Retro Metro Houseboat

Quick update - Tracy Metro herself popped in to say hello in the comments : ) !

To say I am excited about this post is an understatement!

The 'Retro Metro' Houseboat belongs to US Designer & TV Presenter Tracy Metro & Marty Metro.
I instantly fell in love with the boat when I found it online.

The retro design and decor is fantastic, and Tracy has made incredible use of such limited space.
Almost everything used to furnish the boat was thrifted, secondhand, or a vintage eBay find.
Such a fun, colourful, amazingly cool houseboat - the ultimate retro weekend getaway!

These fantastic photographs of the 'Retro Metro' were taken by Marcia Prentice.

Marcia is an Interior Designer and Design Curator, and regular blogger and contributor for top design site Apartment Therapy. For more information on the 'Retro Metro', & to read Marcia's full article on the
'Retro Metro' on Apartment Therapy, please click here.

Big shout out & many thanks to Marcia Prentice for allowing me to share some her wonderful photographs of the 'Retro Metro' here : )

I also found this great YouTube clip featuring Tracy Metro on the 'Retro Metro' for SpacesTV.

I love Tracy - ("It's retro baby!") and her reference to Mork & Mindy.



Le Sausage

Le Sausage is bringing the tastiest gourmet sausages
to the good people of Melbourne, in the funkiest red food truck around!

The truck itself was originally owned by the NSW fire brigade, 
who had maintained it beautifully all it's life. It already had a kitchen inside, 
and was used by the fire brigade as a food truck - 
taken to fires to feed the firemen and women on site.

Given that the truck was already in such good condition when purchased, 
Le Sausage only had to make a few restorations to update the kitchen.

The fabulous Retro Pin Up artwork was created for Le Sausage 
by a close friend of the owners - she is a looker! 


 Le Sausage is available for functions, events, and parties etc.
 
For more information you can check out Le Sausage website here, 
or head over to their Facebook page here for schedules and info.

Y.U.M.!

Le Sausage - Get your snag on.

All photos from Le Sausage Facebook page - thanks guys!

Retro Bike

I finally bought my very own retro bike off eBay!

Single gear/speed, Malvern Star with it's original bell, tyre pump, 
chain cover and plenty of surface rust to boot. But, I love it.

It still has it's original stickers in relatively good condition which is great.

 And judging by the style and colours of these stickers, I would say the
bike is from the 70's?

The thought of me having a bike, or indeed riding a bike has become
the source of much amusement to my friends and family.

'You? You bought a bike? Why?!'
was heard just earlier this week from a visiting pal, while
she stood gazing at my new treasure with great confusion.

I am not really one with the world of exercise (to put it mildly), but I figure a bike is the perfect way to ease myself into some form of exercise this summer.
This way I can ride my bike round to the milk bar to get a Snickers bar.

This same friend then gathered some excitement at the thought of us
going for a bike ride together soon, & suggested we head off to a cafe
in a bayside suburb several kilometres away!

'Steady on' came my hasty reply,
'let's just see if I can make it round the block first!'

So, my intentions are pure. 

May I enjoy cycling round the neighbourhood for many months to come.

If not, there is a high probability that this awesome bike will end up
as a great wall feature in our garage/bar area like this...

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Or as a garden feature like this...

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or this...

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Happy Cycling!

Street spotted - Ford Capri GT

I spied this very cool 70's Ford Capri GT

in the neighbourhood recently.

Love the colour.

First Car - 1978 Datsun Sunny

My first car when I turned 18 was a used 1978 White Datsun Sunny.

It wasn't flash, or pretty, but as dad kept saying, 

"You just need something to get you from A to B."

And that it did.

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Aside from my less than desirable manual skills -

(I'm a firm believer in If you can't find em', Grind em'),

this car took abit of a beating. 

From empty petrol tanks, push starts, jump starts, flat tyres, the odd 

run in with a car park pole (or shopping trolley), one or two minor bingles, 

and countless issues with starter motors.

But it served it's purpose well, and saw me safely 

through my first few years on the road. 

What was your first car?

My Datsun Sunny! 

(Had to chop my head out. The early 90's were not 

kind to my hair...or sense of fashion so it would seem...)

MGB

Happy Fathers Day to my dad,
pictured here in his beloved MGB, driving the Miss Australia entrants
in the 1968 Melbourne Moomba Parade.

Cool car, good man.

Retro Caravan - The Flash

Andrew and Zoe are the owners of this super cool 1968 Durovan Caravan, 

aka 'The Flash'.

It has belonged in the same family since it was purchased new.

'The Flash' is currently being prepped for an 11 week road trip over the Australian landscape from Queensland to Broome. Zoe will be creating a blog to document the adventures of the 'The Flash' and family on the trip. Can't wait to see it!

Andrew and Zoe recently holidayed with our friends Dan & Kylie, in beautiful Hervey Bay. Kylie, is a talented family photographer, of Love Lives Here Photography, & kindly took some photos of 'The Flash' for me (thanks Kylie!). 

Kylie, also a vintage and retro enthusiast, takes amazing photos with babies and little people and has a really beautiful website. Pop on over!

Big thanks to Andrew and Zoe for letting me blog 'The Flash', 

and their beautiful family.

Enjoy!