SHED-FIND CHARGER READER RESTO

YOU HEAR about cars being ‘on blocks’, but this one really was – on logs, in fact, says Karl Miguel, owner of a remarkably original 1978 Chrysler Valiant Charger.

A three-owner car with full history, the Charger was found in Gundagai, NSW and had been in a shed for more than 18 years.

The first owner had a couple of Chinese take-away restaurants and retired, leaving the car in Gundagai for return visits; after he died, his house and contents were auctioned.

The car was sold to a local man who drove it for a few years before parking it. And there it remained for 18 years.

"It took me seven years to buy due to my moving around for work and losing contact with the owner," explains Karl. "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. It took a bit to get the keys, but it was all worth it...

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