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I bought this car new and, fortunately, kept it. Was it a big investment for a young bloke? Huge! At that time I had just come out of an apprenticeship and was still living at home – which was probably the only way I could afford it. I took out a loan with the RACV.

The remit was originally priced at over $5000 and this was 1972. The car was about to be superseded and, because of that, I got a 10 per cent discount. 

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