Thread: Off-roading Holden Commodore?

Originally Posted by rangieman

And sadly the story.
Onslo by Kelly Theobald + Paul Nash

Oh. Thanks. I guess i was a bit mixed up, but i reckon i have a hold of the chronology now.

Originally Posted by JDNSW

I thought the first west-east Australia at the widest point was Leyland Brothers in 1966? Hadn't heard of any previous effort when I met them in the Simpson, and I think I would have.

I heard there was quite some drama when the leyland bros gained sponsorship money to be the first to cross the simpson desert but when they got there they found that mining companies had already done it, so they changed the wording of their endeavour to remain technically factual and exciting and ignored the existing tracks and forged their own.

A three axle, Austral coach did it in the '70s.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

A three axle, Austral coach did it in the '70s.

In the heyday of the Rig Road, no doubt.

Originally Posted by 3toes

Have done a quick Google on this but nothing came up however many years ago I had a book about the first west east crossing of Australia. Going across the widest point in a fairly straight line rather than following the roads. This would have been I think early seventies. There might have been factory backing of some sort. Book claimed they were the first to do it in a car. What car were they driving? A Mini.

Find a copy of this:

JackJourn.jpg

As I posted at #41. Mid sixties. 12,600 miles in a Mini and a Landcrab (Austin 1800). On "Floats on Fluid" Hydrolastic suspension! They did have a LC as support, but it never saw service except to carry the camping gear.

Castrol and BMC backing. Great advertisement for them both. The cars made it all the way around. The time they did it it in was amazing as well, on tracks that make the CSR look like St Kilda Road.

Originally Posted by rammypluge

I was only thinking about mokes this morning as i drove to work, and extremely bizarrely there was one right in my eyes. I had to blink a few times before i believed it. Wondered if i was dreaming.

Squadron Blue.
I quite like that colour.

I had a Squadron Blue Moke. I should never have sold it.

Originally Posted by Chops

Que Mick Marsh and his favourite pic

Which favourite pic would that be?

Of a Moke? This is a good one:
moke.jpg

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

Squadron Blue.
I quite like that colour.

I had a Squadron Blue Moke. I should never have sold it.


Which favourite pic would that be?

Of a Moke? This is a good one:
moke.jpg

Bet theres a rubber glove over that dizzy?

Originally Posted by johntins

Find a copy of this:

JackJourn.jpg

As I posted at #41. Mid sixties. 12,600 miles in a Mini and a Landcrab (Austin 1800). On "Floats on Fluid" Hydrolastic suspension! They did have a LC as support, but it never saw service except to carry the camping gear.

Castrol and BMC backing. Great advertisement for them both. The cars made it all the way around. The time they did it it in was amazing as well, on tracks that make the CSR look like St Kilda Road.

I came across excerpts of this story i think. They had to drive the mini offset to the ruts so it didnt bottom out in the middle.