1978 - KARL MIEGEL'S VALIANT CHARGER
THIS IS ONE OF
those situations where persistence pays off. Karl Miegel knew of this Charger's existence for years, but it took ages for him to actually get the keys.
As Karl tells it: "It took me seven years to buy due to my moving around for work and losing contact with the owner.
"It managed to remain hidden in the shed over the muscle car boom for five years until I happened to drive past its hiding place and I saw it again – and this time I didn’t let it escape," said Karl.
The owner remembered Karl’s earlier attempt to buy the car; "He was one of those older guys that you have to catch early in the morning to do a deal, because by lunchtime he’d be incoherent, rude and abusive." Karl spent a mate’s $2000, intended for spares, as a deposit and collected the car a week later.
Though it was a complete low-miler, the years hadn't been kind to it, and getting back to proper running order took a lot of effort.