Kuv Pontiac Collection

Paul Halter, 54, ntawm North Arm ntawm Sunshine Coast, tau txais nws lub npe menyuam yaus los ntawm xyoo ntawm kev hloov tsheb Asmeskas, feem ntau yog Pontiacs, mus rau sab xis.

Nws hais tias nws tau rov qab, hloov dua siab tshiab, muag, thiab muaj 600 lub tsheb nyob rau xyoo no, thiab tam sim no muaj kaum lub tsheb hauv nws lub tiaj nraum qaum tsev thiab lub tsev, nrog rau ntau tus phooj ywg-tus tswv kev kho dua tshiab. Nws hais tias "Kuv tau sau tsheb tag nrho kuv lub neej," nws hais. “Thaum kuv tau sib yuav 35 xyoo dhau los, kuv tus poj niam hem tias yog kuv tau tsheb ntau dua, nws yuav tso kuv tseg. Nws tseem nyob ntawm no.

Holter tau txais nws thawj lub tsheb thaum nws muaj 11 xyoos. Nws hais tias "Kuv txiv yuav Mk V Jag, muag cov log tsheb thiab roj teeb, thiab muab cov seem rau kuv," nws hais. "Kuv muag nws thiab yuav '48 Ford Prefect rau $ 40."

Nws lub tsheb niaj hnub yog 2005 CVZ Monaro, 2007 Holden Rodeo thiab 2008 Honda Civic, thaum nws cov tsheb sib sau ua ke suav nrog 1976 Chrysler VK Valiant Hemi, 1968 Pontiac Firebird Convertible, 1959 Plymouth Suburban sports wagon, 1960, Pontiac 1962, 1983, Pontiac XNUMX, XNUMX, Pontiac XNUMX, XNUMX. XNUMX Pontiac Trans Am tsheb sib tw.

Nws yuav Trans Am rau $ 2000 thiab tig mus rau hauv lub tsheb sib tw, tshem tawm 305 Chevy cav thiab plaub-ceev tsis siv neeg kis tau tus mob thiab hloov lawv nrog 5.7-liter Commodore III tiam V8 cav, Tremec rau-ceev kis tau tus mob, thiab ntxiv GT. -R. Skyline rear ncua kev kawm ntawv thiab brakes. Nws thov kom tso tawm txog 350 hp rau lub log tsheb.

Nws txoj haujlwm tam sim no yog Plymouth, uas nws yuav ob xyoos dhau los rau $ 8500. Nws muaj cuaj lub rooj, suav nrog kab rov qab. Nws tso nws sab laug tes tsav tab sis swaps tawm lub cav rau 440 V8 nws yuav online. "Kuv tsis paub dab tsi tag nrho cov no yuav raug nqi," nws hais. “Kuv tsis xav paub vim tias nws tuaj yeem raug nqi.

"Nws yog txhua yam me me uas koj yuav tsum tau yuav qhov ntawd ntxiv." Nws tau siv nyiaj txog $ 40,000 nyob rau xyoo dhau los ntawm kev hlub Ventura kev kho dua tshiab uas nws tau yuav rau $ 11,000 thiab npaj yuav siv li $ 30,000 "los yog qee yam zoo li ntawd" ntawm S Series Valiant. "Thaum koj ua nws me me, nws tsis xav tias kim," nws hais.

Nws npaj yuav nruab Valiant 225 rau-lub tog raj kheej cav nrog roj txhaj thiab turbocharging. "Nws lub zog yog 145 hp. (108kW), tab sis kuv xav tias kuv tuaj yeem thawb nws mus rau nruab nrab 300s, "nws hais. "Kuv ua txhua yam kev ua haujlwm ntawm kuv tus kheej, tab sis sab hauv, xim thiab lub cev ua haujlwm yog ua los ntawm cov kws tshaj lij."

Holter yog tus kws tsav tsheb ciav hlau uas tau txais kev cob qhia uas tau tsiv tawm ntawm Victoria mus rau Queensland 21 xyoo dhau los thiab pib nws txoj cai tsav tsheb hloov pauv kev lag luam. Nws kuj tau muaj kev lag luam importing rear-log-tsav Nissan Laurel pillarless plaub-qhov rooj sedans, tab sis pom tias kev ua raws cai tau hloov ntau zaus. Nws yuav Autobarn franchise rau xyoo dhau los thiab ib xyoos tom qab.

Kev lag luam yuav tsum tau mus zoo vim tias Holter muaj peev xwm txaus siab rau nws txoj kev txaus siab hauv Asmeskas cov tsheb los ntawm kev ua ob peb mus rau Asmeskas mus yuav tsheb thiab xa lawv mus tsev rau kev rov ua haujlwm thiab kho dua tshiab.

Thiab Holter yeej ib txwm saib rau nws qhov project tom ntej. Tam sim no nws tab tom txiav txim siab ua lag luam nws Firebird rau Grand Prix thiab yeej ib txwm muaj qhov muag muag rau Valiant Charger, txawm tias nws pom lawv kim dhau hnub no, qee qhov nce mus txog $ 300,000.