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    Purple REIGN

    Aug 11, 2021 4 minutes
    STORY CARLY DALE
    PHOTOS
    CHRIS THOROGOOD

    THANKS to passionate Holden-loving elders, Judith Menso’s fate was sealed from an early age. Enveloped in Monaros, Commodores and H-series dailies, it was pre-determined that Judith would have petrol pumping through her veins – and she’s proud of it, too.

    In 1992, a young Judith had her sights firmly set on a 308ci-powered Barbados Green LX Torana sedan. But her dad was having none of it. Instead, the then 17-year-old was strongly persuaded to invest in an under-powered four-pot Torana hatch.

    I BOUGHT THE LX HATCH FOR $5000; MY PARENTS WERE HAPPY TO CONTRIBUTE $3000, BUT I COULDN’T PUT

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