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Remember Australia’s greatest automative lemon: the Leyland P76
" The Leyland P76 was a car that deserved to do a whole lot better than it was ever allowed."
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‘I remember the 1998 Sydney to Hobart tragedy’
‘I remember the 1998 Sydney to Hobart tragedy’
"There was nothing to indicate the awful trauma lying less than a day ahead."
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‘Students not the first to leave the classroom and protest for their future’
‘Students not the first to leave the classroom and protest for their future’
"As high school students, we were allowed -- even prodded -- to attend meetings to hear both sides of the argument."
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‘Too much bonking can turn you into an endangered species’
‘Too much bonking can turn you into an endangered species’
A certain number of women seem to believe the male of the species is good for just one thing... and sometimes not even very good at that!
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How Australia’s greatest maritime mystery was solved
How Australia’s greatest maritime mystery was solved
"It was a major disaster culminating in a mystery that lasted more than years."
About John Reid
Retired and widowed, I fill my time reading, writing, photographing, driving, volunteering and keeping busy in my community.
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The car that made us drool despite never going into production
'I saw a GTR-X at a design studio open to invited members of the public, falling in love with the wee car and was ready to go into debt to buy one...'
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Remember the car that was good enough for James Bond to drive
Remember the car that was good enough for James Bond to drive
'Production began, but despite the promotional value of it being a Bond car, sales bombed.'
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‘Let’s hear it for the sex-mad little Aussie who humps himself to death’
‘Let’s hear it for the sex-mad little Aussie who humps himself to death’
A massive surge of testosterone explodes through him and he realises what life has planned for him.
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Celebrating a car that turned out to be a heroic failure
Celebrating a car that turned out to be a heroic failure
John Reid looks back to the 1960s and reflects on the Hillman Imp.
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Remembering one of Australia’s most weird and wonderful little cars
Remembering one of Australia’s most weird and wonderful little cars
It was based on an English concept, but redesigned in South Australia and intended for use as a second car for members of a now burgeoning society.
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