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FUTURE VISION

When new, Holden’s VN range was significant in a lot of ways. Bigger in all areas than the VL it replaced, the VN also saw the debut of the 3.8 V6, the return of the long-wheelbase models and the first true Holden ute since 1984.

Five years in the making, the tale of the VN and how GM-H brought it to fruition could fill an article like this six times over, but we’re not talking about the VN range in general: this story’s about one particular car from the VN generation and one man’s determination to have the ideal car for now and the future.

JAPAN TO HOME, VIA USA AND EUROPE

Robert Groeneveld has owned a LOT of cars in his 35 years. The total was up to 73 at last count, which works out at around three cars a year.

The Victorian real estate agent and auctioneer admits that some of those cars were bought to flip and, more specifically, some were flipped to fund the restoration of the

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