1966 Hillman Minx Series VI

I-Hillman Minx 1966 Series VI inenjini engu-1725 cc, ama-speed transmission amahlanu kanye namabhuleki e-power disc.

Emuva ngo-2006, uDanny wabona i-Hillman Minx yango-1966 ipake eceleni komgwaqo inophawu oluthi "For Sale" kuwindshield. “Lokhu okwami,” ecabanga, futhi ezinsukwini ezimbili kamuva wayesegaraji lakhe. “Ngangihlale ngithanda i-Hillmans, ngakho ngayithenga,” uyavuma.

Ngakho waqala iqoqo lakhe lezimoto zaseBrithani zakudala, manje ezihlanganisa u-Mark I oyishumi no-Mark II Cortinas, ama-Ford Prefects kanye no-Hillman. Leli qoqo elikhula njalo uligcina emagaraji ahlukahlukene ahlakaniphile nasezindaweni zokugcina izimpahla eduze kwasekhaya eNewcastle.

“Ngibathanda bonke. Ngiyasithanda isitayela nobunjiniyela babo. Kulula ukubuyisela nokucubungula. Futhi awabizi ama-megadollars, ”kusho yena. “Izimoto zikaHillman ziyizimoto ezimazombezombe futhi zilungele abaqalayo ukungena ezimotweni zakudala,” echaza.

“Ngesikhathi bezakha, zahlelwa kabusha. Ngakho-ke, uzothola ukuthi wonke ama-seams adlulana, futhi kukhona ama-welds amaningi kunalokho okudingekayo. Insimbi iwugqinsi futhi ama-rails angaphambili ahamba aze afike ngaphansi kwesihlalo esingaphambili.”

U-Hillman Minx Danny uyi-1966 Series VI, okuyimpinda yakamuva yesitayela esakhiwe umklami wodumo waseMelika uRaymond Loewy maphakathi nekhulunyaka lamashumi amahlanu. Inenjini engu-1725cc. cm, u-gearbox onamagiya amahlanu kanye namabhuleki e-power disc. UDanny ungumnikazi wesithathu.

Uthi: “Angichithanga lutho kukho. “Ngiyigibela cishe zonke izinsuku. Lena yimoto yaseBrithani yakudala kusukela ngeminyaka yawo-XNUMX futhi ngeke uphinde uyibone efana nalena,” usho kanje. U-Danny unokuqonda okuthile kokubuyiselwa kwemoto yakudala.

Usebenzisa imali eningi ngakho wenza okusemandleni akhe bese ephuma ayozijabulisa ngokushayela izimoto. Isibonelo, ubuyisela i-GT Cortina yango-1968 ngemali engaphansi kuka-$3,000 okuhlanganisa nenani lemoto.

Njengelungu elisebenzayo le-Hunter British Ford Club, uzimisele ukukhombisa ukuthi izindleko zokuba nokushayela nokushayela imoto yakudala azinqandeki.

“Ngiyethemba ukuthi abanye bazobona ukuthi ngobuhlakani obuncane, ngosizo lwabantu beqembu lezimoto zabo kanye nokubekezela okuthile, lokhu kungenziwa,” esho ngezwi eliqinile.

Futhi ngesandla sakhe, uDanny ukhomba uCortina egalaji lakhe. Igijima futhi isebenza kahle. Ibhaliselwe umgwaqo. Ngakho-ke, inezicabha ezingafani, kodwa lokho kulula ukukulungisa ngesifutho kabusha esisheshayo.

Kuyindlela engabizi yokujabulela imoto yakudala. Woza Danny! Sinawe yonke indlela.