Following Shannons Online timed auction, NSW Number plate Number " 265 " , last bid is for $180,000.00
And for what? When I see the number "265",the first thing that comes to mind is an old Valiant motor,released in about 1972! Anybody want a Valiant? The more convoluted are the numbers and letters on a plate,the lower is the chance of being dobbed in to the authorities by some self-appointed "do-gooder" who has nothing better to do.Waaaay back,I knew a Mercedes driver who had bought a plate ZXQYVU,or similar,for the sole reason of confusing anybody who tried to report his driving.Cheers
-- Edited by yobarr on Wednesday 26th of August 2020 07:24:05 PM
Following Shannons Online timed auction, NSW Number plate Number " 265 " , last bid is for $180,000.00
OK Craig, I give up! I was waiting to see if there was any other mugs around here but obviously I am the only one . I am just an old Indian Chief so that is my excuse.
What is so good about "265"
I'm ducking for cover, just in case
Keep Safe out there.
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265 was the number of one of the daily trains services on the western rail line out west.
Maybe that is it???
I also would like to have my mind at rest over 265
As well as the 265 (hemi) Valiant motor,there also is a Massey Ferguson 265 tractor.Another possibility is that apparently the "Angel number" 265 is a message that your financial and material situations are going through positive changes that will see you in a more prosperous position. Cheers
-- Edited by yobarr on Thursday 27th of August 2020 11:35:09 AM
Sorry if I confuse you all, there were a heap of assorted Black & White, mostly "vintage plates" for sale. They all brought " drug money" but # 265 appeared to be the most costly. Lots were over $50,000.00 and have been for over two years at least. Why? Some people must have too much spare money?
Yes, 265 is an angel number. Whenever I look around, the number 265 is somehow always there. It's driving me mad! The articles say that this angel number symbolizes progressive transformation and peace, but I haven't noticed anything different in my life yet.
-- Edited by angelicabert on Thursday 22nd of December 2022 08:42:21 AM
It's like buying art. It has no intrinsic value, just what a buyer is prepared to pay. Investors see that historically items like this just keep increasing in "value" much faster than a financial investment.
So if you had enough spare cash, it probably would be a great investment. That is until (if ever) investors realise it is just like a tulip bulb in the 1600s.
Another zero intrinsic value investment is Bitcoin. If you had bought in 10 years ago, it was $13 and now just under $17,000 (US$ prices I believe). A great investment. Of course if you had bought at the peak just over a year ago ($65,000) you would not be pleased.
The R/T E49 Charger (1972 six-pack) developed more than 300 bhp and was equipped with a double-plate clutch, triple Weber carburettors, 4-speed manual box, limited slip differential, dual extractors, and a massive fuel tank. The 265 Hemi was the most powerful 6-cylinder factory engine of its time, anywhere in the world. I think that's plenty of reasons for a collector to be looking for a distinctive number plate.
-- Edited by dorian on Thursday 22nd of December 2022 12:35:45 PM
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The R/T E49 Charger (1972 six-pack) developed more than 300 bhp and was equipped with a double-plate clutch, triple Weber carburettors, 4-speed manual box, limited slip differential, dual extractors, and a massive fuel tank. The 265 Hemi was the most powerful 6-cylinder factory engine of its time, anywhere in the world. I think that's plenty of reasons for a collector to be looking for a distinctive number plate.
-- Edited by dorian on Thursday 22nd of December 2022 12:35:45 PM
Back in the 70's we were motoring along the New England Hwy in our Fiat 124 Sport to Glen Innes where my Aunt & Uncle owned the CP.
I had Led Zeppelin blasting through the Blaupunkt speakers & didn't notice a hotted up Valiant Charger police car that had been trying to keep up with us for 30kms, until we slowed down on the edge of town.
We were pulled over, I told them that I hadn't seen my Aunt & Uncle for 15 years since I was a child, they looked under the bonnet & let us go.
Chargers might have had lots of straight line grunt but they couldn't handle curves.
Long live real sports cars.
