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Cooma or bust…

I’D finally got myself packed and was on the road. Destination Cooma, a trip that would see me covering about 935 miles from the Sunshine State (Queensland). My steed, the 1968 Series IIA trayback, of course.

The first leg of the journey went well and you know what, I was actually enjoying it! That is until I pulled into my first campsite just outside Coffs Harbour. As the engine idled into the campsite I could hear a rattle from the engine bay. Reluctantly, I opened the bonnet (not easy with the spare tyre

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