The Magna 40 Recap
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Brand
Volkswagen
Volkswagen is a car company from Germany that makes many popular cars. They are known for their reliable vehicles and have a long history in the car industry.
Term
warranty
A warranty is like a promise from the car maker that they'll fix certain problems for free if they happen within a certain time. It's important to know when it ends so you can avoid paying for repairs yourself.
Term
gearbox
The gearbox is the part of the car that helps it change speeds. It's important for making the car go faster or slower, depending on what you need.
Brand
VW
VW is short for Volkswagen, a car company from Germany. They make many popular cars, including the Beetle and the Golf.
Car
Mercedes-Benz C 180
The Mercedes-Benz C 180 is a luxury car that's part of the C-Class series. The W202 is the specific version of this model that was made in the late 90s, and it's known for being well-built and fun to drive.
Car
Mercedes-Benz C 43
The Mercedes-Benz C 43 is a sportier version of the C-Class sedan. It has a more powerful engine and better handling, making it fun to drive.
Brand
Mercedes
Mercedes is a car brand from Germany that makes luxury cars known for their quality and performance.
Car
C-Class
The C-Class is a model of car made by Mercedes-Benz that is smaller than their flagship models but still offers luxury features.
Car
Honda Crv
The Honda CR-V is a type of SUV that is known for being reliable and spacious. It's a popular choice for families because it has a lot of room inside and is good on gas.
Part
EVO 8 brakes
EVO 8 brakes come from a fast car called the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII. They help the car stop quickly and are often used to make other cars perform better.
Part
3.8 liter V6
A 3.8 liter V6 engine is a type of engine that has six cylinders and is 3.8 liters in size. It's popular in many cars because it offers a nice mix of speed and fuel efficiency.
Part
intake manifold
The intake manifold helps get air and fuel into the engine. Keeping it clean can make your car run better and respond faster when you press the gas pedal.
Car
Honda Civic
The Honda Civic is a small car that many people drive because it's reliable and gets good gas mileage. Some people also like to make it faster or handle better.
Part
fuel injectors
Fuel injectors help send fuel into the engine. Cleaning them can help the car use fuel better and run smoother.
Part
drive shafts
Drive shafts help move power from the engine to the wheels so the car can drive. If they get damaged, they may need to be replaced.
Car
Nissan Maxima
The Nissan Maxima M is a version of the Maxima sedan that offers better performance features. It's known for being a comfortable car with a sporty edge.
Term
CVT
A CVT, or Continuously Variable Transmission, is a special kind of automatic transmission that can change gears smoothly without the usual steps. This helps the car accelerate more smoothly and can save on gas.
Term
VQ
The VQ is a type of engine made by Nissan. It's a V6 engine, which means it has six cylinders arranged in a V shape, and it's known for being powerful and dependable.
Term
VG
VG is another type of engine made by Nissan. It's also a V6 engine, and one of its versions, the VG30, was used in cars like the 300ZX, known for being smooth and powerful.
Car
Nissan 300ZX
The Nissan 300ZX is a sports car that Nissan made. It was popular in the late 1980s and 1990s and is known for being fast and stylish, with options for different types of engines.
Car
Toyota MR2
The Toyota MR2 is a small sports car that has its engine located in the middle, which helps it handle well on the road. It was made by Toyota and is loved by many car fans.
Car
Toyota Camry
The Toyota Camry is a well-known car that many people use for daily driving. It's comfortable and usually doesn't have many problems, which is why a lot of people like it.
Part
valve cover gasket
The valve cover gasket is a rubber or silicone seal that keeps oil from leaking out of the engine. It's important for keeping the engine clean and functioning well.
Part
struts
Struts are parts of the car's suspension that help absorb bumps and keep the ride smooth. They support the weight of the car and help with steering and stability.
Part
pressure switch
A pressure switch is a part that checks how much pressure is in something, like oil or air. If the pressure is too high or too low, it can turn something on or off to keep things safe.
Term
radiator
The radiator is a part of the car that helps keep the engine cool by removing heat. It works by circulating coolant through the engine and then releasing the heat into the air.
Part
transmission
The transmission is the part of the car that helps it move by transferring power from the engine to the wheels. There are different kinds of transmissions, and they can look and work differently depending on the car.
Term
sump
The sump is a part of the engine or transmission where oil gathers. It helps keep everything running smoothly by making sure the moving parts are well-lubricated.
Part
thermostat
A thermostat in a car helps keep the engine at the right temperature. If it's broken, the engine might get too hot or too cold, which can cause problems.
Car
Chrysler Charger
The Chrysler Charger is a well-known car that is famous for its speed and unique design. It's a part of automotive history, especially in Australia.
Car
Mitsubishi Outlander
The Mitsubishi Outlander is a type of SUV that is good for families because it has a lot of space inside. It's not too expensive compared to other SUVs, making it a popular choice for people who need a reliable vehicle.
Car
Ferrari F40
The Ferrari F40 is a really fast and expensive sports car that was made a long time ago. It's famous because it's very powerful and looks amazing, and only a few people can actually own one.
Part
limited-slip differential
A limited-slip differential helps your car's wheels turn at different speeds when going around corners, which improves grip and control. It's especially useful in sporty or off-road driving.
Car
Ford Cortina
The Ford Cortina is an older family car that many people in the UK used to drive. It was known for being a good, affordable car that could fit a lot of people and their stuff.
Car
BMW Z4
The BMW Z4 is a stylish sports car that you can drive with the top down. It's known for being fun to drive and looks really nice, which makes it popular with people who like fast cars.
Car
Ford Capri
The Ford Capri is an older sports car that people used to love because it looked cool and was fun to drive. It's not made anymore, but many fans still remember it fondly.
Car
Ford Mustang
The Ford Mustang is a famous sports car that many people love because it looks cool and goes really fast. It's been around for a long time and is often seen as a symbol of American cars.
Car
Volvo S80
The Volvo S80 is a nice, comfortable car that is known for being very safe. It's a luxury sedan, which means it has a lot of features that make driving more enjoyable.
Car
Mini Countryman
The Mini Countryman is a small SUV that has the cute design of a Mini car but is bigger inside. It's great for people who want a fun car that can also carry more passengers and luggage.
Car
Chevrolet Beretta
The Chevrolet Beretta is an older compact car that many people liked because it looked sporty and was not too expensive. It's not very common today, but some people still remember it fondly.
Car
Bentley Bentayga
The Bentley Bentayga is a very fancy SUV that costs a lot of money. It's known for being super luxurious and has a lot of options to make it unique for each owner.
Car
Aston Martin DBX
The Aston Martin DBX is a fancy SUV that is made by a well-known luxury car company. It's designed to be both stylish and useful, making it a great choice for people who want a nice car that can also carry a lot of stuff.
Car
Ford Falcon
The Ford Falcon is a car that was made a long time ago, and it was known for being a good, reliable choice for families. It's not as popular today, but some people really like it because of its classic design.
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It's Tuesday night here at 98.9 North West FM.
Welcome to all our listeners.
Welcome to the people in the studio.
Alan here, he's got to go for it.
He's just waving.
He's got a community meeting tonight.
Welcome to Chad DeBall sitting beside me.
Welcome to David Prince, Edward Bunting, Jim Barlow and Scotty Doe Johnson online.
How are you fellas?
Good evening, Matthew and Chad, David, Jim and Scott.
Hi, everyone.
It's good to see your lovely faces.
Plenty to talk about this evening, gentlemen.
Plenty to talk about the event that we've been discussing for 18 months now.
It came to fruition over the weekend.
It all led up to this moment.
Plenty of stories bleeding up to there.
Plenty of stories at the event.
So heaps to talk about.
Good to see all you guys on board.
This is going to be a good one.
It's going to be a good one, this one.
But before you get there, we'll get into the car updates.
Chad, I'll keep you last because your one leads us into Magna 40.
But first of all, how are you, gentlemen?
I hope you're all well.
And we'll start with Mr. David Prince.
You were first on the show, so you can start with your car updates.
Car updates with me.
Oh, not much has been going on this week.
It's entirely true.
Actually, I picked up my caddy this morning.
It had a little holiday at the dealership while I was in Adelaide.
Is it fixed?
No, there's no problem with it, evidently.
It's completely as it was designed to be.
What is it?
So that's all right.
It runs better.
I wouldn't surprise me had that.
I don't know what they've done, but it's still making some noises,
different noises.
But, you know, it runs fine.
They obviously do a fairly good job of servicing because it always does feel better
when I pick it up and try the dealership.
And they actually really looked after me this time.
It was only paid for a Volkswagen service.
It was pretty good.
600 bucks, I think.
Your warranty runs out in December, and what do you do about this?
Yeah, so that's important.
I went through the history of my vehicle with the service advisor,
and he said, oh, you reported the problems with the gearbox previously, too.
I said, yes, I did.
I'm glad they're on record, you know?
So he said, look, you have a service history with the dealership.
You bought the car from this dealership.
He said, you needn't worry.
He said, if there's anything after December, we would still look after you.
I wouldn't take that with a complete grand assault, David Prince.
Not even VW in the after-grand bill?
Well, you know, I've got a little bit of pull there because, you know,
they're actually a customer of mine.
Well, I thought I did.
Anyway, we'll see.
But no, look, that's running OK for the time being.
I've come home to a driveway full of cars.
I've got the Magna in the driveway.
I've got the Accord in the driveway.
That has to go and have the cooling system checked.
I couldn't get onto that in the last couple of weeks.
I've been busy with other things.
And what else?
I think that's about it, I think, rather than what we'll talk about later in the evening.
Absolutely.
Edward Budding.
Hello.
Yeah, it was a bit of a frenzy sort of to get, you know, ready for Magna 40.
So I was, yeah, the wasp got quite a bit of attention, you know, leading up to, you know,
it was always, um, it was serviced and pretty well sorted like a week or two ago,
but it got polished and what was I doing?
Final bits and bobs of detailing.
Our very good friend Nick came around and detailed the interior for me while I was working one day.
That was nice.
I went downstairs and I was like, oh, that's much better.
Thanks, Nick.
So that's, you know, do him a favor.
He did me favor.
Other than that, the cars were sort of all a bit static.
Pajero's still in the wings.
Jazz still in the wings.
Oh, there's something else I'm forgetting.
See, I've still in the wings.
Driving back from Magna 40, I did get an email that I'd an offer I put in on a met Ben C class that I forgot about was accepted.
So now I've got to go and pick that up probably.
So that's a little C 180 W202.
Um, so that the last of the nice little C classes before the blob by one that we don't like.
Um, so yeah, Navy blue with cream, 129 Ks, one owner seemingly.
So all that tomorrow night in theory, it's a nice car, but I ain't seen it yet.
So I've seen some grainy photos of it.
They even said to me today, does that car have a sunroof head?
And I said, I don't actually know because the photos were so grainy.
You couldn't even tell to low resolution.
Yeah, exactly.
Pick up a roof.
Anyway, I don't quite know what I'll find.
It'll either be beautiful or a bit of a bucket.
So yeah, that's that.
What's the ballpark on that ad?
Unless you don't really selling price.
Sure, let's go with that.
Very different from the buy price.
Of course.
The bar.
Um, the selling price on a good low mileage 202 seemingly, it doesn't really matter what engine,
unless it's a C 43, that's a different story.
But seemingly they are anywhere from sort of five, six, seven, you know, for a really neat low mileage little car.
Look, you see them cheaper, but they're faded and they need work and they've done 300,000 Ks.
