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Envious! I'll be watching. God Speed.

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Hi all, had a great rest day yesterday at Goondiwindi. Did a bit of checking on the vehicles but all going well. Today we set off and crossed the state border into New South Wales. Today we had another wonderful day and covered a distance of 343km / 213 miles and are camped at Coonabarabran. Giving us a to-date total of 1358 km / 843 miles. Todays travelling conditions were excellent with cool day time temp. and clear blue sky and very little wind.
While we were at Goondiwindi we were approached by a gent who asked for permission to take some video to be uploaded to Youtube. The attached link is the result of that video. http://youtu.be/SiomL6IVcas

Spirits are high and we are living the dream.
Runner

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I have to ask...is it good'n'windy in Goondiwindi? ;)

Enjoyed the vid...:)

Bob
:cool:

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No, it's not at all windy but it's good and %#&@*& COLD

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Hello everyone, again I am happy to report that all vehicles are performing very well. We have now reached Broken Hill ( home of the big Australian mining Co. BHP) We have now covered a total distance of 2212 km / 1374 miles since leaving home. We have experienced great driving conditions for the past two days. The days are cool to cold and the nights are very cold. Was 2 degrees at night at Coonabarabran, certainly to cold for us that come from the tropics.
Today we will enjoy our second rest day at Broken hill and take some time out to service the vehicles and play tourists for the day. Our trip from Cobar to Broken hill yesterday covered a distance of 456 km / 283 miles which made it a long day but that will be largest distance we will have to cover in one day for the rest of our journey.
The country side between Cobar and Broken Hill is very dry country lightly stocked with sheep which have to compete for the little available feed with the many hundreds of feral goats which seem to be thriving in the dry conditions.
We will reach an other milestone tomorrow when we will cross another state border from New South Wales into South Australia

Runner.

Picture
1 Cattle grazing by the roadside.
2 A stunning crop of Golden Canola
3 Morning tea stop at the little township of NEVERTIRE. (appropriately named)
4 Breakfast on a very cold morning
5 The Australian landscape
6 Kangaroo in the wild. (picture taken through the side curtains)

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Great trip! I am jealous! Keep safe and keep us all up to date. Godspeed.

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Can I join 'ya? EnvyEnvyEnvy

No around the block up here....more like thru the middle.;)
http://i61.tinypic.com/6nxzwo.jpg



Bob
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What an amazing trip you guys are on! Hope everything continues to go smoothly!

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wow thanks for keeping us up to speed on things. what an amazing trip so far

what set up are you using for heat in the car?

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[QUOTE=Mitch//pa;939138]wow thanks for keeping us up to speed on things. what an amazing trip so far

what set up are you using for heat in the car?[/QUOTE]

Only thing to keep us warm is our clothing.:mad: I did suggest to the Chev owner that he talks a lot of hot air and that might keep us just a bit warmer.:D

Runner

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That's a nice van, would love to tour Australia in that. Certainly would be more comfortable than a canvas camper.

Runner

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Good to see all the vehicles and passengers are going well.

What speed are you travelling at, and how is the economy of the three vehicles with the trailers behind?

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We have been doing a consistent 45 miles per hour and the cars seem quite happy at that. Consumption, the yellow ford is giving 20 miles per imperial gallon. (US gallon is a bit smaller) the grey Ford is at about 19 mpg. and the Chev is returning 17 mpg. it is a bit heavier vehicle and the trailer is also heavier.
Mostly travelling in flat countryside.
Runner

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the critter count must be low with the cooler temperature. you are making great progress. I have heard many times the cars like 42-45 mph and will cruise all day. seems to be what you are experiencing. And you are under load. carry on. Any tuneup problems we would be interested in?
You are running 3x champions? And zenith Carb?
Bob

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45mph would be a doddle for your car with the Mitchell, Runnerbun. Are you using it always at this cruising speed? Do the other Model A and the Chev have standard drivetrains?

Loving your work!! :)

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Hello all, yes we are still going strong. Happy to report Man, Woman and Machines all going well and we remain on schedule. We had a great rest day at Broken Hill. We spent some time servicing the cars and then went for a short 26 km drive to The historic mining town of Silverton. Silverton is now a popular tourist destination having many art Gallaries. It has also been a popular location for movie makers and has been the location for films such as Mad Max 2, A town like Alice, Outback Bound , In Pursuit of Honour, the US movie Badlands 2005 and Ring of Scorpio.
We have now travelled a total of 3127 km / 1943 miles since leaving home and we are amazed just how well the cars are going as we have had no issues at all. The support we are getting along the way is also amazing. No matter where we stop we soon attract an audience with all the usual questions. (where have you come from and where are you going. Where do you get tyres from and where is your support crew.)
We reached another milestone when we crossed the birder into South Australia.
It was great to reach Port Augusta today and see the ocean again after driving through all the dry interior. The view down to Port Augusta from the top of the mountains and seeing the upper reaches of the Spencer Gulf was truly amazing. An added bonus while we were taking in the view we met up with another Model A heading for Busselton for the National meet.
We have now arrived at Ceduna and will spend two nights here. The drive from Port Augusta to Ceduna was very pleasant. The countryside has greened up and it is mostly flat grain growing and sheep country.
Pic 1 Silverton Hotel
2 Artwork at Silverton
3 Rugged up against the cold
4 Start of a new day
5 Crossing the South Australian border
6 The long road head
7 Half way across Australia (at Kimba)
8 Looking down to Port Augusta and the Spencer Gulf.

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[QUOTE=Brentwood Bob Any tuneup problems we would be interested in?
You are running 3x champions? And zenith Carb?
Bob[/QUOTE]
At this stage we have not experienced any problems whatsoever. I decided to run modern plugs with plug adapters in the head so I could buy plugs at any auto shop if the need arises. Carb is a Zenith B Carb. (I'm running a B engine.)

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Hoogah, My Mitchell is only a Synchronised Transmission not an overdrive so my ratio is same in top gear as any standard box. Only 1st & second gears have been altered by 15 percent for better spacing between gears. My differential ratio is 3.54 to 1 which is of benefit.
The other two vehicles are running all standard gearbox and diff.

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Why are your headlights covered?

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RUNNERBUN,


Awesome photos... Thanks please keep them coming... What a great drive!