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Avengers at Horopito Wreakers A.K.A Smash Palace
« on: May 10, 2011, 11:12:07 PM »
Hi guys. Ross and I went down to the Horopito wreakers, this is where they filmed Smash Palace.

They had 10 Avengers there plus heaps of lights etc. We got a whole bunch of spares but there is still plenty more parts left.

It is well worth the trip. We spent a few hours there but you could easily spend the whole day there. We only saw a fraction of the cars there and once we found the Avenger section we were stuck there climbing in and out of the wreaks looking for bits and pieces. Heaps of fun, we even spotted a rare Avenger "Van", you can tell it is a Van by the lack of rear window winders or door handles and the fixed glass. It is the first time I have ever seen an Avenger Van.

Here are some pictures. Some Avengers and some other random stuff.







































































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Re: Avengers at Horopito Wreakers A.K.A Smash Palace
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2011, 12:16:46 PM »
BEETLE!!!!!!!!!!! NEED GEARRBOXXXXX
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Re: Avengers at Horopito Wreakers A.K.A Smash Palace
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2011, 01:15:33 PM »
A bunch of us from oldschool.co.nz are planning a trip back to Horopito in a couple of weeks. You should tag along. See if you can find a good beetle gearbox.

http://www.oldschool.co.nz/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=27397

1975 Hillman Avenger 1300 Super, 1972 Chrysler Valiant Charger 770, 1980 Chrysler Avenger 1.3GL

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Re: Avengers at Horopito Wreakers A.K.A Smash Palace
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2011, 10:11:26 AM »
Went back to Horopito and spotted another Avenger wagon and a poverty spec late model cluster. Never seen one of those before, maybe it's from the Avenger "Van" they have there.





Poverty spec



Normal spec


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Re: Avengers at Horopito Wreakers A.K.A Smash Palace
« Reply #4 on: June 20, 2011, 10:52:56 AM »
did you end up getting the cut for the quad headlights Richard?

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Re: Avengers at Horopito Wreakers A.K.A Smash Palace
« Reply #5 on: June 20, 2011, 11:11:28 AM »
They never got back to me and the weather was crap on the way back so I didn't bother calling in. I will give them a ring this week and see what they want for it.

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Re: Avengers at Horopito Wreakers A.K.A Smash Palace
« Reply #6 on: June 20, 2011, 11:31:53 AM »
ah yep. its a shame that they are prety ho hum about everything. They say its a wreckers but dont want to sell anything......KK grabbed a parcel tray out of the bx that was there, and the lady said that he had to put it back because the car was too complete so they didnt want to sell anything from it. I put my money on going back in a year or 2 and it will be in a sad state

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Re: Avengers at Horopito Wreakers A.K.A Smash Palace
« Reply #7 on: June 20, 2011, 02:34:37 PM »
Yeah I asked about a few other bits and bobs and she was the same, saying she would have to go out and look at it first to see if it was for sale.

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Re: Avengers at Horopito Wreakers A.K.A Smash Palace
« Reply #8 on: June 20, 2011, 04:56:57 PM »
when u guys gunna head down?

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Re: Avengers at Horopito Wreakers A.K.A Smash Palace
« Reply #9 on: June 20, 2011, 05:12:27 PM »
A bunch of us from oldschool.co.nz are planning a trip back to Horopito in a couple of weeks. You should tag along. See if you can find a good beetle gearbox.

http://www.oldschool.co.nz/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=27397

the pic's you see are from the weekend just been Customer 91

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Re: Avengers at Horopito Wreakers A.K.A Smash Palace
« Reply #10 on: July 08, 2011, 08:02:51 PM »
they just did a NZ top model shoot at smash palace. saw no avengers, lots of beetles
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Re: Avengers at Horopito Wreakers A.K.A Smash Palace
« Reply #11 on: July 08, 2011, 10:56:25 PM »
rude

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Re: Avengers at Horopito Wreakers A.K.A Smash Palace
« Reply #12 on: July 08, 2011, 11:58:43 PM »
When we were down there the locals told us someone was doing some filming out at smash palace.

Damn man if I had of known it was models I so would have stalked them :P

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Re: Avengers at Horopito Wreakers A.K.A Smash Palace
« Reply #13 on: July 09, 2011, 08:58:35 AM »
lol thyre all like 16
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Re: Avengers at Horopito Wreakers A.K.A Smash Palace
« Reply #14 on: July 09, 2011, 04:19:18 PM »
oh ok, I retract that last statement then.

Never seen the show aye.

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