So at 129 K, if it really is a clean blue with cream, whatever, I think that's a six and a half, seven grander.
Hmm.
Pretty cool.
They're more well liked than the model that came after them.
Hmm.
Well, they're a better code.
Yeah, they're a real Mercedes.
That's what they are.
That's right.
You're a real Mercedes for the proper Mercedes.
I've heard that for the last 40 years about it.
Okay.
The 1920s guys.
Real Mercedes and then 1970 last of the chrome bumper real Mercedes.
You know, you sort of hear it.
You read it all the time.
Yeah, that's a little C class.
The wasp ran beautifully to make the 40 and back again.
Of course, the little traction light likes to come on and off, but I've got a solenoid on order for that.
That's a simple fix.
Other than that, it was fine.
I got a flat tire.
So luckily I had a good spare and that that's.
Oh, did you?
Flat tire at the front of my house and.
Well, it was at the front of the, the, the, the magna frat house as we called it.
But that was the morning of and I thought, oh, it's Saturday and then we're leaving on Monday and Sunday.
Everything's shut in Adelaide.
So I actually dumped it at a tire joint before mag before arriving.
It was down the road and then I got an Uber sort of towards the end of, you know, halfway through lunchtime mission went down and got it back.
So I walked in past the Ambo guys just rolling my spare wheel along and and he goes, what happened to the rest of the magna?
I said, it rusted away.
He had a nice laugh about that.
Can I just say, Edward proceeded to blame me for, for, you know, it was an accusation.
Why did I blame you for what?
For putting a putting a nail in your tire.
Well, there were two people who are unaccounted for Matthew got home very late, not with everyone else.
So it could have perhaps, you know, put a bolt through my wheel and Jim Barlow left very early and was another sort of his alibi was unknown.
Is that an accusation?
Common San Diego.
It was just noted. It was noted that the two people, you know, one early one late could have caused to have been out in the yard puncturing my wheel.
I have absolutely no time to make it.
Yeah, there you go.
That is a very serious accusation right now.
So it was noted everyone else was accounted for snoring in their bunks.
Well, while I was doing, you know, God's work and delivering a variety to to a good friend, Andrew Woolworth and getting a lift back with Chad.
I had an alibi in Chad who, who dropped me home.
And well, that leaves Jim.
And I also waited for Matty to go inside.
He did.
Before I drove away like a gentleman.
It's good to know.
And then I heard the, the rattle of the chains drive off.
So I know he was going.
Yes.
No more car updates from me.
I think I think actually just on your on the CRV.
I should have mentioned that I took that CRV last Tuesday morning before Magna 40 to our park and met with the guys from chasing cars and Honda Australia.
So they did a reel on that comparing the 30th anniversary of the international launch of the CRV.
And on, if you look at chasing cars on Instagram, there's a great little reel of him driving that car around.
And that is my actual car.
That's your actual car.
And he was very impressed with it.
And offscreen, of course, he had to portray a certain corporate image to the, to the, to the reel.
But off, off camera, he was, he was smitten, not smitten enough to make an offer.
But there is that.
But he, yeah, a lot.
And, you know, the, the seat, the magic trick of that car is the picnic table, which was in place and came out and snacks were served.
I did see a photo of the snacks.
That was a fun little thing to do just before.
Very good.
So that's your, that's your updates.
Scott, you know, my place with you.
Yeah, fairly quiet here in the Northwestern front.
Northwest.
We waved as we drove through summary last time.
Didn't see you at a Magna 40 Scott from the busy crowd.
Were you there?
It's cause he wasn't there.
Didn't see me because I wasn't there.
I had to do with work and other things to do with work.
So I wasn't able to, able to make it unfortunately.
So I won't really be doing much talking during this podcast.
I was doing a lot of listening to hear about how it was.
Oh, please join in though, Scotty Doe.
I'll try.
Positive or negative.
What's, um, what's really funny is since Magna 40,
I always liked to go through like Facebook marketplace is kind
of my favorite spot to flick through.
And the amount of Magnus I keep seeing pop up now is insane.
The algorithm is algorithm is algorithmic.
Yeah.
And not just like standard, you know, bog stock ones,
ones that have, you know, had a bit of work.
There was one I just, I just saw now that popped up.
It's got like EVO 8 brakes on it.
Yeah.
And, um, 3.8 liter v6 in it and few other little bits and pieces.
Was that the silver one that was on there?
Yeah.
I just saw it before.
I had a look at that one earlier.
You know, just these little nice ones popping up here and there now.
It was a good price too, actually.
It wasn't badly priced.
Yeah.
Yeah.
It was pretty good.
You know, they say never late in the 3.8.
That's, that's a, that's how it works.
Yeah.
Whether it's GM or Metsubishi.
It's the same thing at this point.
So that's you, Scotty.
Jim Barlow.
Yes.
Well, um, I don't have an alibi for it.
Unfortunately, I was trying to think of one,
but nothing was really coming to mind.
That screw in my time, Jim was right, right in the middle of it.
It wasn't sort of on an edge.
It was just bang.
It was very sort of almost immaculately placed in the middle.
Yes.
Well, you see, I removed the tire, inserted that,
and then put the wheel and tire back on your car.
So you'd be numb.
Why is that?
It's impressive, Jim.
I'm impressed.
Yes.
Interesting.
Yes.
Not sure what time I did that.
You know, I only had about a five hour window, but anyway.
I think some reason why you didn't want me to proceed to
Magna 40, some, some sort of underlying desire to stop the
wasp attending.
Plead the fist.
Plead the fist.
Yes.
Yes.
I think I'll just remain commentless on this particular topic.
Um, in terms of my car updates, not particularly exciting.
I have had the intake manifold and the Civic Clean,
so it's more responsive now and the accelerator is no longer sticky.
Good.
Um, which is good.
Um, it is going in on Friday.
It's going in to have the fuel injectors clean while I'm at work.
See if that makes a difference with the fuel consumption.
And I think next week I'll book in to have new drive shafts.
Um, and coming back from Magna 40 today,
I just gave it a bit of a wash.
Um, what was rather funny was when I got into it,
um, to drop David off at, um, the dealership this morning,
um, was first I thought, oh, the steering is very heavy.
And I realized, no, if you've spent a weekend driving Magnus and
Varado, your steering is fine.
So what?
Don't you bow a steer?
Yeah.
What year is that Civic Jim?
98.
So that's an, it's not an EG is it?
It's the next.
Okay.
Okay.
Okay.
So Dan.
Yes.
So that'll be, that'll be eligible for beta bird wooden three years time.
Lock it in.
Lock it in.
Civic first.
Civic first.
He had one of those.
Yes.
Well, you know, we, we know that we've, we're making that out.
We need, we need the next thing to look at, look, look, you know,
look towards.
So, I think, I think I already know what that is.
Yes.
Jim and I chatted about that.
Yes, I think I know what that is.
We'll discuss a little bit later possibly.
Maximum first.
Maximum first.
What are they?
I loved cars.
Could we put it in there?
So we got back to.
So what was that?
Start looking boys for this and Maximus.
Matiz first for David Matiz.
Gold run today.
We saw what the records.
Yeah.
Matiz.
There was a whole row of.
Oh yeah.
Davos and Matiz.
Yeah.
It was.
Lion losses.
Nibiras.
Yeah.
I'm going to say so many months.
It's great.
Blame.
Blame unnecessary blame on people.
I think Scotty has hacked my algorithm because I have been getting Maximus
endlessly.
All Scotty's fault.
There you Scotty.
There you.
I mean, did we ever get them as a manual in Australia?
Like I don't think I've ever seen a manual and come up.
I think.
I have seen a manual one in the early 90s.
Maximum.
Maximum.
Yeah.
I didn't think that they even offered a manual in there.
They offered the manual overseas.
Like the manuals were very popular overseas, but.
We never sold them here as a manual.
Very popular in America.
Yeah.
They were.
The 90s.
Maximum.
Chad's got one up early.
Maximum now.
Very nice.
It would be nice.
$400.
Nissan.
Yeah.
Nissan.
Sure.
Yeah.
I like those early ones.
They're a nice shape.
They're a good looking car.
They're good looking.
But they all just got thrown in the bin because of transmissions.
Just let go.
They ordinary transmissions.
They went great.
Yeah.
They needed rear spoiler.
The Maxima M was the base.
And then the Ti was the top, obviously.
But the Ti got the rear spoiler.
The M, it wasn't standard.
I think it was an accessory.
And they look a bit flat and plain as an M.
When you have that sleek body with the little deck spoiler,
it's really nice.
It's a bit tasty.
It is a bit tasty.
Yes.
It's a good looking car.
The first gen.
Even like the first gen for us, like there was earlier Maximus overseas.
But the...
Yeah.
I don't mind that early 90s one.
Even the one after that wasn't too bad looking.
But then they went all frumpy in the early 2000s.
And the CVT.
Ugh.
So...
What engines did those first gen's have?
They had a three litre.
They laid out V6.
Yeah.
VQ...
Was it a VQ?
It might have been a V...
It was a VG.
VG30.
VG.
Yeah.
So it was like an early 300.
It's said to be.
Yeah.
Yes, yeah.
So yes.
So Jim, that's your updates.
We'll hit my updates because Chad's one will lead us into Magna 40.
So strap yourselves in, gentlemen.
My updates...
I think I've only done much.
I was kind of prepping myself to go to Magna 40.
I want to do something done.
I haven't really done much.
I want to take the MR2 for a drive this week.
I haven't driven that in a while.
But I went and picked up the Vorada, the Plades V-Rata from David Prince, who had it from
Andrew Riegelworth.
And I drove that across in relatively nice comfort.
It was quite a nice car to drive.
But I'll tell you a little bit more about that further down when we're discussing the event.
Yeah.
Great car.
I got really comfortable with it.
It's a very easy car to drive.
Very easy to get comfortable with.
You can just hop in and just go.
So yeah, it impressed me.
It impressed me that car.
Yeah, I would have preferred...
That car in a manual would have just been perfect.
I think the auto does let it down a little bit.
It's a bit sluggish with the auto.
But the rest of the car is brilliant.
It's a wagon.
How good is a wagon, Chad?
So handy.
So that was that.
I drove my Camry for a fair bit last week.
And that was great.
I didn't have an issue.
So really giving that a good shake down before Camry Fest.
But no, that was pretty good.
Yeah.
But Chad, updates with you now.
Just for some context, ladies and gentlemen, listening at home and to the wider podverse.
We all thought the week before on the Sunday night when we left,
I think you and I thought this the same, Ed.
We were like, whoa, we don't know if you were going to make it.
Like, what was your opinion, Ed?
We were a bit...
Volkswagen, Nick and I left Chad's house after seven of us had been toiling with the transmission
and various other bits and bobs for a few hours.
We left at eight o'clock on the Sunday night, last Sunday night.
And as Volkswagen, Nick and I drove down the street,
I said, I'm not hopeful that that car will make it.
And you were the driver of the No Magna left behind campaign.
I'm the driver of it.
And I always remain positive.
But I said, I did express my concern about the car.
Fairly.
Fairly.
Fairly.
Fairly.
Fairly.
Fairly.
Fairly.
Fairly.
Fairly.
Fairly.
