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Post by genegenie on Jan 10, 2018 20:52:32 GMT
Loved this! Music wise preferable for Mr 02man Lol! But I didn't know Australian cars were sold over there quite a bit, but it makes sense geographically I suppose;
Austin Apache and Ford Galaxie with RHD visible as are American and British cars. Cortinas and BMC stuff. Spot Peugeot 404 and VW Beetles too.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3Qo20YvU4s
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Post by bent8rover on Jan 12, 2018 12:32:21 GMT
I didn't know Australian cars were sold over there quite a bit, but it makes sense geographically I suppose;
Austin Apache and Ford Galaxie with RHD visible I did not know this either! Not so sure about geographics though? Houston direct shipping is 1400 miles away, Miami 950. Any Australian cargo will have to cross the Pacific ocean and then have the Panama canal expense on top But look! An Austin Kimberley, no less  Didn't spot a Galaxie. Did see a US 5-gen Fairlane (not an Australian ZC Fairlane) at 0:06. Could be wrong of course. Where's Saturn Simon when you need him? |
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Post by genegenie on Jan 13, 2018 19:09:34 GMT
Didn't spot a Galaxie. Did see a US 5-gen Fairlane (not an Australian ZC Fairlane) at 0:06. Could be wrong of course. Where's Saturn Simon when you need him? Trudat! Yep hadn't thought about the mileage on the water, I was thinking "as the crow flies" but well done on the thinking about the shipping. But odd they'd go to some expense to sell Aussie cars in the Caribbean.
You are more than likely right about the stacked headlamp US style Ford being a ZC Fairlane and not a Galaxy, this is the model with the similar Galaxy style front. They did an Australian built version too. Noticed US cars about too like a Mustang, a Camaro I think and a Ford Gran Torino sedan. Easier to get US cars to those islands too.
I found another video too of Jamaica in 1984 - 12 years later and actually not much had changed! Although there were more Japanese cars on the roads by then, you could still see a fair tatty BMC Farinas and 60's cars by then, some looked like they were taxis!
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Post by bent8rover on Jan 16, 2018 15:02:07 GMT
In the absence of Saturn Simon, as the similarity is confusing: 1966-67 U.S. Ford Fairlane [Fifth generation]. Note the lights curve into the fender at bottom. The Ranchero also used this front design, yet was based on Falcon.  1969-70 Australian Ford Fairlane [ZC]. Note straight lights top to bottom  1966 Ford Galaxie. Very different grille and hood, lights curve outwards concave along length  1967 Ford Galaxie. Hood and grille confuse as are similar but with a pronounced central peak, yet lights also curve outwards concave along length  The Jamaican car in question  While on the subject, it's easy to confuse with AMC products such as the 1966-68 Rambler Ambassadors... ![]()  ...and the Chrysler product 1965–1968 Plymouth Fury (built in Australia as Dodge Phoenix)  |
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Post by genegenie on Jan 29, 2018 18:50:54 GMT
Excellent post - quite a bit of variation there!
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