I met the owner, a bright and able-bodied 91 year old pensioner called Cec who had owned the car since new, but had recently given up driving. As a 55 year old he had bought the car in 1961 from Hunts at Lakemba in Sydney. Cec told me that he'd originally wanted a black 1961 Holden, but in those years black had gone out of vogue in favour of 'pastel' colours. He tried for a dark gunmetal grey but that was in short supply so he finally settled on blue. The car had been serviced regularly by Cec and always kept in the garage. It was never polished, but always washed.

I took it for a test drive and immediately knew that I needed this car! The whole thing drove like a new car, the front-end was rock-solid and the engine silky smooth. Gear changes were all solid and true, clutch was perfect, brakes firm. Underneath the car is spotless. The engine also is quite clean, with the original 138 c.i. (2250cc) "grey" engine looking quite proud and proper. But the thing that blew me away was the interior. Cec had really taken care of it. The 'Elascofab' vinyl seats are in perfect condition.

Here's some pictures I took just after I bought it.