I've been waiting for the Bangalow Billy Cart Race for a long time, I meant to go the previous two years, but always forgot and missed the day. This year though I was determined to get down there and see it for my first time. Why a billy cart race you ask? Well it all goes back to a dream (?) I had after my father-in-law died - My WTF Birthday Card, which featured him pushing me up and over a hill in a pale blue peddle car.
Pale blue car with white/silver wheels
This has set me off on an obsession of trying to find out the meaning of this very real dream that I had, plus my obsession of trying to find a match to this blue car from my dream. Life Is A Boxcar
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127? Repo Man?
I found the above picture the other day, which matches the colour of the car in my dream, plus the silver/white tyres. I've been using it as my desktop background for the past week or so.
Gordon Tindall's 1951 Hudson Hornet
I chased the photo down on the net after seeing the above picture of an old Hudson with a pale blue finish and white/silver wheels.
Hudson Hornetfrom the movie Carsvoiced by PaulNewman
The guy that owned the old beat-up Hudson was featured in a post about his restoration of old railway diners.
Anyway, the Hudson that I've been using as a desktop background has the number plate 622-127on the front and I also noticed the car out of the movie Repo Manhas a127numberplate also - Repo Man/127 Sync
127Repo Man
So, I decided to take myRepo Man soundtrack with me on the drive down to Bangalow. But I pulled this CD out of the rack by "mistake" -
More railway tracks?
The railway tracks meant nothing to me when I pulled the CD out, because I wasn't aware of the old railway line running behindBangalow's main street, but I had seen Brett play these songs live a few years ago when he supportedPete Murray
Wow. Now I understand the utter power of railroad tracks! Great post - and a labyrinth, as always.
ReplyDeleteEven railway lines must have turning points. Hope your trip was everything you wished - there certainly seems to have been many indicators.
ReplyDeleteGreat synchros and photos.
@Mike
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Cool post. The Hudson Hornet looks to have a Masonic compass embedded into the grill. HH = 88.
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