...and right now, I've been picking up multiple notifications about barn find rumors sprawling around Australia, and while this is basically a headache to me, knowing that I spend the rest of the job hosting races per festival, it's all "challenge accepted" to me.
Having ventured through the "wasteland" for the rest of my break in search for buried secrets, these are the "buried secrets" I found...
The FJ40 isn't the best off-road vehicle Toyota ever made. While most SUVs are becoming more city-friendly and luxurious, this simple, old-school classic earns respect for what off-road lovers do most of the time. With such a reputation, no modern off-roader can match this legendary beast that has crossed the ends of the earth. How did I find it and what did I do with it?
Three years after the first Holden, the 48-215 (FX) was made in 1948, its ute derivative, the 50-2106, was launched and you maybe asking why the number codes are plated to the founding Holdens of the Australian motoring history is because when these Holdens first made, they were marketed simply as "Holden" with no model name mentioned. Although this is basically a coupe utility truck based on the first Holden ever made, it remains one of the founding fathers of the ute genre and it's a waste to see eight decades of Aussie motoring greatness faded away with nothing, but still, driving one of these founding fathers will give you a clear idea why Australia made such unique cars like this ute.
Although the XB Ford Falcon was known for scoring touring car championship wins with the legendary touring car driver Allan Moffat behind the wheel, it became a star car when it propelled to famed in the Mad Max movies and because we have the Australian Outback on our side, it won't take a matter of time before prepping up a Mad Max reference in-game using the XB Falcon as the hero of the story, if you know what I mean? With this XB Falcon, this festival belongs to the mad. WHAT A LOVELY DAY!!!
This is the first time the Forza franchise ever featured a three-wheeler, and this is their first: a Reliant Supervan III. Yes, we are all familiar with this three-wheeled curiosity because we seen this car making a mess on the Mr. Bean show several times and we seen Reliants gone kaput in Top Gear during the Clarkson, Hammond, and May years so this three-wheeled oddity needs no explanation, unless you are brave enough to drive it and not to make its "famous" mistake that sends this car tumbling down the road, which, unfortunately, I did most of the times.
The HQ Holden Monaro is the second-generation model of the car. Holden calls it "Australia's first sports machine", and having one of these Aussie beauties set off feels like "it's going to be very Monaro" because it's a great way to move. Sorry, did I say too much?
Lastly, there’s the iconic Dodge Charger Daytona HEMI, a classic muscle car with a massive wing. I learned that this impressive vehicle was once used in NASCAR racing. Amazingly, only 503 units were produced, with just 70 featuring a HEMI engine, and only 20 of those equipped with a 4-speed manual gearbox. These 20 models are incredibly rare, with auction estimates ranging from $800,000 to $1,000,000. This car even appeared in Fast and Furious 6, where Dom drove it. I had the opportunity to recreate Dom's Daytona Charger, both inside and out, and took it for a spin. It was a thrilling and exhilarating experience!
So, with all of Outback's buried secrets unearthed by me, it looks like there are some more barn find rumors that need to be unearthed, and I'm feeling I'm as adventurous as a world-famous treasure hunter seeking fame and fortune. I am. For now, I'm taking a well-deserved rest.
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