Select to expand quotePrawnhead said..thedrip said..
This was my dream car for the formative surf years.
With a 253 up the front. 
my brother had one with the 4.2L six, reliable and would go anywhere except past a petrol station.... and the worst piece of ** to drive !
I had one a with a 253 init and it was on Gas. I'll see if I can dig out a pic. The thing as unstoppable
hippies had kombies. this is what a lot of us had. back then it was standard was best. only petrol heads had mags etc 
Select to expand quoteMacaha said..
Only rich kids had cars like that.
I doubt owning a kingswood back then made you a rich person mr mac.
c plus - not trying hard enough is your report card 
This was my second surf car. Well, not this one, but it was identical. The mighty HK Kingswood. I wish I had kept it. The 186 was awesome as was the three on the tree without synchro in first - a two speed for all intents and purposes. It made cruising effortless. The ground clearance meant it was surprisingly good down a lot of tracks and the leaf springs had a pleasant floaty ride.
I tend to forget about the lack of a heater, the lack of a temperature gauge that caused me to cook a motor, the romance of the front bench was not met with corresponding comfort, and drum brakes all round certainly didn't help when the master cylinder failed and I ran up the back of a one year old Statesman on the freeway. I also wish I had snapped that photo of my future wife (at 20) leaning into the boot on a gravel road. She knew she was hot and suggested the pic; I was just impatient to get to the surf and grumpily told her to hurry up and get in the car. 
I wont post the brown Ford Escort I had with a vinyl roof. A man with any dignity would never have owned it.
they did the job . but yeah plenty of things weren't good too.
autos were the go.
accidently put mine in reverse one day- doh.
was still able to drive it to the garage and cost about a $180 to fix. cheap as chips even then.
just imagine if you did that to a car today 
Select to expand quotelaceys lane said..
they did the job . but yeah plenty of things weren't good too.
autos were the go.
accidently put mine in reverse one day- doh.
was still able to drive it to the garage and cost about a $180 to fix. cheap as chips even then.
just imagine if you did that to a car today
Your wagon would have been nice. Surfed for 27 years with a licence and still haven't ever owned a wagon or van. Somethings wrong there. Next one.
Most of my station wagons were Ford's, Holden's were always more expensive for a car in the same condition & Ford's had a bit more room for the foam matress.
I miss the old 3 on the tree gear shift Drip, they were a cool set up I reckon
Liked those bikes with boards on so much I almost hesitate to post pic of my old scooter with longboard on bike wheel trailer.....but it did the trick for a while so I will. Dog sitting in helmet box was always a favoured option
A bit of history there giz must have been hard work rounding the bend at Wainui with the wind gusts 
No worries......early morning winter chill though meant I usually wore my wetsuit on the way there though.....and very thick gloves :)
Select to expand quoteCobra said..
That looks like a very hairy sheep.
Spec savers GO THERE
Select to expand quotetowball said..Cobra said..
That looks like a very hairy sheep.
Spec savers GO THERE
have they always been that hairy, or is that one groomed that way
Select to expand quoteRicardo1709 said..
spotted this classic down the shops a few weeks back
Yep that egg and bacon roll with an OJ for $8.50 is a classic
Speaking of classic cars, the builder of the bat mobile and the Munster car, In addition to one of the surf buggies I posted, and many many others, George Barris has just died, I think he was 86
Select to expand quoteAl G said..Cobra said..
hahaha,very very early surfwagon
I'm pretty sure that Lacey the driver.
Select to expand quoteobct said..
Speaking of classic cars, the builder of the bat mobile and the Munster car, In addition to one of the surf buggies I posted, and many many others, George Barris has just died, I think he was 86
Oh really,bummer .I'm a Barris fan.
RIP George,A legendary custom car builder....
Select to expand quoteGizzieNZ said..
Liked those bikes with boards on so much I almost hesitate to post pic of my old scooter with longboard on bike wheel trailer.....but it did the trick for a while so I will. Dog sitting in helmet box was always a favoured option
Coool,The puppy loves it?,,,
Select to expand quoteMacaha said..
Only rich kids had cars like that.
Nah Mac,rich kids had Premiers,Belmonts & Kingswood we could just afford
Select to expand quotethedrip said..
This was my second surf car. Well, not this one, but it was identical. The mighty HK Kingswood. I wish I had kept it. The 186 was awesome as was the three on the tree without synchro in first - a two speed for all intents and purposes. It made cruising effortless. The ground clearance meant it was surprisingly good down a lot of tracks and the leaf springs had a pleasant floaty ride.
I tend to forget about the lack of a heater, the lack of a temperature gauge that caused me to cook a motor, the romance of the front bench was not met with corresponding comfort, and drum brakes all round certainly didn't help when the master cylinder failed and I ran up the back of a one year old Statesman on the freeway. I also wish I had snapped that photo of my future wife (at 20) leaning into the boot on a gravel road. She knew she was hot and suggested the pic; I was just impatient to get to the surf and grumpily told her to hurry up and get in the car.
I wont post the brown Ford Escort I had with a vinyl roof. A man with any dignity would never have owned it.
Ah love a good HK Very nice.Yeah Flick the Escort,haha.Dont worry everyone has had a car they wouldn't admit to owning,
I had a old Sigma with the vinyl roof,funny thing is nothing went wrong with it and I got it cheap as!...
Select to expand quoteAl G said..Macaha said..
Only rich kids had cars like that.
Nah Mac,rich kids had Premiers,Belmonts & Kingswood we could just afford
Oh I see I must have been VERY poor then.
Select to expand quoteMacaha said..Al G said..Macaha said..
Only rich kids had cars like that.
Nah Mac,rich kids had Premiers,Belmonts & Kingswood we could just afford
Oh I see I must have been VERY poor then.
Haha,You weren't the only one
Select to expand quoteMacaha said..Al G said..Cobra said..
hahaha,very very early surfwagon
I'm pretty sure that Lacey the driver.
if it was me mac it would have been a short board.
only been on a mal in the last 3 yrs- not very good at it either
my dog Angel has been and gone.....but she was happy to wear goggles while riding around at higher speeds.....she thought they were really cool motorcycle goggles....but they were just children's swim goggles really
Select to expand quoteGizzieNZ said..
my dog Angel has been and gone.....but she was happy to wear goggles while riding around at higher speeds.....she thought they were really cool motorcycle goggles....but they were just children's swim goggles really
Gold mate,recently lost one of our dogs.
