THE ART OF THE DEAL
Mar 06, 2020
7 minutes
WORDS AND PHOTOS: JADEN MARTIN
It’s a practice as old as time. Long before any kind of established currency existed, people realized that there was a much simpler way to source what they needed. Goods and services were exchanged for other goods and services. ‘Bartering’, as it came to be known, meant working with what you had and finding those that needed it. Do it well, and you can find yourself swimming in a seemingly endless pool of quality parts — as long as you can spare a few yourself to trade up. Hoarding away bits and bobs can quickly turn your shed into a gold mine for the right buyer, and using this cache to leverage your way to seemingly unattainable parts is often the only way to get exactly what you need.
ONCE RIDDLED WITH RUST AND ON THE VERGE OF BEING SENT TO THE SCRAP HEAP, HARRY HAS BROUGHT THIS AE85 BACK FROM THE DEAD WITH ALL CANCER REMOVED AND A FRESH LICK OF HOLDEN HOTHOUSE GREEN (45U) AND CUSTOM BLACK TWO-TONE
WHAT IT MAY LACK IN OUTRIGHT POWER, THE 4A-GE MAKES UP FOR IN RESPONSE, NOISE AND FEEL — SINGING THE SONG
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