That lead's me to jump in to a question for
And they had a lot to offer and you know connections, etc in the Magnus base in the Magnus base
and
You know with their help, you know, we eventually got that transmission
It was here. I'll manage to bring it overnight from Adelaide, which is an incredible pull-off
So it wasn't from Japan as I'm out of late. So no, it's from Japan. No, it's from South, Australia
And yeah, it's so
That weekend so I think the transmission arrived on a Thursday that weekend a bunch of
gentlemen on this podcast and
A few your friends are friends type things, you know, everyone sort of came around
I had a friend of mine from high school also join us and my friend Kieran also came over and
Yeah, we had drop-ins of like Thomas and and I don't afraid of yours later in the night
Also, I'm sure to uh, you know, lend a hand. So, you know, we strung them out for quite a while
And then the Sunday, we're gonna let them know like a little bit done
You know valve cover gasket you did the belts. Yeah, and yeah, I honestly
I'm never gonna pull any of that off on that on that weekend without any of your help. So
massive shout out to everyone here. Thank you so much
It's just been the the loveliest most wholesome car experience. I've really had with any car
So
Yeah, so we you know, we did the front tracks. We we assembled those struts and you know, put all the new bits in
Done the brakes on the day before on the Saturday, so they were already so ready to go just another thing to tick off
What else do we struggle with the pressure switch was a bit of an annoying one
So you're a couple by accident one
Widen accident one, you know, obviously was the one you thought it was and
We didn't have the tool to get it off. So it was just a weird size. It was like one inch and
916s or something like some random ass
Size and you know, we eventually gave up on that after you went I think a couple of times
Many times to go the different tool like the socket for it and we just said bugger it, you know
We must have figured out that your cars a bit of a bitter
Yeah, yeah, we see that out because it's a TS, but it had a lot of TR bits
Yeah, so we think it had the TR radiator and then put potentially a TR on the pressure switch in
Yeah, just a really mixed bag of stuff and you know, we're making jokes of the engineers
they just said, yeah, we'll just throw what we had for this year and this this, you know build and
You know, who cares if someone's trying to fix it
Yeah, so we eventually got pretty much all the parts we needed bar
The trans well, I mean, yeah, so yeah, we had the trans obviously and
We just um, just couldn't get it in just really cool that even the trans was different like yeah
Yeah, that's the old one next to the new one and so oh that plugs different or that little bits different
You know, and you just think
I was really worried then because I was just like oh, no
Because it's the wrong trans
auto trans
temp sensor
so we
pulling off the sump of the trans and
Tommy re routed sort of the temp sensor from the old one into the new one which thankfully wasn't that horrible
And then but then the gasket busts when you rip off the sump
So we were really careful on the other one to try and prize the gasket off. We were able to reuse that luckily
Yeah, and he went and got new gasket and stuff. Yeah, just in case, you know, like the old gasket. Yeah
So that that sort of solved that problem. Yeah, so there's always something even though you think something's the same
You know as complex as a trans you've really got a eyeball it
But you like the casing and everything was identical like you had the same part numbers
Yeah, it was the same partner. It was the exact same. Yeah, cuz those transmissions I've never my research
Have a few different iterations, but there was two main ones for using the TS
So I think the early TS has had the older version, which is probably what the one which is probably the one we had
but again, I
Checked with Mitty bits. I'd also check with Paul Gutt and Andrew Briegel's worth and they said if it has this particular
Wiring room on the transmission. It's the one
That's the one you need. There's one without a loom and there's one with a loom
It's like it's like a packaging thing
I think for the transmission and then the plugs that go with it too and
You know for
For most of it it was the same, but yeah, there was like two plugs
One was a temperature sensor and the other one we I have no idea what it was to be honest might have just been like
Some sort of switch like a reverse
Doesn't matter so
Thomas
the
I swear as an engineer it might be in a previous life, but it's just incredible at being able to just like
Put a standing out or nothing
He managed to like pretty much marry that transmission at least
Sensor-wise and a little wise to the engine made it all work made it all work
And then you know that was the and then the big part of it was so the next big task was trying to actually get the end
gearbox underneath and
Up and you know sit on the engine and that's why we just struggled so much that God was heavy and
Yes, it's like a giant lump of metal. It's just like 90 kilos of disappointment. It was
so, you know like
It was just yeah, it took us all out basically
I think we struggled on it for two or three or maybe three or four hours
I think and you know people had to leave obviously because getting it late into the night and
Yeah, eventually
We gave up and then
Matthews friend came around Josh big shout out big shout out to Josh
and
You know, he's I think he's a he's a mechanic by trade so he really sort of like knew his thing
Yeah, I think all about combined experience
probably, you know, I don't know so Josh's single person experience and
Yeah, so it was just like yeah, I think the transmission is like sitting a bit crooked
Maybe it's fouling on the
Flex plate on the engine and it's just sort of not sitting right so we ended up, you know, basically packing
everything up
Bolting everything up enough so that the car can be rolled and our friend of his actually
You know agreed to pick the car up on a tow truck the next morning
Yeah, and you know obviously because of that it was able to go off to a mechanic to get looked at
so
It went unbeknownst to me apparently you were not supposed to tow these cars without the drive shafts in them
this is according to the mechanic and
Obviously, I don't know how true or not true and it could just be the age of the car. Yeah
But both of the front
Wheel bearings collapsed and they would not it was I mean they work still but they were like he's the mechanics
I got took a protest drive and it was
You know sound like a helicopter was going down the street. That's how loud the wall bearings were and
Obviously this sort of spoils the story because he he was able to bolt everything up, you know, having it on a hoist
And yeah, he was able to marry everything up essentially, you know, slap a little bits on it
I pretty much gave him every bolts and every thing that he needed and
And
Yeah, so he was able to do that, but then he said look it's it's not gonna
I'm not gonna present it for a ride worthy without these wheel bearings being good. I'm
Good condition. So he ordered some but set came they're wrong and then he was like
So he said there was like three or four part numbers for this car. So he goes I'll order some more
They also came though so wrong. So and then at this point, I think
Is the last set was on Thursday arriving at 2 30, I think you told me
Yeah, so this is this is about Wednesday that I'm talking about where he was not able to
Order the he was not able to order the
So I find the right part. Anyway, so I ended up
Calling Maddie and Maddie
suggested to contact this place in
Thomastown, well, I think they've got a few different locations. They're called bearings wholesalers and
They really knew their stuff. So they were said, yeah, we have a kit that is recommended for the four cylinder magners
For that year, you know that that build sort of like models the TRTS and
they said, you know and
Sorry, I correlated a part number that I got from the mechanic to the to the part number
sorry the the part that they had on hand this bearings place and the
Dimensions of the bearing all matched and you know, I think
Took a bit of a gamble because we weren't sure that it was gonna work. Anyway
But I ended up ordering them that day and it was lucky that I called in the morning because they were able to order them in by
230 to their store and then I was unfortunately stuck away. I couldn't get away
So I ended up ordering an Uber to the to the bearings place and
Thomastown picking them up and I'd use that like send a package or whatever
I think they have an over. So I yeah, they picked them up and I was gonna drop them off to this place and I
Made sure to call the driver and say, hey, I really need the stung
I'm happy to tip you and all that stuff, but I really like, you know, if there's any issues, please ring me
So what's this Wednesday or is this Thursday?
Yeah, sorry on Wednesday. We were like, yeah, it's it's you know, not happening
They they were not able to find the right part. So they asked me to you know, look into it
And I did by calling money and looking around and yeah
So got the parts picked up got got them dropped off to the mechanic and that was around three o'clock on Thursday and
You know, I think the mechanic
At a point was like it is just annoyed about it. I'm just not leaving you enough time
Obviously at this point and and fair enough like I daughter longness a little bit myself and then you know
Things didn't go to plan on the weekends and it was a legend. It was really good about it
He you know, he you know had a little wine, but fair enough
It was a it was a car that just really gave him a lot of issues. So anyway, he vented
What's that?
Yeah, it was like, you know, what is Maddie doing? You know, why is he pushing you to get this done and all this?
I was like, you know, it's you know, I'll just make a face. This is magnificent. You know, this is what happens
so, um, I left it in his capable hands on Thursday evening and
And they said no, I was we'll leave it with us. We'll see what we can do and
I've got a call. I think I don't know 430 or five o'clock saying bearings are in you just need to
Sorry, the rings are in it just needs a little alignment. So they said we'll do that first thing in the morning
So said sweet, you know, it's looking good now
so I
Headed down to the mechanic on Friday. My friend came and picked me up and took me down to the mechanic and
We waited, I don't know about an hour and a half or so. We just got a coffee and we're just sort of, you know shooting the
Stuff with with the mechanic, you know talking about their Magnus and crappy cars and
Maddie's obsession with crappy cars especially
Um
Yeah, so and then yeah, he said cars all done stuff was like, all right
Well, you know amazing. This is like I can't believe it's actually been pulled off at this at this right and yeah
So took the keys. It's roughly on Friday. This is
Around nine thirty. So I got there at eight
you know, just waited till the where alarm was done and
Took the keys and drove the car straight home
I had to load the car up with tools and my stuff for the weekend and
And also my friend stuff as well
So and then we just set off from there to Vic roads got to Vic roads and a bit of a line
Just a little bit of a line just a little bit. So I took my ticket sat down
You know just waiting for the numbers to get called and
Anyway, eventually it gets called and go up and I had really lovely lady. She was like, you know sweet and
Didn't cause any issues. I had all my paperwork sorted out prior to this
So, you know, it was kind of like I was just waiting for the car to be finished at this, right?
so I had all the paperwork ready to go and
Yeah, they just handed the plates to me. I was like, well amazing. It's this is I can't believe it's actually been, you know, it's happened and
Yeah, so good plates too. Oh good place and she was like, you know, oh you can probably try and pick something that
Might suit your car or whatever and she just held out. She just held out a random
Selection of like barcodes, which is like what the plates, you know
It has like the combination on the little barcode that goes with the plate. Yeah, and she's like, oh, this one's gonna nine six in it and
She's like, what about this one? And I look at it and it's like zero nine one H nine six, which is what like
TSTR was made from not anyone's 96. So I
Mean, that's you know, it's gonna be that's gonna be that one, right?
And yeah, so took the plates went out that went outside and screwed them on and
Boogie and then pretty much from there. Yeah, I got straight on the phone and what's that?
Of course filled in my book as you do and from there. Yeah, I'd called shouting straight away and got insurance on the phone and
You know roadside and all that stuff just in case and
Yeah, from there. We're just basically just went on the road
This car had never had a shakedown
It came straight from the mechanics and he said look, I haven't checked anything else
You know, so just make sure you check your flaws. You check your your brakes are you know working properly and all that stuff and
Obviously, you know, I won't did that idea. I legitimately did I went and checked all the floors just in case
and you know, I took some extras with me and we ended up buying some oil on the road just in case as well
I was just out of driving and
Maddie was taking in with me, you know, every other hour
It'd be like, how are you doing? You know, like what's going on? How's the trip?
