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Old 09-19-2014, 10:36 PM   #81
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Good Cobbers, grog and a safe trip....does it get any better?

Have fun!!

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Old 09-20-2014, 04:05 PM   #82
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Anyone know why the date on the ANZAC memorial are 1916-1918, when the first big ANZAC troopship embarkation from Albany was actually in October 1914?
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GREAT HEAVENS!!! What a trip!! What FUN!! and what an ADVENTURE!!

GOD SPEED!!!! keep on going and keep sharing your story with us!!!!!

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Old 09-20-2014, 06:43 PM   #84
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Anyone know why the date on the ANZAC memorial are 1916-1918, when the first big ANZAC troopship embarkation from Albany was actually in October 1914?
Excellent question Mad Mac. The inscription at the monument reads "Erected by their Comrades and the Govt. of Australia and New Zealand in memory of the Australian Light Horse & New Zealand Rifles, The Imperial Camel Corps & The Australian Flying Corps who lost their lives in Egypt, Palestine and Syria 1916 - 1918."

I wonder when the Word Anzac (Australian & New Zealand Army Corps) was first coined
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Old 09-22-2014, 07:12 PM   #85
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Once again, hello to all. It's been really nice to relax and enjoy the start of the Rally. Sunday was check-in time and lots of catching up with friends we have made over the past 12 years of attending Model A Ford National rallies. Sunday night was the traditional Meet and Greet night and lots of socialising. Monday we enjoyed a very scenic run to Nannup. We were escorted around many back roads for a very enjoyable day out covering a distance of 140 miles / 220 km. In the evening we were treated to a wonderful meal followed by some entertainment, Daily raffle draws and lucky door prizes. Invited Guest, Dan Foulk (President of MAFCA) accompanied by wife Shelby gave a very entertaining speech.
Each day we are given an extensive choice of tours or points of interest to visit. Today we have chosen to do an all day bus tour of the very scenic Margaret River area which is world famous for it's wines and are looking forward to some great wine tasting and fun along the way.

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Old 09-29-2014, 08:12 AM   #86
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Hello all once again. We are now back on the road again. Sorry for the lack of reports over the past week but the truth is we have been busy enjoying ourselves at the Rally. It has been a busy but fun week with lots of touring and interesting places to visit. While at the rally we covered a distance of over 500 km/310 miles in our Model A as well as over 200 km touring in a Double Decker Bus. We have visited a number of wineries, a Brewery, a chocolate factory, a Cheese factory, a Nougah factory and a nut factory. Needless to say our waist lines are showing the signs of over indulgence and much sampling of the products.
A couple of highlights of the rally include a visit to what I would consider the best Heritage Display you would find in Australia. (Dardanup Heritage Park)
Also a night at the Drive-in Movies where a special screening was put on for the Rally participants. Over 100 Model A's at the Drive-in movie was a sight to behold. The Gangster movie set in 1931 was an appropriate and popular choice.
The rally ended on Friday night with a gala presentation dinner with lots of fine food and drinks.
We departed Busselton on Sunday morning and headed north to New Norcia a distance of 375km/233 miles where are camped for the night. Before leaving New Norcia we will be doing a guided tour of a Benedictine Monastery established in 1847 and is still going today. It is unique in that the whole town including over 5000 acres is owned by the order. Most of the buildings are now heritage listed.
To-date we have now travelled 6841 km/4313 miles and are still not quite half way home.
Included in the pictures are three non A Model pics. These are Iconic Australian cars which have never been restored and are extremely low mileage cars in as new condition. All other pics are of rally participants.
Cheers until the next report.

Pic 1 972 E49 6 pack Charger (Chrysler)
pic 2 1971 Xy Ford Falcon Phase 111
pic 3 1973 XA GT RP083 Ford Falcon
Pic 4 At the Drive-in movies
Pic 5 Model A'S parked at the Heritage Village.
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Old 09-29-2014, 12:03 PM   #87
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gday Runnerbun, if you are still with the cars at rally , any chance of some more pics of the old ute behind the blue CCPU in pic 4 ?

