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1987 HOLDEN JE CAMIRA SLE
WHILE A BUNCH OF ISSUES KILLED THEIR CHANCES AS A NEW CAR,
CAMIRAS ARE GATHERING A FEW LATTER-DAY FANSWORDS & PHOTOS DAVE CAREYP
eople think I’m nuts, but I’ve had a few
Camiras; crazy I know. I enjoy driving
them and they’re easy to work on. This is a
1987 JE-model Camira SLE, so it’s top-of-
the-range. It’s got power steering, a power
aerial and power mirrors; all pretty good for its
time.
I saw it on Gumtree; it was for sale over in
Perth, but was originally a Melbourne car. It had
done only 80,000 kilometres and was advertised
as a completely rust-free example when I came
across it. The Perth owner had stuck it in his shed
for a few years but I’m not sure why; maybe he
thought it would go up in value! Anyway, I bought
it and had it trucked back here to SA.
It’s got 115,000 kilometres on it now and is my
daily driver. These aren’t well loved, but they’re
getting older and people still remember them.
Lester Powell
Start the
haggling
around$5000.Call 13 46 46
for a quote or visit
shannons.com.au