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MITCH DECIDED TO GIVE THE XP A REBUILD. HE DISASSEMBLED IT IN THE GARAGE AND IT SAT THAT WAY FOR MORE THAN A DECADE

THIS classic XP Falcon coupe has been part of Ange and Mitch Wallace’s family for a very long time. Ange’s father, Bob Westwood, purchased it in the mid 70s for his wife Judy. It was her first car and she learnt to drive in it. Many years later, Bob helped out Ange and her husband Mitch by swapping the XP for Mitch’s car, which had finance owing on it. The generous deal helped Ange and Mitch shake some debt and buy their first home.

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