By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
STEVE Marsden wanted to use a vintage FX Holden for his wedding, but he couldn’t hire one anywhere.
So the 33-year-old from Berwick and his wife Danielle ended up buying the 1950s car a couple of years ago and never looked back.
Steve will be displaying the car – his pride and joy – at the Dandenong Valley All Holden Car Show later this month.
“My wife and I have had it (the FX) for a couple of years now,” he said.
“Half the reason we bought it is because we wanted an FX for our wedding and we looked to hire one but no one in Australia hires them out, so we looked around at buying one.
“I’m a big Holden fan; I’ve got a couple of their cars.
“I’d always wanted something like the FX and my wife likes old style vintage cars, so this was my way of getting another.”
Steve, a passionate member of the Eastside Cruisers Car Club, said he had bought the cream-coloured FX Holden from a man living near Mount Evelyn.
“The owner collected cars but he’d never driven this one for the last 20 years,” Steve said.
“It’d had another paint job over 20 years ago, but it still comes up pretty clean. It’s all pretty much original.”
The 7th Annual Dandenong Valley All Holden Street Car Show will be held from 9am to 3pm on Sunday 12 April at Greaves Reserve, Bennet Street, Dandenong.
Entry is $5 for adults and free for children aged under 16 years.
There’ll be activities for children, food vendors and more.
