Comments on: Safeway Autos

By: Vanished Worst « The Worst of Perth

Vanished Worst « The Worst of Perth — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:36:46 +0000

[...] in some way. (The Norwood is not gone yet, but is finished as a pub.) You will be sad to know that Safeway Autos sign is gone. It would have been forgotten forever without TWOP. The blog does have a value besides [...]

By: CK

CK — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:12:52 +0000

“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.

By: mike

mike — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 06:37:35 +0000

I actually think it has a certain charm

By: Mazarina

Mazarina — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 05:58:15 +0000

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

By: Bill O'Slatter

Bill O'Slatter — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:09:03 +0000

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.

By: lazyaussie

lazyaussie — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:09:22 +0000

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

By: Liam Hogan

Liam Hogan — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:10:33 +0000

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.

By: CK

CK — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:03:53 +0000

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.