In a galaxy far far away..... ....about 1976, 2 friends wanted to move to Perth in Western Australia, so my best mate and I decided to drive them there. A journey of about 4000km by road from Sydney's northern beaches where we lived.. (Oz is BIG) Anyway after being their for a few weeks and spending Xmas there, Thomas and I decided we'd head home after attending a New Years eve party. We had an old EH Holden sedan (built around 1964) Thomas was asleep in the passenger seat, I was driving. Its around midnight and we are crossing the Nullabor. Out of the corner of my eye I catch a glimpse of this white streak coming towards us out of the desert. Its moving at phenomenal speed approaching the passenger side. I'm doing about 90km/hr in the desert. A clear night. This thing is bounding about 15metres with each jump. I realise its a big desert red kangaroo and its on a collision course with the EH. It leaps across the car and connects with the drivers side front headlight area. There is this almighty THUMP and the entire dashboard drops into my lap as Thomas is rudely awoken and slides into the passenger footwell. He's about 6 foot 6" - a tall guy. What the hell? I eventually pull up and get out to survey the damage. The drivers headlight is broken and there's a bit of metal around it crushed but not much else. Those cars were built like tanks. We searched, but no sign of the 'roo. It just kept going. I still wonder if it bounded off and died or survived. We bolted the dashboard back into place and continued on our way. When we left Perth to drive the 4000km back to Sydney we only had $20 left between us (back in the 70's $20 still would have got us a fair way home). We picked up a hitchhiker near Kalgoorlie who bought us a burger each and a tank of petrol. After hitting the 'roo we discovered the impact had dislodged a 6 pack of EMU export lager and a Big Sister (brand name) Christmas cake that had been stuck under the back seat that we did not know about. BONUS !! Something to eat and drink on the next leg of the journey. Roos are a common problem on the roads in the country especiallly at dusk and dawn.