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I did an embarrassing amount of my pre-GCSE maths on this thing. My dad doesn't believe in replacing things as long as they're still working. It only displays 8 digits maximum.
A personal history of cars, part 5: 1999 Holden Commodore VT sedan - my company car with full private use from the end of 2000 to the beginning of 2002. This shot was taken somewhere near Strahan on Tasmania's west coast.
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Commodore Ferries Freight/Passenger Ferry departing from Portsmouth for the Channel Islands.
IMO 9201750
Built 1999 Van der Giessen de Noord, Netherlands
14,000 grt
5Jun2010
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My first photo shooting in ages. Good, the camera is not a gun, I would have shot a foot or so.
This is my friend's old Commodore Adding Machine. ´from the 1960s. Older than him! And that's how I spend quite a bit of time, nowadays... taking care of old machinery. Just for fun. Not for getting rich ;-)
Restoring an old Commodore 128 personal computer. Took some pictures of the inner works before trying to power up the device.
The main board is covered with a metal case, providing cooling for some chips that supposedly get hot during operation, hence the white paste on the big ones...
Photographed using the Kodak Pocket Instamatic 10, and Lomography's "Tiger" 110 format film.
Taken at a Holden Commodore car show held at Caribbean Market in Scoresby, Victoria, Australia.
1974 calendar - Opel Commodore GS
A Commodore along the Thames. London is the greatest town I know. I spent some nice short vacations there, and a revisit is long overdue. Opel calenders from the early 1970s show several photos taken in the UK. The 1960s calendars do not show any UK photos at all.
Something not many know, and what the British try to forget, but the Dutch once won a war with England by defeating its navy on the Thames....
The Holden VC Commodore is an automobile that was produced in Australia by the General Motors division, Holden between 30 March 1980 and October 1981. The VC Commodore was succeeded by the Holden VH Commodore, and is distinguished by its 'egg-crate' style grille. The VC series brought many improvements over the VB Commodore and maintained the Commodore's place as the best selling car in Australia.
The improvements included revised suspension to improve ride and handling, a few cosmetic changes and the availability of new options such as cruise control.
However, one of the biggest changes were a series of engine upgrades which included redesigned cylinder heads, now with a single intake and exhaust port for every cylinder, improved intake/exhaust manifolds, new camshafts and pistons and an all-new carburettor called the Rochester Varajet, as well as the fitment of electronic ignition. In total, these upgrades brought up to 25% more power and 15% better fuel efficiency. The engine block on these motors were painted a blue colour (as opposed to the previous red) and were known as the XT5 versions, although are commonly referred to as the 'Blue' motors.
As well as changes to the existing engines, a new 1.9 litre 4-cylinder engine was introduced. Known as the 'Starfire Four,' the new engine was the 2.85 litre (173 ci) blue six-cylinder engine with two cylinders removed. Also used in the Holden Sunbird, this engine was fitted to the Commodore in response to increasing pressure from the 1979 oil crisis. This new engine was not a complete success however, as its lack of power meant the engine needed to be pushed hard to deliver acceptable performance, negating any fuel saving benefits.
The engines used in this generation were Holden's own, and were not shared with the equivalent Opel Rekord or Vauxhall Carlton.
A new spec level was added to the range: the L. Thus the Commodore lineup was L, SL and SL/E. Transmission choices remained the same as the VB Commodore. A total of 121,807 VC Commodores were produced.
With the discontinuation of the Holden HZ models in 1980, the Commodore was complemented by a range of Holden WB commercial vehicles and the Statesman WB luxury models. All of these also utilised the "Blue" motors.
HDT VC Commodore:
In late 1979 Holden pulled out of touring car racing after two years of domination by the Holden LX Torana A9X SS Hatchback. In 1980, this led to Peter Brock buying the Holden Dealer Team (HDT), though without Holden funding was needed to continue racing and development. This led to the creation of a modified VC Commodore, tuned and styled under the direction of Peter Brock who established HDT Special Vehicles, not only to produce 'hotted up' versions of the Commodore but as a way of funding the race team. The result was a luxury-performance version of the VC Commodore, to be sold through select Holden dealers throughout Australia. The HDT VC Commodore was powered by an HDT tuned 5 litre V8 engine, producing 160 kW at 4500rpm. The HDT VC Commodore was a limited edition vehicle, with exactly 500 production models produced. These only sold with a choice of three colours (Palais White, Firethorn Red or Tuxedo Black) to pay homage to Marlboro, HDT's main sponsor at the time.
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This Lego miniland-scale Holden VC Commodore HDT from 1980 has been created for Flickr LUGNuts' 85th Build Challenge, - "Like, Totally 80's", - a challenge for vehicles created during the 1980s.
In the late 1980's, I began to take photographs of the Commodore Barry Bridge which connects Chester, PA to Bridgeport, NJ. Finally, I found a good location at the end of Highland Avenue in Chester to take this photo. The place is called Tidewater Terminal. And I had to climb over a fence and stand on the Delaware River beach in the very early morning and take many photos before I got the one I liked. I was using my Minolta SRT 100 35 mm, a 28 mm Rokkor lens, tripod and shutter release cable. It was a labor of love for sure. At one point I accidentally trespassed on private property and was confronted by a very angry Labrador Retriever and his owner who was sporting a pistol. After a very nervous explanation, I shook the man's hand, but refrained from patting the dog on the head.
Bowling shoes ready for action at the Commodore Lanes Bowling Alley in Vancouver
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Commodore 64 with Datasette tape drive and Commodore DM602 display (Monitor80). Loaded on screen is Easy Script word processor.
A Opel Commodore B GS at the Oldtimermarkt Bockhorn.
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The Condor Ferries ship the Commodore Goodwill sailing up the Solent into Portsmouth. A purpose built Ro-Ro Cargo Ship operating a daily service between Portsmouth and the Channel Islands and a weekly connection between the UK, Channel Islands and France.
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Ok, I am paying a zillion Euros per month for this pro account, so I should upload something...,
My first photo shooting in ages. Good, the camera is not a gun, I would have shot a foot or so.
This is my friend's old Commodore Adding Machine. ´from the 1960s. Older than him! And that's how I spend quite a bit of time, nowadays... taking care of old machinery. Just for fun. Not for getting rich ;-)
Rented a Fuji GA645zi to test it out. This is one of two test rolls.
Kodak Portra 400
Epson V550 scan
A statue of John Barry, known as "The Father of the American Navy," stands outside Independence Hall. The statue was sculpted by Samuel Murray.
ABOUT THE SERIES
In June 2010 Michelle and I traveled to Philadelphia (and surrounding areas) for a summer vacation and to visit her extended family. I'd been to Philadelphia twice before, once in eighth grade and once during college but I only remember bits and pieces of each previous trip. The trip during college was during the 2010 Republican National Convention (I wasn't there for the convention) and I remember the entire city resembling a police state with police everywhere due to all the protests.
Anyway, it was great to return to the city and see some of the surrounding areas I hadn't explored before. We visited during a heatwave (90 degree heat with intense humidity which apparently is a little unusual in June but typical in August) but it was well worth the trip.