Austins Over Australia rally - Bendigo 2013

[mausie]

On the way to Bendigo -

I drove the oldie - Joe drove the modern with caravan (because I wouldn't )
got almost to Holbrook - Lady Penelope our 1949 Austin Sheerline boiled big time



NRMA Classic Insurance to the rescue - Lady Penelope was sent home !!!!





At the display day the past was put behind us and we focussed on having a top time.


Austin 7s - cute hey!! What do you say Bobt?








What a little beauty this one was




Austin 8s






Austin 10 Coupe and Austin Wasp




Lovely Austin 12s




Austin A40 Devons



Austin A40 Tourer = Joe and I are restoring one of these



Austin A40 Pickup = these timber trays are a variation made in Queensland




Austin A40 Farina - designed by Pinin Farina - this was the car just before the Mini




Austin A30 Van - very nice




Austin 16s




Austin A90 Atlantics - very desirable now - made for the USA market




Austin A60




Austin A125 Sheerlines - Lady Penelope should have been parked next to them




Sheerline with Don Caravan owned by Vintage Forum member A125




Austin Champ - Now here is one serious caravan tow vehicle




Austin Freeway and an Austin A110 Westminister




Austin Loadstar Motorhome - also owned by A125 from vintage forum. You should see the inside of this baby - all the old stuff
down to the ice chest




Presentation dinner was dress 60s & 70s

Now how cool do we look ( I dyed Joes hair for this )



Here are some stats for the rally




Just to show we still have our sense of humour here is a funny



Cheers
Mausie & Joe

[bobt]

Aaah thank you thank you.

Yes your spot on.. a couple of cars I know.. mighty glad swmob cannot get on 'ere. At the moment I am in deep deep doo for mising out on the purchase of a car she really wanted.

pity you did not get Lady Penelope to the event. That is all part of the joys of motoring in vintage english motors.

Like the outfits. Can never seem to find a leather jacket that will fit, must admit I have stopped looking.

bobt

[mausie]

Joe plays in a pipe band and borrowed the leather jacket from his Pipe Major - it fitted like a glove.

I made my own outfit

Hopefully you might convince your sweetheart to go to the next AOA which is being held in Devonport Tassie in 2015

Mausie

[mausie]

Hey Bobt

What model is your 7?

What body does it have?

Mausie & Joe

[bobt]

1934 Ruby Tourer



Looking for an earlier Box Saloon to make swmob happy..

We belong to a caravan club and 2 car clubs. At the moment, caravan club events win over car club events AOA happens at easter which happens to be the same time as the caravan club is off on a rally. Last easter we managed to attend a wedding in Melb too. Some times we have managed to get the two together, not often.

Need to keep with small cars that way I can have more

[mausie]

Bobt
What a neat little Ruby. We went to AOA in Adelaide and there were more 7s there than sea gulls at a picnic area :-) all shapes

We have a number of 7s in our Caberra car club that would make you sweetheart very happy.

We have been to all AOAs so that takes priority for us. Next comes caravanning. We belong to a caravan club in the ACT and use our Jayco for that.
The Capricorn is going behind one of our Austins so we can enjoy both hobbys

Mausie & Joe

[bobt]

The purpose of Ugly was to use it on car club events and some caravan events. Some other family matters got in the way of it being finished. Hopefully soon I will be able to start back on it.


Are you going to the 15th National Rally?

[mausie]

Yes Bobt and looking forward to it.

We have never been to Rocky before so it should've a treat

You going?
Mausie

[bobt]

Hey Mausie

Yes we are going. We have been club members for 28 years, it will be our first national rally.

Been to Rocky a couple of time before, we have family in town.


Hey is there anyone else on here that is doing the "Rock into Rocky" ?? We could have a Classic get together.

Bobt