Thread: Clearing sale today.

I find it interesting (but not surprising) your biggest spend was on the grandkids

Originally Posted by JDNSW

I came across him alright - he replaced a rear wheel bearing (semifloating) on the Series 1 while I waited on one trip from Brisbane to Sydney. Had the knowledge, skills, tools and parts. Took less than an hour - but I can't remember how much he charged. Try that today!

Like you I still prefer the New England.

My earliest recollection of the Moonbi range was when I was about 12, we went on a holiday from Sydney to visit relatives at Glen Elgin, between Glen Innes and Grafton. We travelled in convoy from Newcastle with an uncle and his family. At the time my father had a 9hp Swift, and my uncle had a 9hp Rover. The Swift made it up Moonbi well ahead, thanks to a four speed box, not three like the Rover, so we waited for them at the top. I can still picture the Rover coming into sight, with a plume of steam from the radiator, and my uncle leaning out the side to see, the windscreen being obscured by a mixture of condensation and dust.

John

Ah the Moonbi's. They really are a doddle these days.

Speaking of boiling......well I remember my old Dads early Vanguard boiling on every climb over Mt Ousley. Didn't help that we had 1 1/2 ton of trailer behind. Eventually, each time we travelled back from the Sth Coast, we'd come up Bulli Pass, as we'd only boil once then.