On a quick note we can honestly say that the experience was fantastic. We wont lie, it was very tiring, but the people we met on both the bash and in the townships made us feel very welcome. We had one family invite us to stay in their home in the township of Hawker so that we did not have to set up a tent in the middle of a dust storm - and we had just met these people at a petrol station.  The photos in our album  paint a picture of the conditions and scenery we encountered on the trip.  All things considered, the car did really well. 

During the event on day 2 the rear rachet on the window broke and the remainder of the time we had to manually push the window up by hand and tape the top to try to prevent the dust getting into the car, and some days we looked like we had makeup on. 

On day 3 due to the dust and riggors of the pounding of the dirt roads the hazard light stopped spinning, with a lucky find by Sebastian in the little town of Williamton in SA we were able to purchase another hazard light. 

On Day 9 we lost our first tyre which we replaced on the fly and on the last day approximately 35km out from the finish of the bash at Broken Hill the engine PACKED IT IN.  We got a tow into town and although we missed the final parade we met up with everyone else at the showground.  It appears cylinder number 4 had a valve fall down into it, but this still needs to be verified as the engine temperature, dizzy cap, and all seals were ok with no water found in the oil. We got a lift back to Penrith on bus no. 444 by Paul Graham and the car was brought back by truck by a local transport company "Hunt Specialised Transport" run by Mr Graham Starkey. 

A big thank you to both these guys who got on board and helped us out of this fix. The car is now at Sinclair Ford where the boys are looking at the engine