Jim - ha ha, no, about four months. I bought it, knowing its history (it's a 302W built by Tickford in Geelong) around seven years ago, and it's been sitting in my garage on my engine stand since then. My preferred engine man started a significant expansion of his workshop earlier this year, and has had significant problems getting tradies and materials. My rebuilt Toploader has been waiting in the wings for some time too
Cheers!
Glen