Tarin Pontiac Na

Paul Halter, mai shekaru 54, daga Arewa Arm da ke gabar tekun Sunshine, ya samu sunan laƙabi ne daga shekarun da ya yi yana canza motocin Amurka, galibin Pontiacs, zuwa tuƙi na hannun dama.

Ya yi ikirarin cewa ya gyara, gyara, sayar da kuma mallakar motoci 600 tsawon shekaru, kuma yanzu yana da motoci goma sha biyu a bayan gidansa da rumbunsa, da kuma wasu ayyukan gyara na abokansa. "Na tara motoci a duk rayuwata," in ji shi. — Sa’ad da na yi aure shekaru 35 da suka shige, matata ta yi barazanar cewa idan na sami ƙarin motoci, za ta rabu da ni. Har yanzu tana nan.

Halter ya sami motarsa ​​ta farko lokacin yana ɗan shekara 11. "Babana ya sayi Mk V Jag, ya sayar da tayoyi da baturi kuma ya ba ni sauran," in ji shi. "Na sayar da shi kuma na sayi '48 Ford Prefect akan $40."

Motocinsa na yau da kullun sun haɗa da 2005 CVZ Monaro, 2007 Holden Rodeo da 2008 Honda Civic, yayin da motocin da yake karba ya haɗa da 1976 Chrysler VK Valiant Hemi, 1968 Pontiac Firebird Convertible, 1959 Plymouth Suburban wasanni wagon, 1960 Chrysler Venturary. 1962 Pontiac Trans Am motar tsere.

Ya sayi motar Trans Am akan dala 2000 kuma ya mayar da ita motar tsere, ya cire injin Chevy 305 da watsa atomatik mai sauri hudu ya maye gurbinsu da Gen III Commodore 5.7-lita V8, na Tremec mai saurin gudu shida, sannan ya kara GT. -R. Skyline ta baya da birki. Yana da'awar a kusa da 350 horsepower a raya ƙafafun.

Aikin da yake yi a yanzu shine Plymouth, wanda ya siya shekaru biyu da suka wuce akan dala 8500. Yana da kujeru tara, gami da jere mai fuskantar baya. Yana ajiye motar ta hagu amma ya maye gurbin injin da 440 V8 da ya saya akan layi. "Ban san abin da duk wannan zai kashe ba," in ji shi. “Na fi son ban sani ba saboda yana iya yin tsada.

"Dukkanan abubuwan da kuke buƙatar siyan ke nan." A cikin shekaru shida da suka gabata, ya kashe har zuwa $40,000 a kan maido da ƙauna na Ventura, wanda ya saya akan $11,000, kuma yana shirin kashe kusan $30,000 "ko wani abu makamancin haka" akan S Series Valiant. "Lokacin da kuka yi shi kadan kadan, ba ze da tsada sosai," in ji shi.

Yana shirin samar da injin silinda shida na Valiant 225 tare da allurar mai da turbocharging. “Irinsa shine 145 hp. (108 kW), amma ina tsammanin zan iya samun shi zuwa tsakiyar 300, "in ji shi. "Ni kaina na yi duk aikin injiniya, amma ciki, fenti da aikin jiki kwararru ne ke yin su."

Halter ƙwararren direban jirgin ƙasa ne wanda ya ƙaura daga Victoria zuwa Queensland shekaru 21 da suka gabata kuma ya fara kasuwancinsa yana canza motoci na hannun dama. Har ila yau, yana da kasuwancin shigo da motar Nissan Laurel na baya-bayan nan, sedan kofa huɗu maras tushe, amma ya gano cewa dokokin bin ka'idodin suna canzawa akai-akai. Ya sayi ikon amfani da sunan kamfani na Autobarn shekaru shida da suka gabata da kuma wani bayan shekara guda.

Dole ne kasuwanci ya kasance mai kyau domin Halter ya sami damar ba da sha'awar motocin Amurka ta hanyar yin tafiye-tafiye da yawa zuwa Amurka don siyan motoci da jigilar su gida don canzawa da maidowa.

Kuma Halter koyaushe yana duban aikin sa na gaba. A halin yanzu yana tunanin yin cinikin Firebird ɗin sa don Grand Prix, kuma koyaushe yana da tabo mai laushi don Babban Charger, kodayake ya yi imanin cewa suna da tsada sosai a kwanakin nan, wasu sun kai $ 300,000.