WA Mechanic visits on his year off

From WA to Guyra - Troy Boromini chats to Brian MacDonald outside Burgess Garage Car Museum last week

07th Oct 2025

Troy Boromini, from Cunderdin in Western Australia’s wheat and sheep belt - about 156 kilometres east of Perth - is travelling across the country in his left-hand drive 1957 two-door hardtop Ford Fairlane 500.
His goal: to follow the good weather, sun, and surf while enjoying a well-earned year off from teaching in the automotive section at the Western Australian College of Agriculture in Cunderdin.
Troy’s Fairlane, with its American drag racing history, was imported before he purchased it in Perth earlier this year. Behind it, he tows a 1994 Roadmaster Caravan, a combination that certainly turns heads wherever he goes. Despite the high fuel bill, he says he’s loving every minute behind the wheel.
From Western Australia he headed east all the way to Cairns and then explored the Atherton Tablelands and also had stops at Crater Rock, Innot hot springs, Tindari Dam all in the ’57 Fairlane 500 and caravan.
Heading south along the coast he turned inland to Kilcoy to get the sun and continued south to Ashford, then Inverell, Glen Innes, Guyra and on to Uralla to head to Tamworth. From there he plans to visit friends at Mudgee and will also take the opportunity to visit the Bathurst 1000 car race for the first time.
While in Guyra he visited the Burgess Garage Car Museum, where he was amazed at the variety of items collected - a fitting stop for a man with a deep passion for motoring history.

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