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I think this car deserves a sideshot without the 'placard'. As nice as it is, I would say that it really does ruin the veiw in this instance! :D Here's a side view of the SLS without a 'placard' blocking half the door... 

Well identified @Devinda_Z

 

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53 minutes ago, Kavvz said:

I think this car deserves a shot without the 'placard'.

yes and even though there's nothing wrong with the placard( It's not informative as the ones created by master don but still there's many things you can observe) the car deserves a fully focused pic. And @Devinda_Z kudos on figuring that out! 

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9 minutes ago, matroska said:

yes and even though there's nothing wrong with the placard( It's not informative as the ones created by master don but still there's many things you can observe) the car deserves a fully focused pic. 

I posted it for a laugh as @sathyajithj99 initially posted one with a placard; I didn't realize until much afterwards how akward it must have been for all the married guys participating!

I mean we all blow up the posted images and examine them carefully for clues right? Well, I can only imagine the measures taken so as to examine this car door on the down-low without having it cause a domestic scene. :D  

My apologies to all affected...Sorry guys!

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1 minute ago, Kavvz said:

I posted it for a laugh as @sathyajithj99 initially posted one with a placard; I didn't realize until much afterwards how akward it must have been for all the married guys participating!

I mean we all blow up the posted images and examine them carefully for clues right? Well, I can only imagine the measures taken so as to examine this car door on the down-low without having it cause a domestic scene. :D  

My apologies to all affected...Sorry guys!

if your wifeys ok with your eyes widening at the sight of  pre-race booties when you're watching Fast and Furious with her then she'll probably give a pass on this too ?

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1 hour ago, matroska said:

if your wifeys ok with your eyes widening at the sight of  pre-race booties when you're watching Fast and Furious with her then she'll probably give a pass on this too ?

Huh, "eyes widening", how cute. Maybe before puberty.

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I think its British too, and those lines look very Austin familyish.

However i think its too short to be a proper van and have a sneaky suspicion it's a car-van-station wagon type vehicle like a Austin-Mini Van etc. 

Good one though @Crosswind! You seem to have gotten everyone scratching their heads a bit! ?

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25 minutes ago, Kavvz said:

Ford Escort MK2 van?  Wait a minute, wait a minute I guess its time to insert my foot into my mouth over it being British...

 It's a Holden HD panel van ?

 

Yup... you got it. This is a Holden HR though but the difference between the stylings of the two are very subtle. 

Congrats for figuring that one out. It is a real tough one. The floor is yours.

 

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51 minutes ago, Crosswind said:

Yup... you got it. This is a Holden HR though but the difference between the stylings of the two are very subtle. 

Congrats for figuring that one out. It is a real tough one. The floor is yours.

(Thanks! @Crosswind  That car must have quite the story to tell: How on earth did one of those even make it down here?! And what was it used for? As a hearse? But with no side windows?)

 

For this turn: 

  1.  @Devinda_Z Are you around buddy? I believe we owe you a turn?
  2. If Devinda_Z hasn't responded in say, about an hour; I think that anyone else who may have skipped a turn is welcome to come up and post
  3. If no one has posted a trivia quiz by the two hour mark: Open floor for anyone who would like to post! 

 

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1 hour ago, Kavvz said:

(Thanks! @Crosswind  That car must have quite the story to tell: How on earth did one of those even make it down here?! And what was it used for? As a hearse? But with no side windows?)

I'm guessing it was imported from Australia. They were apparently used by tradies extensively back in the day to haul their equipment, just like they use utes and trucks today. Hence the lack of windows (i.e "panel van").

Interesting indeed to see one in Sri Lanka. Looks to be in good nick too! :) 

As for the number, I guess it's registered as a light lorry. 33 and 34 Sri were used for light lorries. The most famous of them being the Mitsubishi Delica T120 which is technically a van, but registered in the light lorry category. 

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1 hour ago, Kavvz said:

(Thanks! @Crosswind  That car must have quite the story to tell: How on earth did one of those even make it down here?! And what was it used for? As a hearse? But with no side windows?)

 

Holdens made their way to Sri Lanka for the non-aligned conference that was held during Mrs. B's reign in the 70s. This car may have come to SL just past that when Holdens became a bit popular. This doesn't appear to be a 60's number.  I've seen late 70s Japanese vans with numbers older than this. Unlike now, importing cars needed a permit those days but there was no age limit for used imports from what I know. @Sylvi might have an idea about this model.

This might not have been a hearse due to lack of any windows. Hearses would have got single digit Sri numbers those days.

What I'd love to know is whether it had an auto gearbox. Aussies were among early adopters of auto boxes. The ad says transmission is automatic!

For that price, I'd actually buy that car in a heartbeat if I was in SL and had the parking space.

 

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33 minutes ago, Kavvz said:

Some kind of sporty roadster like a 1953 Morgan +4 ? 

looks too narrow to be a morgan +4?  I can't place this - probably a Brit from the era where all cars looked  somewhat alike and all had names like 8hp 10 hp etc.  Austin/Morris/Sunbeam/Singer etc.

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