Automotive
Unique Cars
RARE RACER
THIS HOMOLOGATION SPECIAL FROM BELLETT WAS A COMPETITION HERO BACK IN ITS HEYDAY
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FORD 100: MILESTONE FOR FORD AUSTRALIA
In the first week of April 1925, Ford Motor Company of Australia Pty Ltd was founded in Geelong, Victoria.
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DREAM VISION
RESTORING A CAR CAN BE A REWARDING PROCESS, BUT DON'T BE BLINDSIDED BY YOUR PASSION
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INDIAN CHIEF
INDIAN'S CLASSIC SPRINGFIELD CHIEFS STILL PROVIDE A SURPRISNGLY GOOD RIDE
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TORANA TOUGH!
\"WHEN YOU'RE HOT - YOU'RE HOT\" WAS A WELL-KNOWN TORANA ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN, WE TAKE A LOOK AT TWO HOT LX TORANAS, THAT ARE DIFFERENT IN MANY WAYS BUT SHARE THE SAME GMH DNA
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A NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM...
IN THE NORMAL course of events, you wouldn't think an Australian car museum would become the target of a tornado, but this was the case late last year when the popular Gold Coast Motor Museum was ground zero for a devastating tornado.
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HARDTOP HEROES!
IT MIGHT BE JUST A CAR TO SOME, BUT FOR ANY CAR NUT, A NATIONAL GATHERING OF FALCON HARDTOPS CAN HELP MAKE FRIENDSHIPS, MEMORIES AND CELEBRATE A BIT OF AUSSIE NOSTALGIA
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THE JAPANESE INVASION
AUSTRALIA DURING the decades following World War II had built a thriving and quite unique motor industry, based mostly around USA and British brands.
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ELTON JOHN'S ASTON MARTIN
THE STAR quality of Sir Elton John CBE was evident at the recent H&H Classic car auction held at the Imperial War Museum Duxford, in Cambridgeshire with the rockstar's 1995 Aston Martin DB7 selling for A$82,000.
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RALPH LAUREN'S FERARRI F50 ON THE BLOCK
IF YOU HAVE a spare A$10.1-11.7 million in loose change and have a hankering for something Italian and exotic in your shed, you can bid for this Ferrari F50, once owned by fashion guru Ralph Lauren that is being auctioned by RM Sotheby's.
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HOLDEN HQ-HZ 1971-79
IF YOU have a copy of Norm Darwin's definitive History of Holden Since 1917, take a guess at how many Belmonts, Kingswoods and Premiers were built on the HQ platform from 1971-79 then check Page 187.
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SNAKE BITE
YES, YOU CAN BUY A GENUINE SHELBY COBRA FOR UNDER A MILLION
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CORTINA CALLOUT
LAST MONTH it was Mustangs driving around the hallowed bitumen of Mount Panorama Bathurst and now another iconic Ford model is hosting its national event there, over the three-day long weekend in October from the 4th to the 6th.
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MAZDA RX7 SERIES 1-3
MAZDA'S FIRST proper sports coupe since the 1960s’ 110S came with a 1.2-litre rotary engine, hidden headlights and high expectations.
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BUDDY'S 1958 IMPALA
TAKING centre stage at Mecums Indy auction in late May is this 1958 Chevrolet Impala allegedly gifted by Buddy Holly to his family as a belated Christmas gift.
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CHEVROLET C2 CORVETTE 1963-67
TWO YEARS after Jaguar made every other sports car obsolete with its E-Type, Chevrolet went a step further with its radical Corvette Sting Ray.
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LOST & FOUND
THE WHEREABOUTS OF THIS RARE 1969 AMC AMX WAS FOR DECADES A COMPLETE MYSTERY, UNTIL IT WAS PULLED IT OUT OF A SHED IN ADELAIDE
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IN THE RED!
AS OUR ROADS EMULATE THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON, GOVERNMENTS ARE DOING THEIR BIT TO SHIRK ALL RESPONSIBILITY
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Ray Ikin - 2001 MUSTANG & 2003 CV8
RAY IS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE A BIG DECISION WHEN HE STROLLS INTO HIS SHED DO I TAKE THE MUSTANG OR THE MONARO?
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1986 PORSCHE 928 S
THE 928 SHAPE MIGHT HAVE BEEN AN ACQUIRED TASTE FOR PORSCHE AFICIONADOS, BUT IT’S DESIRABILITY HAS IMPROVED WITH AGE
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MODERN CLASSICS ZX-12R
KAWASAKI'S KING NINJA AIMED TO BE A HAYABUSA-BEATER
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FLY DMC
THE CULT OF DELOREAN - THE MAN. THE MACHINE. THE MOVIE(S)
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1972 FORD FALCON HARDTOP GT REPLICA
THIS FACTORY V8 FALCON HARDTOP KNOWS A THING OR TWO ABOUT BRIGHT AND DESIRABLE COLOUR COMBINATIONS
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VALE MECUM AUCTION'S JOHN KRAMAN
A CORNERSTONE of Mecum Auctions and one of its most recognisable members, John Kraman, has died.
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STOP IT!
PERHAPS THE CELEBRATION OF DIVERSITY IN GENERAL SHOULD INCLUDE CELEBRATING THE DIVERSITY OF HANDBRAKE TYPES
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75 YEARS OF FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
GOODWOOD’S Festival of Speed - July 10 to 13, will celebrate 75 years of the Formula 1 World Championship bringing together legendary cars, teams, drivers, designers and famous faces that shaped the sport over the past seven decades.
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LEYLAND P76 1973-74
NO CAR in Australian automotive history was launched with such high expectations and disappeared in such ignominy.
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BERNIE'S BARN SALE
FORMER F1 supremo, Bernie Ecclestone (above, at left) is selling off his extraordinary collection of historic Grand Prix and Formula 1 cars through Tom Hartley Jnr, a high-end classic, sports cars and racing car specialist.
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SCHUMACHER'S FIRST FERRARI UP FOR GRABS
A 1996 Ferrari F355 GTS originally owned by seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher is being sold without reserve, by RM Sotheby’s Private Sales division.
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GO WESTY
WITH THE POP-TOP GIVING STANDING ROOM AND REAR BENCH SEAT FOLDING IN TO A BED, THIS '65 SPLIT-SCREEN KOMBI WESTFALIA REDEFINES ESCAPISM COOL
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