I hear someone sank a 79 cruiser of 80 mile beach this morning followed by a 500k loader.
Delta18 said
03:34 PM Sep 9, 2018
Stretch60 wrote:
I hear someone sank a 79 cruiser of 80 mile beach this morning followed by a 500k loader.
Photos or it didn't happen
Stretch60 said
03:45 PM Sep 9, 2018
I understand the scepticism, however it was direct from a friend who stayed there last night, I have the photo however to post it would breach that friends trust. I'm sure it will be talked about soon. Mechanics ute full of tools sunk and the new loader that went to retrieve it. Will post photo if story gets out on Facebook. I don't have Facebook so cannot check.
LLD said
04:52 PM Sep 9, 2018
I think it's at 80 miles beach that there is a Jeep (or what's left of it) visible at low tide.
Cupie said
09:47 PM Sep 9, 2018
This is the old one, I think .... couldn't find anything on the recent Oopsy.
sandgrooper1 said
12:12 PM Sep 10, 2018
The loader, a Volvo and the V8 Cruiser tray back are/were bogged on 80 mile beach.
Story is that the tide went out, beached the owners boat and he took the car out to tow the boat over the sand back closer to shore ,got stuck, called in the Dozer which then got stuck as well.
Apparently the tide had been over both at least 3 times.
I saw the photo's on face book so I know its true.
Cheers AL
dieseltojo said
02:58 PM Sep 10, 2018
Wouldn't it be nice if some one could even give a state, as to where this 80 mile beach is?
Plain Truth said
03:10 PM Sep 10, 2018
dieseltojo wrote:
Wouldn't it be nice if some one could even give a state, as to where this 80 mile beach is?
DT,it is in WA
Cupie said
04:16 PM Sep 10, 2018
Roughly, between Broome & Port Headland.
In fact it was the centre (aiming) point of the Woomera Rocket Range.
The famous road builder Len Beadell, he of Gunbarrel Highway & the majority of the early inland roads fame, constructed lots of the roads & facility sites to service the rocket range.
When I was up at 80 mile many years ago, an early morning drive along the beach especially after high tides or heavy weather, would reveal lots of giant sea shells. But you had to be up & about early. The tide goes out seemingly forever & comes back in as fast as you can walk. A great spectacle. We caught lots of big Aussie Salmon on the high tide off the beach just in front of the CP.
LLD said
07:19 PM Sep 10, 2018
80 mile beach was a gem for us. My wife has trouble walking on sand and over sand dunes. Here I could just drive her thru a path in the dunes and park on the sand. Above high tide mark. The esky, a picnic, a deck chair and watching the sun go down was just brilliant.
I hear someone sank a 79 cruiser of 80 mile beach this morning followed by a 500k loader.
Photos or it didn't happen
I understand the scepticism, however it was direct from a friend who stayed there last night, I have the photo however to post it would breach that friends trust. I'm sure it will be talked about soon. Mechanics ute full of tools sunk and the new loader that went to retrieve it. Will post photo if story gets out on Facebook. I don't have Facebook so cannot check.
This is the old one, I think .... couldn't find anything on the recent Oopsy.
The loader, a Volvo and the V8 Cruiser tray back are/were bogged on 80 mile beach.
Story is that the tide went out, beached the owners boat and he took the car out to tow the boat over the sand back closer to shore ,got stuck, called in the Dozer which then got stuck as well.
Apparently the tide had been over both at least 3 times.
I saw the photo's on face book so I know its true.
Cheers AL
DT,it is in WA
Roughly, between Broome & Port Headland.
In fact it was the centre (aiming) point of the Woomera Rocket Range.
The famous road builder Len Beadell, he of Gunbarrel Highway & the majority of the early inland roads fame, constructed lots of the roads & facility sites to service the rocket range.
When I was up at 80 mile many years ago, an early morning drive along the beach especially after high tides or heavy weather, would reveal lots of giant sea shells. But you had to be up & about early. The tide goes out seemingly forever & comes back in as fast as you can walk. A great spectacle. We caught lots of big Aussie Salmon on the high tide off the beach just in front of the CP.
80 mile beach was a gem for us. My wife has trouble walking on sand and over sand dunes. Here I could just drive her thru a path in the dunes and park on the sand. Above high tide mark. The esky, a picnic, a deck chair and watching the sun go down was just brilliant.
Someone else has verified the story so here is the pic. Cruiser to the right, loader to the left
Fixed it for ya.
how far out were they? looks a long way to me. asking for trouble, but I don't know the area.
cheers Brett