HARDTOP HEAVEN
When you purchase a classic car, you’re not just buying a piece of metal; you’re inheriting a sentimental item with many stories attached. This was the case when Sam took ownership of her 1971 VH Regal 770 Hardtop.
Sam started out with a passion for bikes – growing up on a farm will do that. However shortly after meeting her husband Michael, a self-confessed Hemi tragic, she developed a passion for classic metal.
“I was never that into cars growing up, I was more of a bike girl. I went through so many bikes. I think in about five or six years I had eight different bikes. About seven years ago I met my now husband, Michael. One of the first things he sent me when we were first chatting was a picture of his VJ Charger which I thought was kinda cool.”
Sam started attending car shows with Michael and his Charger, as well as lending a hand or two in the shed. “I couldn’t help but get wrapped up in his enthusiasm. He’s so passionate about cars that some of it had to rub off eventually,” she laughs.
“We started a project on a ‘barn find’ yellow LX Torana we had acquired, but before we even had