And I was just like, it's fine
There's no issues at all. Like this car is just driving. It's driving like I would drive any other car and
And the whole way there zero issues like not even the only little issue I had was
Too little issues
You know, not serious ones at least the idle was sitting a bit low and it just wasn't stupid happy
Sitting at like the lights and like trying to take off like it was fine
It was just vibrating a lot because the idle was so low
And I think it was the engine was trying to spin the talking better enough, you know
Sort of to get going but as soon as you got moving it was fine
There was no issue and then the other thing was I think the thermostat
But I mean just stuck open and just it was
Constantly reading low on the temperature towards the end of the trip. No, no, it's still doing it. Okay. Yeah
So I think it's a thermostat out job. Yeah, it's right on top and you know, it's a cheap part
so but yeah apart from that if I had zero issues I drove it all the way to
Magnifest and drive it around Adelaide like I think I ended up driving doing like a hundred and fifty K's just in Adelaide
She's driving around
around to commit his crime
Cutting. Yeah, exactly. No. Yeah, there you go. I'm squeezing. Yeah, finding screws to screw into the wasps was hot
And yeah, I was just
I was just blown away out of how like
Reliable the car was the whole time I drove from Melbourne to Adelaide
I was just nervous. I was nervous that it was gonna break down and I had to try and find a way to get the car home or go
You know get my stuff and you know find a way to get to Adelaide or go home
You know, whatever the case might have been but it just it did did nothing
Did you really start to kind of ease up say actually this is going okay? It wasn't until we hit we passed the bend
Yeah, just outside of battle. Okay. It's gonna. Oh my god. We made it to Adelaide like
It like didn't hit me until we started going downhill, you know, like downhill section into Adelaide
Yeah, and I was like, oh my god, we made it to Adelaide like and this guy didn't even break down one
We probably still could have coasted into Adelaide. Yeah, I mean, yeah, absolutely
Except I did once do it or going downhill. I put the car into neutral
You just let it go and I let it go and then I went back into drive
Like, you know a little while later and it like kicked back into like second gear. Okay. I was like, well, I'm not doing that again
Obviously doesn't like what the hell's going on. So I was like, yeah, it's fine, you know
I could just you just drive it like a normal person isn't like, you know, not not beat on it and
Yeah, sure enough, it was
Incredibly, I'd 1500 kilometers there and back and but zero issue. So and I know cars should be able to do that
Yeah, with without any shoes really like I'm you know a maintained car. I'm not even a really well-maintained one
But I had zero had zero hoping this car to be honest like out where we were on Sunday
I was like, there's no way this is gonna happen and
Give up and go credit to you, Maddie
You like so it was me to knock you up and you know, I followed through with it
And I did which had we didn't come this far to get this fire
I feel like this is it's you know, it's you're you're so close for so long
Oh, so then you put your mags on there. I think I'm a suit the car
Of the period 80 dollars with center caps the other wheels like there's a
80 bucks the wheels and then I buckled the drive straight the car drives so straight
I'm amazed at how straight it drives and
Just everything about the car just surprised me like how well it was able to just take that trip and
It's built for it. Yeah, apparently because that's you know, that's what Magnus were built to do and that it was able to do it
So, you know hands-down
maybe the most fun experience I've had in a car so far and
Also, one of the most I think like memorable and also like, you know
Reliable experiences. I've had from a car as well. Like it's no cars ever really done me this
You know, wow the fact that it was just untested and you just said screw it
So that could happen, right? Yeah, I mean, it'll leave you stranded. How can it be? Yes, you
Famous words like I remember when we saw you that night like the first night in Adelaide
And like I walked in and I think was UW said chuds over there and I turn it and turn around
I just see you sitting down and I was like, what that I gave you I gave you the biggest hug
I cannot believe you made it this this far. It was yeah
It was very surreal seeing everyone in that pub in Adelaide and me happen
You know me be able to be there as well. Yeah after that road trip. Yeah, it was very surreal experience
I had to like pinch myself to realize that I was actually in Adelaide for a while
I
Had arrived at the at the pub, you know, it was because you arrived later than everyone else. Yeah
Turned around you're like in I'm like
Like I don't believe you're here
I saw that car. Oh
Yeah, and it was very endearing having that sort of reaction from people and also
Just being able to do that drive and with no issue
I was actually like when I saw you I just started to tear up like I couldn't believe you was
I couldn't believe you made it like I was just like, you know, I had I had
You know, I smelt more glimmer of hope Sunday. I was like, oh nice. He's pretty he's pretty mounted
I don't think yeah, I think he's done and
That was the first time you teed the last time you teed up on the weekend
No, I wasn't but we'll talk about that in a little bit
But then but then to see you there
I was just like I couldn't like it was one of the most wholesome moments I've ever seen
Yeah, and it involved the freaking Mitsubishi Magnum
It couldn't have been another car, you know
It couldn't have done any other car could have done and then when it when when you got home like at the end of the trip
I messaged you and I said out of all the cars that you own
It's by far the one that's worth nothing. Yeah, but for me, that's my favorite car that you won
Yeah, it's earned its place. Yeah, it's cemented its place in stable. I think maybe it's gonna find a place for it
But at least now it's registered and it can live on the street, which is not an issue
Yeah, it's maybe not right, you know, the best thing to do to a car
But you know unless you can find another spot for it. That's yeah, but I think it will stay
Because I'd also like to get my money's worth. Absolutely. It has cost me a little bit of money this house
So I would like to at least drive it for and get the money's worth out of it, too
Absolutely, but enjoy it dude. Like it's I mean, I have to work today. Yeah
You know, I was like, why not? It's sitting in the driveway. I might as well
So yeah, and then I drive it to the podcast and he was like, you're still driving the mags
Congratulations, you did it. Like it's you know, incredible floors guys like that was just unbelievable. That's that's a it's an incredible effort and
I
Hope to see you driving this car for a long time to come
I think I think it's gonna happen and then again, thank you everybody that
collaborated and helped out and you know, I got their hands dirty and
You know it offered advice. It was yeah, it was really it was really cool to see everyone
Come to the you know
Try and make it happen and it did in the end. So thanks so much
Absolutely, man. So yeah, you got it there and you got it home and it's yeah, it's been great
And we end up getting a clock for your car. We'll talk about that a little bit later
So that took us to Friday night. So we see David Prince your you left on the convoy that left on Thursday
Yeah, yeah, Edward Bunting. I we you and I left on the Friday and we we can we convoyed across
To Rada laid and then we met up
Well, we went to the make like the first but we all met up at Tonsley Park for the for the help is you know
Briefing earlier that that that evening
Which was good because we got to get to see all you know, I got to see you David got to see you Jim
You know, it was it was really it was really nice to see the whole team kind of working together and then planning it
You know, everything was like well, this is happening. It's it's it's less than 24 hours away
And I walk through I've got to say that was a very big moment for Andrew and Andrew and I you know like
seeing you all arrive and
in that space, you know that we you know, Andrew and I had seen it, but none of you had seen it and
Yeah, and then the the not the doubts but the oh we can if you do all the cars in the year
And how's it actually going to work and Andrew and I had spent so many hours, you know measuring and working
You know tried it, but we were we were still questioning it ourselves
I mean it was very hard to imagine the cars in there and the width of the cars with the doors open and how far about
space and all that but
Yeah, it was it was great to see you on Friday night and really gave us a sense, right? Okay, we can do this
We can do this so magna 40 gentlemen
So so that was that was getting that was getting to make the 40 obviously Chad had the wildest experience getting there
But we but we all we all got there
It was bunting as he says no Magna left behind and no Magna was left behind as far as far as we know
So we so we all got we all managed to get there and then
Basically, it was the day of the event the big day the big dance, you know 18 months of planning
David Prince's coffee with Andrew was worth, you know
You're small ideas big things happen. It was the day of the event
Can I just say but like as a precursor this it was probably one of the best events?
I've ever been a part of and and seen yeah, it went super smooth
It felt like the day was just it felt like felt like butter just just just just smooth
Absolutely smooth, you know people there was people loved it. There was you know, it was really it seemed like you know everything
It was it was a well-oiled machine and you know
Full credit to all the team involved and especially you at you David and Andrew like it was just it was a phenomenal event
It you know, I think it's what it'd been one of the premier events I've ever been to like genuinely it was that good
All hats off to you guys. Honestly. It was it's just really well organized. I mean, it's Andrew Andrew is a machine
like the the emails he sent and the
follow-ups he sent and the updating of the social media for
The all the different groups. I've lost count of how many groups he's put together on messenger for different for the long
The Victorian people for the for the rest of the you know rest of the country
Paul Gatton and he and I have had one going, you know between the three of us around there all the AV stuff and
Sort of thing, but it's he's an incredible person and someone said to me why Magnus?
Why and I said it's it's Andrew Ruehlesworth. I mean
He's such a charismatic guy. Yes, and the
The enthusiasm he has for these cars is just infectious. I mean certainly helped that I bought one new to in 1993
I had some very fond memories of
Vows as well, but no it was Andrew Andrew did the bulk of it and he and
Lory's lovely wife Laura who's was so supporting through the whole thing
It was it was just fabulous to see fabulous to be a part of what we weren't the thing that really struck us it
And what neither of us were really expecting was the emotion around the event a lot of that when that plant closed
There was a lot of a lot of anger and a lot of a lot of sadness and a lot of
Disappointment around that that's the South Australia, you know, it was such a huge employer of people and closed in
2008 I'm pretty sure it was and enough time it appears has passed that
This was just this incredible surge of nostalgia and sentimentality about it. I had this amazing
This lovely lady come up to me and asked if I was one of the organizers
She was I'd say probably you know late 60s maybe okay, and
She said to me are you one of the organizers? I said yes. Yes. I am
You know can I help you and she said I just wanted to say she said this is the first time
I've been back to this factory since since since a close she said I worked for Chrysler and then I worked for Mr
Bishy on well fine, and she said it's it's the most wonderful feeling to come back and then she burst into tears
Then I then I burst into tears
And gave her a hug, you know, and and I said so, you know, did you do all the upholstery like oh, yes
Yeah, so I took her over to my car. Oh, she said that interior because the the V6 has got the elite interior
the elite fabric called Brentwood I found out and
She said oh that was such a bother to do that one because she said that we had to always get the line straight
She said it's got too many lines
But Andrews at the same thing he had people bringing photo albums of their dad who'd passed away
But you know like work there for 30 years, you know and they were in tears and
But it was such a wholesome as he said before and positive sort of thing
We had a member of South Australian Parliament there saying if you were to who was really good
Talked about the space and I think the location was absolutely spot-on
I mean that event in that space with the cars arranged like they would have been on on the final part of the production line
It it was yeah, it was so many elements came together just on the day that made it perfect
The weather was fantastic space is is amazing. It's it's still obviously an industrial factory
But let's a lot but fully covered, but let's a lot of lighting. It's it's got a forest area. It's got
What they call an urban forest? I think we had cars arranged around that and
Yeah, I was absolutely hands down the perfect place to do it
So we were very lucky that historic Trust South Australia helped with that
They they looked after the higher of it. They looked after the higher of the pod for us
they helped with public liability insurance and
All those sort all the paperwork that Andrew and I would have just had no idea about how to do the Dane Wilden who who was the
One of the head people at historic Trust South Australia said no, just leave that to us leave that to us
You know, don't worry about that. We'll sort that, you know
And just one thing after another was sorted Mitsubishi motors, of course sponsors for some of the things
We have a fantastic media wall. There are some amazing photos of the cars next to me all as everybody drove in they got a showbag
They got photos in front of the media wall and Mitsubishi gave us some prizes
They also helped with the onsite catering. There's a cafe that doesn't normally open on on the weekend
Three little pots great cafe and that saved us having to worry about food trucks and coffee trucks and all that sort of thing
So they they were prepared to open
But yeah, we were
Saturday night we sat down and had a cheeky G&T and just thought my goodness. What have we just done?
