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Aussie Outback to Melbourne.The End...really!


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Between working the great rock stages and walking the streets..or shooting from the hip..or traffic lights... Melbourne in its usual sunny shite splendor..

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Holden ute at the lights

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YUK cos it cut out at least 4 times whilst pulling away

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Re-post cos i cant believe someone would lunch out a 240Z

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For DollyWobbler..a 300TD..the building behind it its the Illona Staller aka Cicolina's restaurant..the former porn star MEP of Italy..and wife of jeff Koons the famous artist..i drink coffee opp. it everyday..

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And the boss of the liquor store nxt door arrived in this when i came back from my sunrise coffee this morning....

 

And latest news on my highway house...becos its worth $2, 5 million..we re going to be demolished..in a couple of years!

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I want to be the boss of a liquor store now.

 

Enjoy your house while it's still there. Worth that much because of the land it sits on I guess?

 

 

Funnily enough..the guy that owns the Sumbeam Alpine is the liquor stores cleaner...its also only worth $50000...

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  • 4 weeks later...

Currently in mid flights back to Glasgow,Ive got one final load of Aussie shite to update...so next it will be all that Highland rusty shite from now on..thanks guys n gals for being so supportive....im on the mend..shakey but all set for intensive treatment in Ft William....cheers n beers all round...ill be carless for a while..but u guys will make up for that...sweet as...rab

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My final drive in the merc the day before i sold it meant I had a mission to accomplish...to go back to the Ballarat yard of classic shite dreams...it was supposed to be a 300kms round trip...but getting lost..road closures..driving down vanishing point farm roads...having to take to the verge to avoid massive wheat trucks...meant that i actually didnt get there until 5.30 pm...but i got what i wanted..the Mk3 Cortina TC 4.1 rear window Louvre...old Kelly supplied me with the knife and screwdriver and i gently prised it of with the 2 inches of bush dust to work thru....$25....then neatly packaged in egg cartons and taken as special fragile luggage to be sold here hopefully for a tidy sum....

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and funnily..after i had left the yard...i pulled over to take a photo of an empty farmhouse..and i ditched the Merc..i just stood beside and laughed..one wave brought two farm utes to my rescue and pulled me out..they we're very obliging to a stupid tourist....

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and at an op-shop in Ballarat..i found a Lost in Berlin t-shirt which is historically correct..so i did this self portrait minutes before i sold Manfred to an elderly Lebanese gentleman...the sale translated thru his son...i got $500 plus $150 refund on the rego...and i had a great time with it...the PTSD making me cry n sing in it on my final journey..but hey..its only a car i can replace when i return..

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and these were my final street spots before i flew away..

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So...back in 6 months to repeat this cycle of the free -wheeling running out of juice lifestyle i lead...

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Hey Rab, thank you for your final couple of brilliant photo dumps. Glorious pictures indeed. I fancy the Faillady, please!

 

It must be such a blow for your Aussie adventure to be brought to an end like this, but you know, you're nearer a lot more friends here, and I bet your mam is happier to have you back for a while.

If you're ever anywhere near the Yorkshire Dales, don't hesitate to hit me up, call in for a brew, a sarnie, or a sofa for the night. I mean it! Shite pickings are slim around here, but people come for different reasons, it's a nice part of the world if you like the outdoors.

Keep yer chin up, and don't forget your camera when you're out and about up there. Mouldering Scotch tat FTW.

PM incoming. All the best.

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