Street Sighting ~ Holden Commodore

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VH SL/E - very trick, Maranello Red, recessed headlights, and the lion made'a iron.

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Back when the Commodore was kinda grand but simultaneously technologically archaic.

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That said I've always found this generation of cars - ones phasing out of chrome and towards plastic confused me visually. Elements like the design language of the wheels seem out of place or trying to jump ahead of the curve only to look more dated in a way.

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Such a tidy car. I caught it in the corner of my peripheral shining in the sun and had to loop back to investigate.
 
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Glad I did. Had the car not been so mint I doubt I'd have documented it. I gave it the time of the day and began to appreciate the finned grille, taillights, striping & badging. Between that, the brown interior and touch of chrome it made me admire the sharp lookin sedan.
 
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Very basic on this one but I'd pop into town for long business lunch, making sure corporate Adelaide knows what a real winner looks like.

Windows down, cassette roaring - Byrralku Dhanguha, Great Southern Land remix (better than the original).

Adelaide based. No real consistency just yarns, plain and simple.

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