Jeff and Melissa Biddle and their daughter, Aimee, spent a month in America in September last year.

Before heading off on the big adventure Jeff tracked down a 1976 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham on the internet.

The trio flew into Los Angeles before heading to Chicago and then it was off to Prairie du Sac in Wisconsin to purchase the New Yorker.

And what a story the vehicle has to tell.

Jeff bought the car from a man named Eugene Brotzman, a published author.

You see, Eugene owned a 32 Dodge Coupe which was stolen from him. When he reported this to the police they weren’t interested in his story so Eugene took it upon himself to find it.

It took him four years to find his beloved Dodge, only two houses up. And so he wrote a book about it.

Another car enthusiast from Iowa who had happened to have read Eugene’s book bought the New Yorker new in 1976.

This man’s daughter one day showed up on the doorstep of Eugene telling him how much her dad would like to meet him.

The man could tell how passionate he was about his Dodge from the book and decided he wanted Eugene to have the New Yorker as well. Eugene reluctantly accepted but asked how much the man had paid for it.

Eugene paid the original price of $5988, the same price the car was sold to Jeff.

So then it was down Route 66, off to Memphis and Gracelands, and everywhere in between. They followed the mother road from coast to coast.

When the trip was over Jeff decided he liked the car so much he’d ship it back to Australia; arriving in Moree a couple of weeks ago.

To comply with Australian standards Jeff had to install rear indicator lights and standard seatbelts, but because the car is more than 30-years-old he didn’t have to change the left-hand drive.

Now, for all you car buffs, here’s a few details about the car.

The New Yorker is the last of the big American cars. After the fuel crisis in 1975 the market collapsed and these types of vehicles were last built in 66/67 before they went back to compact cars.