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"Chargers might have had lots of straight line grunt but they couldn't handle curves."
And a "sports" steering wheel the same diameter as one in a truck, and with little self centreing. Made for some very quick arm gymnastics when travelling sideways down the road!
The R/T E49 Charger (1972 six-pack) developed more than 300 bhp and was equipped with a double-plate clutch, triple Weber carburettors, 4-speed manual box, limited slip differential, dual extractors, and a massive fuel tank. The 265 Hemi was the most powerful 6-cylinder factory engine of its time, anywhere in the world. I think that's plenty of reasons for a collector to be looking for a distinctive number plate.
-- Edited by dorian on Thursday 22nd of December 2022 12:35:45 PM
Back in the 70's we were motoring along the New England Hwy in our Fiat 124 Sport to Glen Innes where my Aunt & Uncle owned the CP.
I had Led Zeppelin blasting through the Blaupunkt speakers & didn't notice a hotted up Valiant Charger police car that had been trying to keep up with us for 30kms, until we slowed down on the edge of town.
We were pulled over, I told them that I hadn't seen my Aunt & Uncle for 15 years since I was a child, they looked under the bonnet & let us go.
Chargers might have had lots of straight line grunt but they couldn't handle curves.
Long live real sports cars.
Back in the 70s when GMH were pushing their "radial tuned suspension" propaganda (wow, a swaybar!), Modern Motor magazine engaged Sue Ransom, a rally driver, to put three 4-door family sedans through a series of handling tests (slaloms, witch's hats, etc). The Chrysler Le Baron (265 cu in 6-cyl hemi) won nearly all the tests, easily beating a 253 V8 Holden RTS-equipped Kingswood (?) and a 250 cu in 6-cyl Ford Falcon.
It seems to me that your cop wasn't a "real" driver.
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We tend to all be nostalgic, but the truth of the matter is that most 70's era cars handled like a wet sponge and were terrible to drive including the much lauded GTHO Phase 3.
I drove many of them in their day and since and yes they were relatively quick in a straight line but pulling them up at the end of a straight and getting them around a corner was always interesting.
A couple of times I have gotten the urge to buy a classic muscle car and have gone to look at a couple but a drive has convinced me that I really don't want to own one. Perhaps something like a Lotus Elan could tempt me except for the unreliability of the things. Lotus = Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious.
The two things I like most about modern cars are ABS and airbags. Next is electronic engine management and fuel injection, if only for the fact that the engine always starts on the first kick of the starter motor, whether it be stinking hot or freezing cold. No fiddling with chokes and carburettors, or cranking the engine until the battery goes flat.
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We tend to all be nostalgic, but the truth of the matter is that most 70's era cars handled like a wet sponge and were terrible to drive including the much lauded GTHO Phase 3. I drove many of them in their day and since and yes they were relatively quick in a straight line but pulling them up at the end of a straight and getting them around a corner was always interesting. A couple of times I have gotten the urge to buy a classic muscle car and have gone to look at a couple but a drive has convinced me that I really don't want to own one. Perhaps something like a Lotus Elan could tempt me except for the unreliability of the things. Lotus = Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious.
Great post Greg! Like you, I looked at buying an XY GTHO. which were THE car to have in the '70s. "Relatively quick in a straight line" sums it up nicely, but alongside today"s cars they were slugs. "Fastest 4 door car in the world" was the cry, if my memory serves me correctly, but top speed was only 141mph (225km/hr), and braking and handling were terrible.
Probably one of my bigger mistakes but in 1981, when I was working at Karratha, a chap in Roebourne had a genuine low mileage XY GTHO for sale for $9000. "You've gotta be joking" said I. Purple, it was.
My present road car is far quicker, with room left at 270km/hr when I ran out of road. Things certainly change in 50 years! Cheers
P.S Jim Richards at Pukekohe in 1971. Aaahh, the Good Old Days!
-- Edited by yobarr on Friday 23rd of December 2022 06:01:26 PM
. I am just an old Indian Chief so that is my excuse.
