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A Trip Down Memory Lane

Richie said:
It is but this is too, perhaps more so. One of the most uplifting moments of my life was attending the Sydney Millemium Games Closing Ceremony, with 60,000 of us waving lite sticks and belting out the patriotic tune WE ARE AUSTRALIAN. Guys I had goose bumps from the emotional pride. That feeling will live with me up till I fall off the perch..
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I've said it for about 20 years, that should be our national anthem, it's head and shoulders above anything else we have.

Richie said:
My favorite of all Humphries characters.
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a disgrace to the human race.:ROFLMAO:
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The great man shaking hands with his homemade poultice on it 😂 He's gold
 
HappyGuus said:
I've said it for about 20 years, that should be our national anthem, it's head and shoulders above anything else we have.



The great man shaking hands with his homemade poultice on it 😂 He's gold
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It'd be a horrible anthem. Great song but not an anthem. Which parts are used for the anthem? It's also a bit too hippy.
 
patjennings said:
I would have thought the 1969 Holden Monaro GTS 350 would have been the go.
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Absolute fantasy car... 350 was a pig to drive though... A mate had one, tricked up, bored out, cant remember the details now as it was 30 years ago but an absolute beast... 350 CI and drum brakes is NOT a good combination. hahaahhaha
 
Monoethnic Social Club said:
If it was a purple SLR5000 and you had fluffy dice I think I may just be a little in love with you....
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Always felt the studded flare guards of the SLR5000 were a bit much for me.
LFC said:
mega beast back in the day but dogs in other ways - suspension was crap without some work.
What do you get done to it for track ?
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Yep. Leaf springs were garbage. Changed it to McPherson Struts, roll cage, etc.
 
erogenouszone said:
Always felt the studded flare guards of the SLR5000 were a bit much for me.

Yep. Leaf springs were garbage. Changed it to McPherson Struts, roll cage, etc.
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Studded wheel arches, the SLR5000 sticker on the rear spoiler, the dropped fuel box (all on a bog standard LH 202 btw lol) . it was the ultimate pretend Monaro down my neck of the woods. IF you didnt have a MOMO steering wheel and gearshift knob there was NO WAY you were getting laid. hahahahah

God I miss those days sometimes...
 
Everybody on here must have visited one of these, the ubiquitous 70/80s drive in. My local was Caringbah Skyline in Sydney's south (below) but my cousins lived within cooee of Matraville Drive In over in the east, so close we could clearly see the full screen from their back yard. When their dad was not in the mood to drive us we kids made up the game of 'guess the picture being shown'. Well those were the days of having to amuse yourself with whatever was at hand.
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Richie said:
Everybody on here must have visited one of these, the ubiquitous 70/80s drive in. My local was Caringbah Skyline (below) but my cousins lived within cooee of Matraville Drive In, so close we could clearly see the full screen from their back yard. When their dad was not in the mood to drive us we kids made up a fun game of 'guess the picture being shown'. Well those were the days of having to amuse yourself with whatever was at hand.
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I had cousins that lived within walking of the Coburg drive In which amazingly is still around. Took my kids when they were little and they just didnt get "it" at all.
 
Monoethnic Social Club said:
I had cousins that lived within walking of the Coburg drive In which amazingly is still around. Took my kids when they were little and they just didnt get "it" at all.
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Coburg is in Melbourne? Yeh watching a film/s at a drive in was a unique experience, offering a blend of cinema and car culture. It allowed families and friends to enjoy a night out together, with cars playing a significant role in the experience. The drive-in provided a more relaxed and informal atmosphere compared to traditional cinemas.
Plus the drive in was the perfect place to take your girl to to watch a double feature in private, correct fellars?
 
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Richie said:
Everybody on here must have visited one of these, the ubiquitous 70/80s drive in. My local was Caringbah Skyline in Sydney's south (below) but my cousins lived within cooee of Matraville Drive In over in the east, so close we could clearly see the full screen from their back yard. When their dad was not in the mood to drive us we kids made up the game of 'guess the picture being shown'. Well those were the days of having to amuse yourself with whatever was at hand.
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Used to go to the Bass Hill one.

Bass Hill Skyline – Drive-Ins Downunder

A tribute to the drive-in theaters of Australia and the world
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Last movie I ever saw there was the 20th Anniversary of Grease ( or something like that ) and The Fan with Wesley Snipes and Robert Di Nero on the same night.
 
Yer drive ins were great times.
Forget to hook back the speaker and drive off haha
Or when your overload have extra people in the boot !
Picture using a mates Leyland P76 !! Now that was a mega huge boot !
My daughter has been going to bass hill one of late.
 
Seeing some of these Melbourne areas named reminds me of my NSW parents driving around Melbourne at night in 99 trying to get back to our accommodation. They had a map and must have stopped at 3 servos with staff who didn't know the area having just arrived in the country.

Places I recall mentioned include: Coburg, Hodge Street, Mitcham Road. I don't know where we started nor wanted to go and I think these 3 places are scattered all over the place. I vaguely remember we somehow ended up out Essendon way too. I'll have to plot it on Maps to see what it was all about.
 
How do you hear the movie in the boot ha ha.
My uncle had a Holden ute so us four kids had to watch the movie from there, never heard every word.
 
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LFC said:
My 1st car was a '71 HG Kingswood
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Mine was a second hand Morris Minnie that as it turned out had a leak in the break fluid thingy that I was not aware of. We lived in the east at Coogee, Sydney on a steep road we called the "Alps of Coogee." Long story short. One dusk I took it for a spin and the brakes failed, out of control I amazingly managed to pass thru three intersections unscathed then somehow to bring the out of control mini to a stop at the bottom. I escaped without a scratch but it was massively traumatic for me. My guardian angel was watching over me that day.
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The top right was the end where my brakes failed.
 
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