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OK guys/gals. This is just a fun thread/Poll on whether Chris keeps or sells his GTO. All votes are confidential. Maybe if Chris sees more votes for keeping it, he will.
But we all support Chris in any decision he makes.
New Monaro? ‘Coupe 60’ concept could make production
By John Simister 07th May 2008
Vauxhall’s brawny VXR8 saloon fills the void left by the coupe Monaro pretty well, but there’s a big appetite for a proper two-door Monaro, especially in its native Australia. Now Holden, Vauxhall’s counterpart down under, has just whetted appetites still further with this, the Coupe 60.
Shown as a concept at the Melbourne motor show, the Coupe 60 (Holden is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year) indicates how a new Monaro might look – and the answer is pretty extraordinary.
However, this isn’t one of those ‘concepts’ that will appear in a showroom within just a few months. To make a viable business case for the Monaro, Holden would also have to persuade Pontiac to take it as a GTO in the States – which it is unlikely to do as the last Holden-built GTO was a bit of a sales flop. But despite the doom and gloom, Holden seems to have a knack of getting its mad V8-engined concepts into production, and GM boss Bob Lutz is said to be a huge fan of the 60, so we’d be surprised if the... [Read More]
$850,000 for a Holden? If it's a Monaro HRT 427 concept
A Queensland, Australia car collector who wishes to be known only as "Chooka," walked into a car dealership last week and plunked down some $920,000 Aussie dollars (nearly $850,000 USD) -- on a 2002 Holden Monaro. Known to U.S. enthusiasts as the Pontiac GTO, the late-model GM sports coupe is not just another example of the model, but a rare Monaro HRT 427 concept that represents one of just two that were ever built.
The Monaro HRT 427 was built by Holden's performance HSV division with a 560 horsepower, 7.0-liter Corvette C5R racing V-8 engine capable of propelling the coupe from 0 to 62 mph in under four seconds. Carbon fiber components and race-inspired brakes hinted at the car's dramatic performance (its goal was to match up with Porsche's 911 GT2). Essentially designed as a race car for the road, Holden ultimately decided that... [Read More]
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pOff-duty SDPD officer identified in alleged road rage shooting
By: COLLEEN MENSCHING - Staff Writer
Sequence of events still unclear | Monday, March 17, 2008 11:07 PM PDT ∞
219 comment(s) Increase Font Decrease Font email this story print this story OCEANSIDE -- Police weren't saying much Monday about a suspected road rage incident Saturday night in which an off-duty San Diego police officer shot and wounded a Camp Pendleton woman and her 8-year-old son.
The off-duty officer, Franklin "Frank" White of Oceanside, fired an undisclosed number of shots during the incident, which happened at about 9:30 p.m. in a shopping center parking lot off Old Grove Road, said Oceanside police Sgt. Kelan Poorman.
The woman and child remained hospitalized Monday, but authorities said their injuries were not life threatening.
White is on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the Oceanside Police Department's criminal investigation and an internal review by the San Diego Police... [Read More]