1937 Chevy ute, Aust. army

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Mike C,

Thanks for detailed info.

At least we live in a country that has in its constitution stating specifically that the government may not take personal property without FAIR compensation.

You may remember the humourous movie "The Castle" a few years ago which addressed this very subject re the resumption of someone's home for development. This clause is very often used in property resumptions for new freeways etc when landowners reject the government's first payment amount as being "UNFAIR" and nearly always win bigger amounts after assessment by the court. I suppose a $500 offer for a Chevrolet would not have been worth taking to the High Court on constitutional grounds for an extra $50!