“The Dodgeball Run” Follows a ‘68 Charger Across Australia

Here in America, it is a longstanding tradition for families, recent graduates, and retirees alike to embark upon a cross-country journey. This was once a daring adventure, though the whole experience has been somewhat commercialized (just like everything else.) If you’re looking for a truly daring cross-country experience, few places are as barren or unforgiving as the Australian Outback.

It might seem like an insane adventure, but Andrew Lax and several of his friends did just that, driving a ‘68 Dodge Charger with a 440 V8 the 2,500 miles from the East Coast of Australia to the West Coast. They called it the Dodgeball run, and there’s a long thread over at the Dodge Charger forums chronicling their adventure.

The ‘68 had just received a fresh engine and transmission rebuild, and the only mechanical issue they encountered while crossing the Outback was a loose exhaust hanger. The Dodgeball Run crossed a park of the Outback known as the Nullarbor Plain, or “no trees” across Southern Oz.

With no radio to entertain them, the crew of four friends had just beer, burnouts, and mullet wigs to entertain themselves. Along the way they stopped at plenty of tourist traps and natural monuments. Of particular interest to muscle car fans is Australia’s longest straightaway, 90-miles of road with no turns (and probably not many cops either, we’d wager.

It’s a really cool thread with lots of pictures that we suggest checking out. We’re glad to see the Aussies keeping an American tradition alive with classic American cars.