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Posted in not worst, vanished worst, worst graphic design, worst sign | Tagged holden, holden torana, torana, worst advertising, worst sign | 8 Comments

8 Responses

1. on December 3, 2007 at 6:03 pm | Reply CK

   Oh LA, you’re wrong. This is a perfect rendition.

   I feel confident there are several examples of this particular model of customised Torana making a forceful contribution to climate change around KFC in Hammy Hill even as we speak.

   
   
2. on December 4, 2007 at 6:10 am | Reply Liam Hogan

   It’s good. I wish we had signs like this in Sydney.
   As CK says, it’s a perfect rendition—right down to the wheels yellow with housepaint.

   
   
3. on December 4, 2007 at 7:09 am | Reply lazyaussie

   The tyres a little thin I think. Where are the fats?

   
   
4. on December 4, 2007 at 8:09 am | Reply Bill O'Slatter

   I’ve seen plenty of these : home made paint job, bird shit on the windows , wheels have hit one too many curbs , suspension clapped out , no number plates for trip down to servo , pig’s snout on bonnet for some reason etc, etc.

   
   
5. on December 4, 2007 at 1:58 pm | Reply Mazarina

   Is it just me or does anyone else see the irony in using this image to advertise ‘SAFEway autos’?

   
   
6. on December 4, 2007 at 2:37 pm | Reply mike

   I actually think it has a certain charm

   
   
7. on December 4, 2007 at 5:12 pm | Reply CK

   “The tyres a little thin I think. Where are the fats?”

   Had to sell them to pay for the house-paint and bird-shit. Replaced with Corolla wheels.

   
   
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