.
However, when you see the dates on the Tatras, it just blows your mind, and actually makes them look far more advanced than the Citroen.
Perhaps our current cars aren't as modern as they appear when relative to our time versus back then
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The Mondeo in Australia was selling along side the Ford Telstar ( Mazda 626 wide body ). Getting expensive and no wagon - so the Mondeo sold at the same time in the same category by the same maker. They didnt sell well, though because their sumps were vulnerable. As a result, we missed the wide body next generation and came back with the current body type. To satisfy the idiots at the top of Ford Us, our last Falcon: FG-X, was to look like the global Ford, hence its Mondeo type front end. The rear resembles some Jaguars, as i think Ford still owned Jaguar then ?
Ian, you need to look up the different ZANY body types of the DS Citroen and its successor, the CX. 12 wheelers, camera car at race tracks, beluga whale looking vans and cabriolets, etc. Their suspension made them the ideal Ambulance for reducing shocks to the patients.
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Holden Cruze - last versions were made in Adelaide - it's actually a Daewoo product with input from GM. ( GM owning Daewoo )
Last 1.4 turbo four, SR I, I think, hatch in Orange, was probably the best - sold well, good reports from motoring journalists comparing similar cars from overseas.
Very good ride/handling, steering, performance.
Basically nearly everything in the Holden range, towards the end, was a rebadged Daewoo, apart from Colorado Ute ( Isuzu ), Holden Arcadia ( Buick/GMC ), Holden Astra ( Opel ), Holden Malibu ( Chevrolet?/ Daewoo? ), Holden Equinox ( US GM? ), Holden Trailblazer ( wagon version of the Colorado Ute - Isuzu ) and of course the actual Holden Commodore range - Ute, Caprice, Sports wagon and sedan.
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A Subaru Liberty and Outback, are the same thing. The outback is simply a raised version with wheel arch covers, etc and other things.
The Forester is smaller, but only sold here as a crossover - not an SUV. Crossover being the term used to describe an already existing wagon, converted for the market into an AWD/4WD raised semi capable car. I think the Forester is it's own thing. Very common in Australia and very common in our Alpine areas. Snowy Hydro have them on fleet. You can see them out the front of each Snow designed snowy Hydro houses in Cabramurra in the NSW Snowies - Australia's highest town.
Volvo V 70 XC, Holden Adventra, Outback, Volvo V90 XC, a last SAAB one, ZB Calais Tourer, Skoda Octavia Scout ?, Audi RSV6 wagons of old, etc.
In Australia , the Forester was competing with a new class that it help to found. Original Honda CR-V, Toyota Tercel and later RAV 4, Honda Civic Shuttle AWD, Mitsubishi Pajero iO, Susuki Vitara and the Alfa Romeo 33 Monte Carlo.
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