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Offline torredcuda

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Love the Beast
« on: December 19, 2009 - 06:25:02 AM »
NE1 see the movie on Speed last night?Pretty cool movie about a kid and his Ford Falcon in Australia.
http://www.speedtv.com/programs/speed-movie-special/
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Re: Love the Beast
« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2009 - 07:06:26 AM »
     I caught the last few minutes.....explains a lot.
 I feel exonerated for holding on to my first car for so long. 
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Re: Love the Beast
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2009 - 07:47:07 AM »
 I missed it. Looks like a good watch! A "car guy" movie for sure! I love those Falcon's I have a few die casts of them.
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Re: Love the Beast
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2009 - 07:52:57 AM »
Ya,he`s a true car guy not just a rich guy turned wanna be racer.
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Re: Love the Beast
« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2009 - 12:21:19 PM »
I've always thought the Mad Max car was some kind of modified Torino, but I guess it was a Falcon?
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Re: Love the Beast
« Reply #5 on: December 19, 2009 - 01:22:58 PM »
I've always thought the Mad Max car was some kind of modified Torino, but I guess it was a Falcon?
Yep it is a Falcon!
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Re: Love the Beast
« Reply #6 on: December 19, 2009 - 01:28:50 PM »
I was right there with Eric digesting the damage to his XB :'(

Along with all the credits was a mention that his car is being repaired. Good on ya, mate :cheers:

Heck, i even get the idea Dr.Phil understood what the car meant to him :grinyes:

Loooove his Dad's rhd 67 Thunderbird :2thumbs:
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Re: Love the Beast
« Reply #7 on: December 19, 2009 - 01:59:23 PM »
What was that (can't remember in the movie who said it) something about non car people don't understand but car people do?

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Re: Love the Beast
« Reply #8 on: December 19, 2009 - 04:39:51 PM »
What was that (can't remember in the movie who said it) something about non car people don't understand but car people do?

Jeremy Clarkson from Top Gear.
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Re: Love the Beast
« Reply #9 on: January 03, 2010 - 02:20:18 PM »
Now airing on Speed...
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Re: Love the Beast
« Reply #10 on: January 03, 2010 - 05:59:45 PM »
  Eric loves his XB and races it as often as he can. The race that he usually drives is the Targa Tasmania. The XB came in a 2dr and a 4dr, it was different to anything in America. A few 2dr GT's have been exported to America and have a following.
  Tasmania is the small island at the bottom of Australia on the east side.
  They race on public roads that are closed off, the roads are narrow, it can be very wet and makes for more skilled driving. Many of the top Australian and a few international drivers compete every year in a wide variety of cars from Porsches, top rally cars as well as a lot of muscle car classics.   :burnout:
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Re: Love the Beast
« Reply #11 on: January 03, 2010 - 09:37:24 PM »
That was pretty cool.  I saw it a few weeks ago.