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okaaaay...wellz my dad got me into galants when i was a little...as he has owned and raced atleast 1 of every model ( :'( i wish i had pics ) ....when i
got my first decent paying job at 15 i started the hunt for a gc hardtop...and i wouldnt settle for anything less
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but after 4 and a bit years of dead ends and dreamer sellers (ie $6000+ for garbage condition cars) i settled on a gc sedan...pictured here
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i picked it up for $400 from qld and had it shipped to my door for another $400
its not in bad condition besides the faded paint, its pretty straight...with no
rust and has air con installed
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arrived at my house...a mate called me up asking if i was still looking for a
coupe...as 1 of his dads friends was selling 2 hardtops a gc and a gd...and
said i could have them both for $3500...so i said hell yes
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up the next day pictured here
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they were in pretty bad condition...but the price was right...and i was pretty
desperate at this time
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but the gd was...so progress began, pouring every dollar i earnt into the gd...
i spent roughly $35000 on it (motor, box, lsd, bodywork, interior)
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but the worst part is here...after spending countless hours repairing every inch
of rust and making the car dead straight front to back...the car was sent to
the painter...i didnt even get to see the completed paintjob before it was
stolen....needless to say i was devestated...but nothing i could do with the
dodgy painter skipping the country...apparently he had alot of drug debt or something
anywayz...with that i lost all motivation...and pretty much gave up on
everything to do with it...untill ofcourse i saw this beautiful baby for sale online
in adelaide
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well it was love at first sight...and i had to have it..the guy wanted i think about $5200...but i talked him down to $4200 and with that i was on the next plane with my mate to adelaide...picked the car up from the airport...when for a cruise around the town to test the car out...paid the nice guy his cash...and away we went on a crazy 17 hour drive back to sydney =D
the car was basically standard except the tired old 2L and jap 5 speed
here are some photo's from a couple of weeks after getting it home
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well i have to go for now...but i hope u guys like this...i will continue when i get home...and sorry for my poor punctuation
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