Worst sticker packs?

[2011G6E]

Originally Posted by Arnaldo

Plus 4 torana,
Sticker pack and blacked out painted areas like a SLR, with the high performing (sarcasm)1900 opel motor under the bonnet, why?

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Hey, I had a Sunbird of that model with the Opel motor in it. I could tell you some thrilling stories of that engine...it's power, it's oil-tightness, it's torque, it's magnificence when backed by a Trimatic.

But I'd be lying.

It was a craptacular, oil-leaking (tin tappet cover on an alloy head), underpowered, torqueless piece of junk. How it was ever allowed into a Sunbird is beyond me.

Here's how bad it was: it made the engine that followed it, the Starfire Four, look amazingly advanced and refined...

[Stazza_Brendan]

Sticker packs on cars that they dont belong too.
Theres a white, dead stock (even wheels) FG XR6 with green GS sticker pack all over it.

[ozpacman]

I remember there was also a 'G Pack' Torana somewhere around the LH era. One of the teachers at my high school drove a green one. I have an idea it was a six cylinder but I could be wrong. Anyone remember them?

Russ.

[4stanger]

Originally Posted by ozpacman

I remember there was also a 'G Pack' Torana somewhere around the LH era. One of the teachers at my high school drove a green one. I have an idea it was a six cylinder but I could be wrong. Anyone remember them?

Russ.

'G Pak' toranas were six cylinders.
LX I think, as in the LH you could get a SLR six (202)
or was it the other way around.

[2011G6E]

Makers always have, and probably always will, have "packs"...S packs, G packs, Sports packs, holiday packs, family packs...the list is almost endless.

Nothing at all wrong with it, as buyers love the extras thrown in for either free or a little extra cost.

Just depends if the styling department can keep themselves restrained from whacking overly-ugly stickers all over it...

Toyota went a little weird with stickers back in the seventies and eighties. A friend of mine bought new...and amazingly still has...a 1977 Corolla sedan. It's the common...stupidly common...yellowish colour, and has brown striping down the side and on the rear quarter. I've never seen another with the exact same striping, but I've seen plenty of old ones with striping of different designs.

My '82 Celica has "fade out" black and gold striping on the lower part of the side of the car and a twin yellow pinstripe above the waistline...


From what I've been able to find out, all sorts of different striping were applied by the factory and dealers. On specialised Celica forums, no one seems to have seen this exact design. I've seen many different ones...from simple large "CELICA" lettering to various thicknesses of striping on that lower area of the car.
You'd think it would be uneconomical to bother doing different packs for each car, or even for just a few cars...but there ya go...

[Auslandau]

I know this is a "I hate stickers' thread but I am struggling to think of any stickers I didnt like? Most served a purpose, to differentiate from one basic model to another and just add to the character of the cars. Same as paint and wheel treatment. Some of course were better than others and the best thing is ...... if someone doesn't like stripes, they do not need to buy one or if they do because that particular striped car had better options, they can be removed

Some great stripes .... all good and add to what the car is. Even if it was just to enforce a particular anniversary or event most also came with a few extras not found on the model it is based on.





















This is just a Torino ...... add a white stripe and suddenly everyone knows it as something else. Same as the Charger and XY stripe.



Love or hate them ......... each one denotes something about the car. Makes them that little bit special, even if it is just pin stripe. Yes, even the Horn cars usually came with different options that were not found on standard cars and were not factory but sealer fitted including weird fabric options BUT they still made a statement and today, even more.

Each to their own ....... I am just standing up for the stickers! I am sure those who do not like them still like nice wheels, nice colours and something a little bit different to the suburban taxi

[jpblue1000]

my three year old puts stickers everywhere. Nuf said


'Stickers!'

[Auslandau]

My 4 year old grandson plays with cars ..... does that mean we shouldn't?

[Nanoraptor]

One of my teachers in the 1980s had a nissan exa with stripes all over the place in weird gradients & angles. Seeing it was the first time I looked at a *special* model of a car and thought 'hang on, that's just a bit off'

there it is!

[XB GS 351 Coupe]

Love my sticker pack:



And here it is on the cover of Street Fords:

[GSPSI]

Originally Posted by jpblue1000

my three year old puts stickers everywhere. Nuf said


'Stickers!'

I actually collect stickers and regually buy them off ebay for my bar fridge ect...
If you ever come accross any i'm happy to take them off your hands!

[nstg8a]

Originally Posted by FTE

VN GTS from NZ Holden
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It's missing the factory alloys.

