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Old 08-10-08, 04:21
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Originally Posted by Keith Webb View Post
Yesterday I drove down South to pick up a 16" wheel I'd bought and what should be just ahead in the traffic? A '59 Pontiac! This one was red and had no rear number plate, but it was the first one I've seen on the road for many many years. Amazing coincidence!
That is weird ... serendipity . I spotted one driving down Boronia road in Wantirna South ... many years ago .. the tailights are very distinctive ... Reading that article, it appears the aussie version was built on a 59 Chev chassis and differred a lot from the US model . it was typical of GM , we got the lower end 'export' models 'jazzed up' to imitate the real thing.

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