There've been so many comments. Oh, well, we had channel 9 and channel 7 news there
Thoughts from those we had it or dinsky the internationally known champion rally driver was actually there
That was an amazing story. Did we did Andrew talk about? I think he did talk about that when he came on the show
The real actually I've got a little bit queued up at the end of his interview speech. He spoke for about 20 minutes
The thing that struck me about the speech is Andrew
I was standing with Andrew and Laura behind him while he was giving the speech and
Everybody there was listening to him like it weren't wandering around kicking tires and looking at ours
It was it was crazy. He had the whole space and some people someone said they thought it was about 500 people
Just listening
And that was the same for every speaker and I've never been to a car event
I said that to Andrew that night
I've never been to a car event where you know, there's often a prize or a trophy or this or that
You know or someone saying a few words, but in the background of that you've got 200 people milling around. I need to listen to that
You know, they they're doing their own thing, but everyone shut up and was
Intently listening and watching whether it was Andrew whether it was it or dinsky whether it was that, you know
Member of Parliament guy
whose name I can't remember but
Yeah, they go everyone was really gathered around and filming and listening and really intent about it
So that was unusual
I and and this is you know, like where people have dragged their families along and they'd be there'd be people there
Who didn't really want to be there, you know, like
Oh, right. I'll go, you know like
And and they were all being if not listening very respectful, so that was good. Yeah, it was it blew me away because you know
You could have heard a pin drop when I thought this kid was talking though
It was just it was just like he was he had the whole crowd in the palm of his hand now
They were eating out of his hand. He was just telling stories and and and telling um
You know how he got involved with Mitsubishi Motors Australia and and it was telling everybody how to drift a front-wheel drive car
You know, I like that. I like that. I like to just claim it. Please don't try this at home. Yeah
It was it was brilliant and Andrew spoke so beautifully and and you know, he he really had the crowd because you know
I think the crowd really respected him for what he for what he has done. I think this is
That was quite
I was reading a lot of the comments on on the news page and stuff after they posted it and oh
What, you know, they were buckets of rubbish for this down the other but like but for the people that that love these cars, you know, you know, everybody
You know
Everybody that loved those cars. We're just this is this is this was their time to shine
You know, this was someone else's time to shine. Let me just see if this works. I did send this to Scotty
Let's just see if we can make this work. I'm
I was uh
Maybe about a week and a half ago 10 days ago. I was driving along and I put on the
car tour
Magna 40 podcast
and
Andrew was playing a few tunes for the quiz
There was Maddie J
Chad David
Scotty
Bob Meg
Talking everything magna
and
I was driving along thinking
How truly awesome
Is this that these cars are still being celebrated?
You know now ever
I thought
That would be the case and
You know, it's not just um, it's growing up to you Andrew and to everyone who's helped you David there and the whole team
It really comes back to all of you, you know, obviously it's
Um, everyone I've spoken to is astonished not that so many just so many of you are here
But the quality of the cars is extraordinary and I can't say to you
Look for me. It's an honor that you remember these cars
Someone who's spent so much time in their lives in them and have a whole career based around magna
It's very privilege and thanks for having me along. Wow. That was that was a picture self moment that I was like
I remember when he said when he said listen to his podcast and and I was like surely not and then he said car talk
and and then David just turns around and Chad just like punched me he's like what I was just like
I couldn't believe what I was hearing you right now
Oh, that was the second time you cried that week. That was the second time. I did tell him a little I was like this is um
That's a very good plug and maybe some of these um other magna people who were there will listen to car talk now
Hopefully hopefully we've got because it was it was quite well listened to episode that one when I did when I
I mean, it can't all be about magna's every week, you know, we've we've given a very good run
They've had their
That there are other cars we may have to occasionally talk about
but like
Yeah, that is true Edward. It's been it's been magna centric for the last one. Yeah, uh, but
Uh, it was yeah, that was what the ultimate pinch pinch myself moment. I was like my god
Like, you know, it shows you who can listen and and you know, yeah, it was it was it was pretty well
Chad just was like in disbelief that his name was mentioned
I don't know
His magna there against all odds, you know, now he's being mentioned by edward dinsky random
One of my highlights of the whole day was was saying to ed when he finished. I said, oh ed
You know, I've got someone I'd like you to meet if you got a sec just come over here and ed. This is matty j
Yeah, that was that was incredible. It was wild
That was the pity that there weren't
You know, there were so many interesting people there and you just if you had a week
You probably wouldn't still get through them in their story. That's right. That's right tip of the iceberg. So well the other gentleman that was there
When when we sat down for that coffee 18 months ago, andrew said I'd love to get denis nicole nicole there nicole
nicole and what was his role?
so
Dennis worked at chrysler and designed the charger
So pretty significant car in in in australian automotive history. Hey charger. Hey charger
Actually, one went past us on the beta bird. What a pink one. I saw that pink one. Oh, that was in front of you
It's in front of me when I was driving out. Yeah, Saturday night
Magnus and I thought woohoo, you know, like ed
Dennis designed that car and he also designed all the magna wagon. So he was heavily involved
In the in the development of widening the tier the the gland to become the tm
But he actually designed all the wagons which went on to be sold around the world
He was fascinating to talk to and I've got I've got 10 minutes
Of him talking in the in the pod there as part of that that area where we were there's like almost like an old portable classroom
That's been re re repurposed to and they call it the tonsley pod and it's got a v thing
But from 12 o'clock we had a q&a with some ex-employees
Amazing had tried and tried and tried to get him to look like getting contact with him
But he's not on social media. He's quite elderly now. I think he's nearly 80 if he's an already 80 and
Andrew found out that morning adam from mr. Bishop came he said oh by the way, I've got a surprise for you
Oh, wow, that's incredible today and we'll be part of the q&a. Wow. That's incredible
Yeah, yeah, so Andrew was beside himself. I've got a fabulous shot of the two of them together. Oh, well
But yeah, it was it was a lot of things ticked that day a lot of things ticked
It couldn't have come together any better. Well, even even when I had my flat tire issue as affol mentioned
in the waiting
I'm sitting in the waiting area of the tire thing
and
There's it got just one other guy in the waiting area and there was some news about I don't know Prince Andrew's
Relinquished his royal title or something and I made a comment to the other guy. We're just chatting about that
and
I had the magnet 40 t-shirt on of course in yellow to match the car and he said, oh you uh, you know
He going to the magnet 40 thing, you know, I said, oh, I've just been there. I'm literally just coming to get this tire
sort of whatever
He said, oh, I was the the quality control manager for paint for 20 years
Oh my god
So we I said, well, I've got a car you might remember and he said, yeah, I saw the wasp yellow outside, you know
He said, yeah, that was a rare color and it was so we talked a bit about that
I just thought you can't sort of go 10 meters in Adelaide without
Literally no one being connected to that
Plant in those cars. Did you also ask him why all the paint was just they're just
I didn't go that down that road
He had a bit what's with the paint
What's with the clear cope you he had a birthday or his birthday celebration to sort of go to I think and so he couldn't
He couldn't go to it. He said I saw it on the news on wednesday. Yeah, I'd love to come down, but I just can't make it today. So
There you go
That's that's that's that's crazy
It was yeah, I don't know. It's just it was an amazing day
Jim you were obviously a big part of it
You know, you got there earlier helping out and and and the likes your what was your take from the event?
I think as has already been alluded to it was incredible to see
the
outpouring of emotion and sentimentality and that
for a car that often has
polarizing
Responses from pinion from people. Yes
That there was a lot of
love and
A lot of
It brought a lot of what are otherwise very different people together and then to great deal to a lot of different people
I thought that when we had the walkthrough of the facility and
We were about all about to start and then I saw
Veronica and many jay arrived and I was like, oh the timing was just
Impressive
Like couldn't have asked for better timing, but just you know becoming familiar with the space that way and
understanding how the cars are going to line up and trying to conceptualize that and then
being with david
Greeting the entrance in the morning and watching them line up and sort of and then being able to walk through all the vehicles assembled and sort of
It worked very well because it gave the impression of how they would have been like on an assembly line and going from one department to another
Was really quite wonderful. And of course you had the cars that were completely pristine where they were original
where they'd been restored or ones that were driven daily or ones that were completely modified and everything in between
and
it you know it just
As we've already touched on it was completely different to other car shows again. I think because of that emotional
attachment to
The vehicles and obviously the space as well because it was the birthplace of all of those cars
Absolutely. I think that's us. I sped sped so this to you jim and chad
I mean chad's new to the whole magna game, but I think you've grown an appreciation for it, but um, yeah, absolutely the
It was like it was romantic
That they were coming home. It was a it was a romantic feeling. You know, it was it was really
It and I think that's the only one I could I could put for it
It was it was romantic that this this these all these cars came back home
You know, it was something whimsical and something, you know
Something magical about about that day. You know, and they just kept coming like home to the town
You know back home to the under the roof where they're together
And the way that sorry to interrupt but the way that david and andrew decided to
Have them was you know, like they were spewing out of the production
All facing the same way
Because when we did the walkthrough on the friday night and they're like, oh you're gonna have these rows and i'm looking at the map
Think you're not gonna fit five cars across there
I couldn't quite get and laura said, oh no, we've measured it and i'm thinking
Look, I know garages and I know where you can fit a car
I don't reckon five of these are gonna fit across that with
And it was only about after half an hour that someone indicated that they're going long ways not
across ways, yeah
Right now I get it. Okay. Phew. That's good. Yeah, like I mean ed you um
Chad and I like and and thomas were were you know
After the cars were sent from from jim and david that was they were getting sent to us and we were lining them up and
We had all the white cars spewing out that was that was pretty cool
And the the yellows, you know the wasps were lined up and things and as we were as they were coming in
There was just there was the smiles on the people. Did you notice that? Yeah?
They just were just like happy to be there be there. They're like i'm taking my magnet to a car show like
They were they were ecstatic about it. It's been a long time between drinks for those people
It's a bit like
They it was plants you guys but it's a well like it did look like cars were driving out of the factory
Yeah, it it looks like down to you know, that's that's the way that's the way it was happening and and at one point
I was like
How many more cars can they pretend put possibly be and I walked down to the street and the street was gridlocked
with cars waiting to come in
and obviously a massive cloud of white smoke because of all the
Yeah, the all the oil being burned and
I was like, I just can't believe there's this many cars here
Yeah, it was incredible. I mean it was yeah, you're like they just kept coming like it was just like this doesn't end and you know
At some point I think I think lauren said oh, there's 72 gen 3s
which is you know the the wasp shape and
I was like I did a rough count. I said, oh, I'm thinking there's there's maybe 20 or 30 in here so far
Oh, shit
Where are the rest of these things gonna go?