[93EB_SXR6]

No offense meant to you Auslandau because I know where you're coming from with your comments but the stripe pack on that orange/white XB looks bloody terrible! I admit I don't know the specific model.

[pottery beige]

Originally Posted by jpblue1000

my three year old puts stickers everywhere. Nuf said


'Stickers!'

and i could say only poofs drive four cylinder cars

how cool is that

[FTE]

Originally Posted by nstg8a

It's missing the factory alloys.

[buggerlugs]

Originally Posted by T-Pak Addict

TF Cortina S-PAK.... and to think I owned one....
SJ Camira Sport... Nothing sporty about a Camira

TF Cortina S-PAK...............I so wanted one of them, and I liked the stickers

[nothin suss]

As much as I don't like to admit the recent GT R-Spec and Mustang Laguna Seca are terrible sticker packs (and colour highlights).

[Polyal]

Originally Posted by Auslandau

My 4 year old grandson plays with cars ..... does that mean we shouldn't?

I still play with Hotwheels...and when doing the weekly shopping do stop at the toy section and see if there is anything that is cool...for my son...

Sticker packs do work and can be good, the issue is when a company slaps some stickers on and does nothing else. Even then its not a hard and fast rule.

LOL people thinking they are snobby not liking "stickers".

[Polyal]

Originally Posted by nothin suss

As much as I don't like to admit the recent GT R-Spec and Mustang Laguna Seca are terrible sticker packs (and colour highlights).

DRUGS!

The LS is the best one going around, it also has the ability to walk and talk. The R Spec is much the same, these are not limp wristed marketing tools, they have ability.

[2011G6E]

Originally Posted by Polyal

I still play with Hotwheels...and when doing the weekly shopping do stop at the toy section and see if there is anything that is cool...for my son...

I do the same...erm...for the grandkids...yes. That's why there's about two hundred of them carefully stored still on their cards in plastic storage boxes.

For the grandkids.

[Polyal]

Originally Posted by 93EB_SXR6

No offense meant to you Auslandau because I know where you're coming from with your comments but the stripe pack on that orange/white XB looks bloody terrible! I admit I don't know the specific model.

Ignorance is no excuse :P

Its a Horn car, in name, looks and style. These period applications are what keep shows exciting.

[nothin suss]

Originally Posted by Polyal

DRUGS!

The LS is the best one going around, it also has the ability to walk and talk. The R Spec is much the same, these are not limp wristed marketing tools, they have ability.

Exactly. They can do their talk with performance. They don't need coloured in grilles, wheels and mirror scalps! That should be left to the P-Platers and their VZ commodores.

[XBROO]

Originally Posted by 93EB_SXR6

No offense meant to you Auslandau because I know where you're coming from with your comments but the stripe pack on that orange/white XB looks bloody terrible! I admit I don't know the specific model.

Yeah probably not the best looking of horn cars to put up, here's mine and the mcleod XA race car.

[ford71V8]

Originally Posted by smciner1

Six Birds and thirteen Legs........

Good eyes.
A Flamingo in there somewhere?

Originally Posted by xxx000

and the regular Hunter TV ad said

"Selling like wildfire because this year nobody out Hunters Hunter"

I had a friend who drove a Hillman Hunter.
The rear window sticker "Hillman, Your passport to adventure"


Also my uncle owned a G-pak Torana for many years. His was the orange one with blue stickers everywhere, looking like a cheaper SLR5000.
It was indeed a 6 cyl.
Pretty sure the "G" in G-pak stood for gutless.

[smoo]

Originally Posted by Bucknaked

I so much want to put up late model FPV's, but I'm in fear for being burn't at the stake. So ill just go with that ute above

Why all the hate on the Falcon...







etc etc.

[Bucknaked]

Its stickers, not the car.

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[Bossxr8]

Originally Posted by Nanoraptor

One of my teachers in the 1980s had a nissan exa with stripes all over the place in weird gradients & angles. Seeing it was the first time I looked at a *special* model of a car and thought 'hang on, that's just a bit off'

there it is! image

Wheels are the same as the EB/D Tickford super sport option.

Capri Clubsprint too.

[Ben73]

Most sticker packs look better than the new trend of 'sticker bomb'

[JG34JA]

best name of all optional 'packs'

Subaru Legacy Touring Bruce

[93EB_SXR6]

Originally Posted by Polyal

Ignorance is no excuse :P

Its a Horn car, in name, looks and style. These period applications are what keep shows exciting.

the sticker pack still looks dreadful in my opinion.