Doing the runner

[dangerous]

Now you're going to have to explain to the 'kids' what a Belmont is!

I know... I seen one in the movie pork pie... you know the one with the yello mini 'doing a runner'

[Mongoose]

Think of the hot tyre-squealing belmont pursuit action:

Belmont vs Hunter or Avenger or Viva

Belmont vs virtually any BL product

I'd pay money to watch.

(on second thoughts, No I wouldn't)

Not forgetting that those there Belmonts came equipt with the all new radial tyres, road holding was not a problem to the cops in those days!

[Blakamin]

Not forgetting that those there Belmonts came equipt with the all new radial tyres, road holding was not a problem to the cops in those days!

christ, you mention "belmont" in Oz and they'd think you were strange... it's a HQ!!!!! We never used "belmont"
and the kingswood were better anyway....


and the HJ had "Radial Tuned Suspension"

[dangerous]

christ, you mention "belmont" in Oz and they'd think you were strange... it's a HQ!!!!! We never used "belmont"
and the kingswood were better anyway....


and the HJ had "Radial Tuned Suspension"

ahhh but you could get the HQ belmont or the HQ kingswood, the kingswood being the flasher of the two.

[MSTRS:Me]

ahhh but you could get the HQ belmont or the HQ kingswood, the kingswood being the flasher of the two.

As opposed to the flasher inside??

[dangerous]

Think of the hot tyre-squealing belmont pursuit action:

Belmont vs Hunter or Avenger or Viva

Belmont vs virtually any BL product

I'd pay money to watch.

(on second thoughts, No I wouldn't)

ahhh..... yes again but if you were cunning a nuff you would have a 2.3GT Viva or a 2.6 six Avenger or was that Marina as for the hunter..... the Belmont would win.... But my pick would be a Herald with the 2.0 six in yeeee haa for the Vittese

[MSTRS:Me]

However, that other fine GM product, the LJ Torana with the 173 & 4OTF would have been difficult to catch without roadblocks

[dangerous]

However, that other fine GM product, the LJ Torana with the 173 & 4OTF would have been difficult to catch without roadblocks

LOL... now not being a Holden fan, was that the Viva shape (HB,HC) or the 1st with the 3 square tail lights? cos I'll soon run ya over in the Triumph 2.5i

BTW theres a mint HU1 up the rd were I'm working at the mo..... what a horny sound, give me 6 over 8 anyday

[Blakamin]

However, that other fine GM product, the LJ Torana with the 173 & 4OTF would have been difficult to catch without roadblocks

I had an LJ with a 186 and a 3speed floor shift for dragging..... nearly the fastest holden I owned...(very) High 13's!!! (On road tyres, was 215/14s instead of the 13in they came with)
(had an LX SLR (registered XX5000) with a chev that pulled low 13's)
shouldn't have driven the LJ on the road... got pulled up at booze bus, put in in first when I was able to go, and smoked the tyres...oooops....
but it sat on 110mph from melbourne to sydney....with 3 people and a dog... shat the alternator so used a nike shoe-lace to turn the waterpump for 700ks

[MSTRS:Me]

LOL... now not being a Holden fan, was that the Viva shape (HB,HC) or the 1st with the 3 square tail lights? cos I'll soon run ya over in the Triumph 2.5i

BTW theres a mint HU1 up the rd were I'm working at the mo..... what a horny sound, give me 6 over 8 anyday

see photo - I don't think the Triumph could wheeze it's way out of a wet paper bag

[Blakamin]

You'll find lotsa them in oz runnin around wif 350 chevs in them too... Holden were going to do it.... until the supercar scare...
and they take some getting used too coz the steering-wheel is off centre...

[scumdog]

christ, you mention "belmont" in Oz and they'd think you were strange... it's a HQ!!!!! We never used "belmont"
and the kingswood were better anyway....


and the HJ had "Radial Tuned Suspension"

Pretty sure it was only the HZ that came with RTS, the HJ had the thicker sway bar but still had the old HQ top arm mounting position.

Could be wrong but thats my 2 cents worth of 'anorak' knowledge.

P.S. My 3.3 Victor beat many a 173 Torana. 'Aparently' had also higher top speed than the infamous 'Belmonts' with blue or red top lights.

[Blakamin]

Pretty sure it was only the HZ that came with RTS, the HJ had the thicker sway bar but still had the old HQ top arm mounting position.

Could be wrong but thats my 2 cents worth of 'anorak' knowledge.

P.S. My 3.3 Victor beat many a 173 Torana. 'Aparently' had also higher top speed than the infamous 'Belmonts' with blue or red top lights.

you're right!... soz about mis-leading people..... was teh HZ.... and the LX torana in '77

[dangerous]

P.S. My 3.3 Victor beat many a 173 Torana. 'Aparently' had also higher top speed than the infamous 'Belmonts' with blue or red top lights.

Ohhhh yeah man... the 3.3 victor remember the fancy model the Ventura with duel exhausts think I showed ya the pic of mine dident I scum

[dangerous]

You'll find lotsa them in oz runnin around wif 350 chevs in them too... Holden were going to do it.... until the supercar scare...
and they take some getting used too coz the steering-wheel is off centre...

But they did the XU2...... what was the story with that ?