The Galant
This is my 1975 GC Galant hardtop, photographed on Rosny Hill, overlooking the River Derwent in Tasmania's capital city of Hobart. It's finally finished after a five year incremental rebuild that culminated in an excellent respray at Kerryn and Bruce Payne's Talon Bodyworks at 110 Charles Street, Moonah (Ph: 6273 0959). I have owned The Galant since October, 1981, when I bought it in Hobart for $3,800. This was a reasonable amount, considering that the average salary back then was in the vicinity of $6,000 per year. It was originally equipped with a 1.6 litre motor and a four speed manual transmission, as were all Galants available in Australia at that time. However, I fairly quickly converted it to full Japanese hardtop spec, swapping the 1.6 for a twin-carb 2 litre 4G52 and fitting an original (not ex-Sigma Borg Warner) JDM five-speed 'box. Mitsubishi badges are proudly displayed because, like all Galant hardtops, this car was...