Whydidyoubuythem?
“Myinterestin Broughamsstartedwithmy
rstHKBrougham,whichwasgreenin colour
(nottheoriginalcolour)andwasa matching
numberscar.”
Whatdoyouknowabouttheirhistory?
“WiththeBroughamwiththecreamroof,I
contactedtheseller,Dave,andofferedhima
StatesmanI hadandsomemoneyandafter
negotiatingweagreedona deal.Wemeetin
Melbourneanddidthechangeover.WhenI got
it home,theenginecameoutandI strippedit
down.It’sa matchingnumberscar,butdidn’t
havethecorrectmanifold,carby,rockercovers,
timingcoverorair-cleaner.MostthepartsI had
andI gotthetransmissiontotallyrebuild.Thediff
cameoutandI repaintedunderthisoneblack
aswell.It’sgotnewbumpers,stainless,andI got
theBroughamrepaintedin two-pack.Theonly
originalpanelsarethebonnetandonebackdoor.
I hadbetterpanelssoeverythinggotreplaced.
“Myrecentacquisitionwasoriginallysold
fromSmith’sPortAdelaidewiththeblackvinyl
roofovercameogold.I boughtit offanoldguy
aboutto retire.It has70,000miles,is matching
numbers,hasallthebooksandtheoriginalnumberedplates.It’s
original,evendownto
theoriginalhubcaps
andcarpet,factoryA/C
anda radiothatworks!
Therefore,I don’tplanto
restorethis,justenjoyit.”