My mates and I all grew up here, fairly rural living and we Loved hooning around in paddock bashers at my mates place. He has since moved out, but his parents still live there, as did his UC Torana. Our first real thrash car. He bought it as his first Road Car when he got his licence. It blew 3 diffs, 2 motors and a gearbox, the paint was crap, the interior was crap, ...the car was pretty shab.
With a trick new motor in it, and a decent diff, it was used as our pub wagon, and then in later days, the new paddock basher. The gearbox blew out on it one day when we were parking it. So it stayed reversed against the fence for a year or so.
Wouldnt go forwards, wouldnt go backwards, but was left there so one day, my mate could fix it up and have it how he wanted (the plan was after he sorted out his house and finances).
As the fires were roaring through our area, I raced around to his mum and dads place to make sure they were ok - property was ok... Got there just in time to see a 40meter gum tree drop down ontop of the torana
Luckily the fires didnt get to the house or anything, and no-one was hurt, but the car was totalled. The front is still in some sort of UC type shape, and I dont know what he's going to do with it yet, but it's definately gone to God as a drivable car.
Sorry for rambling - Just sad to see something that is in so many memories of growing up, get destroyed. As you can see in the pic, its no wonder the tree came down, damn near hollow - still a shame
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