Yes, that's right!
I ordered mine from new and it was almost 4 years later that I finally took delivery of it. Richard Hammond's car is in VIC, on the other side of the country. The distance between us is about the same as the Eastern Seaboard is to the US West Coast - one heck of a long way away!
For about 3 years, mine was the only Max in Oz until, that is, Hammond's [Max] was brought in from the UK by Chris Vermeulen, the MotoGP rider; and subsequently re-sold to its present owner. There is also a green S3 Aero 8 here: in short, there are only 2 Aeros in Western Australia (WA). But there are a couple of Aero 8's, Super Sports and Coupes in the Eastern states as you have probably noticed ...
The Triumph TR cars ended their production run a long time ago and falls well within the importing conditions laid down by the Dept. of Infrastructure and therefore exempted from the SEVS list; which in turn means that there is no problem importing them. It's just the post-December 1989 vehicles which is the real issue!
So if you're down my neck of the woods (in Perth) next month, do come along to the British Car Day in Gingin and meet the very enthusiastic band of WA Morganeers ...you'll be talking Morgans all day ... (Arrrrrgh!!!)
Yep, Gingin hosts the biggest annual gathering of British cars in Perth. BTW, there is a healthy turnout by the TR Register too!
A few WA Morganeers have tried to persuade me to get a 3 wheeler; but I'm not going to pay that extra money with all the plasticy c**p fitted only to have it all removed on collection and restored to its original (intended) spec....what a blatant waste of money that is!
Have a great Easter!