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Old 09-29-2014, 08:53 PM   #88
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Hi pooch, sorry we have now left the rally and I don't have any other pics of the car, have taken a picture of a photograph which is in the Rally Souvenier Booklet which is best I can do. The car is owned by Ray and Toni Mahony they were the Rally Directors. You should be able to contact them thru the Model A restorers Club of WA. for further info and pics.

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Old 09-30-2014, 07:51 PM   #89
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One time more...THANK YOU for sharing the details of your trip...great fun for you and those of us who were readers. wk
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Old 10-10-2014, 12:31 AM   #90
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Hello all, yes we are still alive and well despite not keeping up to date with my postings and movements. The good news is that all vehicles have been travelling well for the past week or so. We have now travelled 10,010 km / 6220 miles.
Since my last posting from New Norcia we have travelled north stopping overnight at the small village of Carnamah. Unfortunately that is where the problems with the Chevrolet had resurfaced. We spent a second night at Carnamah to attend to the Chev problem and we then moved further north thru Geraldton and on to Northampton for our next overnight stay.
While at Northampton I called all the troops together and expressed my concern about continuing on to the North West. With a possibility of more problems with the Chev and reports being received from other travellers about the abnormally high temperatures being experienced up in the North west, as high as 40 celcius / 104 Fahrenheit it would be bordering on madness to continue in that direction. It was a unanimous decision to change direction and return via the south. My dream of the drive around the block had come to an end. Some consolation was that we had reached the half way point and the overall mileage will be much the same. Only the direction would have changed.
Before turning back we decided that the two Model A's would continue on to Kalbarri by the scenic coastal route and return to Geraldton via the main highway (a distance of 270km) Meanwhile the Chev owner would go directly to Geraldton and source some parts. We would all meet up again at Geraldton.
On our arrival at Geraldton we were greeted by a happy Chev owner who had managed to source the required parts which would arrive the next day by overnight transport from Perth. The next day the parts arrived and we headed south east towards Norseman, a journey of 1100 km and 3 days. We arrived at Norseman after passing thru the huge Wheat Belt area of west Australia. An area of some 155,000 sq km / 60,000 sq miles.
I always new the WA Wheat belt was a huge area but having driven thru it one can really appreciate the magnitude. Driving thru this area was quite pleasant along secondary connecting roads with very little traffic it was easy to make good time.
We arrived at Norseman for a welcome rest day. Some time spent on the cars to make sure they were prepared for the 3 day crossing of the Nullarbor Plains. Crossing the Nullarbor would be an exact reversal of the journey over with overnight stops at Cocklebiddy and Nullarbor Roadhouses, before continuing on to Ceduna where we are now and enjoying a rest day.
In the main travelling conditions have been quite good for the past week but the weather continues to change on a very regular basis from very hot to cold as the weather fronts come across the south west corner of the continent..

Cheers for now, until my next update which hopefully will not take as long as this one has.

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Pic 1 Memorial to the 645 man crew of the HMAS Sydney who perished when the Sydney was attacked by a German Raider HSK Kormoran in 1941. Both vessels were ultimately lost with no survivors from either vessel.
Pic 2 The furtherest point north on our travels near Kalbarri.
Pic 3 The highest price paid for fuel
Pic 4 The three cars parked next to a Nullarbor Road Train
Pic 5 Next Roadhouse about 250 km that way
Pic 6 At the Head of the Great Australian Bight
Pic 7 My Digital Odometer bout to turn over the 10,000 km
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Old 10-10-2014, 07:08 AM   #91
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Good Day and thanks for sharing your wonderful trip...
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Thanks for the information.


By the way, what was the problem with the Chevy ? Also, are you saying that the Model A was more reliable ?

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Welcome Back!!

Glad to hear all's well despite the turn about.

Travel with our abundant good will.

