For a Good Cause

This isn't strictly a SUUS project, but it's for a good cause so I thought I'd put the word out about it in the hope that some readers may be interested in our story and add a couple of $ to a good cause

In April 2012 one half of SUUS will be setting off with their girlfriend to drive approximately 3500km in 7 days from Melbourne to Cairns to raise money for the Cancer Council. We are not doing this alone, we are one of 150 teams entered in the 2012 Shitbox Rally. Each team will be raising at least $4000 for the Cancer Council before setting off in a vehicle worth less than $1000 including registration.

Being fans of all things old (and perhaps a little mad) we decided we needed something a bit special for our entry.

A 300km round trip on the back of a 5 minute phonecall scored us our beast of burden, a 1960 Vauxhall Victor:

A little reassembly had her looking pretty awesome:

The little old lady who had it before us had some issues remembering to engage the handbrake leading to a good bit of panelwork to do up front, but we decided in the spirit of the rally to remove the filler from previous repairs, beat the panels as straight as we could and leave the scars of battles past as a warning to all that cross the Victor's path:

We are currently looking for sponsors for our entry.  We are very excited to have The Lucky Coq and Vintage Caravan Magazine on board and are looking for other businesses who would like to support the Cancer Council and receive logo space on our car as well as mention in magazine articles and online forums (and here!) in return for their good deed.

If you would like to make a donation (tax deductible for Australians) click here: http://everydayhero.com.au/desertsailors
If you are interested in knowing more about sponsorship opportunities contact Ryan

Ryan