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Remember back when you'd have weekends with the boys?
Back in '73, my Dad (no shirt) and his mates - Max Xanthos, Emanuel and Con Loupis, and the late George Skoufris - had a boy’s weekend away in Melbourne.
Driving from Sydney in a six-year-old Ford XR Fairmont, the boys headed out to experience Melbourne's raging Greek scene. Naturally, Lonsdale street was where all the action was. After dawning their then-tasteful flared pants and pink shirts, they headed out to hit the town.
Unfortunately though, before the boys could show off the hottest fashion trends of the time, the old Fairmont decided she had enough.
Spluttering for a few seconds on the way into the city, the big bruiser car coughed before pulling over to the side of the road. Someone suggested it was a seized motor, but my Dad argued it was simply a battery.
Despite the issues though, my Dad has very fond memories of this trip.
– memories from Evangelos Loupis
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