327 HK Monaro V8 - Meticulous Matching Number Masterpiece

Sometimes a car is in such good shape I should shut-up and just take photos - let the images do the talking. Such was the case with Noel's 327 V8 HK Monaro. But then, I would be taking photo's assuming many of the parts used in the restoration are aftermarket or sourced from donor cars. And I would be dead wrong. I didn't know that just about every part on an old Holden has a date-based code stamped on it, meaning that if you want to keep it as close to original as possible, you really do need to restore the parts that came on the car. As Noel told me, that is why it is so important to get a car as close to complete as possible. That includes glass and even the badges!
One question I wish I didn't ask was the current day value of the HT 186S GTS that I offloaded many years ago, when a little bit of rust started to show through. A jaw dropping OMG moment - I miss that car to this day and kick myself every time I see an old Monaro on the road. I will now have to kick myself just that little bit harder - and reflect on what an idiot I was to sell it. Fortunately, however, there are clubs around that help owners keep the marque alive and well, and "The Monaro Club of Victoria's Display Day" was brilliant, letting me re-live the past if only for a few minutes. We are all very fortunate such clubs exist because, without them, my recollections of Holden's in my youth would be restricted to dusty old black-and-white photos.
Monaro Car Club of Victoria:
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