I spotted an (insert obscure car name here) classic car today!

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• kyfdx Moderator Posts: 269,193

  5:03AM

  Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture..
  
  Driving down my local interstate, yesterday, big rumbling from a car going by.. Naturally, a Challenger. That seemed to awaken every yokel in the vicinity. Some dark sedan to my right started revving. Very non-descript, and until they pulled forward and ahead of me, I didn't even notice. Seemed to have an aftermarket integrated hood scoop, and four pipes out the back. And, a circular logo on the trunk that I didn't recognize.
  
  I had to go home and look it up. Any guesses on what car would be on the road in the US, with a logo from another country that I had never seen?

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• stickguy Member Posts: 53,814

  5:11AM

  A Holden?

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• kyfdx Moderator Posts: 269,193

  5:11AM

  stickguy said:

  A Holden?

  Good one!
  
  Yes, the logo was Holden, but I'm guessing it was a modified Chevy SS.

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• ab348 Member Posts: 20,470

  8:28AM

  kyfdx said:

  stickguy said:

  A Holden?

  Good one!
  
  Yes, the logo was Holden, but I'm guessing it was a modified Chevy SS.

  Actually, I think the Chevy SS (along with the earlier Pontiac G8) was a modified Holden.

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• explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,955

  8:49AM

  I think retrobadging those Chevies imported for Aus is kind of a thing.

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• stickguy Member Posts: 53,814

  9:24AM

  They were both rebadge Holden sedans. And changing emblems does seem popular. And apparently there is a legal way to import and register the Holden Ute.

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• kyfdx Moderator Posts: 269,193

  9:25AM

  ab348 said:

  kyfdx said:

  stickguy said:

  A Holden?

  Good one!
  
  Yes, the logo was Holden, but I'm guessing it was a modified Chevy SS.

  Actually, I think the Chevy SS (along with the earlier Pontiac G8) was a modified Holden.

  True, but getting an actual Holden, here, would be problematic.

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• explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,955

  9:49AM

  An imported Holden would be RHD.

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• kyfdx Moderator Posts: 269,193

  10:01AM

  The SS is a very pedestrian looking vehicle. If they hadn’t revved it up, so I noticed the badges, would have guessed it was an Altima. 😂😂

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• Michaell Moderator Posts: 266,212

  11:21AM

  kyfdx said:

  ab348 said:

  kyfdx said:

  stickguy said:

  A Holden?

  Good one!
  
  Yes, the logo was Holden, but I'm guessing it was a modified Chevy SS.

  Actually, I think the Chevy SS (along with the earlier Pontiac G8) was a modified Holden.

  True, but getting an actual Holden, here, would be problematic.

  I saw a pretty recent Holden Ute at a local Cars & Coffee, a few years ago. Not sure what hoops the owner had to go through to bring it here, since it wasn't more than 25 years old.

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