Friday, May 17, 2024

Flying Kangaroo

Flying Kangaroo was a proposal to mass produce an all-Australian car dating from 1929 until the late 1940's.  The proposal also included plans to build a City ("Austral City").

Also part of the Ivan Hoffmann Collection, but not appearing here are copies of articles; images; Commonwealth Government files from the National Archives of Australia (indexed as NAA A461/1 D418/1/6).

Australian-Made Motor Cars & Aeroplanes Ltd -_Prospectus page 1

Australian-Made Motor Cars & Aeroplanes Ltd

Astral City -_Harkness Files


29 June 1929 Motor Life

29 June 1929 Motor Life

6 October 1929 Motor Life

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