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Ben Kersten: $700, 1979 Chrysler Sigma five-speed manual. Serviced it, chopped the springs and daily-drove it through the peak of summer while my comfy BF XR6 Falcon sat at home unloved. Sold the Sigma and doubled my money to eventually buy a rusty GQ Patrol that I had for two weeks before realising it was a bucket. I wish I didn’t sell the Sigma!

Michael Emery: My $1000 Mercedes.

Ben Watkins: My $600 Datsun 280ZX was so much fun.

Mike Roycroft: My airbagged VF Safari is not bad for what it cost. Looks awesome and gets a lot of attention.

Aaron Duke James: My first car was a 1978 Triumph 2500S that my Dad and I picked up for (no joke) $330. We fixed all the rust and designed a custom paintjob with ghost flames, HK Monaro GTS-style offset racing stripes and a custom fade from blue/black metallic to spectrum-fan blue through to Jag silver. I even got to lay out the ghost flames using an airbrush with a little guidance from my old man. The fun I had building this car and the stories I can tell you about a young lady and I who enjoyed this car (perhaps a little too much) will stay with me forever! I used to drive the car regularly between Portland and Adelaide while I was at university and it was an absolute blast!

Justin Purchase: My old CL Valiant panel van.

Reilley McKay: My 1981 diesel Ford Courier. I paid $900 for it and I still love it. Pretty soon I’m planning on doing a conversion and trying to run 11s for under $2000.

Jay Dunbar: This is my VG Valiant wagon. I bought it for $200 and sprayed it undercoat with metallic maroon scallops. I cruised it for a couple of months and then resprayed it purple and fitted mags. The costs were spread between a few mates so it made it the ultimate tight-arse fun!

Paul Hunter: I bought this 1968 VE VIP Valiant for $800 in 1984.

Leigh McAninch: My $200 Fiat 131 was a riot for a few months; it was a tail-happy little bastard and had ridiculous bodyroll thanks to the rooted shocks.

Aaron Henry: This Val owed me under $1K all up. The best fun car ever!

Steve Haskell: This is my genuine Track Pack Pacer; it cost me $950 back in 1983. I’ve had a lot of fun doing track days in it at Oran Park.

Jeff Vali Ant: My $900 LC GTR. Unfortunately I lost my licence in this; the police had to wait until I finished blowing the tyres out before cuffing me in ’86. I don’t condone unlawful driving practices…

Justin Case: This one! I paid just $350 for it, added a few suspension bits and I had the wheels lying around. It was treated badly its whole life. I bent a valve and broke a rocker arm at Queensland Raceway, but the old girl still got me home on five cylinders.

Laurence Day: I bought this Centura in 2003 for $1000 and put a 265 in it. It was fun; it’s dead now though.

Rob Coburn: It’s no street machine, but I got this BMW for $1800 in the UK and drove it through 40 countries through to Russia, and it’s still going. One day I’ll get to Australia.

Terry Bain: Cost me $200 and not a cent more. It smashed many sets of tyres!