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After converting my pickup to a big block in late 2007 I decided that I needed a better daily driver to do the 50 mile trip to and from work each day so I picked up this 1976 Holden Station Wagon, straight six and auto, third owner and only 120,000 original miles. I relegated my pickup to weekend runner and used the wagon for around 3 months before changing jobs and getting a company car.

At this point I was contemplating beginning a full body of restoration of my pickup, however I was given a number of bodywork/painting quotes which would have been a substantial amount of my yearly wages. Given the fact that the wagon was starting to show signs of its age I decided to rip in and give it go myself thinking well at least I'm not hacking up Chevrolet metal (which is expensive over here) and learning how to do rust repair, bodywork and paint on something else less expensive

The Beginning:-