This is really filling up fast
I think also touching back on the um
romanticism and sentimentality of it as well and I don't want to um
Over generalize here, but I think there's definitely a number of
Owners who perhaps for whatever reasons in their own lives have had challenges
And I think because the magma isn't universe hasn't universally been
Praised or well liked or fondly remembered is that that's quite there's a lot of solidarity with with that
Feeling as a car and as a person and so it was almost like a sense of finally we can sort of celebrate
This and not feel like I have to explain why
You know, I really fond of my variety or my magma or my rallya or whatever it may be because
Everybody here's a deco theme passion. That's very validating
It was a very safe space. It was and it's probably a good analogy to any minority group, you know, whether it's um
You know gender based sexuality based whatever it might be, but you know to find the freaks. No, that's not the right word
Is it not
Find the enthusiasm who who are like you in a minority group
Is rare and I mean I said to Andrew, you know, what you've done is given
People a platform that they have had for 40 years. There has never been
a magma or variety platform and so
You've given them that and this safe space even for a day
given in this space to
um
Yeah, express themselves and be with other people like that and that's
That's the key. I think that's what you that's what you've given
I think thanks ward from drive.com who who came out drove over with us on thursday in convoy
test taking different cars for drives and spent a lot of time in the mid to brand new outlander that came across with us
Of course doing crosses and stuff like that, but um, he got to taste a few cars
But but some of his reels were great and they said, you know, he'd say, you know, it wasn't a holding or a commodore
You know that people would you know, they weren't seen at bathers
But these are the cars that that we're in the driveways. This is traffic
Yeah, I thought I thought jake spoke really well, you know
He's the one that took him to school, you know, that's what moved families. We're families. Yeah, families. Yeah, exactly
and that um
Because a lot of hero cars, you know, they're hero cars, but they they don't they don't ever eventuate
You know, they're sort of these pipe dreams. Whereas these are these are the real cars
And I guess that's why we love these sort of cars, right? Because you know, these are the cars that we build memories with
Like, you know, there's only a select few people I can build a memory with an f40. You know, you know, you know
It's relatable
Very relatable
Very relatable. Yeah. Oh, you know, I know that time I took the f40 to down to the pub and then drove home like it's it's
You don't you know, you don't get
You don't get stories up, but you get stories like you know magna you get stories like that in a you know
In your family car, you know, and and that and that's what you know, as I said earlier
David
They were traffic like this is what this is what everyone drove every day
And people still do like a lot of gen 3s that were there were just their daily cars as you as you alluded to earlier, Jim
So, you know, it was really cool to see that
That connection and and that and that, you know, it was it was it was quite a humbling moment too because you know
It showed this is this is a really, you know
This is the event where where where people could could be could could celebrate
The norm and not celebrate the the over the top, you know, and this was this was you know
It was it was quite beautiful in that instance. Yeah, I was really impressed. I have a question for you, David
and you know
When you and Andrew were
planning this
Was there ever a backup venue? It's a good question
That's a great question
I seem like what if tonsil was like get duffed. We're not holding out a
Thing and you know public liability and you know, I suppose they would have had to be
Andrew and Laura have spent a lot of time in Adelaide. There's a there's a really good music scene as we know
He's an excellent both excellent musicians
And he said the factory's still there, you know, I can remember him saying the factory's still there
It's like a it's like a big space, you know, like a innovation. It's now called the tonsley innovation district
He said it'd be great to have it there. And then, you know, quite organically, you know, a friend of
A friend a lot of us know Michael Hanley. He's
He I knew he'd said to me. Oh, I've got a mate that's moved to Adelaide. He works for Mitsubishi
Well, that was Adam Davis who's head of public relations in Mitsubishi
and then
I said to Andrew, well, I
Michael's got a mate who works there. I had no idea what he did
It's just as so happened. That's what he was doing
And then we emailed the beta birdwood saying if we did a magna thing like would they be able to you know, could we bring
Magna's in it and Dane the guy who works for historic trust south Australia has his grandfather's magna that he bought new
So that was there Bertha was there on the day
Dane wasn't unfortunate because he was organizing the beta burglar which is
the biggest, you know car events in Australia
Which was the next day in the concourse was on the Saturday
but
But yeah, we actually did a walkthrough and met them both like 12 months ago in the space and and he said, yeah
Well, you know leave leave it with me. He said on this this would work really well, you know
It had to be there though, right? Yeah, I really did it just added so much to it
I suppose you could have done it somewhere else, but
Oh, there was talk actually we might do it in the car park at Mitsubishi headquarters, which is this next to the to the
Airport, but that would have been a full-back plan. It wasn't under cover
You wouldn't have got 120 cars in there
Or 150 cars as I think 155 was the final number, which is
So yeah
So early on, you know, it was it was clear that yes, this was the possibility to do it there
So we had no backup plan other than that. So one of the things that kept me awake in the week leading up to it
Is what did the key doesn't work in the bollards, you know
We can't actually get them into the space, but that was just one of the things but
Thankfully
Maybe we would have had to have a sacrificial magna to get the ball
So everybody else could come in
It's pretty great. Good. Pretty great. Good. The other thing I wanted to say too, which is podcast origin
Fellow came up to me on Saturday and said, oh, good day. David, isn't it? I said, yeah. Yeah. He said, I'm Ryan
I said, oh
Ryan, how are you mate?
So Ryan rang me a couple of weeks ago
He lives in Newcastle
And he wanted he just got a Honda City and he's thought, oh, who am I going to talk to about Honda?
So we googled my name
Rang me to talk about his Honda City
And he said, oh, I'm really excited about this magnifying thing. You know, I'd love to come, you know
I talked to my wife about it and you know, mate, mate's gonna come and you know, we'll bring the kids and I thought
Wow, that's a bit of a ask from Newcastle. Anyway, they were there
Ryan and his lovely wife Rachel and and Marley and Nora, they're little girls
And they were at Bader Birdwood on on Sunday. So caught up with them there as well. That's amazing. Right. How did he know you?
David
Just from the podcast
Oh, that's incredible. Yeah, he came up and met me and and um, I and here's one for you, Scotty
He's like, he's like every week. I wonder what Scotty's gonna say about, you know, golf tip of the week
It's my favorite part. He's like, it's my favorite part
He's got to the week and he's like, oh, Scotty's got to the week and Chad's deliveries and and Rob's always doing something
There are people there from like Townsville in Queensland. I talked to a guy from WA who'd driven two days across the Nullarbor
Wow
The Magna was it was a beige first gen manual in bugs and with these massive spots on the front like these roost
And I said, tell me your story and he said, oh, I'm a retired mechanic from Perth. I used to service this car
Um, you know, the old the old lady who had it sort of had it was insistent on it being serviced every
Six months and so he said when she finally sort of couldn't drive anymore
I sort of really had to buy it and and now he said it's really grown on me. I really like this
He's driven it from Perth across the Nullarbor to be
Um, so I thought he didn't even bother washing it was just to let all the bugs up
I thought that's dedication. You know one one young guy had come down from Newcastle
Said, oh, did you come with a maid or something? He goes, no, just me and the tunes, you know
Wow, like I'm like to drive from Newcastle Adelaide. That's a decent haul. Yeah. I'm just on your own
So I suppose we were lucky to go over with some some luck-minded friends, but
Yeah, it was um, it was definitely, you know, it's it's been it was I could have believed like you right there
the reach that this event had there w a and
Like to make the effort to come from w w was was just nuts. Like that's
You know, it's I mean you've done that drive it. It's and you did it in a Honda City, which is which is even yeah
yeah, yeah
crazy and
Such was the the reach for this event. It was it just made it made me so proud to see all, you know, David and and
An injurious hard work, you know
Come to fruition that people from all over this this big country of ours and it is a big country like the Perth's a long way away
It, you know trekked over, you know, um capital city in the world Perth
Yep, so it's you know, it was it just blew me away. It was definitely one of the best
I want to say one of the best weekends I've ever had it was it was it was that much fun
It was really good. Um, I don't think there was a there was a bad moment of the whole weekend. It was
Everything went went remarkably well. Um
You know the camaraderie the like what we met new people like what we met we met listeners of the show
You know and the fact that he mentioned scottie. I wanted to tell you that on the live on air scottie that that's that's pretty funny
um, so yeah, so
You know, it was just stuff like that. They just it just it just felt like you know, everything worked and and it was
It was beautiful and it was you know
It was all you know all the adjective words you could put in in
And describing words you could put in there for for how well it could go it it did go
Yeah, it just it just felt like a really really good event
So I want to ask you guys best takeaway from the event before we get on to the next day
It's always like the words of wisdom
I was thinking what I was going to say later. Can I do mine early? Can I do it now?
A few words dream big dream big. Yeah, absolutely. Yeah
Absolutely ed. What was your takeaway? I think they're yeah, there's uh, I don't know it's hard to sum up
It's hard to sum up what I say
I'd say there's you know, when you think you're alone, you're not there's a lot of
There's other people out there like you. Yeah, absolutely. Jim. I think the key takeaway from
magma 40 for me was
that
No matter how hard
Something appears in the moment if you've got the right people around you anything is possible
Well, nice nicely said chad
um
Yeah, it's like
Appreciate what other people appreciate it was
I've always been open-minded, but I'll always
You know being like I like what I like also
But it's like, you know, there's there's all these people out there that like things that you may not be into but
They find comfort in it and it's nice to see people happy about something that they love
100%
And you know, if you had to look at yourself like this time last year saying would you own a magma?
You would have said absolutely not
And I'll be honest probably not. Yeah
But at this point
Hey, I might even think about a second one
Who did he first I love it
So yeah, that was that was the day
Are we are we talking about beta birdwood?
So so that beta bird was was the next day. Um, chad and I actually we we left early because I had to get to work
for a few reasons but
Not appropriate for the podcast. Um
We chad and I we we did record runs
We went we went to gillman you pull it and we went to lonsdale you pull it and oh man the best record is in the world
Best best record in the world. Yeah
unbelievably good, um
You got it. You got an se clock for yours. Yes, and and and you know facious. So so we're gonna we're gonna wire that in
All right, I'll get a spoiler for my torogo. Oh, yes. Good color match than white too. So that was awesome. Yeah
Spoiler. Oh nice. I was saying to matt on the on the phone this morning when I went to the record there
um
It was like 20 years ago melbourne. I think I said it on the podcast
No last year whatever it was
And matt said the same thing it's the same like the car park there the age of the vehicles in out of aid
In the wrecker you see things you haven't seen in melbourne for 20 years. Yeah. Yeah, absolutely
Really is a a treasure trove of um and way more magnus, of course than anywhere else
But it really is a trove of older cars
So I like that and there's cars from our wheelhouse too. Like yeah, it's it's you know, it's it's it's it's stuff that
That we grew up with in our era, which is which is great. I ended up getting a uh
Believe it or not, they didn't have a single sp21 magna at either of them
But they had an sp21 a polo. They had two of those
So I got some bits off that but then then we then we boogied home and and their cars were were great
It was yeah, we stopped at handoff got had a meal had a got a good meal
And then and then headed home, but you guys did beta birdwood. So um
Fill us in on the on the beta bird we're doing
Well, beta birdwood was
Uh crazy
I've got to say it's it's the far by far the biggest event I've ever car event. I've ever been to I think there was between
1200 and 1300 cars actually did the run
But lining the streets from west beach
In uh, which is sort of west of west of the city of adelaide right on the beach
It's in the name
From west beach into the city through the city then out through the north north western
Northeastern suburbs mod brie up to tutry gully
The street everywhere you went the streets were lined with people. There were
thousands and thousands of people cheering waving
Laughing pointing well I'm used to that of course, you know
Driving a scamp David. Yeah, that's correct. Um, but you know
Equal equal number of people going magnets. Yeah, you know
There was a lot of magna love on that on that drive, you know, people wave. I mean they they wave at anything. They wave at a fly
They did seem to light up seeing the magnets because it was a bit unexpected. Yeah, they
Well, they've obviously never had them there before
And and you know, it's adelaide and as we said they're all very connected to it
So they really did engage with the magnets like the the south eyes is a very they're she very proud of their of their product
You know, I was I was still in chad and um, and I was I think I told you this gym as well
You know, like they're I think I definitely told you chad about the farmers using iced coffee is like it's it's an ourselves coke
Yeah, Coca-Cola in in south Australia, which is like it's only one of two places in the world
I think where coke is outsold by something, you know, they're very they're very proud of their of their of their history and
you know, it's
That they are proud of the magna, you know and and speaking of a few people there they are
So it's no surprise that they were waving at you guys. We had um, we had preferred parking
We had that little M on our number
On the window of the car. So we all got to park in the same area together. Cool
But the the event is incredible if if anyone's like been lucky enough to think
See reels or anything of goodwood revival in the uk. It's probably the closest thing we've got to that
There was there was music themed to the eras of the cars. They were fashion parades
You could dress up to the the area of the car. I think the oldest car. I think was about 1910
So like 115
What's that? No cheese. Yeah, so uh, that was on I saw that on one of the clips of the news
So, yeah, and everything in between. Uh, there was an amphi car one of the um, yeah, I looked at that
Yeah, German built um cars with a triumph heral engine, but they're actually basically completely sealed
A fiberglass boat sort of thing with an engine and you can drive them
It was such variety there, you know and and it was sort of good other than the magnets that were all in the line
They were really sporadically parked and so you you wander around just row by row and you're like there's a purpose
Eureka in purple. There's a combi van with a dormable pop top. There's a you know
I mean, he came a lancia beatus sedan. Did you see that green beatus? Yeah, like just a real real mixed bag and
1500 cars was it?
