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omemusclecarsareboughtbylovingownerswho pamper
them like members of the family. Other muscle cars, though,
aren’t so lucky. Some get stolen, smashed or thrashed. Some
get parked and lost under a layer of dust in an old shed, others
get left outside to brave the elements and slowly rust away.
Sad, but true.
We eyeball plenty of beautifully maintained and/or fully restored
muscle classics in AMC, but as serious car pervs we have to admit
there’s few things more intriguing – or exciting – than spotting an old
classic in a paddock, or a shed, or under a shady tree, that’s seen
better days and in need of some TLC. Some are beyond saving, but
they all have a story to tell.
So, get out your cameras and start snapping some old muscle cars
you come across in your travels that are de nitely Out of Action, or
close to it.
We don’t want to know where they are and we won’t be
publishing speci c locations, because above all we must
respect people’s privacy. Please note: we don’t publish images
we suspect involved the act of trespassing. We just want to see
some good, clean pics of these forgotten cars and short personal
stories to go with them.
For a chance to win, send your entries to amceditorial@
chevron.com.au or by post to Locked Bag 5555, St Leonards,
NSW 1590.Action
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his issue’s Out Of Action winner will receive this
beaut 1:18 scale muscle car model from Classic
Carlectables. AMC will contact this issue’s winner soon
with further details. So, keep sending in those great
hotos and short stories for your chance to win!Hi guys,
On a recent trip to country NSW I came
across this poor old XA coupe which I
thought would be an ideal candidate for Out
of Action. It was very rusty due to being in
a fi re at some time and had pieces hacked
out of it, and not to mention a lot of rust inthe sills and fl oor pan. Surprisingly the rear
tail light panel was in good nick, as were
the bumpers. It didn’t look like it had been
there long so hopefully it’s a project that
will makeitswaybacktolifeoneday.
JohnThis old speedway FJ was dragged
out of a gully up near Alexandra,
Victoria. It spent most of its life
racing a round that area.
Windowless HX van going by the
tag was an original V8 but the
rust has eaten her inside out up in
country NSW.
Ok not great photos but what is
half buried is a Mazda RX-3. It was
involved in a road accident when
new and was taken up to a farm
in the highlands of Victoria and
buried, along with a couple of old
Holdens
MickHi,
These are images from a recent trip
to the old Eyre Highway, Nullarbor
Plain, South Australia.
I found this XB Falcon Panel van east
on the old road between Nullarbor
Roadhouse and the old Ivy Tanks
site. The compliance plate was gone
only a chassis number check (by
SAPOL later) showed that it had
been owned by some community
members and had been simply
abandoned. From the looks of the
bonnet it may have been a V8 or
GS pack six.
Richard