[Heybuck]

Originally Posted by bluebird68

Hi Heybuck, Kel who did the trip with me owns the 65 Parisienne. Bruce

Good to see it again Bruce.

Is Kel the owner who came to Alice Springs back in 2003 for the Ultimate Aussie Super Cruise? I was on that cruise in my '66GP

I met the owner of the red Parisienne down there (He didn't bring the car on that trip), and I then put two & two together and realised that car was the one owned by my mate Peter down here many years ago. Peter died and his wife (can't remember her name - it was a French name??), kept the car for quite a while. She used to ring me up for advice if something went wrong with it. The last time I actually saw it, it was looking fairly ordinary. Paint was fading, and it looked very grubby but I remember the guy I was talking to in Alice told me he had repainted it.

Ian

[bluebird68]

Hi again Ian, Yes, Kel was on the Super cruise in a 69 Chev 2 door. Myself and Helen together with our daughter and her husband were in the ratty red 63 Parisienne. I remember you and your car from there. We could write a book about that trip. On the way home the son in law came down with viral pneumonia at Barrow Creek and had to be rushed to hospital in Tennant Creek where he was hospitalised for 3 days. We will have to catch up if you get up this way, or if we get down your way. Bruce

[Heybuck]

Nice of you to remember me Bruce.

That was probably the best road trip I've ever done. After leaving Alice we back tracked to Kings Canyon, then Ayers Rock before heading North again up to Tennant Creek and over to Townsville then right down the coast to home.

We did almost exactly 8,000 miles that trip and we had a ball. Actually, we have been talking about another trip with our good friends but this time right round Oz. You might remember the guy with the '61 Impala Convertible? Alan & his wife Myra. Both of them have been incredibly sick with cancer but both have it licked (for now. They still SMOKE!!!), and they are keen to go. Another mate Peter, he was in a gold Cadillac Eldorado, he's building a 1960 Nomad wagon and he wants to get going. Peters wife is recovering from breast cancer, my wife had a huge hunk cut out of her arm late last year from a Melanoma. I think the warning bells are telling us we need do it while we can.

Maybe next year we can look you up. Have a beer and barbie with you

Cheers mate

Ian

[2002Z4CSS]

Very cool car and story.

[littlelemans]

You and a friend along with a tool box went 1000 miles from home to buy this 55 year old car, knowing very little about it's mechanical condition? Checked it out, bought it and proceeded to drive it 1000 miles back to your home?

Now THAT is cool! That is just plain old-school COOL! Just the memory of that trip must be priceless.

[bigkel]

Hi All ,, i purchased the 1965 Parisienne on 7/10/99 from Lynette Farrel of Bambra studios brothel ,but thats another story ,( car was at Shannons ) Melb .
it had been painted etc about 10 years before that , i believe some time after that the Farrels moved to Port Douglas ,

WE have more road trip stories than Hollywood .
A couple of years ago we went to the states (again ) and drove Bruces 77 Bonneville from LA to the east states then picked up my 60 bonneville and drove back from Long island NY to LA . i think after about 6 trips we have well and trully done all of route 66 .
Give me a bottle of wild turkey and a couple of days and we could just get a start on some of the road trip stories .
photo ,,a few of the toys ,
kel.

[quick67bird]

An adventure to last a lifetime. Thanks for the post.