John's Emotional Journey: Restoring His Childhood HJ Holden Monaro GTS
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ส.ค. 2024
- On todays episode we dig up this gem of a car. A one owner meticulously restored to original factory finish HJ GTS Monaro. As an apprentice John bought the car of his dreams. And it took most of his apprentice wages to afford it but John was more than happy to have his dream car. For the next 20 years or so he drove it around proudly but there came the day when she didn't go no more.
So, in to the shed it went for another 20 years until john was ready to do the resto. It took 5 years to restore the car the goal was to use all the original parts and to keep it factory. And John didn't disappoint. first was to have the body and paint done. It was finished in the original Persian Sands paint colour and it pops in the sun. the interior is done to the original trim code. Witch was a not common cloth insert that John sourced many years ago.
It pays to plan ahead because I doubt he would have gotten it these days. This was one of the factory options that John picked when he ordered the car. The other options were air-conditioning, honeycomb wheels, and a factory sunroof. Its running the original 308 V8 engine. However this is where a couple of mods have been done. He has had the heads ported and polished and fitted a new manifold carb and chrome air filter.
It's also had a distributor fitted and alloy rocker covers. John has kept all the factory parts he took off so it can be taken back to original easily. It has a 4 speed gearbox and 12 bolt diff. Overall this car is immaculate. And every detail is seen to. It cruises smoothly sounds great and looks stunning. John has done an amazing jog bringing this car back to original. Well done John and thanks for watching.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 John's HJ Holden Monaro Interview intro
00:32 Interview with John about the HJ Monaro Background
04:39 Engine Bay of the HJ Holden Monaro
07:13 Interior of the Monaro
13:10 Cruising in the HJ Holden Monaro
17:25 Thanks for Showing Us Ur Ride John
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Awesome story
Glad you liked it
Lov😢ed these cars as a kid in the 70's. Never knew you could option it with a sunroof.
What an Absolutely Beautiful Car 🍻
It sure is!
Very sensational car!
we agree, one powerball its mine with a few others as well
Classic car buddy, dont sell it like others have said.Keep it, and drive it only on weekends.She's a beauty. Whatever decision you make, good luck to you.👍
awesome comment mate
I'm with you 100% on that, but it may be that he is in a financial situation where he needs to sell it. Very sad, but hopefully whoever buys it, keeps it original and takes good care of it for the next buyer.
Me personally, I'd never sell. I'd keep till till the day I die. Then after I'm gone, my family can sell it then.
@@tonymontana897 John is working on another project at the moment and just does not drive this enough and when he takes it out always watching the car for people touching it and denting panels at car parks etc. He want someone else to enjoy it more now.
Beautiful
What a beautiful car only if i had the money.
Beautiful car and another great upload boys 🍻
thanks mate
My father had one of them it was a beast of a car man
They are amazing mate
Mate nice car but your really going to regret selling it. it would be like selling one of your Kids.
I won't sell my first car never could
Cool GTS, had a sunroof one time))
Very nice. Cheers
Thanks for the visit
Great car, I think it’s been for sale for a long time and was featured in the Unique Cars magazine.
Please don’t sell it bro you have a bloody beast of a car❤️
My HJ GTS looked different to that, no sunroof, no power steering, no spoilers, proper GTS rims,, ariel on the front, different seat trim, no rubber or "stops" on the bumpers, steering wheel had a GTS emblem in the centre, this looks like a kingswood with gts options. Not knocking it, would liked to have seen the compliance plate, see what code it had.
definitely a Monaro GTS as its all over the purchase book and plates, dealers sell sheet and more. He just had different options added and the dealers may have changed things as they usually did too.
nice car mste
As i remember i think there was only 34 HJ GTS came with a elec sunroof ?
There definitely would not be many at all
Don't sell it mate just drive it till the end
145k for a HJ, with a sunroof? Please… 🥴
Be lucky to see 80-90k on a good day.
Nice car all the same.
My mate bought this car and put in a rotary
Thats a fail
Sunroof would be no good for me - I'd get a burnt head 😝
haha
Would auction sale be better for the seller?
It is a thought he would consider if he can not sell it himself.
FKN gold car lucky bloke
Price ????
He wants around the 145k mark for the car and is it worth it
What’s he after $$?
I think around 145K
Mate…don’t sell it! You will regret it. I bought an original one owner HK GTS back in 1990….drove it around as a daily and sold it 4 years later thinking I would get something newer. I regret selling it more than anything.
I am with you, I would just keep collecting if I could
@@AussieGarage Space was an issue. Not anymore, but can’t afford the cars!🤣 Imagine this, I knew this car since primary school in 78. Walked up to the Monaro guy’s house in 89. He told me to come back the following year, paid $3300 for a 1 owner car. It was only the 186s 4 speed but it easily beat my mates HG GTS 253 auto.😂 I’m actually a Skyline guy now, keeping the Bathurst dream alive…🤖
Is this bloke speeding?
No, we make sure on driving screen the driver abides by the speed limits at all times.
@@AussieGarage Not that kinda speeding.....
What a heap of junk
Why! Show some respect it is a beautiful car.
Stay off the drugs son.
@derhampaul2182 what a gronk you are
if the car is not your bag that cool, but the owner has done a lot of work on the vehicle and its great to see 1 owner cars still out there,
Beautiful car, but too scared to park it.. That's ridiculous
That part of the reason why is selling it, to scared to take it out