A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH
The demise of car production in Australia, first of BMC and Chrysler and in recent times of the big two, has only increased the popularity of their vehicles.
Ann and Lew Eustace have a passion for classic cars, particularly ones from the US, and their Invercargill garage contains some amazing examples in pristine condition thanks to Lew’s skills and high standards working with metal. Lew has lost count of the number of cars and trucks he has restored over the years. For a number of years, he also helped restore some of the exhibits at what is now Bill Richardson Transport World in Invercargill. He explains how his interest in restoring cars started, with an incident in his youth motivating the quality he achieves in each restoration: “I learnt early on after smashing my old man’s car up!”
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