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Originally posted by gopedeler gopedeler wrote:

Very nice!Looks 
good in white.Wouldn't happen to have his contact details,would you?Like to chat to him.


I know the guy  (mick) quite well. I have seen his Javelin many times. I will try and get his number for you.
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I have a 1974 Hornet Coupe Imported to Pine Gap back in 1974. 1975 Sportabout also a Pine Gap vehicle. Also on the list is a 1975 Hornet sportabout South African build and a 1980 Eagle possible Pine Gap vehicle.plus the 1979 Concord sedan ex USA Embassy car.
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81 Concord

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There actually an Eagle wagon over here in Perth that has been on Gumtree in recent times. LHD import.
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So,it looks like the old story....."when you open the window,you see the view"!
Very interesting,looking into the woodwork.
 
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Originally posted by huddy1955 huddy1955 wrote:

Originally posted by gopedeler gopedeler wrote:

Very nice!Looks 
good in white.Wouldn't happen to have his contact details,would you?Like to chat to him.


I know the guy  (mick) quite well. I have seen his Javelin many times. I will try and get his number for you.

Thank you Huddy,would like to chat to him
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Originally posted by WesternRed WesternRed wrote:

OzJavelin on the other forum has an import 74 Javelin, Jim Richards' race car is also an import. I've also seen a private import early AMX up for sale somewhere.
 
So there would be a few lurking around the place if you went looking. There are a few Gremlins around even though they were never sold here, well except for one i believe.
 
As well as your usual private imports, it seems quite a few cars came here with US military personnel when they were stationed here.


You know .. I started reading this thread thinking, "hmm importing a Javelin .. lot of work for something you can buy locally" .. took me reading this post to remember I had one of those imported cars!! :)  I'm OzJavelin .. from the other forum .. broke my original login here .. :(

BTW: I didn't import it .. one of the guys - Craig from the AM Javelin Register - imported it.  He has imported quite a number of LHD AMCs .. has a really nice green AMX Humpster at the moment ..


Edited by OzJavelin2 - Aug/02/2012 at 4:57pm
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Yes, no different to importing any other brand-x car really. Reasonabley viable for something that is a little bit desirable and where the $4K or so import bill is not a deal breaker, particularly considering the high aussie dollar at the moment and relatively tough economic conditions in the US. Plenty of bargains to be had over there at the moment. It's also a lot easier to register LHD cars these days so no need to convert.
Here is what would have to be another import, particularly considering that the driver is sitting on the wrong side of the car:
 
 


Edited by WesternRed - Aug/02/2012 at 5:28pm
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This fellow Glen has a couple AMCs, he managers a JAX tyre store at Liverpool NSW. This Gremlin has a 401, ex NOS block from Mascot Motors years ago. I sold him a 727 gearbox mount for it last year.
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Here's one of mine, nearly ready to reassemble...
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1974 Levis Gremlin X 304/904
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1970 Javelin 360/727
1974 Levis Gremlin X 304/904
1964 American Convertible
1974 Matador wagon (parts)
2016 Holden Cruze Equipe
2014 Holden Colorado
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