FPV Family day pics

[Melz]

Originally Posted by Casper

My car looks so lonely :(

You should have 'borrowed' some of the people that were standing around my car and put them near yours to make it look better!!!!! hahahahahhaha

only joking dear :

[fiery]

Originally Posted by Casper

My car looks so lonely :(

its not that its lonely, its too special to have other cars near it :
isnt that what you meant?????? :

[Casper]

Originally Posted by Melz

You should have 'borrowed' some of the people that were standing around my car and put them near yours to make it look better!!!!! hahahahahhaha

only joking dear :

nigger...nigger...nigger...nigger...nigger...nigge r...nigger...nigger...nigger...nigger...nigger...n igger...nigger...nigger...nigger...nigger...nigger ...nigger...nigger...nigger...nigger...
what the hell is that sound?


New performace mod.. filter shaving! :

(and yes, I'm parking next to your car next time.. bask in its glory and all that jazz. People hog. : )

[galaxy xr8]

Originally Posted by GTP 320

Yeah his name is Paul,the ute is brand new,want's to sell it so he can get a XY ute already has a XY GT.
Cheers John

I don't understand why you would spend money on mod's like this and have it for 5 yr's and never drive it, it's only done 1700klm's, and he's not going to get the money that the vehicle is probably worth considering it's condition and klm's, oh well each to their own.

[whiskieboy]

yea a great day to be out and about lookin at great cars. Actually I saw all you nice people sitting under your 'gazebo' but I was too scared to come and say hello.

[Tornado]

Originally Posted by galaxy xr8

anyone see the Black AU II XR8 ute with a list full off mod's(Herrod Stroker, etc) with only 1700klm, and it was for sale.

Yep, here are a few pics of it.

Click pic for a close up

[Full Noise]

Originally Posted by galaxy xr8

I don't understand why you would spend money on mod's like this and have it for 5 yr's and never drive it, it's only done 1700klm's, and he's not going to get the money that the vehicle is probably worth considering it's condition and klm's, oh well each to their own.

Paul is a perfectionist and the car may have been purchased for other reasons, like shows etc. I know Paul works very hard and mightn’t get time to drive it much.

Cheers, Danny

[Laminge]

Good on him for having the ability to do that and taking the time to show the car.

[galaxy xr8]

Originally Posted by Full Noise

Paul is a perfectionist and the car may have been purchased for other reasons, like shows etc. I know Paul works very hard and mightn’t get time to drive it much.

Cheers, Danny

He certaintly seem's like a perfectionist, as the vehicle was very nice, and I admire someone like himself that takes pride in his work, but it must have been hard to not want to drive it, it is a fine example of the AU range.

[RspecAU]

I had a great day, good to see more AU's this year but i didn't get any pics that havn't already been posted. I'm looking forward to the next meet what ever it may be.

[rodderz]

Originally Posted by Melz

I was 'old school' and I was there!!
Yes XA Coupe, i still wonder why people wanted to see my car... actually no i don't, i think i had the most people look at my car on our section the whole day... i'm soooo proud of my baby now. I was amazed at how many people could appreciate an 'old stock standard' XB, especially when the focus tends to be on the newer cars these days.
Today has given me more encouragement to keep going with restoring my XB.

It was a very clean & straight looking XB, and will give you a great base to work from! Made a great change of model at the AFF stand and shows that it dont have to be new to stand out!

[Casper]

The other thing I'd like to note is David Flint spending the day wandering around the show enjoying himself.
Not only did he turn up and look around, he made a point of saying hello. At one stage wandering by a few of us and, with genuine smile and an obvious aire of enjoying himself, give us all a wave, smile and "Hello guys, hope you are enjoying the day". This was not in response to us, this was before we even noticed him.

David, you are a genuine guy. I've never met you before, only had an occasion to send and recieve the odd PM to/from you but your obvious passion and enjoyment of the day didnt go unnoticed by me. Well done, it was an inspiration to see the top guys of FPV enjoying it as mush as we were.

[b2tf]

Originally Posted by Casper

The other thing I'd like to note is David Flint spending the day wandering around the show enjoying himself.
Not only did he turn up and look around, he made a point of saying hello. At one stage wandering by a few of us and, with genuine smile and an obvious aire of enjoying himself, give us all a wave, smile and "Hello guys, hope you are enjoying the day". This was not in response to us, this was before we even noticed him.

