In the winter of 1925, a pair of 21-year-old Adventists drove out of Perth in a small second-hand Citroen nicknamed “Bubsie” headed for Darwin. At the time, no motor vehicle had ever driven to Darwin from Perth and their borrowed Citroen had less horsepower than a modern-day lawn mower. There were no serviced roads north of Meekatharra and few petrol stations. With most of the routes north unmapped cattle station tracks, the boys—Nevill Westwood and Greg Davies—would need to rely on the generosity of cattle station managers for food and fuel.

Getting to Darwin was adventure enough, but their journey took an unexpected turn when a car dealer encouraged them to keep driving to the east coast instead of returning to Perth via steam ship.  Bubsie and the Boys tells the story of this journey that would make Australian motoring history—the first car to drive around Australia. The original Bubsie vehicle to do the big lap around Australia is now housed at the National Museum in Canberra as a vehicle of national significance.

Bubsie and the Boys tells the comprehensive epic story of this adventurous big lap of Australia in detail.

Includes more than 50 historic photos.