Australian Muscle Car – July 01, 2019

bearings,hoses,belts,waterpumpandprobably
somemorethingswe’llndastheeventapproaches,
pluscarryinganinventoryof spareshopefully
ensureswehaveanuneventfultrip.Measureshave
alsobeentakento protectthecaritself,withthetting
of clearprotectivelmonvulnerableareas,alongwith
mudaps.Nobodylikesstone-chips!
We’refortunateto havesomesupportforthe
Retrial.Bowden’sOwnPremiumCarCareprovided
a comprehensivecarcarearsenalto keepthecar
lookingitsbestonthetrip,whileARBThornleighis
providinga car-fridgeto ensurewekeepourcool
in allconditions.PlusSouthernHighlandSmash
Repairsassistedwithsomepreps.Hopefullywewon’t
needto callonthenuponourreturn.
TheRetrialis alsothechanceto y theagforthe
BrockCommodoreOwnersAssociationof Australia,
andtheirlogois proudlydisplayedonthecar.
Wishusluck!

Fastfacts

T

he40thanniversaryRepcoReliability

Retrialbeginsin Melbourneon

MondayAugust5,2019,returningtothe

MelbourneShowgroundsonSunday

September1 aftera 28-dayclockwise

circuitofthenationretracingmuchofthe

originalroute.

Theroutecoversover14,000km,witha

dailyaverageof 623km.Theshortestday

(Day28:LakesEntranceto Melbourne)

is 328km,whilethelongestis 1044km

(Broometo FitzroyCrossing).Therearerest

daysin Perth,Darwin(two)andCairns.

Over 40 vehiclesareenteredincluding

severaloriginalcarsand/orcrewsfromthe

1979 event.ThisincludesBarryFerguson

andhis#17HDTCommodorethatnished

secondin 1979.Holdensdominatetheentry.

Theoldestcarwillbea 1929Chrysler

Tourer,whileoneadventurouscrewhas

nominateda JaguarXJS.

FourVolvoshavebeenentered,including

the 244 DLdrivento fthplaceoutrightin

1979 byRossDunkerton,PeterMcKayand

GeoffJones.

Theeventis organisedbyToddMartin’s

MuscleCarEvents.Followit onFacebook

bysearchingfor‘RepcoReliabilityRetrial

2019’.

F

ollowPhilandJason’sadventuresonFacebookastheynalisepreparationsandtravelaroundthenation:‘Car#9 2019 RepcoReliabilityRe-Trial’.

Lookfora post-eventtravelogfeaturefromPhilinAMC#112.Alsofollow‘TheSilverMuleTribute.’SeePhil’sstoryonthisentryoverleaf.