Shaggin' wagons with velour interiors and 8 track stereos.
Torana XU1s with triple SUs and extractors.
Valiant Pacers with Hemi 265 engines that could out drag a V8.
Stripped down Dragster bikes, which were the forerunners of the modern BMX bike.
SOS cough lollies.
Reel to reel tape player running through a Quadraphonic four speaker system.
The Kawasaki Z900 and Honda 750/4, with the 'hinge in the frame' style of handling.
The 'real' Bathurst bike races, pre 1985, the year of the big riots (I vaguely remember being there!).
Hot Summers with a southerly change and storm most afternoons.
Cold Winters in Sydney, when the water meter out the front would freeze, so no water until the sun came up, or until the old man went out with the blow torch!
Mack67, those sherbet and licorice things were called Barrett's Sherbet Fountains.
Geeze, this thread is a real trip down memory lane!
