Iqoqo lami le-Pontiac
UPaul Halter, 54, waseNorth Arm on the Sunshine Coast, uthole isiteketiso sakhe kusukela eminyakeni eminingi yokuguqula izimoto zaseMelika, ikakhulukazi amaPontiac, ukuthi zishayele kwesokudla.
Uthi ubuyisele, waguqula, wathengisa, futhi unezimoto ezingu-600 eminyakeni edlule, futhi manje unezimoto eziyishumi nambili egcekeni lakhe kanye neshede, kanye namaphrojekthi amaningi okubuyisela aphethwe yi-comrades. Uthi: “Bengilokhu ngiqoqa izimoto ukuphila kwami konke. “Lapho ngishada eminyakeni engu-35 edlule, umkami wangisongela ngokuthi uma ngingathola izimoto ezengeziwe uzongishiya. Usekhona.
UHolter wathola imoto yakhe yokuqala lapho eneminyaka engu-11 ubudala. Uthi: “Ubaba wathenga iMk V Jag, wathengisa amathayi nebhethri, wanginika okunye. "Ngayithengisa ngathenga iFord Prefect engu-'48 ngo-$40."
Izimoto zakhe zansuku zonke yi-2005 CVZ Monaro, 2007 Holden Rodeo kanye ne-2008 Honda Civic, kanti izimoto zakhe eziqoqiwe zifaka i-1976 Chrysler VK Valiant Hemi, 1968 Pontiac Firebird Convertible, 1959 Plymouth Suburban sports wagon, 1960 1962 Vantuliant 1983 neChryac Ventie imoto yomjaho iPontiac Trans Am yango-XNUMX.
Uthenge iTrans Am ngo-$2000 wayenza imoto yomjaho, wakhipha injini engu-305 Chevy kanye namagiya amane azishintshayo wafaka injini engu-5.7 litre Commodore III generation V8, Tremec six-speed transmission, wafaka neGT. -R. I-Skyline ingemuva ne-suspension namabhuleki. Ithi ikhipha cishe i-350 hp emasondweni angemuva.
Iphrojekthi yakhe yamanje iPlymouth, ayithenge eminyakeni emibili edlule ngama- $8500. Inezihlalo eziyisishiyagalolunye, okuhlanganisa nomugqa obheke ngemuva. Uyishiya ngesandla sobunxele kodwa ashintshe injini nge-440 V8 ayithenge ku-inthanethi. “Angazi ukuthi kuzobiza malini konke lokhu,” usho kanje. “Ngincamela ukungazi ngoba kungabiza.
"Yizo zonke izinto ezincane ozidingayo ukuze uzithenge ezihlanganisayo." Usebenzise imali engafinyelela ku-$40,000 kule minyaka eyisithupha edlule ekubuyiseleni ngothando i-Ventura ayithenge ngo-$11,000 futhi uhlela ukusebenzisa cishe u-$30,000 “noma into efana naleyo” ku-S Series Valiant. Uthi: “Uma uyenza kancane kancane, akuzwakali kumbi eqolo.
Uhlele ukuhlomisa injini yeValiant 225 enamasilinda ayisithupha ngomjovo kaphethiloli kanye ne-turbocharging. “Amandla ayo angu-145 hp. (108kW), kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi ngingayiphusha ifike kuma-mid 300s,” usho kanje. “Mina ngizenzela wonke umsebenzi wemishini, kodwa ingaphakathi, upende nomsebenzi womzimba kwenziwa ngochwepheshe.”
UHolter ungumshayeli wesitimela oqeqeshiwe owasuka eVictoria waya eQueensland eminyakeni engu-21 edlule futhi waqala ibhizinisi lakhe lokuguqula idrayivu yesandla sokudla. Uphinde waba nebhizinisi lokuthenga kwamanye amazwe ama-sedan eNissan Laurel angenazicabha ezine anezicabha ezine adonsa ngamasondo angemuva, kodwa wathola ukuthi imithetho yokuthobela imithetho ishintsha kaningi. Wathenga i-franchise ye-Autobarn eminyakeni eyisithupha edlule nenye ngemva konyaka.
Ibhizinisi kumele lihambe kahle ngoba uHolter wakwazi ukwanelisa intshisekelo yakhe ezimotweni zaseMelika ngokwenza uhambo oluningana lokuya e-US ukuze athenge izimoto futhi azithumele ekhaya ukuze zisetshenzwe kabusha futhi zilungiswe.
Futhi uHolter uhlale ebheke kuphrojekthi yakhe elandelayo. Njengamanje ucabanga ukuhweba nge-Firebird yakhe ukuze athole i-Grand Prix futhi ubelokhu enendawo ethambile ye-Valiant Charger, nakuba eyithola ibiza kakhulu kulezi zinsuku, enye ifinyelela ku-$300,000.
