My 1969 Daihatsu Compagno Spider.

Dan shekaru 57 mai siyar da motocin Brisbane ya sayar da Hyundai, Daihatsu, Daewoo da Toyota a tsawon rayuwarsa, don haka yana da ma'ana cewa shi mai sha'awar motocin Japan ne. Yanzu yana da uku a matakai daban-daban na sabuntawa, ciki har da Diahatsu Compagno Spider na 1969 mai wuya wanda shine ɗayan uku kawai a Ostiraliya.

Ya sayi motarsa ​​ta farko, 1966 Honda S600 mai iya canzawa, lokacin yana ɗan shekara 18 yana zaune a Essendon, Melbourne.

"Yana da carburetors hudu da injin tagwayen kyamara," in ji shi cikin ƙwazo. “Ya kasance kamar injin tsere. Wani babban karamar mota. "Lokacin da ka sanya shi a cikin kayan aiki na hudu a 60 mph (96.5 km / h), yana yin 6000 rpm kuma a 70 mph (112.5 km / h) yana yin 7000 rpm. Don haka na'urori masu auna firikwensin sun kasance iri ɗaya. Da zarar a kan babbar hanya, na buga 10,500 rpm, wanda ba shakka ba daidai ba ne. Amma ya yi kururuwa a baya."

Wallis da ɗan'uwansa Jeff sun mallaki mota kirar Honda S600.

"Muna son motocin motsa jiki na Japan koyaushe saboda sun fi kyau," in ji shi. "A lokacin, mutane suna ƙaura zuwa HR Holden, wanda ya kasance mai yawan noma idan aka kwatanta. Suna da injuna tura, ba kyamarorin sama kamar na Honda ba. Ga wata karamar mota, sun yi kyau sosai kuma sun yi gaba da lokacinsu. Jafananci kawai sun kwafi kuma sun inganta duk motocin Birtaniyya na lokacin. "

A 1974, Wallis ya koma Queensland kuma ya sayar da Honda don siyan Toyota Celica.

“Ba zan iya saya sabo ba domin sai da na jira wata shida,” in ji shi. “Sabbin $3800 ne kuma na sayi dan wata 12 a kan $3300. Ina da ita tsawon shekara biyar, amma da aka haifi ’ya ta biyu, ina bukatar babbar mota, sai na sayi Toyota Crown.”

Kuna iya ganin yadda tsarin ke tasowa. Ci gaba da sauri ta cikin ɗimbin motocin Japan zuwa 2000, lokacin da Wallis ke siyar da Daihatsu da Daewoo.

"Na ga wani tallace-tallacen sayar da Daihatsu Compagno Spider a jarida kuma na tambayi mutanen da ke wurin aiki," in ji shi. “Ba wanda ya sani. Sai na ga ƙasidar Charade, kuma akwai hotonta a bangon baya. Wani dillalin Daihatsu ne ya kawo su kuma uku ne kawai a Ostiraliya; daya a Tasmania, daya a Victoria kuma a nan. Ina son shi saboda yana da na musamman."

Wallis ya yarda cewa yayin da yake sha'awar fasahar injin Jafananci, ƙaƙƙarfan fasahar gizo-gizo ne ya kama shi.

"Matsalar Honda ita ce saboda suna da fasaha sosai, bayan mil 75,000 (kilomita 120,700) dole ne a sake gina su," in ji shi. "Abin da nake so game da Daihatsu shine cewa yayi kama da injin Datsun 1200 a ƙarƙashin hular. Ina son fasahar zamani, amma ba na son tsadar da ake yi."

Ana yin amfani da gizo-gizo ne ta injin injin silinda lita daya da kuma carburetor mai maƙogwaro guda biyu wanda ya haɗa da akwatin gear mai sauri huɗu.

"Ga shekarunsa, yana tuƙi sosai," in ji shi. “Na yi duk aikin injina, na zubar da magudanar ruwan ganye, na saka sabbin magudanan ruwa, birki, na sake gina jikin duka, da dai sauransu. Amma fenti ya ɗan yi baƙin ciki. Mutumin da na sayo shi ya zana shi shudi mai karfe. Babu ƙarfe a cikin 60s. Ina so in mayar da shi wata rana. Ina ganin mutanen da suke yin waɗannan ayyuka, suna wargaza su kuma ba za su sake haɗa su tare ba. Ba na son yin wannan; Ina so in ji daɗin motara."

Spider ɗin sa yana cikin rawar jiki kuma yana hawan ta a ranar Lahadi. Kwanan nan ya sayi motar kirar Honda 1970 mai lamba 1300 tare da injin silinda mai sanyaya mai bushe-bushe. Ya biya dala 2500 kuma yana shirin kaddamar da shi nan da makonni kadan. Ya kuma sayi wata Honda S1966 mai canzawa ta 600 kamar motarsa ​​ta farko.

"Wannan shine aikina na yin ritaya na dogon lokaci lokacin da nake shekara 65," in ji shi. Ya shiga ƙungiyar Mota Classic ta Jafananci, wacce aka kafa a cikin ƴan watannin da suka gabata ta hanyar magoya bayan motar Japan masu tunani iri ɗaya. "Mutane 20 ne kawai, amma akwai da yawa daga cikinmu," in ji shi. "Idan na shiga kulob din Daihatsu Compagno Spider, da mu uku ne kawai a kulob din."