Automotive

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1970 FORD XY GT

BIG BRUTISH looks, a lusty V8 under the paint and a highly successful race career means that XY series Fords have long been in big demand as a classic.

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1964 ALFA 2600 SPRINT

ELEGANT WITH exceptional handling for the day, there was a lot to like about Alfa's 'big' Sprint.

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1972 TRIUMPH TR6

CRISP LINES, a decent six in the snout and okay pricing meant Triumph's TR6 held a lot of appeal.

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2000 PORSCHE 996

FOR PORSCHE, the launch of the 996 series signalled a massive upgrade in both driveline and chassis.

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1955 AUSTIN-HEALEY 100/4

UNCLE PHIL HAS A SOFT SPOT FOR SHINY METAL OBJECTS, THIS HEALEY GOT HIS ATTENTION

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1994 BENTLEY BROOKLANDS

WITH A sometimes wild history behind it, Bentley conjures up a sometimes contradictory mix of seriously fast cars, or those designed to be more of a sumptuous cruiser. This Brooklands falls into the latter category.

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FABULOUS FALCON

We're working on a lovely Ford panel-van project at the moment, and the owner has requested a really interesting spec.

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PORSCHE HEROES UP FOR GRABS

EIGHT CAREFULLY selected Porsches all offered without reserve from the 'Urban Outlaw' vault of renowned Porsche collector and aficionado Magnus Walker, are being auctioned March 18-25 by RM Sotheby's.

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KINGSWOOD COUNTRY

A V8 HX KINGSWOOD IS BROUGHT OUT OF RETIREMENT, RETURNING TO UNIFORM IN THE DISTINCTIVE LIVERY OF VICTORIAS 1970S VICTORIA POLICE CARS

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FORBES MUSEUM CLOSES

AFTER OPERATING for almost two decades in the regional NSW town of Forbes, the McFeeters Motor Museum's has called it a day and commissioned auction house Burns & Co to sell the eclectic collection.

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MILEAGE MASTERS

SOME CARS JUST KEEP GOING, GOING AND GOING ... MORLEY WANTS TO KNOW OF OTHER VEHICLES THAT HAVE STOOD THE TEST OF TIME

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1964 FORD XM FALCON

WORKHORSE was the primary role for most of these utes and for a while there they sold in big numbers.

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STANDARD ISSUE

IT SEEMS THAT ROB'S OFTEN AT RISK OF GETTING BLOWN OFF COURSE WHEN HE USES THE INTERNET

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1967 HOLDEN HR

SIMPLE, RUGGED with decent performance, plus a reasonable price tag made sixties Holdens a compelling package.

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1968 BSA FIREBIRD SCRAMBLER

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1976 HOLDEN TORANA

HOLDEN'S HATCH of the 1970s has to rank in the top half-dozen car-body shapes ever to be produced by this country.

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INDY 500 SPECIALS HEAD TO AUCTION

AUCTION HOUSE Gooding Christie's Amelia Island auction will feature two Indy 500 race cars that made a significant contribution to the rich tapestry of the 'The Greatest Show on Wheels.'

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HONDA PROTO

THIS CB750-FOUR PROTOTYPE SOLD AT AUCTION FOR $450,000

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FITTIPALDI'S FOLLY

AT THE end of 1975 Emerson Fittipaldi shocked the motor-sport world when he left McLaren after winning his second world crown to join his brother Wilson's untried Fittipaldi Automotive team.

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1970 JAGUAR E-TYPE

LONG, LOW, fast and very advanced for its time, the Jaguar E-Type not only shook up the motoring world when it was released, but has become an enduring and much-desired classic.

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MONDAY-ITIS

We have a new syndrome: Repetitive Mondays. I've just been working one, a problem where, after two hours of work, I'm back where I started! I think how you handle adversity is sometimes the measure of a person. And, as you know, when it's gone badly in the workshop, the best thing to do is walk away and have a nice cup of tea – there's no point in yelling, throwing things and getting upset.

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GEARBOX

SUMMER IS HERE SO TIME FOR SOME NEW GOODIES

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1951 VINCENT BLACK SHADOW

INTRODUCED IN 1948, the Vincent Black Shadow was the ultimate evolution of the company's celebrated V-twin line. Developed from the Rapide, the Shadow was conceived as an uprated sports tourer – faster, more refined, and technically advanced beyond anything else available at the time.

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VISUAL STIMULATION

AS A small boy I used to look forward to getting a haircut. Nothing to do with my locks - they were as unruly then as they are sparse now.

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1949 HRD VINCENT COMET

ALTHOUGH THE first postwar Vincent twin – the Series-B Rapide – appeared in 1946, it was soon joined by a single-cylinder variant in 1948, offered as the Meteor and the Comet. Effectively “half a Rapide”, these singles retained much of the twin’s advanced engineering.

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GRAND TOURER IS ON THE MOVE

GRAND TOURER is a business established by the late Neil Thompson and was synonymous with restoring Falcon GTs and GT-HOs. Thomspon also created the Unique Cars Vermillion Fire GT-HO giveaway car (registered FREEHO).

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F1 CHAMPS CARS ON THE AUCTION GRID

Formula One cars, a McLaren driven by three-time F1 champion Ayrton Senna, and a Benetton piloted by seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher, have gridded up recently under the gavels of RM Sotheby's and Broad Arrow Auctions respectively.

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HOLIDAY ROAD!

DAVE MORLEY GIVES YOU THE CAR ADVICE YOU NEED - AND MAYBE A BIT ABOUT LIFE AS WELL

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LION KINGS!

BACK IN 2013 WE UNITED THIS TRIO OF HSV MARVELS, AND WITH THE SAD NEWS OF THE RECENT DEMOLITION OF THE FORMER HSV HQ IN CLAYTON, VICTORIA, WE THOUGHT IT FITTING TO PULL THIS UNIQUE GATHERING OF HSV METAL OUT OF THE UC ARCHIVES

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FANCY FORDS

TWO XA FORD FAIRMONTS GET THE ORIGINAL FACTORY TREATMENT FOR THAT BETTER-THAN-NEW EXPERIENCE