I'll start this off,
1973 I paid 50% old man paid 50% cost $450 all up from memory, we were living in Qld at the time.
1962 S Series Valiant got it when I was 16 & had it painted heavy Metal Flake blue, put it on a train back to Perth & TNT lost it for 3 weeks, not long after they found it I got a job in Port Hedland so drove it up there & kept it for a further 6 months & sold it for $400 to an alcoholic workmate who proceeded to write it off 3 days later
1968 XT 302 Fairmont Fully bommed, 5 yrs
1979 RS/2000 Escort (bought new) twin webbers etc 12 yrs
1977 ZH Fairlane 351 Marqise 5 yrs
1986 HJ 60 Landcruiser, Ground up resto 7 yr
1998 Libbo Current car 18 months & by far the best
At least 50 other cars that were never keepers