[mscicluna007]

So I filled a large Gap in previous owner History as I have been intouch with the owner last Sunday who owned the car from 1982 - 1987 . We talked for an hour and he knew the car inside out and where he bought it from.

He purchashed the car from a caryard in Upper North Queensland in Australia. The car was put in the yard to attract people onto the premises. It was placed at the front of the yard for the first week than it was slowly drawn further into the yard as it attracted alot of attention and was used to sell other cars or at least for the salesmen to get a chance to talk to people.

He purchased this car from the yard and where ever it was driven it attracted attention. He would come out of shopping centres and their would be a small crowd around it and people snapping photos with their kids.

He took the car with him when he moved south to Canberra in Lower N.S.W. where he really had trouble registering the car in 1985. They were demanding he modify the seat belts and drill holes in places he did not want to. They wanted him to fit blinkers to the guards so they could be better seen and amber ones in the rear. In the end he gave up and removed it from the road and gave it to his son for the next 2 years who later in 1987 sold it to move onto other projects.

I have since recieved some photos but the quality has detiorated over the years but you can see the obvious that the eagle is incorrect. The Decal on the rear spoiler was incorrect.

The wheels are correct and date coded to the car but at some stage were painted to match also and the saddle tan interior can be seen but the seats had a velour glued onto them due to wear on the vinyl.

The exhaust was replaced and received the later exhaust tips.

The lower spoiler is a rubber inserted into a steel strip which was riveted to the lower valence which is how I recieved the car. Maybe the original bar was damaged moving the car to Australia in 1980-1981.

This owner was still very proud of the car and was sad to hear of its current condition after it had been sold on but is really glad to hear it has survived and will see the road again.

I have also received some old negatives so I hope to try and get some great prints out of that.

I really wished I bought the car in this condition but one day it will look worthy of a TA again and alot more original.

Oh yeah and I love the end of the Number Plates. NME (ENEMY)

Michael