1979 AMC (American Motors Corporation) Concord
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Meet Chris Bromley’s pride and joy - an original, unrestored, 1979 AMC (American Motors Corporation) Concord 2 door sedan. The car was bought new in Texas USA in 1979 then was traded back to the dealer in 2006 who had it on display as it was in such good condition. A collector in Sydney bought it, imported it, and then put it in storage with his other cars for a few years. Chris said, “I purchased it from him about 4 years ago. It is a beautiful car to drive and runs a 258 ci straight six-cylinder engine through a torque flight three speed auto transmission. It has power steering, (left hand drive), air conditioning, velour trim and a half Landau vinyl top, and of course, white wall tyres. It goes on lots of outings around the Orange area and is registered with The Orange District Antique Motor Club who have an active social vintage and veteran car following.”
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5 MINUTES WITH....
Neil Towers Director— Specialty Paint Repairs
Specialty Paint Repairs is described as a prestige auto body repair centre. What sets you apart from other in your line of work ? We tend to do more high-end vehicles; we have staff that
are trained in those areas. We have the BMW approval, so the boys have to go down to Melbourne to do their training and BMW audit us every twelve months to make sure we comply. A lot of other places don’t have to jump over those hurdles. Is there such a big difference in the paint work of high-end vehicles? There definitely is, also in the products that we have to use to comply with the manufacturers. So we need to make sure that we use the correct paints and genuine parts that they ask us to use.
Do you only work on high-end vehicles? We do smash repairs, all painting services, normal automotive painting, a few other bits and pieces, if someone wants something painted — we’ve even done a little bit of furniture here and there. What is the main cause of vehicles ending up in your workshop? Kangaroos probably make up for 60 or 70 per cent of our work. I’ve probably got about five vehicles here at the moment that are due to kangaroos.
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