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Clubroom => Foto Forum => Topic started by: Lozza on January 25, 2008, 12:15:39 pm
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So your doing OK huh, big shed, choc-a-block with bikes and NOS parts, nice car(s) well check this little collection out. I would imagine he has a few MXer's to probably a few VMXer's too.A serious petrolhead.
http://www.pbmagforum.com/forum3/7559-1.html
Even a few Bimota's for you Rossco ;D ;D ;D
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:o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
I wonder if he would adopt me :D
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That is a serious collection. You'd be surprised what people have in their sheds. About five years ago I visited the house of a bloke in Sydney who had at least 10 GP road racers three current spec Harley flat trackers, at least six formula 1 cars, a bunch of speedway bikes, a couple of vintage midget speedcars and a bunch of McLaren, Lola, Porsche Le Mans style cars. This guy is so secretive about the collection his work partner didn't know he had half the stuff. Apparently he had more stuff including GTHO Falcons and a couple of historic top fuel drag cars at another location. He made me promise not to tell anybody who he is or what he had . All I can say is that he was a strange puppy.
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when you tell folk the grape vine moves fast and everyone knows, next minute people start turing up on your door, or things go missing. i feel for the bloke, collecting can turn you parnoid and introvert, mostly for good reason.
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I know what you are on about Mark, about 10 years ago I answered and advert for a Velocette and went to have a look, the guy had a Harley board tracker once owned by some name like La Vac??? famous I just forget exactly, 1917 4 valve head really exotic, under his house though he had a 100 bikes from the early 1900s and 20s all greased up in shit condition too close to the surf, some fine vee twin stuff going to waste and wouldnt part with anything including the Velo he advertised, complete weirdo
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hey tanner that sounds like that real weirdo we have out north here in SA, this guy has stacks of shall we say '3 wheel bike' collection in a massive underground bunker cellar in a secret spot 10 mins from where he lives. Real nice bikes down there, forgot where i was for a moment he took me on a wild mystery tour so i couldnt retrace my steps back there. Its like 15 ft underground, i think he was planning for when the bomb get's dropped he was going to ride out from his under ground lair like Mad Max, or he still has delusions of it being Batman Batcave ? ;D
actually i wonder how long he will take to bite ;)
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I know what you are on about Mark, about 10 years ago I answered and advert for a Velocette and went to have a look, the guy had a Harley board tracker once owned by some name like La Vac??? famous I just forget exactly, 1917 4 valve head really exotic, under his house though he had a 100 bikes from the early 1900s and 20s all greased up in shit condition too close to the surf, some fine vee twin stuff going to waste and wouldnt part with anything including the Velo he advertised, complete weirdo
Wasn't at Batemans Bay was it?
Some time ago I was working on a guys guttering and looked over the neighbour's fence. The yard was fully of various British stuff, in the yard, in the shed, everywhere. No particular attention to keeping it safe from the weather (about 5 k's from the surf and 500 from the Bay). Tried to engage him regarding a TSS350 watercooled Bully.
Had some idea that everything was worth a fortune. He was right, if restored or restorable. Probably still there supporting the fence and slowly rusting, rusting, rusting, rusting away ::) :o :( >:(
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Thats a serious collection of a serious petrol head. Notice to see that he gets them out and uses them as intended 8).
"I could go on for hours....but you guys will want to kill me......" ;) :D
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all that stuff from batemans bay got sold off and yes the guy thought he was sitting on a fortune but slowly it was rusting away
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all that stuff from batemans bay got sold off and yes the guy thought he was sitting on a fortune but slowly it was rusting away
Good to hear. I would have put money on it ending up in a dumpster then land fill. I thought the guy was bit of a dick - Didn't really seem to know what he had or it value. Didn't push real hard. Didn't have the money and didn't have the interest in Pommy and only mildly interested in Road Racing.
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It must suck to have lots of spare money...
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Money and collections go together. Steve McQueen had a huge collection of bikes, cars and 'planes but it all pales int insignificance compared to the Jay Leno car collection. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_vehicles_owned_by_Jay_Leno (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_vehicles_owned_by_Jay_Leno)
http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/cars/index.shtml (http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/cars/index.shtml)
Like him or not, the guy is a serious car guy who actually knows his shit.
