Castrol coupe? Anyone know where it is?

Tha Jack · 14-04-2009, 12:30 PM

Col and I were flicking through some old magazines and come across this. I remember entering this competition to win it.Does anyone know what happened to the Castrol Coupe?

Here is the old entry form questions.

Cheers Jack

King Neptune · 14-04-2009, 12:46 PM

G'day Jack, i think i remmember seeing it for sale in the late 80's, some magazine or paper with an average photo. Can't remmember $, but pretty sure it was the one.
Cheers Rob.

Just noticed that it appears to be an xa/xb with an xc front!.....Interesting!

RED FGII · 14-04-2009, 01:05 PM

hi mate, i thought i had the answer for you lol, streetmachine july 02 , where are the now issue.
It had every great ride (except) this one,sorry.

Tha Jack · 14-04-2009, 02:15 PM

Here's another pic of it.Would be good to find out what happened to it.

gcg2503 · 14-04-2009, 02:33 PM

Probably one of the most reveered X series coupes in Australia

Everyone remembers this one....well everyone in my age bracket anyway!

Geez Louise · 14-04-2009, 08:54 PM

When I saw the pic, it reminded me of the coupe that Darryl owns in "Love the Beast"

Great looking car! You would HAVE to have been happy to win that!

Apollo66 · 14-04-2009, 11:49 PM

Now that would be a nice piece of history to see at Echuca.

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Bearman · 15-04-2009, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Apollo66

Now that would be a nice piece of history to see at Echuca.

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Hell yes!! Perhaps someone knows where it is, knows the owner and maybe tell them all about Echuca!! Good call Kerry.

XR2DOOR · 15-04-2009, 12:07 AM

wow man look at the graphics ,im having a flashback

Big Mike · 15-04-2009, 12:34 AM

Never seen or heard of it before in my life. But I love the graphics! Hope to see some more about this one.

gcg2503 · 15-04-2009, 12:35 AM

Only avid Street Machine Readers of the mid 80s would know about it Big Mike

ratter · 15-04-2009, 12:57 AM

this car was living in mornington Vic, quite a few years back, maybe early to mid 90's

BlueKoop · 15-04-2009, 01:06 AM

I have all the build mags for this coupe.... not bad for a 27 year old.... Thats the plus of having a brother 12 years older.

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Big Mike · 15-04-2009, 03:25 AM

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Originally Posted by gcg2503

Only avid Street Machine Readers of the mid 80s would know about it Big Mike

Ahh - I believe I was busy teething at the time.

(27 ... NOW)

Geez Louise · 15-04-2009, 08:45 PM

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Ahh - I believe I was busy teething at the time.

(27 ... NOW)

Just noticed it is your birthday today Mike! I missed the whole NOW thing in your last post!...Hope you had a good one. Just think in 20yrs time, the Street Machine mags you buy today, will bring back memories just like this article has

Big Mike · 15-04-2009, 11:24 PM

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Hope you had a good one.

Thanks! Not sure where you "noticed" that though, the forum sent me an email but I hope it didn't start an embarrasing thread in The Pub or somewhere I haven't seen?

cob115 · 16-04-2009, 07:48 AM

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Thanks! Not sure where you "noticed" that though, the forum sent me an email but I hope it didn't start an embarrasing thread in The Pub or somewhere I haven't seen?

happy birth day mike hopeyou get some cool stuff cheers

SA_GT · 16-08-2020, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by gcg2503

Only avid Street Machine Readers of the mid 80s would know about it Big Mike

I was in love with her then and in love with her now. I sooooooo wanted that car I bought every issue to enter the competition and I still have the bloody magazines!! ....God damn it.

smally289 · 15-04-2009, 01:18 AM

I remember eagerly waiting for the each issue of SM when they were building this up. Loved it at the time, apart from the god awful Mitsubishi Starion console KB put in it!!!

blackwood · 15-04-2009, 03:57 AM

Kevin Bartlett tuned the suspension on this car at Oran Park.
He used alot of the same suspension parts and setting that were used on '74 Bathurst winner he shared with JG.

I don't know where the car is located these days, but I've heard it is in very good condition
and still runs well.

Just thinking, I think it would be great to see a Street Machine giveaway car reunion.
Image seeing HQFORU, Castrol Coupe, The GMP&A A9X, ONE HO TO GO, Sony Scorcher
VUFORU and The Southern Comfort Cruiser in the same place for the first time.

cob115 · 15-04-2009, 06:36 AM

woohoo talk bout going back to the future,those crazy paint jobs of the 80s jezzzzzzzzzzzzzzz ,still looks cool

gravelrash · 15-04-2009, 08:23 AM

yes i know where it is. It was in Chinchilla, Qld being touched up at an old friends panel shop before going back to its home of Emerald Qld. I even sat in it.

XR2DOOR · 15-04-2009, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by gravelrash

yes i know where it is. It was in Chinchilla, Qld being touched up at an old friends panel shop before going back to its home of Emerald Qld. I even sat in it.

has he kept it original??i hope so

gravelrash · 15-04-2009, 08:27 PM

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has he kept it original??i hope so

yes mate, exactly how you see it in the mags.

WildPlumXA · 18-04-2009, 06:31 AM

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Originally Posted by gravelrash

yes i know where it is. It was in Chinchilla, Qld being touched up at an old friends panel shop before going back to its home of Emerald Qld. I even sat in it.

Any chance you could get some pics via the current owner, I deamed of winning that car as a kid. If I ever won the lotto Id be hunting for it
Awesome to hear it still survives intact, should see if he would like to join to coupe forum/club it would be wild to see him pull it up to a coupe cruise

cheers
Lawrence

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**Raptor** · 22-04-2009, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by cob115

woohoo talk bout going back to the future,those crazy paint jobs of the 80s jezzzzzzzzzzzzzzz ,still looks cool

Pffft, what paint job. The graphics were vinyl stickers

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Just like how FPV do it today

The suspension was just off-the-shelf K-Mac items and I always thought it needed bigger rubber. Those weedy 16" Simmons rims were too small even back then.

Still be good to see it again today though

XAllent · 16-09-2010, 04:50 PM

Can somebody tell the current owner of the Castrol Coupe, that Street Machine Magazine is currently searching for there old cover cars for there upcoming anniversary edition. If you know the owner can you please tell him to contact the magazine,as I would love to see a follow up story on the old coupe!

XAllent · 08-06-2011, 10:47 PM

Anybody??

gravelrash · 10-06-2011, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by XAllent

Can somebody tell the current owner of the Castrol Coupe, that Street Machine Magazine is currently searching for there old cover cars for there upcoming anniversary edition. If you know the owner can you please tell him to contact the magazine,as I would love to see a follow up story on the old coupe!

email sent

Sox · 29-09-2011, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Raptor

The suspension was just off-the-shelf K-Mac items and I always thought it needed bigger rubber. Those weedy 16" Simmons rims were too small even back then.

The rims were 9.25" from memory, and the tyres were 245/45/16, I think.
So the rims were big enough, just needed 295 tyres.

I also entered for this. Would sure be nice to see the beast today.