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Old 29-03-2010, 07:52 PM   #31
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looks nice but theres that question over whether its real or not... and if Ford cannot prove it then i guess the "real" surferoo is dead. Id pay 50K+ for a GTHO P3 replica. As this ute cannot be verified by the company that made it then i guess its not worth anything more than a GTHO replica.

Special vehicles order doesnt mean its the real deal either as noted by other readers.
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Old 30-03-2010, 01:51 AM   #32
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I know for a fact, that there was at least one, maybe two over here in WA in the 70s.
One of them I had seen on several occasions, and the other one was owned once by a past member of our car club.
Ford did make some for public consumption.
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Old 30-03-2010, 10:58 AM   #33
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Maybe somone will have the Unique Cars article that was done a couple of years back...
because from memory - i thought that it was 'the car' and not a replica... (thought I could be wrong)...

they certainly did a shoddy job of marketting the car... he's burnt his sale... sometimes less is more...
I think the article was more of a brag and a 'look what i've got' instead of a factual story about the car...

interesting to read...
whether he's changed things, modified stickers and wheels, resprayed etc... what does it matter...

Has the value of the XA GT-HO gone down due to it being painted different colours, badges added and removed, and now restored??? I doubt it...
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Old 30-03-2010, 12:22 PM   #34
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looks nice but theres that question over whether its real or not... and if Ford cannot prove it then i guess the "real" surferoo is dead. Id pay 50K+ for a GTHO P3 replica. As this ute cannot be verified by the company that made it then i guess its not worth anything more than a GTHO replica.

Special vehicles order doesnt mean its the real deal either as noted by other readers.
So what's with all of the thread mining?
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Old 30-03-2010, 02:32 PM   #35
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Special vehicles order doesn't mean its the real deal either as noted by other readers.
SVO code on the compliance plate represents a Special Vehicle Order

This infers that something different , non standard, happened to the car on the line

Unfortunately Ford does NOT keep records about what this could possibly be

Usually it represents a different, non run of the mill, spray job but could also mean a different gearbox, diff etc etc

Most cars I have seen with a SVO code on the compliance plate usually have a diff colour scheme for the car

For example, there was a Yellow Glow with Sunroof 351 ZD Fairlane on eBay around 6-8 mths ago and that had an SVO code on the compliance plate. Most probably for the colour I would theorise
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Old 30-03-2010, 03:07 PM   #36
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http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=79801

Previous Surferoo discussion...
Infact, the same article featured a while back...

Wasn't the original Surferoo an XW (and there was a panel van too)
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Old 30-03-2010, 03:08 PM   #37
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Which also reminds me of the Surfsider Panelvans...
Has anyone seen one of these???
http://gallery.fordforums.com/showph...98/ppuser/4069
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So what's with all of the thread mining?
interested in the car would be a start..
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