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- 2000 VTII Commodore Olympic, 2012 Ford Focus ST
I was thumbing through the VTII Olympic's handbook and got to the dealer listing. I noted immediately that there were dealers on the list in my area that don't exist anymore.
Sure enough - I went through the entire list for NSW/ACT and of the 129 dealers/service agents listed, 66 have either closed, moved and/or amalgamated with other makes. I guess that's what happens when you go from 20% market share to under 10%?
I am beginning a photographic study on this demise of Holdens former market dominance. My aim is to get to as many former dealer/service agent sites as possible and get a qualiy pic of the VT in front of it. Due to the age of the vehicle, I'm only looking at post-2000 closures, but am willing to consider other sites that are interesting. Aim is to take a pic of the car in front of whatever is there now - workshop, apartment building, vacant lot, ruins, Bunnings, whatever.
So - If I were to get this together into some sort of format that the public could have a look at (I have posted some pics on various FB groups before and there was a lot of interest) what could be the best way of doing it? I have attached a poll of ideas.
So far I have done the following sites:
Blayney, Canowindra, Parkes, Gilgandra, Wellingon, Peak Hill, Narromine, Braddon (ACT), Boorowa, Grenfell, Harden, Gunning, Crookwell. One weekend I intend on going to Sydney for a couple of nights, getting as many as I can there. Then in a future school holidays I'll do a roadtrip up north on the Pacific/New England to get all those in the north of the state. Summer holidays I might do the more remote NSW sites. Next year I could focus on Victoria.
Sure enough - I went through the entire list for NSW/ACT and of the 129 dealers/service agents listed, 66 have either closed, moved and/or amalgamated with other makes. I guess that's what happens when you go from 20% market share to under 10%?
I am beginning a photographic study on this demise of Holdens former market dominance. My aim is to get to as many former dealer/service agent sites as possible and get a qualiy pic of the VT in front of it. Due to the age of the vehicle, I'm only looking at post-2000 closures, but am willing to consider other sites that are interesting. Aim is to take a pic of the car in front of whatever is there now - workshop, apartment building, vacant lot, ruins, Bunnings, whatever.
So - If I were to get this together into some sort of format that the public could have a look at (I have posted some pics on various FB groups before and there was a lot of interest) what could be the best way of doing it? I have attached a poll of ideas.
So far I have done the following sites:
Blayney, Canowindra, Parkes, Gilgandra, Wellingon, Peak Hill, Narromine, Braddon (ACT), Boorowa, Grenfell, Harden, Gunning, Crookwell. One weekend I intend on going to Sydney for a couple of nights, getting as many as I can there. Then in a future school holidays I'll do a roadtrip up north on the Pacific/New England to get all those in the north of the state. Summer holidays I might do the more remote NSW sites. Next year I could focus on Victoria.
