Torana was worth the trouble

“She wasn’t too rapt about it when he came home with the Torana.

“They hardly spoke for about a week.”

However, the car ended up being a sound investment, with Alan making more than quadruple what he paid in the first place when he sold it a year ago.

“Now Mum’s very happy,” Brodie said.

She said her parents have purchased a caravan with the money, and plan to travel around Australia.

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