Just joined the forum and this is my second post. Here are some pics of my car and a short history as told to me by Henry, the guy I bought it from.

It was bought new in Ballarat, Victoria, by Henry's twin brother but soon resold to a local who used it to tow his racehorses. The engine blew up in 1977 or 78 and the owner put the car in a shed and started a DIY engine rebuild, but didn't get very far. Henry, who is a farrier, visited occasionally and made several offers to buy the car. In 2006, a horse had a problem galloping that seemed incurable. Henry offered a deal - sell me the Pontiac if I can fix the horse. He fixed the horse and the car was his for $2000. He packed up the pieces of the front end and had it towed home. He had professionals rebuild the engine, repaint the body in the original colours and fix the other results of years of neglect.

Last year, Henry put the car on eBay. I flew down to have a look and loved it. I relied on Henry's description of the car's mechanical condition and didn't get it inspected (I know very little about car mechanics). I cruised home to Sydney with all the windows down - 1000 kms. in 11 hours. Fantastic! It stalled on me once at some road works, but it restarted after a few minutes rest. I was not too worried - it was nearly 40C that day.

This is my first and only classic car. I've wanted one since I got my driver's licence in 1972. The car had 61,000 miles on the clock when I bought it. Apart from the CD player that Henry installed, it looks original to me, but I haven't had a proper look at any others in the metal yet. Perhaps you guys can decide.

As you will know from other posts, it was assembled by Holden from an RHD kit. I have read that some of the fittings, like the heater, wipers and seats, weren't part of the kit. I know the side mirror is Holden. It was missing, and I fitted it to get NSW registration. I've had electronic ignition installed, and next will be a front disc conversion and the exhaust realignment that I mentioned in my first post.

Hope you like the pics.