What better way to celebrate Australia Day than to celebrate the things that our great country can build – like your Holden Commodore ute.
Unfortunately this bloke misread the memo – he put a big “Aussie Pride” sticker on the back window, but then switched the Holden badge for a Chevy one.
As for a finishing touch, the other month on eBay this classy registration plate was up for grabs – “WE FULL” on an Australian flag backdrop.
Further reading
- Made in Australia rebadging hides more than it shows by Geoff Strong, senior writer at The Age
Unfortunately such slogans and number plates and the loaded messages behind them make proper discussion of population numbers in relation to sustainability, the environment and infrastructure, very difficult.
Dick Smith has raised the question in a sensible way in recent years:
http://www.afr.com/p/national/no_payout_for_dick_smith_small_australia_sfIS4sQuh0AA0CaSI2pcUK
But population growth is a bigger problem than just Australia:
http://www.abc.net.au/environment/articles/2011/04/01/3179045.htm
Oh well those with Chevrolet badges on Holdens will finally have their way in 2017!