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did you guys get Fat cat on the TV over there ? well he had a side kicked called ian wilson, any how he was an avid car collector old stuff like rolls, scooter all od bod stuff, when he seperated from his wife, his dream became a reality he ended up buying a huge dry cleaning factory that went broke, and gutted it. Stored all his cars in there and lives inside, he is currently doing the management talk curcuit, great guy but he love and live his cars. mmmmmm car/house/bikes/warehouse...............surrounded in perfect boys world :O)
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Like him or not, the guy is a serious car guy who actually knows his shit.
I have no real opinion of the bloke, but FFS, fitting a 12A to a 110S is unforgivable. Mada bends over backwards to help owners/restorers of 110Ses and R130s*, and Leno goes in all ham fisted and jams RX-7 bits in there...
It's like fitting a YZ250H motor to Hallman's 1971 works YZ250. >:(
*Google it if you care. To my eyes, easily one of the prettiest cars ever built, even if they're not much good to drive. I want one.
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I like looking through the older ramblings, so I think I'll post this up in here ;D
If I recall there is a ozvmx member who has one off these. 8)
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/kawasaki-z1-900-z900-1973-jaffa_W0QQitemZ180366543424QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Motorcycles?hash=item29feaf0a40&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A1|66%3A2|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50
$9999
cheers
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Ah yes, the ole Z1!
Hasn't this been up (on Ebay) a few times now? Be interesting to see it close up
The reserve is probably set too high anyway.
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I met this guy once years back whilst scrounging for some parts for a resto, turns out, amongst other things, he also collected lawnmowers. He must of had dozens of them of all vintages, stacked up in the back yard. Ironically, the grass in the backyard yard was so high, you couldn't tell what was in there. I always thought that was strange.
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every bloody town has a 'hoarder' or two .... you can generally spot em...as they are the only ones who don't have a bike that runs.
I read an interesting defintition, collector is someone who keeps things for his own joy, hoarder is someone who keeps things to deprive other people joy. If you have or can afford a lot of good bikes thats cool, but keeping a pile of bikes rotting in a damp shed until you die isn't/
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Since I,ve been working at Orange I got to meet a bloke who has about 70 dirt bikes from the 60.s 70,s and 80,s era. He was right into the vmx scene for many years ,but now for whatever reason has very little to do with it...He made me a complete seat for my mk11 frontera ,and as far as I know is about the only guy on the planet who can do so. ..His collection just sits in his big shed covered in dust, amazing really. Some people call him a hoarder,though he did part with a 1978 125cc cr husky ex race bike in good original condition for a good cheap price, "maybe he needed some quick cash," and my mate who bought it was one happy camper.' I,m sure a lot of you know who I,m talking about..I,ve met with him a few times now, out at his large property and he has always been helpfull and friendly and is a bundle of Knowledge when it comes to Bultaco,s.
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hi all i have relatives down moss vale nsw that have a 1927 chev sedan,theyve owned it from new and it only has a fairdinkum 1100 miles on it.its been stored in there barn alongside harley davidson,not sure of year model but has pedals on it like a push bike.car was last registered in 1972 only had small surface rust on doors and motor still ran about 10 years ago,bike was 100%complete but had a seized motor ,havent had any contact with them in this time as far as i know they still have them.like all people that keep stuff like this they were a bit weird. they also have rooms boarded off in there house of silver tea sets in old cabinets like you used to see in grandmas house...gary
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Since I,ve been working at Orange I got to meet a bloke who has about 70 dirt bikes from the 60.s 70,s and 80,s era. He was right into the vmx scene for many years ,but now for whatever reason has very little to do with it]Since I,ve been working at Orange I got to meet a bloke who has about 70 dirt bikes from the 60.s 70,s and 80,s era. He was right into the vmx scene for many years ,but now for whatever reason has very little to do with it
Ah yes,Anthony Suttor from Euchareena, he sure has some Bultacos all right. Say hello for me.
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Mark fx. Pointed out a very sad truth about bikes rotting away in sheds;but it is comforting to be surounded by your successes and failures.However,collections are usualy inherited by people who dont have the same zeal as the person who originaly collected it.