That's what I heard on the news. That's what they said. Yeah, I ain't seen 1500 classic cars in one spot ever
And of course the whole idea of where that where it was located was the birdwood motor museum
Yeah, which is in a fantastic absolutely incredible
Museum if if you get it in south australia, it's definitely worth the drive and some great roads to get there too, you know
mountainous
Sort of hilly roads and the roads generally gym will agree
Much better quality in south australia. Victoria. Shall we say?
I think I think we all need to plan a trip and for next year's beta birdwood and we've got to start planning
What cars we're going to take I think an mr2 might make an appearance there. We should be fun. Oh great event
you know
I love the actually
The one thing I love about about that event and you see it on the reels and so is is the fashion like the people dressing up for the occasion
I think that's just brilliant
So it suits if I may just add a couple of things too
Of course
The you know the event was incredible. I think a lot of this
Well, definitely myself hasn't checked the length of the trip to get from
West beach to birdwood
Because obviously with saturday being such a worrying success and having what I turned effectively
A month in a weekend was that we were all
pretty shattered on sunday just from exhaustion and tiredness and also heat
because
While I was fortunate enough to drive one of andrew's cars. I was determined to make the trip as
Uh easy on and just possible. So I wasn't using any air con but I was
While I was sad for the individuals. I was rather moved watching all the american cars here. He'll go
an overheat
But the event itself was was wonderful as people have learned too. Um, I
Almost accidentally wanted into the museum itself and then
sort of froze in amongst all these
People that sort of was able to answer in front of me because I suddenly realized they in front of me were all these
Incredibly significant
Holden concept cars that only ever seen in pictures before and they're all just right in front of me
There is yeah completely like oh, there's this one and this one and this one and this one. Yeah, that was that was quite
Mind-bending. Um, but also what I'll add because I think it it summarized a little bit of um that
uh
Very hard to pin down sort of reaction to magmas was
when we were leaving the bird water and I think, um
David was behind me and Andrew was in front of me. Um, we were sort of going, you know, quite slow because why have your cars exiting
And we passed a house that had a couple out the front and they were having a hold of flagged over the front
And initially I thought the lady was joking and I realized that she wasn't but she said, oh move those cars out of the way
They're blocking the view. Um, and then I think Andrew said something like, oh, you know
There's quite a few cars today whatever and she said oh yes, we're gonna do don't like magnets and then David said
Well, they're all coming out of the woodwork and then she said something else. And so, um, I just said we could just park here
And she went deadpan silent and just stop talking
I felt so vindicated then I was tempted to step out and go get a coffee
but
And um, so I thoroughly enjoyed that and then also the um the drive back and of course for me too
The weekend was quite significant because it was my first time out of um, victoria
um, and I was very privileged to
You know, we often sort of when we compare cars that are quite similar
Usually it's with quite a big gap in between, you know, there's some years and lots of cars in between
so recollections of how they feel can be sort of
Confused with other things but because I was privileged enough to basically drive seven different magnets or varadas all week and back to back
um, it was, you know, fantastic and um,
Tony that was at the frat house as well
Big shout to him
The varada that he brought was precisely the same as one that my grandfather had down to the color of the seats
Um, so it was quite special to be able to drive that um and sort of get a feel for that as well
But um, yeah, the bevel was very very special. Um, I I did sort of say that if I ever go again the day before
the bird would the drive
Do nothing just relax completely
So you've got all the energy because you know, as you say, we're quite tired. There are so many cars
I'm missing quite a few unfortunately, but the ones I did see were quite um, quite special
Great weekend all round gentlemen
We'll move on to the quiz because I know it's got to go but uh, your quiz
It is go for it. All right, quiz is time ready
All right, mate. All right 10 questions plus some bonus bonus questions. I'm assuming 10 questions
I don't know if there's any bonuses, but it's certainly 10 questions. Mm-hmm. All right
So question one
This is a accessories based quiz. Is it the bigger boot?
No, damn, but it was inspired by the bigger bit
I gave it with birthday a bigger boot, which is a ridiculous accessory that holds a sedan boot open slightly higher
So you can put bigger things in it's got a you need the big you need a bigger boot for your skull. I made
Who has ever ever heard of such a thing. I certainly had never seen one and maddie had never seen
It's the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen
I've done in my life
All right question one
The popular brand a rb
stands for what?
Do you know this so I just don't know it now. I know them but
used to sell this stuff. It's
I'm pretty sure it's a name
That's crickets crickets crickets. Yeah, I'll throw out a guess because I'm yes, you know, um,
Australian rated bullboth
That's a very good guess, but no
Oh chad
Yes chad
Australian rhubas
No
Matty was on the right track. It is a name. It's a name. Yeah, it is. It's definitely a name
Matthew, uh, andrew reels bunting
Um, no, so it stands for anthony ron anthony ronald brown who started a rb accessories
So no points so far. It's anyone's game question two
If I was gary the cab driver from the 12th man audio series and spoke like this
What accessory would I likely have in my cab? Matthew?
Yes, Matthew
It'd be one or two
It'd be the fluffy dice or it'd be the beaded seat cover beaded seats what I'm looking for correct the beaded seat
Yeah
I didn't know but I googled it and it says he's called gary
The cab driver in the 12th man series is gary. So wait, is gary like, um, greek for like was he for like something greek?
I don't even know. I don't know
Uh question three
slightly controversial question
A quiff is a certain bodily function from a female's rear end
Yet if I had a quiff to help my
Oh
Yes, Matthew the limited slip differential
It is indeed a differential the question was out of what accessory component have I likely bought for my car? Sorry child
I just be
The quaff are a manufacturer of diffs and drive shafts and various things like that, but I think they're most well known for diffs
The limited slip differential. That's right. The limit is the pys attraction
question four
If you heard this statement from your dad as you watched the family cortina
What would he likely be referring to?
Careful of the onga as you watch son. Thank you
David
Cortina didn't specify which generation careful of the onga as you watch one of two things
But I'm going with the louver the re correct the rear
Let's go to the onga. That's the brand remember the brand onga by a company called
um
and they
Yes, they are quite
common on your 70s 80s
They also
Oh, wow, I think we still we still get a couple things here
Still around and they still make accessories. I just don't know how many those they still make
I did find something onga related
I know you do
Okay
Question five. Are you keeping score man? I am so score check david one myself to everyone else at the school question five
The road box was an optional storage accessory for a convertible car
It fits behind the front seats to create a two-seater with increased luggage space
The box was a fixed metal container that took up the area normally used by the rear seats
It was popular in europe. What car could you get the road charred?
Or yes charred
Was it like a box wagon gulf? No
David david was it a Porsche? No
What's it called the road the road box road box? Yeah, you can option this two-door convertible with the road box
And that fits in the in the passenger seat. Basically, it's got it. It's a it's a four-seater
That's a two-door convertible to four
Uh, and the road box goes slots in on top of the rear seats
It sort of continues the line of the boot and it means you you have now a bigger boot rather than using the rear seats as seats
Okay, it's a touring accessory. It's got it's got a touring accessory
I am going to say like a BMW z4
Good guesses, but no
Okay
Can we ask for a time period at or not?
I'll give you a time period. It was you know a car from the sort of late 90s early 2000s
Matthew
Yes, Matthew. I want to say saw up convertible
Again good guess, but no
Jim okay. No, we're we're all out. So
Jim still got
So late 90s early 2000s
Yes
Okay, would that be like an alfromo gtv?
Again a good guess, but no it is the Renault McGahn convertible. Oh, okay
Did we get them in Australia?
Yeah, yes, you did not many hard top ones, right? No, no, like I don't know the convertibles
But like did we get like that the road box in Australia?
Never heard of one. Uh, yes, we did. There's one currently in Tasmania. Wow. Jesus Christ
Because my friend has that car in bright yellow and he's always hinted at wanting a road box
He found a car that's got one in Tassie
Never used, you know in the plastic
Like I want to buy the road box off you but the lady would not separate the car from the road box
Is he gonna do it? Is he gonna do it at bunting and buy the whole car and get the road box and sell the car?
I did suggest that but she wants a bit much for the whole car. So
Okay, that hasn't happened
Just looking at it right now. It's pretty cool. Yeah, it's a funky little accessory
Little it's quite big. Can you show us? Um, Scotty?
Or is it on your PC?
Yeah, I'll just say the Renault McGahn road box. I mean, I could show you
You see that?
Oh, whoa, holy crap
That's probably one of the best pictures of it because you can see the
Yeah, yeah, yeah, that opens up there
Yeah, it's actually quite a good looking thing. So it like I said, it extends that rear
Sort of boot styling
Into the backseat area. That's interesting. Back seats come out. No, no, no, it covers the back seats, right? It covers them
What the hell, right?
Yeah, it's it's quite unusual. I've never seen anything like it. It looks like a capri
You know club sprint capri like, you know, they cover over the back the back two seats
What's that? That's cool. I had no idea that existed
Yeah, so do I
What's the score check Matthew?
Uh, still the same David won myself to the rest yet to score. All right. It's anyone's game. Is anyone's game question six
What is the vroominator?
Is in vroom is in v vr
M-o-m-i-n-a-t-o-r the vroominator what I guess I'll have a guess
Yes, that's something that you could put in your exhaust to enhance the sound that the car made
No
Okay
Anyone else that's like Chad chad ruminator. Chad was it like an aftermarket?
Uh
Tecometer gauge
No
Good guess
Vroominator
If I think David's closer
To the answer Jim. Yes
Um, oh, I was going to say, uh, was it uh, something to do with like air purification?
Uh, no
Matthew, is it something you put in something you put in your push bike? So it makes it like a like, you know more
You pedal it makes it sound like an exhaust
Uh, no
Okay
Go Scott
Is that um, one of those thingies that you can plug in and it changes like
The sound so you hear a different sound. Yes, Scott. That is
Scotty
Vroominator
Uh, let me just read the thing
And then Ed said, um, you're on the right track. So that helped me. Thank you
Okay
No, I was not really sure
Into your dash and voila a muscle car engine noise plays through the speakers
Normal car. Um, so it might make your man feel like a Mustang
Vroominator
I I googled them. They're about 39 bucks. I'm almost half tempted to try one out
Why not?
