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Old 14-07-2021, 01:22 PM   #1
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Default Found? Stolen GTHO, famous for Hume H'way pic

The GTHO Ph3 that was stolen after that very famous pic showing 140mph on the clock, appears to have been found.
This is a great story.
As to the legalities of who owns it is not discussed.
The insurance company usually as they paid out on it. Technically it's still stolen property.
That aside, great read and hope the guy makes a car out of it again.

https://www.caradvice.com.au/963660/...an-muscle-car/
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Old 14-07-2021, 01:39 PM   #2
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Default Re: Found? Stolen GTHO, famous for Hume H'way pic

Sometimes you just have to let things go.
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Old 14-07-2021, 03:33 PM   #3
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Default Re: Found? Stolen GTHO, famous for Hume H'way pic

This one was a recent thread in the 'Classic' section of the 'Falcons' section of the forum Jaydee.

https://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11490329
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Old 14-07-2021, 05:23 PM   #4
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This one was a recent thread in the 'Classic' section of the 'Falcons' section of the forum Jaydee.

https://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11490329
OK thanks, I did a search.
But am I the only one who has trouble with searches, throws up everything but what I'm searching for.
Mods can you move, merge or delete please.
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Old 14-07-2021, 06:23 PM   #5
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.......am I the only one who has trouble with searches, throws up everything but what I'm searching for............
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OK thanks, I did a search.
But am I the only one who has trouble with searches, throws up everything but what I'm searching for.
Mods can you move, merge or delete please.
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Old 14-07-2021, 05:48 PM   #7
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Dunno how anyone figured that those bits and pieces are actually off the stolen car.The vin number has been removed and (nearly) anyone can get a plain falcon painted in gt colours and stripes
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Old 14-07-2021, 06:23 PM   #8
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circumstantial for sure but youd have to say there some merit in the theory?

prktkljokr made a good point in the other thread -

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Having a good look at the pictures I would say that this car he has found is not KXF-508, just looking at the picture of the LH skirt plenum and shock tower there are some things that flag this as being a shell that may have had damage before being cut up, also the 3 holes in the shock tower?, not present in the pictures of the engine bay of KXF-508.

Just from this I would say that like the previous post, this car has been ghosted into the original KXF-508, and could very well be driving around today with this cut up cars vin and tags.

I am sure if the bits of wreck were in front of us we could find more things to determine that this car was not KXF-508.
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Thread closed.

As mentioned in post 3 of this thread another thread has already been started.

https://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11490329
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