David, you are a genuine guy. I've never met you before, only had an occasion to send and recieve the odd PM to/from you but your obvious passion and enjoyment of the day didnt go unnoticed by me. Well done, it was an inspiration to see the top guys of FPV enjoying it as mush as we were.

Well done David, great to see even the guys at the top are genuine and appreciate the time taken by the owners of their handiwork.

I do have a question though - why is Mel washing Jeff's wheels?! Ran out of things to clean? I didnt see her washing the bloody Focus last yr!!! :

[spoonage]

Originally Posted by Lukey_XF

As usual, i forgot my camera.
i must say my 2 complaints for the day were the throbbing doof doof coming from one car and the morons waiting on the Hume wanting people to do burnouts. Really, FFS.

Excellent day - we came down from Canberra for the experience and liked every moment of it. Too bad there are too many speed cameras this far south! And how's the form of those guys when getting onto the Hume Fwy (?) telling us to do burnouts. Get real. And to Flukey_XF (and all others who got upset by it), sorry about the doof doof (that's if it was eminating from my car, the green XR6T in ACT section), didn't think it was that loud. It seemed to be attractive a positive response from the younger (and some of the older) crowd, but wasn't aware that it was upsetting you guys. Next time, give me a slap around the noggin and I'll turn her off.

Cheers guys and too bad I didn't get to meet you lads, you have some excellent cars and an excellent display.

Mat

[Pedro]

Originally Posted by Tornado

Just finished uploading some pics...

Great photo spread, very enjoyable.
Thank you
Pedro.

[kooky]

Hey guys,

Good to catch up with the old crew and have a quick natter and a gander. Some lovely cars on display and certainly a good range of cars at AFF ;)

I have recently grown very fond of the old school muscle and yesterday only increased my appetite for an X-series project car.........maybe one day when all the planets align and there are 30 hour days

Great day, Great people, Great Cars.

Highlights would have to be the blue XD-E and the S/C Boss

[Rmyers]

Good day. I was knackered by the end as i hadn't slept the night before. Incase anyone was wonderin, i was the guy in john's car with the "interesting" taste music :P

[XR-ENVI]

Originally Posted by Gambit

Not a fan of the bodykit on it but I love the rest especially the interior.

the bodykit is actually more there for aerodynamics when shane races rather than looks

[Gambit]

Originally Posted by Tornado

Yep, here are a few pics of it.

Click pic for a close up

How long has it been a stroker for? That was one of my favourite cars at the open day a few years ago. Love the interior. Nice bloke as well.

[outback_ute]

Nice photos, it looks like you had a good day. I tried to have a look as I went past on the Craigeburn bypass but I couldn't see much lol

[mrs xa coupe]

Well, now that I have had some sleep and be coherent I have a few comments.

Firstly... thanks to everyone who turned up on the day. There was a nice selection of AFF cars from a range of series and eras. They were all very nicely presented and gave everyone a good idea of what AFF is all about, being the love of fords of all shapes and styles. Everyone was also very friendly and social, and I think most people enjoyed hanging out together under the tent. It was particularly nice to see people from all our subgroups coming together as one group rather than sticking to their usual crowd, including the e-series and AUfalcon groups and even some of the XR Club members.

Secondly... it is disappointing to see in this thread that some people didn't feel comfortable to come up and say hello and introduce themselves. Please don't hang back at future events. We don't care if you are there with our group or another club, it is always nice to put faces to names, and I think you will find we are a really friendly, easy-going bunch. Don't be shy, come and say Hi next time.

Thirdly.. thanks to all the people who pitched in with setting up the display and the tent etc. It was great to have everyone get involved and certainly made it much easier to get set up than some previous events. I know it is always hard at the beginning of these events, as everyone is busy cleaning their cars and there is always the temptation to get out there and see all the other cars on display, but this weekend proved that when everyone pitches in, the job gets done much quicker and we can all relax and enjoy the day.

And finally... thanks to Craig from ACE for coming and showing his car in our display both yesterday, and the week before at Geelong AFD. It is great to have our sponsors getting so personally involved with the forums, and getting out there and socialising with the members. I hope this trend continues with more and more of out sponsors, as it shows how much they share our ford passion. Next time we want to see the funny car out and about!!!