Yeah, well, please inform us on how that goes. What are they on ebay or something?
Uh, yeah, yeah, I think so
Actually, pretty cool if you had um, like really good speakers and subs and stuff in it. I know a car scotty. I know a car
Yes
In the laser
Question seven
There are three components that make up the peter brock polarizer. What are they? Matthew?
Yes
crystals
That's one that was one
Uh, like the box itself
And the sticker that says polar peter brock polarizer
Hmm
I want to know
I'll give you crystals. Is that was that half a point or is that was that one point?
Well, let's I mean we'll give one point for each thing maybe
Crystals is is a point. There are there is the block you're right
But what is the block made of and there's also something else in the polarizer? Hmm hopes and dreams. I'd put it in assumed
I think it was a bit but what else was in a polarizer crystals something in a something made
Box, I thought it was just a crystals box. I don't know anything else in the box
Scott scott. I can't remember what the box is made out of and that but um, there's magnets
Correct. That's another oh, there you go
In a box made of
Chad dad
carbon fiber
No
Carbon fiber
What the hell is a polarizer? It's oh dude
Oh
So peter brock went a bit
Interesting in in the night. Well 80s 90s. Um, was this like an as seen on tv product?
All right, but it kind of was a little bit but he um, it's the reason why him and holland split
And really so he thought this box of crystals made the car drive better
He got he got really into crystals putting him in position cars and things. Okay, interesting. Yeah
Moving swiftly on. Uh, so what was the box made out of? Uh, he's still got the guys jim and david. Yeah
Oh, there's like two materials left now of what it could be made from
Made of unobtainium. No plastic. Nope. No idea. I'll just say something bizarre like magnesium
No, it was made of resin
resin
You know, I had a guy come in to work right and um, yeah, he's got a blue. He had a blue mini
Is it a blue mini? Yeah, it was it was a broad criminal of some description. I think it was a blue mini
um
Oh, was it a blue? No. No, it wasn't a blue. It was it was
It was a v l with a poll but I had a polarizer in it and and and um
He took it to the mechanic to get to get you know, uh some work done and um
He was like to the mechanic. Can I you know, I'll just take the polarizer. He's like, no, I'll leave it
And he's like, well, I'll touch me. Okay. You know me for years comes back. The polarizer's gone. Oh
Long story short that the mechanic said, I don't know what happened to it. And he's like, I want my damn polarizer
He's like, but there's nothing anyway
They they they have a falling out obviously
As you would expect and he's like it's like so then I jumped online to try to replace the polarizer because it was a gaping space
Where the polarizer was
He's like my god for a box of bloody crystals was like almost a thousand bucks
So, uh, but what the hell yeah, that's quite literally it was ridiculous
But anyway, sorry Edward to to interrupt not at all the polarizer must be explained. I can't believe Chad's never heard of that
I've never heard of it. I just threw the link in there for you for a bit of reading
So you can learn a bit more about
At the time 480 dollars
Wow, which is quite a lot of money, but also now quite cheap because they are sought after
Like they had touched hint. Oh, yeah
What's a polarizer worth? I think they're thousands of dollars. They would be now this was like this was 10 years ago
When I when I saw this customer, but yeah, I always remember that story. How much would you would it be now? Do you think?
Oh
Like three grand five grand ten grand
Oh, it'd be it'd be something stupid. Yeah, it would be up there. It's the it's the must have accessory of the time
Um
Okay
Question eight
Volvo
S80. Hmm at a unique accessory that could detect if a person was inside the car. What was it called?
Oh, I know this exact accessory too. Um
Come on that name chad
Hang on. Do you want the name?
The Volvo s80 accessory that could detect if a person was inside the car
And you want the name of it, right? Mm-hmm. Please tell me it's something like you'd find in an Ikea catalogue
I don't think you would actually like the the scars blad or the
The jundan mingle
You know the issue
No, no, I can't think of it. Matthew. Is it the um, uh, what's it called the
The high jack-o-n-ator
Oh hi jack-o-n-ator. No, no, it could be but that's what also was forced to like in case someone was was coming like
Using the people who want to
Yeah, so someone's like you someone was in the car and you know, like they couldn't pull a gun out on you or something
Do do I do a Franklin and Michael from gda5?
Oh, yeah, that's there's some swedish word. No, okay ready. It is the heartbeat sensor. Oh, that's right
Always s80 included a heartbeat sensor that you could detect if someone was inside the car
A security feature meant to spot intruders or a what, you know, if a child or a pet were accidentally left behind
There you go. It's a bit eerie bit innovative, but there you go
I'd be safe because I'm dead inside
Heartbeat not detected, please try again
I'm just driving off in it
Question nine
If I tipped myself into a Bentley Bentaya
And I was a hunting enthusiast what package might I order?
Matthew
You would be after the
The hunter and gatherer's package. No, um, David. Was it the countryman package? No
Chad is it like the Winchester package or something?
It's it's a great guess is but
No, I'm thinking more of the fanciest shotgun in the Beretta edition
The Beretta it's an American. No
Who's last Jim Jim
I haven't got an answer
Okay, it is the falconry package. Oh my god for the uninitiated. It's the ancient sport of hunting
with trained birds of prey typically falcons or hawks
Um, so this package came with
Leather wraps in car perches gps tracking compartments in a glove box just for the falconers glove
What the
Rich people stuff. It's they're on a different planet. Hey, like when we were talking earlier
Hey, do you remember the time we were driving my my bentayga? Yeah, it's odd yours did not have the falconry package
You pauper you present
Am I going to get my bird from here to the hunting ground?
Where am I supposed to put my glove
I might put to put my falconry glove and where am I to put my huge bird
Well, you know, I'm surprised enough like a cage in the back
You just put your bloody bird in it or whatever. You need the falconry package. That's
Originally, I'd never heard of that one. I was picturing it as like fox hunting. Yeah. Yeah
Well, they used the bird to prey us to find the prey and they chase them out or whatever
Yeah, give them a double barrel
What do you know? All right
Uh question 10. This is the last question last question. What year was the baby on board sticker released in Australia?
Oh, what's a great question chad? Is it closest to or are you gonna do? Yeah, we'll go closest to unless you get it
1998
Next guess
I'll go non in 89
Next guess I'll say
1974 because all the swinging 60s would have had all their kids modern
Next guess
I was thinking 70s. I'll go 72
And like lucky last mr. Ballo
1971 it was 1984
So I think is it david with 89 89. Yeah david prince david 89
You don't that's your quiz gentlemen, but I've been better born. What's the scores? Maybe boy score check jim chad yet the score
Second place equal is david and scottie on two and I am your winner on three gentlemen
Well done. Matthew. Well, um, that was a tough one. That was um some very out of it. It's a funky stuff in there
I learned a lot. I did falconry falconry. Yeah, that's a good one the falconry
So david david prince next time you're at the Bentley dealership make sure you like to ask
You know, can you can you actually ask us ask them ask them? I should say how much the falconry package is
I will I guarantee you to be like $70,000 for like, oh, yeah
X as well my probably would
Is that the dbx is a big thing? Yeah, that's the sqp. Yeah
But make sure you walk in there with a monocle on so you look at your yes
So you look like you're you could afford these vehicles. You have a falcon on your shoulder
Walk into the Bentley down just like that now I had dreadful trouble
Finding something that can accommodate, uh, mr. Bigel's here
Uh, do you have any suggestions? Kia didn't have anything
I'm having to write a check today
Money is no issue
It's just the dumbest thing to find a car with a perch as part of it
Oh
Bloody hell
That's what happens when you have so much money. You do not know what to do with it
I'd have to find one that actually had that ordered. I mean, I mean, it's my money's not a great bird the size of a dog
Shitting in your Bentley
terrible
It's like
And not on the leather biggles
There you go, there you go
I think it's I think it's made for the older Saudis that that drive them with their big falcons and stuff they have in
Anyway
I think that's a podcast gentleman really good episode real
Really enjoyable. Um, magna 40 went off as we've described. It was a great event. Let's do some plugs
David Prince your words of wisdom. David's wisdom. Sorry. I've already done mine. Oh, yes
Full big full stop stop. Thank you
Oh, good. David. Take care of your work. You too, mate. David. Uh, Edward bunting anything you want to plug you've got some cars for sale
quite a few cars for sale, so if you want to
Honda jazz manual or a
or a high mileage crv probably the highest mileage in the country or
a yellow wasp or
Whatever the fourth one is I've just bought all the three pajaro diesel or that merc c 180
You know just contact me about any of those cars. What's going on with that mirage?
Oh, it's gone on. Yeah, that went like the next day. That was a piece
You can't say that I don't offer variety to oh
Your bloody mix bag for sure
That real I've just run through there is there is something in there for everyone. Absolutely
Jim anything you want to plug? Uh, yes, I'd like to plug you actually
Oh, thank you mate. I I think um, if anybody embodied, uh, the magnus spirit over the weekend
It was you know you support a lot of us to to get there and get through the weekend and you were very very selfless
So I wanted to make sure I acknowledged that on the podcast. Oh, thank you, mate. That means a lot
I really appreciate that Jim. It was uh, you know, I was just trying to make the event go go good
I was just wanted to make everyone enjoy that were there the event and make sure everyone got there
So charred yeah made sure you got there. Uh, Jim making sure you had a good time
You know, it was it was really trying to um, you know embody the the magnus spirit
Spirited cast of spirited people as as we as we as we as we well know. Thank you, Jim
So it is golf tip of the week
So, you know when you want to hit a golf ball, you want to hit it as far as you can. What do you usually do?
Get out the get out the wood. Is that it right? Exactly right? You would try
Yeah
And what happens when you're trying to hit as high as you can exactly right matt spot on again
Usually you hit a very bad shot. Yes, that's great
So what you want to do is just practice on the swing. Let the club do all the work
Just bring it back and swing it through nice and gently and
Eventually start to pick up the speed
Um by the end of it you start to get pretty used to the to your own swing because everyone's swing is going to be a
Different you'll get used to yours and how that works
Then start to add in that bit more power into it to get the more distance
so
Yeah, just just just just you know work it and then you can do
You know, you can you can work on you can work on speed and distance afterwards. I like that
That's you know, it's you're working your way afterwards. I really liked that
Lovely the work first 100% chat anything you want to plug. Oh, just magnus. Magnus. Yeah, just uh, just you know by magna
I mean, they're very good
That I found out
No, just yeah, you know, thank you andrew. Thank you david. Thank you mattie
Thanks everybody for making the event that it was and yeah, I will
Chad will still deliver chad's deliveries deliver
Hey, where's the medial dates chad? You didn't you promise me some medial dates?
Yes, um, they are in the works. I will get them to you very shortly
But I do like this
Well, then you shall have now that I'm thinking about it
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About this episode
The Magna 40 Recap episode dives into the recent Magna 40 event, celebrating the beloved Mitsubishi Magna with a gathering of enthusiasts from across Australia. The hosts share personal stories, including the emotional connections attendees had with their cars, and recount the challenges and triumphs leading up to the event. They discuss the camaraderie among participants, the unique features of the cars, and the nostalgic atmosphere that made the event memorable. The episode also touches on the Beta Birdwood event, showcasing a variety of classic cars and the vibrant community surrounding them.
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On this episode of Car Torque, Matty, Ed, Scotty, David, Chad and Jim discuss their latest updates as well as the event 18 months in the making Magna 40! Chad tells us of his crazy story to get there, and the boys discuss the event, and the Bay to Birdwood!
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