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OLD STORY. NEW TWIST.

Earlier in the year, I found myself at Lake Somerset in Queensland. It was the Thursday before the Australia Day long weekend, right at the end of the school holidays.

Needless to say, the Lake Somerset Holiday Park was buzzing with the sounds of jet skis, wake boats and kids on scooters zipping around. It seemed as though there was a never-ending procession of cars and caravans coming through the gates and setting up camp for a weekend of fun.

When leaving on Friday morning, we noticed something a little bit different. The early morning light reflected off the silver slab sides and drew me in. Just what was it that I was looking at? About as aerodynamic as a Besser Block with white wall tyres and rear fins with tail-lights resembling a Chevy Bel Air, I had no idea, but I was liking what I saw and grabbed my camera.

BACK TO THE FUTURE

I passed the images on to our wonderful editor, John, and

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