[Lawrie]

Yesterday we took the 33 out with the family for a trip down to a small town (Monto) about 250 miles round trip.
we stopped off at a disused railway town on the way back and drove up the access track for the old railway about 5 miles,it was rough,daughter inlaw was amazed at the rough terrain and how the 33 got along ,one spot we drove over was a big washout ,she said that she wouldn,t take her new Ford ranger through but I took it easy (I thought ) and drove through,well the left rear back wheel dropped into this BIG hole,Wife Carol in the back seat nearly got catapulted out, all the stuff in the back,( eskies and kettles etc) got thrown around, and she got sconed by the kettle.Lol
We had a walk down through some old railway tunnels,these were full of bats ,and had sleepers that were not the usual square ones but just round logs with a flat chiselled in for the rail to sit on,
We came back to the 33,what do you know it wouldn,t start,no drama,soon found out it was a loose wire on the IGN resistor,(from the rough driving maybe)easy fix. we drove another few miles to a camping area for lunch and while having lunch a big thunder storm came through,it poured down and we had to cross a small creek,again daughter inlaw was impressed.
The 33 is now sitting in the shed.covered in mud and crud,but it is too hot out to wash it yet.
As Old Henry says,these old cars are great time machines and good for exploring.
Lawrie