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Old 10-12-2014, 02:36 AM   #94
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Once again, hello to all. Since my last report 2 days ago we have travelled another 656km / 407 miles making a total of 10662 km / 6625 miles since leaving home and am happy to report that all cars are travelling well. We had an overnight stay at Kimba and have now arrived at Peterborough where we are staying at a very pleasant caravan park which is situated off the main highway and we should enjoy a nice quite night.
Our drive from Ceduna to Kimba was a very pleasant drive with ideal driving conditions, Clear blue sky, cool and very little wind to speak of. A pleasant surprise at Kimba was that we were joined by two more model A's which were also heading home from the Busselton Rally. Before we arrived at Kimba we took a short side trip on unsealed roads to see the second biggest monolith in Australia, second only to Ayres Rock. Yes, it was a big lump of rock but certainly not anywhere near as impressive as Ayres Rock.
A quite night spent chatting with the other Model A'rs and enjoying a little red wine.
We awoke this morning to a very foggy start but the fog cleared soon enough and we had very reasonable conditions for the balance of the trip to Peterborough. We did face a challenge of climbing a very steep and long drive over the mountains north of Port Augusta. This tested the cooling systems of the cars which reached boiling point but quickly returned to normal once we commenced our decent.
While passing thru the small township of Ooraroo we spotted a couple of vehicles on display at the side of the road. Although not Model A's they were very interesting. One being a home made tractor based on an 1916 Overland. The owner told me that granddad wanted a tractor but could not afford to buy one, so he made his own. He apparently had many good years of service from it.

Cheers Until next report.

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Pic 2 Two more Model A's
Pic 3 Morning at camp Kimba
Pic 4 &5 Home made Tractor based on 1916 Overland
Pic 6 Austin Seven same location as the Tractor
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Thanks for the information.


By the way, what was the problem with the Chevy ? Also, are you saying that the Model A was more reliable ?

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The problem was a failed big-end Babbitt on number 3 rod.

Are Fords more reliable than Chevs????????? There was a lot of joking about that before the problem, but all that changed quickly when things got serious. We all know that things can go wrong with any car and the same can easily happen to any one of us, so until I make it home I'm keeping very quite. Mind you a have been keeping a few notes in my little black book and I may use them as ammunition after we get home.
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Wow, I just discovered this thread and really enjoyed reading about all the adventures, problems and stops along the way. I know I speak for everyone when I say "thank you, thank you, thank you" for taking the time and trouble to keep us appraised of your trip. This is good inspiration for me and my car and has intrigued me about visiting down under.
I liked to hear that you are still running a Generator!
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Glad to hear you picked up several other vehicles in the caravan. I am guessing you have another 2 weeks before you are back in your own home.
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Hello all once again. We have now travelled another 1606km / 998miles since my last report from Broken Hill. We have now covered a total distance of 12268km /7623miles on our journey.
Pleased to say that all is still going well, although I did suffer my first real breakdown since the start of our journey. We stopped for fuel and lunch at Wilcania and on take off my starter motor made a wirring sound and did not turn the motor over. Removed the starter to find that the Bendix spring had broken. An easy fix as we had a spare under the seat. We were soon on our way. We had also experienced a failing fan belt a couple of days earlier but again that was not a problem as we were also carrying a spare.
We have been experiencing great driving conditions since Broken Hill with clear blue sky and a tailwind all the way. The tailwind has been great news for our fuel consumption which shows a marked improvement.
We are now at Goondiwindi which is just over the border into the State of Queensland which means we are now in our home State. We are currently enjoying a rest day here.
Today is thee last day together as a group of three. My Brother who is driving the other Model A will be leaving us tomorrow when he will head east to his home town of Toowoomba while the Chev and myself will continue in a northerly direct to our home town of Mackay. We should arrive home in 3/4 days with all going well. As tonight will be our last night the 3 of us will be together we will go out to dinner to celebrate our journey.

It has been an mazing journey and I am so, so proud of the performance of my car. It has gone so well, far more than my greatest expectation. One broken Bendix spring and a failed fan belt other than regular grease and oil changes.

All going well my next report will be from home and I will give a summary of all statistics. Bye till then.

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1 Outback country we have travelled through.
2 The sun sets on another perfect day.
3 The sunset, west of Broken Hill
4 Nice sheltered position for a service
5 An Australian Shingle Back lizard (Harmless)
6 The Shingle back lizard.
7 A Goana (approx. 2ft 6 inches long)
8 Roadside lunch stop
9 Rough camping with fresh cut roses at the table.
10 Kangaroos in the wild.
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Safe travels on what is the Model A tour of the year!!
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