Chevrolet Corvette 1970 LĂ©irmheas
Agus sin rud a bhfuil a fhios ag ĂșinĂ©ir Corvette 1970 Glen Jackson go han-mhaith. CibĂ© an bhfuil sĂșile sĂșilĂneacha an mheasa agus an Ă©ad i gceist, biseach briste croĂ an innill, mothĂș speisialta ar an mbĂłthar nĂł an nĂĄire a bhaineann le briseadh sĂos le linn na haimsire ar cheann de na mĂłtarbhealaĂ is gnĂłthaĂ i Sydney.
Do Jackson, mĂĄ ghlactar leis an olc leis an earra, d'fhĂĄg sĂ© i gcruachĂĄs agus beagnach aifĂ©ala air gur cheannaigh sĂ© Ă©. âNuair a fuair mĂ© ar dtĂșs Ă©, nuair a phioc mĂ© suas ar dtĂșs Ă©, bhris sĂ© sĂos i dtollĂĄn an M5,â a deir sĂ©. âFadhb rĂłthĂ©amh a bhĂ ann. BhĂ mĂ© i bhfostĂș sa trĂĄcht ar an M5 agus ba chĂșis le hanord Ă©.â
âBhĂ mĂ© ag scaoll, nĂ raibh aon ĂĄit le dul sa tollĂĄn sin, agus bhĂ an rud rĂłthĂ©ite. ThiomĂĄin mĂ© dĂreach trĂd an taobh eile, amach Ăłn trĂĄcht. NĂ raibh mĂ© sĂĄsta faoi ar chor ar bith.â
Mar gheall ar radaitheoir nua agus obair eile arbh fhiĂș $6000 san iomlĂĄn, bhĂ an Corvette iontaofa go leor le tiomĂĄint ionas go bhfĂ©adfadh Jackson taitneamh a bhaint as a cheannach $34,000.
âTĂĄ mĂ© ag sĂșgradh le gluaisteĂĄin Ăł d'fhĂĄg mĂ© an scoil ard,â a deir sĂ©. âTiomĂĄineann tĂș sa charr seo agus bĂonn daoine ag faire. Baineann sĂ© le do shaothar ealaĂne a thaispeĂĄint. TĂĄim ag tiomĂĄint sa trĂĄcht agus buailim le daoine, pĂĄistĂ de ghnĂĄth, a bhĂonn ag tĂłgĂĄil grianghraif."
Ach nĂl saothar ealaĂne Jackson crĂochnaithe go leor fĂłs. TĂĄ sĂ© beartaithe aige $6000 go $10,000 eile a chaitheamh ar dheisiĂșchĂĄin agus ar fheabhsĂșchĂĄin choirp, rud a bhfuil sĂșil aige go dtĂłgfaidh sĂ© 12 mhĂ eile.
Deir Jackson gurb iad na samhlacha Corvette 1968 go 1973 na cinn is mĂł a bhfuil tĂłir orthu toisc go bhfuil inneall 350-horsepower nĂos cumhachtaĂ acu.
TĂĄ aschur cumhachta nĂos Ăsle ag samhlacha ina dhiaidh sin mar gheall ar rialachĂĄin truaillithe.
Agus cé nach bhfuil a inneall bunaidh, is inneall 350 Chev é, a thåirgeann an 350 hp céanna.
Nuair a cheannaigh Jackson a chĂ©ad charr seanrĂ© dĂreach os cionn bliain Ăł shin, bhĂ sĂ© san AstrĂĄil cheana fĂ©in le 14 bliana ar a laghad.
âBhĂ sĂ© sa gharĂĄiste,â a deir sĂ©. âNuair a thĂłg mĂ© suas Ă©, rinneadh faillĂ air agus bhĂ orm Ă© a thosĂș arĂs.â
CĂ© go raibh agus go bhfuil Jackson ina lucht leanĂșna dĂograiseach Holden, ag roinnt an paisean lena theaghlach, chuaigh sĂ© chun cinn trĂ spĂ©is a chothĂș i matĂĄn MheiriceĂĄ thart ar thrĂ bliana Ăł shin.
ThĂłg an cuardach le haghaidh an fear seo roinnt blianta.
âIs breĂĄ liom an stĂl, an cuma agus an cruth,â a deir sĂ©. âTĂłgadh thart ar 17,000 carr i MeiriceĂĄ, agus mar sin bâallmhairĂ iad go lĂ©ir anseo.â
Deir Jackson go bhfuil dĂon T-barr ar a Corvette agus fuinneog cĂșil oscailte.
