Border car club members were a part of a recreation of history, as a 100-year-old car travelling from London made a stop in Albury. or signup to continue reading Brisbane couple Bev and Lang Kidby pulled in to the SS&A Club car park on Thursday, August 29, as they follow in the footsteps of Francis Birtles and complete a re-enactment of the first ever England to Australia drive in 1927. The pair began their more than 20,000 kilometre trip in London in April in an identical Bean 14 car, with Melbourne as their final destination.
Most of the delays throughout the four-month trip have been from transporting the car, with it taking almost three weeks for the vehicle to arrive from India to Darwin in a shipping container. "We've just kept going and all the car clubs across the world have looked after us," Mr Kidby said. "That's the main thing, in every city.
" As a 100-year-old car, small things have gone wrong along the way, including fuel blockages and a broken spring. "But you can always fix those things, the car is just wonderful," he said. "It's still going strong and no major problems, we've treated it very gently.
" Mr Kidby set the top speed for 75km/h where even in the outback they get support and courtesy from road trains overtaking them. The couple was warmly welcomed on their trek through 14 countries and supported, with the most surprising country they drove through being Iran. "We didn't spend any money the whole time we were there," Mrs Kidby said.
"They hosted us the.