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Men and women in the 30 to 40 years age group are a generation whose interest in cars was heavily influenced by performance cars, Aussie Fords, and Holdens. Most built Japanese rockets or tough Aussie street machines; few ventured down the American classic road.

Andrew Beatson may have simply been one of those one-of-a-kind, old souls who saw the class and beauty in American cars from a young age. Anything with the word ‘classic’ in it usually has a price tag that reflects its value, which is why the younger generation is unlikely to be seen driving cars from that era. While Andrew has owned a number of American cars over the years, including cars spanning four different decades from the 1930s to the 1960s, it has not been by chance; it has been the result

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