Hi Pete, thanks for those pictures. I think that an Aussie GT would make an excellent addition to your stable, and they are great fun to drive...especially on the dirt roads and sideways! I used to 'rally' one with a mate up around Marysville / Lake Eildon, a huge forest area north east of Melbourne with a lot of dirt.
Trouble was, we kept the car out in the country and small critters used to make their home in it. On one memorable occasion I was nicely sideways around a long sweeping corner, and drove into a clearing with blinding sun. I pulled down the sun visor quickly, to have a huge Huntsman spider, the size of my hand, drop out onto my lap. Our normal rally outfit was shorts and T-shirt, so Harry Huntsman headed straight for an area where the sun doesn't shine.....and the Cortina very nearly ended up in a creek.
Great fun cars, and not to be overlooked just because they don't have a twincam.
I enjoyed the National Day very much, and met up with a load of friendly folks who were very keen to talk about their cars, the importance or otherwise of originality and generally the state of the nation. A good day out.
Mark
