And then I ran into this. There's a little bit of a story behind this car. It was my best mates car, he bought it probably 20 years ago now, it was a stock standard 6 cylinder base model that an old guy owned, and who he bought it off. At the time I was a bit unsure about it, as XA Falcons weren't all that popular. Anyway, one night we were sitting in the garage looking at it, & he decided that the vinyl roof had to go. That was the end of it. Next thing you know, we were both elbows deep in paint stripper, & sanding dust. Engine & gearbox, interior all removed, the whole car striped back to bare metal. And that was just the beginning. He bought a 378 cube stroker engine, 4 speed manual, 9" diff, big brakes, Globe mags etc etc etc, and it went from there. Unfortunately, he never got to see it finished, as he passed away from cancer about 8 or 9 years ago. And then I ran into his wife & one of his sons at a car show on Sunday. It looks spectacular. Exactly how he would have wanted it to look. It's about as close to a new, old stock car as you could find. Brought a tear to my eye. Nearly.
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