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

kyfdx · October 6

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?

stickguy · October 6

A Holden?

kyfdx · October 6

stickguy said:
A Holden?

Good one!

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

ab348 · October 6

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.

explorerx4 · October 6

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

stickguy · October 6

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.

kyfdx · October 6

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.

explorerx4 · October 6

An imported Holden would be RHD.

kyfdx · October 6

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. 😂😂

Michaell · October 6

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.

stickguy · October 6

One of the YouTube people I follow recently did a segment on a Holden Ute with someone in the US that has a bunch of them. That’s where they explained the loophole. IIRC (a big if these days with scrambled brains) they were somehow federalized because of the GM models (just never imported) so they were able to ring the
In. It was weird but legit.

uplanderguy · October 6

I’m sure known here but not mentioned—a number of police forces, including where I live now, used those Holdens which were badged as “Caprice”.

benjaminh · October 6

When I was a young kid there were two friends of my family who drove Porsche 911s, and I got to ride around several times with them. I could tell they loved their cars. Even going the speed limit was fun in those 911s and felt pretty raw. I can still kinda hear in my mind the sounds those engines and manual shifts made more than half a century ago. Seeing this car at the Euro get together brought back some good memories.

tjc78 · October 6

Had to post this for Andre

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMkVwkKk/

explorerx4 · October 6

The view from the driver's seat in those old 911's is great.
The two fender humps really keep you focused forward.

gsemike · 4:48AM

@uplanderguy said:
I’m sure known here but not mentioned—a number of police forces, including where I live now, used those Holdens which were badged as “Caprice”.

Yes, those are making them into civilian hands en masse and are common candidates to Holden conversions

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

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