Years of searching for the right car parts had lead me to a person in Surfers Paradise that not only had the gear box that I wanted but also had a complete shell of the old spitfire car that I was restoring. It was perfect timing to because the parts of my original spitfire had rusted out and I was ready to replace them with custom built parts but buying the spare shell would save me thousands of dollars. I needed a way of getting the shell from Surfers Paradise back to Townsville without the price going through the roof. I decided that if I hire a car and car carrying trailer I can tow it home in less than 3 days.

I flew down to Surfers Paradise and hired a big XR6 falcon that would pull a trailer easily. I had to pay extra for the tow ball but the small costs were worth it. Not only did I find a car hire company that would let me return the car to a completely different location but I found a trailer rental company that was part of a petrol station franchise that let me take the trailer to Townsville one way. Car rental Surfers Paradise agents made this job real easy for me to achieve.