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If space is the final frontier then Chris Salisbury and his partner Gudie Pohlmann have reached the outer limits of their ‘couple shed’. When they started collecting cars 15 years ago, the timetravelling duo thought their former factory in an industrial area of Melbourne had more than enough room to not only house a few cars but also Chris’s memorabilia and a zone for relaxing and entertaining. But then came the Cadillacs.

With the workshop measuring only 17 x 10 metres – about 2.5 Cadillacs long by two Cadillacs wide – it quickly became gridlocked and Chris had no alternative but to put three cars in to orbit on mobile hoists that can be rolled out for his annual Boxing Day barbecue. Apart from a small lounge area/bar and a mezzanine accommodation space, it’s jammed.

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