A10 Warthog, C130 Hercules, and maybe a KC135 tanker? Don't know the high tailed one.
The white plane has a round protrusion on the lower part of the front of the body, like a witch's wart chin; it may stick out 6 feet or so. . I assume it has sensors in it or radar of some type.
P-3 Orion? Although that sounds Navy. A squadron of those were stationed at the naval air base by my home town. The base golf course was next to the runway.
Thanks Ima - didn't realize the C-17 had such a tall, thin tail. I don't know if they fly the C-141 anymore.
I just looked up and found this that indicates they are all out of service. I did get to fly one decades ago sort of, when they were being updated to extend their life--must have been middle 90s. I crashed it however. LOL. It was a flight simulator used for training for the c141. Now they have been replaced by C17 transports. \\
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We get Bring a Trailer sometimes although as they seem to customise cars sometimes I am not so interested in some of them (I view customising as not appropriate for old cars as I prefer the original ones where possible)
I liked the '71/'72 refreshed styling a bit better, mostly for the rear end design. Though going to single headlights and a more ornate center grille up front wasn't a bad change either.
These are virtually unseen around here now. I don't think they sold many here new although I remember trying to convince Dad (who was a Pontiac man) to go look at a '69 that was advertised in the local newspaper for a low low price by the dealer where he bought his cars. No dice.
Saw more than a few of those early 70's GP in green with a vinyl top. Kind of funny because green seemed to be the signature color for Mopar fuselage cars back then.
1953 Olds 98. (It is good to be back. There was a 15 day internet outage around here. When service returned, we had 97 emails waiting to be read.)
Sorry Berri, lostwrench is right, it's a pair of 1953 Olds 98s. My grandpop's was the same blue with a darker blue on top instead of the white.
There's a little blister above the rear fender, it's the intake for the (rare in 1953) air conditioning option. My family didn't get a/c in a car until 1967 and I didn't get it on mine until 1983. Hard to believe today when the cheapest little cars have it.
All I recognize are the VW and what looks like a Mini roof corner in the lower left. The Australian auto industry has always been a mystery to me. When Collectible Automobile used to run articles on those cars I always tried to read them and almost always lost interest part way through. Not sure why.
All I recognize are the VW and what looks like a Mini roof corner in the lower left. The Australian auto industry has always been a mystery to me. When Collectible Automobile used to run articles on those cars I always tried to read them and almost always lost interest part way through. Not sure why.
The Aussie auto industry was also a mystery to the major carmakers. GM, Ford and (Fiat)Chrysler abandoned it about a decade ago. Not sure if there are some non-American companies making cars there (Nissan? Mahindra?)
Going away on the left is a tailfin that looks like a '57 Chevy's. Probably a Holden of some kind. Another Holden is the white trucklet w the sunvisor that looks like a 3/4 scale Suburban.
The Beetle is pre-1958 when they still had small oval rear glass.
The bluish car parked tail-in on the right has a vaguely Dodge Dart look to it, so I guess some Chrysler product, and the white one next to it has Fordish tail lights and a kind of gen one Falcon look, so I'll say a Ford product. OK, I've shot my wad.
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Yup, 2nd car from the right is a Ford Falcon, a very popular nameplate in Oz, for much longer than here. The MoPar on the extreme right is probably a Chrysler Valiant, another model name that lasted longer than it did here.
That leaves the small white unit next to the Holden wagon/ute...it looks like one of those Austin Farina deals perhaps.
Yup, 2nd car from the right is a Ford Falcon, a very popular nameplate in Oz, for much longer than here. The MoPar on the extreme right is probably a Chrysler Valiant, another model name that lasted longer than it did here.
There's certainly strong similarities but I'll note that the grille surround in your photo car is wider but that could be due to MY change. Some Chrysler Valiants were quite similar at the time.
On my monitor both the mystery blue car and the blue Falcon posted by ab348 look like 1964 models with the same trim surrounding the grille.
That 1967 Valiant reminds me of a guy I knew who bought a new 1968 Valiant sedan, slant six and 3-speed when he got out of the US Navy. He said he paid $1,998 for it and was still driving it daily when I met him in 1978.
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https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/197557/boeing-ec-135e-aria/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_EC-135
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https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/197557/boeing-ec-135e-aria/
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The story of the Smash model as related there (and discussed in the comments by the seller and others) is intriguing. I really like this little car.
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My step-brother had a brand new '73 SJ in triple maroon. As a 14 yr old, I thought that was the greatest thing going.
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These are virtually unseen around here now. I don't think they sold many here new although I remember trying to convince Dad (who was a Pontiac man) to go look at a '69 that was advertised in the local newspaper for a low low price by the dealer where he bought his cars. No dice.
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2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
(It is good to be back. There was a 15 day internet outage around here. When service returned, we had 97 emails waiting to be read.)
There's a little blister above the rear fender, it's the intake for the (rare in 1953) air conditioning option. My family didn't get a/c in a car until 1967 and I didn't get it on mine until 1983. Hard to believe today when the cheapest little cars have it.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
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Going away on the left is a tailfin that looks like a '57 Chevy's. Probably a Holden of some kind. Another Holden is the white trucklet w the sunvisor that looks like a 3/4 scale Suburban.
The Beetle is pre-1958 when they still had small oval rear glass.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
2009 BMW 335i, 2003 Corvette cnv. (RIP 2001 Jaguar XK8 cnv and 1985 MB 380SE [the best of the lot])
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That leaves the small white unit next to the Holden wagon/ute...it looks like one of those Austin Farina deals perhaps.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
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2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
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That 1967 Valiant reminds me of a guy I knew who bought a new 1968 Valiant sedan, slant six and 3-speed when he got out of the US Navy. He said he paid $1,998 for it and was still driving it daily when I met him in 1978.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,