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Charge the passengers of hoons
You often hear that emergency services personnel dread attending car accidents and informing families about fatalities. They are no joy for journalists either. You sort of become hardened after a while, but it’s never easy to write about a life being lost, especially if it was a young man speeding. Nothing can restore a young life to... »
Toyota Corona
I’m guessing a little with these cars now, but I’m going to say this one is a Toyota Corona. We may have even owned it, because it appears in a couple of photos. I’m wearing the school uniform of St Michael’s Primary, so I think the photo was taken in 1972. The uniform was shorts, grey... »
Ford Zephyr
This picture shows me with my cousin Leanne in 1970. I don’t know for sure what the cars are, but the one on the left looks like a Mini and the other might be a Zephyr. Even if I’m wrong, I want to mention the Ford Zephyr, because when I was young I rather liked... »
AP Valiant and EK Holden
This photo of my father and I in 1967 shows a Valiant in the front and a Holden at the back. It was probably on a family Sunday drive. The Valiant is an AP6 model (or maybe AP5), according to my study of photos on the web. They were introduced in March 1965. Wikipedia says the... »
EJ and EH Holdens
When I started writing this post I thought the picture showed me standing in front of an EH Holden, aged 1, in 1968. After looking at some photos online however, I think it may be an EJ Holden. Unique Cars and Parts says: “Produced between 1961 and 1963, the EJ was the first of a bold... »
The Austin Freeway
This photo of me was taken in 1969 when I was two years old. The vehicle is an Austin Freeway. I don’t remember that being our family car, so it was probably one that Dad brought home from work. He was a car salesman at that time. I looked up Austin Freeway on the web and... »
Letter from the police
I received a letter from the police today stating that my vehicle had been involved in a collision on or about 5pm April 19 at Kilburn. That was news to me because I was in Queensland at the time and my vehicle was locked in a long-term car park in Melbourne! The letter went on to... »
Older drivers
I started a web poll on The Border Watch website about older drivers. Do people think drivers over 60 are better, worse or the same as others? The question followed a series of incidents in the space of a few weeks. These included a 93-year-old man driving into a parked vehicle, an 88-year-old unlicensed driver crashing... »
Oversize vehicles on the road
I mentioned in the previous post about crossing the Nullarbor that I saw a large number of oversize vehicles on the road. I wouldn’t be exaggerating to say we saw about 40 or so between Norseman and Port Augusta in two days. I can’t recall seeing any on my previous crossing in January 2006. »
Crossing the Nullarbor
We successfully crossed the Nullarbor in two cars with four kids and arrived safely today in Moonta Bay on Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. We’re resting here a couple of days while waiting for our furniture to catch up. We’ll head to Mount Gambier on Thursday and unpack on Friday. We bought a house in Moonta... »