I my opa (german grandfather) had a 1970's 4 door monaro V8, yellow and black since new. He sold it a few years before he recently passed away.
He lived in Ballarat and the cops used to hassle him a fair bit in his later years, "Is this your car?" Yes it is. "How long have you had it?" 20 years!. Obviously his sons (my uncles) had borrowed the car on occasion and got a bit of a reputation.
That thing was smick. Sold it for next to nothing. We were all spewing chips because us youngins wanted to keep it but didn't have to cash to do so. Sold it for like 3 grand. Origonal everything. No rust, nothing cracked on the interior, no fading. Exterior was mint too.
When I worked at a servo one older guy had a completely smick 1970's Volvo in dark green. The paint work was fantastic, as was the chrome. His first set of tyres (OEM michelens) lasted 120,000 miles!!
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