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Classic Cars Worldwide Feature #19 PETER ADAMS ‘GRIZZ’  TALKS ABOUT HIS TROPHY WINNING  1963 EH PREMIER SEDAN  “GREAT TO DRIVE AND RESPONSIVE”   https://classiccarsworldwide.com.au “I started my working life as a motor mechanic and have always tinkered with cars” says 70 years old Peter Adams. Peter, now retired, has been married to Helen ‘Haych’ (also retired) for 49 years and they have three children and eight grandchildren. Peter worked for the Forest Commission as a mechanic and grader operator for about 20 years. He has also worked in the logging in Victoria, mining in Western Australia and then a grader operator on pipelines all over Australia.  Grizz Peter has been retired for five years and can now enjoy his love of old cars. He has the unusual nickname of ‘Grizz’. He explains how it all started. “It came about at my workplace on the pipelines. One fella called out for ‘Peter’ over the two-way radio and five people answered! He decided to give me a nickname of Grizz becau

  The Magazine Feature Story #14   https://classiccarsworldwide.com.au   One Of A Kind! POSSIBLY THE ONLY MATCHING SET IN AUSTRALIA. FOUR EH HOLDENS, A SEDAN, UTE, PANEL VAN AND WAGON. LOVINGLY AND PAINSTAKINGLY PUT TOGETHER OVER 15 YEARS BY NSW BASED JASON WEST Jason has just finished the matching set of EH Holdens for his daughter's wedding and says “to my knowledge it is the only matching set in Australia. It has been on Facebook on several sites with over 3k views and 1k comments. It caught the attention of Mr. Excited (Glen Higginson) who encouraged me to talk to Classic Cars Worldwide Online and tell my story.” Jason (51 years old) has been married to his wife for 30 years and has four children ranging in ages from 29 to 16 years old. He is a cabinet maker by trade and has been building kitchens and joinery for 35 years. He has been running his own business, J & H Quality Kitchens, for the last 25 years and is based in Minto, New South Wales. Early cars Jason’s interest i

    The Magazine Feature Story #11   https://classiccarsworldwide.com.au   BEST MODERN CAR AT THE FIRST 2.0  MEGA SHOW & SHINE CAR & BIKE SHOW. DARREN MATHEW TALKS ABOUT HIS AWARD-WINNING 2016 HOLDEN COMMODORE SSV REDLINE SEDAN. “MODERN BUT STILL A CLASSIC” Held on a beautiful sunny Sunday (13 th March 2022) at the site of the former Caribbean Gardens, Scoresby, Victoria, the inaugural 2.0 Mega Show & Shine Car & Bike Show was a great success. With thousands of visitors and over 400 classic cars and bikes on display there was much to see and for car lovers of all ages much to drool over! One of the major award winners on the day was 58 years old Darren Mathew with his car, a 2016  Holden SSV Redline Sedan. Darren is married, has two grown up children and three grand children. His wife, Shellie, loves the car. They currently live in South Gippsland. Darren is currently employed in the civil area as an earth mover. “Prior to civil I worked on cars for many years doing cu

  The Magazine Feature Story #6   https://classiccarsworldwide.com.au   BUILT TO BE DRIVEN NOT JUST FOR SHOW GARY HANSON'S COLLECTION  To say that 66 years old landscape gardener, Gary Hanson, is a big Holden fan would be something of an understatement. He owns seven Holdens and loves them all. Gary’s collection has considerable importance these days especially as Holden no longer manufactures cars in Australia. A fact that Gary is particularly sad about. Gary was born in Warburton, Victoria and has been married to his wife Julie for 42 years. He started his landscaping business with his brother in 1984 but prior to that had a lot of experience in the motor industry. At the age of 16 he started as an apprentice mechanic at Warburton Motors, a Holden dealer. After building up his experience over a number of years he then moved on to be a mechanic at International Trucks and Tractors and then on to a Mitsubishi dealer. Gary has known Mr. Excited (Glen Higginson) for a long