...'Waltzing Matilda-Jet Truck'....Built in about 6weeks,was purchased from 'RECAR' by country/western star Ray Kernaghan,went on 'tour' with the traveling road show,Lee Kernaghan, Ray's son wrote a song....'Waltzing Matilda Queen of the tar'..it actually had a 'speed' run that averaged out to about 175mph,the Kernaghans sold it to my Friend Jimmy Johnson,that was one of the First people to hire with driver,wedding cars in the Form of Rolls Royce's,Bentley's,Jaguars,Benz.....Jimmy was a real old style Entrepreneur,used to buy Carpet from hotel 'renovations',cut it into size's and sell it in the Melbourne 'Trading Post' a weekly 2ndhand paper...they used to Queue up at his gate to buy!!...the Limo service hit a snag with a new 'bank manager' this caused Jimmy to re-think his investments,sold Waltzing' to some 'Tassie' interest....there are many 'Wild' stories about 'Waltzings' demise...the jet body and engine burried in a 40ft container to avoid the 'Repo'man.....( mostly 'urban' myth!!) but I believe the 'rig' is back on the road these days as a ....'Wait for it!!.......A Truck!!........Google, Waltzing Matilda Jet Truck.........the complete Kernaghan history is there........regards thunder427/MJOriginally Posted by Steve Holmes
A mixed bag in this post, including a couple of dragsters, one of which I think might be Don Prudhome (any help here?), plus a VW wheelstander, and the Waltzing Matilda jet truck. What ever happened to this thing?
NB, Last I heard From JJ, was he was buying up Melbourne Trams.......!!!!!?
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