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#76 originalglenn

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Posted 20 February 2013 - 09:16 PM

i bought mine when i was 17 in 1978

now im 51

51 - 17 = 33 yrs



#77 Bernie

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Posted 20 February 2013 - 10:54 PM

30yrs next weekend .



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Posted 21 February 2013 - 12:20 AM

Three weeks for me!!! :party:

Will own it for the next forty though,

 

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Posted 21 February 2013 - 04:12 AM

Brad ,Your on to it



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Posted 21 February 2013 - 07:50 AM

On ya Brad hope you have many years of enjoyment as I've had over the past 29 years and yep its driven weekly and I love it, lucky the cook does'nt get jelious. Oh and I just got a 4 door LJ 202 trimatic on the tree with buckets , good project car. 


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#81 StephenSLR

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Posted 21 February 2013 - 08:17 AM

 first car. We will never part ways. 

 

 How many others feel this way?

 

I've had my car so long, it was my first car and even though it's starting to look like a clunker, selling it doesn't seem like an option.

 

s



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Posted 21 February 2013 - 09:30 AM

Yep its like that muppet says on the Shannons add " Its love mate ".

 

I recon it will be till death do us part for me, it holds toooooo many memories .

 

Happy 30th for next week end Brad.



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Posted 21 February 2013 - 09:34 AM

8 or 9 years now I think



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Posted 21 February 2013 - 11:43 AM

2 months today. 



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Posted 21 February 2013 - 12:35 PM

12 years for my hatch



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Posted 21 February 2013 - 07:39 PM

22 Years ,cost $6000

 

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29 Years cost $2500 (on it's 5 rebuild)

 

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Posted 21 February 2013 - 08:07 PM

24 years i've had mine, still to this day one of the nicest cars i've ever driven......

Around 1977 my friend bought a black LH SLR5000 from Precinct Performance at Newcastle, beautiful looking car, I think he sold it around 1979. I dont have anymore info, but would love to know in anyone in Newcastle remembers it, or what may have happened to it.  i'll try to talk to my mate and see if I can get a photo and some more info.. I haven't seen him for a while.



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Posted 02 March 2013 - 05:03 PM

Almost 20 years this one, ive had 5 all up

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Posted 02 March 2013 - 07:25 PM

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Posted 02 March 2013 - 08:57 PM

Almost 18 years



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Posted 03 March 2013 - 09:22 AM

 How many others feel this way?

 

I've had my car so long, it was my first car and even though it's starting to look like a clunker, selling it doesn't seem like an option.

 

s

   I'll keep mine forever too. Not that I like it that much, it's great to tease my kids with. A few friends get to see inside my workshop and its priceless to see them lift the tarp and realise what is under there. One day I'll send it to Waddingtons or Street Ridz for a total restoration and put it back under a tarp.



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Posted 05 March 2013 - 10:49 PM

My xu-1 25 years and owned a lj gtr had it for 10 years.



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Posted 06 March 2013 - 10:28 AM

Bought my LC for $1100 when I was 14. I'm 30 now so I guess that makes 16 years.



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Posted 20 September 2014 - 12:07 PM

30 Years today its well and truly part of the family. 



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Posted 20 September 2014 - 02:00 PM

Six wonderful months, strait into a full resto & hopefully completed
by Toranafest 2015.

Aaron

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Posted 27 September 2014 - 06:50 AM

Owned my girl 22 yrs this August.
All going well, hopefully she'll get a little (a lot I hope) pampering for a xmas present.
Make her look good for the next 20 yrs.

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Posted 29 September 2014 - 09:44 PM

My SL/R 32 years ago,bought from Gosford motors.



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Posted 30 September 2014 - 09:02 AM

Had mine now for 24 years, 4 paint jobs, 4 engine rebuilds and only 5000kms, need to drive it more!



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Posted 30 September 2014 - 04:06 PM

I bought my LC when I was 14 and I'm 31 now, so I s'pose that's 17 years!

 

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Had the wife's LC for about 7 or 8 years. It was more or less finished with a 253/Trimatic and Borg Warner diff but we decided to give it a lick of paint before rego. It'll be on the road by the end of the year or I'll be in a whole world of trouble.

 

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Posted 30 September 2014 - 04:42 PM

Had the LH for 26 years,have had the UC for 13..still drive it everyday.






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