MIKEEYRAT'S GALAXIE WAGOON, 'A GREAT BIG BOAT' BY HIS OWN ADMISSION AND I LOVED IT FOR ALL THAT AND MORE . . . . ALL THE SIGNS OF A LIFE WELL WORN, ZERO SHINY SHIT, MAXIMUM CHARACTER . . . . JUST A BIG, DUMB, COOL CAR THAT PERFORMED ADEQUATELY . . . . PARK THE FUCKING THINGS OUTSIDE, LET THE WEATHER IN, GROWING OLD WITH DIGNITY.

JUST BEEN DOWNSTAIRS LOOKING AT MY '65 VALIANT, SKULKING UNDERNEATH CUBIC METERS OF CARDBOARD BOXES, OLD TRIUMPH PARTS, FISHING RODS AND OTHER SHIT, LOOKING PRETTY SAD AND WORSE FOR WEAR . . . . THE TIME TO GET IT BACK ON THE ROAD IS DRAWING NEARER, I'VE ONLY BEEN PRIVY TO THE 'MODERN' CAR THING OF RECENT TIMES, WATERTIGHT, AIRCON, EFFECTIVE, FUNCTIONAL AND TOTALLY LACKING IN CHARACTER AND SOUL . . . . I WANT TO FEEL WATER DRIPPING ON MY ANKLE WHEN IT RAINS, HAVE SWEAT ROLLING DOWN MY FACE IN SUMMER, BE FREEZING MY BALLS OFF AT ONE THIRTY IN THE MORNING IN WINTER, ONLY THE ENGINE NOISE FOR A SOUNDTRACK . . . . YEAH, IT'LL HAPPEN, BUT NOT UNTIL PROJECT SHOVELLER IS COMPLETED AND ON THE ROAD, CHEERS FOR THE UNEXPECTED INSPIRATION CHOOK, LOVE YOUR WORK MAN.