I had a really good day, and it was great to meet some new people. I look forward to seeing you all at the next event.

[Redrum]

Originally Posted by Casper

The other thing I'd like to note is David Flint spending the day wandering around the show enjoying himself.
Not only did he turn up and look around, he made a point of saying hello. At one stage wandering by a few of us and, with genuine smile and an obvious aire of enjoying himself, give us all a wave, smile and "Hello guys, hope you are enjoying the day". This was not in response to us, this was before we even noticed him.

David, you are a genuine guy. I've never met you before, only had an occasion to send and recieve the odd PM to/from you but your obvious passion and enjoyment of the day didnt go unnoticed by me. Well done, it was an inspiration to see the top guys of FPV enjoying it as mush as we were.

I think he knows he is finally leaving and is over the moon! He did seem very jolly......

[Redrum]

Some Pics. A shot of the ORSM Ford Cruises Club just before arrival, kicking back, cleaning cars, admiring cars, having fun, what the whole day is about........ And a pic of a very clean EL XR8, which was one of my favourites on the day.

[KOUPE76]

Originally Posted by mrs xa coupe

Well, now that I have had some sleep and be coherent I have a few comments.


Secondly... it is disappointing to see in this thread that some people didn't feel comfortable to come up and say hello and introduce themselves. Please don't hang back at future events. We don't care if you are there with our group or another club, it is always nice to put faces to names, and I think you will find we are a really friendly, easy-going bunch. Don't be shy, come and say Hi next time.

.

I don't think it was a matter of being shy, not everyone likes coming up to the tent and getting "who the f@#$ are you looks" I know myself coz that's what I copped when I came in and asked for my show plates, told you my user name and got the look, got told the plates were already given out at AFD and got the look, told me russell would come and see me later on in the day but nothing.Thank god for Casper coming up finding me and introduced himself and we had a ball.
All I'm saying is maybe you try something different in the next display, show"n"shine as I know myself I wanted to meet a few people but I was put off by that.
Enough of my gripe but a big congrats on the display you guys had as it was nice to see some forum members cars in the flesh, saying that meeting Casper and other guys were great. :

Mick

[KOUPE76]

Originally Posted by Gambit

How long has it been a stroker for? That was one of my favourite cars at the open day a few years ago. Love the interior. Nice bloke as well.

Very nice example of an au xr8 ute, you can have it for aroung 30k.
In my opinion I think it's a better buy than a BA considering how many faults they have and also funny to see a BA xr8 and BF xr6 with Tickford snorkels on them. : GO THE WINGS. :evil3:

[Racecraft]

how tidy does that supercharged VCT engine bay look... Now there is something to save your pennies for Casper, that thing looks mint!

[GRNKPR]

Originally Posted by Tornado

Yep, here are a few pics of it.

Click pic for a close up

Awsome car !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

met Paul 3 years ago at the ALL FORD DAY IN AULBURY where he had his XY GT it was in as poor condition as the ute above (YEAH RIGHT )

Nice cars paul and a good bloke

[347_XR8]

Originally Posted by spoonage

Excellent day - we came down from Canberra for the experience and liked every moment of it. Too bad there are too many speed cameras this far south! And how's the form of those guys when getting onto the Hume Fwy (?) telling us to do burnouts. Get real. And to Flukey_XF (and all others who got upset by it), sorry about the doof doof (that's if it was eminating from my car, the green XR6T in ACT section), didn't think it was that loud. It seemed to be attractive a positive response from the younger (and some of the older) crowd, but wasn't aware that it was upsetting you guys. Next time, give me a slap around the noggin and I'll turn her off.

Cheers guys and too bad I didn't get to meet you lads, you have some excellent cars and an excellent display.

Mat

Your right mate. I hadn't had much sleep that weeekend. Plus i have been in that situation to.
I also saw ya at Calder on friday night, you were putting down some alright times

[3Toed]

I took quite a few pics and have them on my online gallery here if anyone is interested.


Here's one of me taking a quiet moment in Dark Horse's car.

[SpoolMan]

3Toed nice pics, the format/layout of the site the pics are on is good for viewing...