The 1930 A Model Phaton Ford
On the 25th of April Brett Pollock and his team will begin The Slow Drive in an A Model Ford across Australia to raise funds for the Royal Flying Doctors Service and create awareness of outback tourism.
The drive will start in Gladstone, Qld and finish in Perth, WA. Brett purchased the A model (pictured left) earlier in the year from Graham Wilson in Gladstone who has restored and looked after the car for many years. Brett has been on the look out for an A model for some time as it was the first car owned and driven around Wooleen Station in 1928.
The trip is 4700 kilometres through outback regions and will hopefully be completed in 14 days. Working with Dessert Knowledge Brett hopes to promote outback travel – If he can do it in an 80 year old car, SO CAN YOU!
The trip is dedicated to the RFDS and all the help and support they give to saving lives everyday. You can donate to the cause online or if your lucky enough to see Brett on the road you can donate then. You never know when you may need their help!
So visit The Slow Drive and support a great and exciting cause. You may even see the car at Wooleen one day soon!
3 Comments
3 Comments
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on May 2, 2009 at 6:22 am
Good morning to the “Slow Drive” mob, hear all is going well and you’re deep into SA. Bugger, now I owe the $50 as promised.I was so sure you would’nt make Wilcannia. Glad that all is going great. I did a small calculation in combined years(car + Brett) and came up with 159 years in total: 89 for the car and 70 for Brett. Well done to two great old timers, keep up the slow drive and safe motoring. Griggsy
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on December 23, 2009 at 3:23 pm
I think flying it would be quicker. :-P. Well done Brett. Its a worthy cause, i will put some money into it next time. Perhaps even join you. Would a Kingswood still be to new.
Cheers
Michael
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on August 6, 2010 at 10:19 am
I’m sure Brett is not that old -when we last met he was younger than me, and I’m just 64!!!!
Good morning to the “Slow Drive” mob, hear all is going well and you’re deep into SA. Bugger, now I owe the $50 as promised.I was so sure you would’nt make Wilcannia. Glad that all is going great. I did a small calculation in combined years(car + Brett) and came up with 159 years in total: 89 for the car and 70 for Brett. Well done to two great old timers, keep up the slow drive and safe motoring. Griggsy
I think flying it would be quicker. :-P. Well done Brett. Its a worthy cause, i will put some money into it next time. Perhaps even join you. Would a Kingswood still be to new.
Cheers
Michael
I’m sure Brett is not that old -when we last met he was younger than me, and I’m just 64!!!!