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...as opposed to the car we used to make in Kindy (a box with 4 paper plates as wheels)....
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The blue one is a photoshopped nissan cube
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The red one, not sure what that is...
Whoever designed the Cube was thinking outside the square!
Meanwhile,this is a better looking vehicle,Fraser island 1970.
In those days you were on your own,all fun and games.
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I was there in Sept 1970 in a Ser II SWB HT.Quote:
Originally Posted by scarry
My father went there in a Ser II Station Wagon in 1969 before Gordon Elmer started running the barge from Inskip Point. The Landy was driven onto a fishing boat, with front & rear hanging over each side & had to wait for the tide to be at the right level before embarking & disembarking.
Not too many others on the island in those days.
Gordon's barge started running sometime in 1968,from our records,unless the dates are wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by Xtreme
In those days we often wouldn't see another vehicle for weeks.
After 1970 we travelled extensively inland,with my fathers work,and holidays,using aerial photographs as there were no maps.
Our main base was at Comboo lake,which is now closed to the public.
Fun times in those days,and the fishing and crabbing was fantastic.[thumbsupbig]
Impressive work - this is the pre-photoshopped photo for comparison.Quote:
Originally Posted by Disco-tastic
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Should have bought a Land Rover.....
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....or gone to SpecSavers!