âNĂ inchomhshĂłite go leor Ă©, ach tĂĄ an mothĂș sin air,â a deir sĂ©.
Thosaigh carr Jackson mar ghluaisteĂĄn tiomĂĄna lĂĄimhe clĂ©, ach athraĂodh Ă© go tiomĂĄint ar dheis don AstrĂĄil. Deir sĂ© go bhfuil sĂ© fĂłs ag marcaĂocht agus ag lĂĄimhseĂĄil "go maith" in ainneoin a aois nuair a thĂłgann sĂ© amach uair nĂł dhĂł sa mhĂ Ă©.
AinmnĂodh an corvette tar Ă©is cineĂĄl long i gCabhlach na Breataine a bhfuil aithne uirthi mar gheall ar a luas dochreidte.
Tugadh isteach iad den chĂ©ad uair sna StĂĄit Aontaithe i 1953, agus faoi 1970 bhĂ srĂłn nĂos faide, nĂos pointeĂĄilte, gaothairĂ geolbhaigh ar na fenders tosaigh taobh, agus tuairteoirĂ crĂłim.
TĂĄ roinnt gnĂ©ithe nua-aimseartha ag mĂșnla Jackson freisin, lena n-ĂĄirĂtear stiĂșradh cumhachta agus seinnteoir CD a cuireadh leis an gcarr.
CĂșpla mĂ Ăł shin, mheas sĂ© a Corvette a dhĂol ar $50,000, ach de rĂ©ir mar a bhĂ ĂĄilleacht ag splancadh sa chabhsa, dâathraigh sĂ© a intinn go tapa.
âDâfhĂłgair mĂ© Ă© ach dâathraigh mĂ© mâintinn tar Ă©is cĂșpla seachtain. Chinn mĂ© gur thaitin sĂ© go mĂłr liom. Mar sin nĂ dhĂolfaidh mĂ© anois Ă©,â a deir an duine 27 bliain dâaois. CĂ© nach bhfuair sĂ© cead a mhĂĄthar nuair a chonaic sĂ na grianghraif, deir Jackson gur thaitin sĂ© lĂ©i nuair a chonaic sĂ an rud fĂor.
Ar an mbĂłthar, suĂonn an Corvette dearg an-Ăseal ar an talamh. Deir Jackson go bhfuil sĂ© beagĂĄn cramped istigh, is dĂłcha nach Ă© an carr is praiticiĂșla le haghaidh sĂ© bhuntĂĄsc.
Ach nĂ chuirfidh sĂ© sin bac air Ă© a rialĂș. Agus gan ach dhĂĄ shuĂochĂĄn aige, faigheann sĂ© an mĂbhuntĂĄiste breise nach bhfuil sĂ© in ann a chairde a iompar timpeall.
NĂ bheidh ar a chairde ach dul ag siĂșl nĂł turais a aimsiĂș dĂłibh fĂ©in, Ăłs rud Ă© go bhfuil Jackson fĂłs an-ghaolmhar le hĂĄilleacht an rua.
Mar sin fĂ©in, nĂ bheidh sĂ© dearg chomh fada agus tĂĄ sĂ© beartaithe ag Jackson beagĂĄn nĂos mĂł beatha a thabhairt dĂł agus Ă© a thabhairt ar ais go dtĂ na laethanta nuair a d'Ă©irigh sĂ© as an mhonarcha 37 bliain Ăł shin.
Deir sĂ© gur maith leis dearg "mar go dtĂ©ann reds nĂos tapĂșla," ach bhĂ an Corvette gorm ar dtĂșs. Agus trĂna chur ar ais go dtĂ a bhunfhoirm, tĂĄ Jackson muinĂneach go mĂ©adĂłidh sĂ© a luach.
Snapshot
1970 Chevrolet Corvette
Praghas riocht nua: Ăł $5469
Costas anois: AUD 34,000 don tsamhail lĂĄr-raoin, thart ar AUD 60,000 don mhĂșnla barr.
FĂorasc: DâfhĂ©adfadh carr spĂłirt Ăł na 1970idĂ tĂș a fhĂĄgĂĄil sĂĄinnithe, ach ar a laghad dĂ©anann sĂ© Ă© i stĂl. TĂĄ an fionnuar sean-scoile go lĂ©ir ag an Corvette a fhĂĄgann gur fĂor-shaothar ealaĂne Ă©.