Automotive
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BELLE OF THE BALL
BELLE IS THE LIFESTYLE YOUR NINE-TO-FIVE CANNOT BUY, BUT YOUR GARAGE DESERVES
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1965 DATSUN 520
ONCE UPON a time little workhorses were often left at the back of a shed or under a tree to rot away once their owners had tired of them.
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FORD FALCON XA GT
ANYONE WHO bought into the XA GT market during the dark days of COVID-19 will by now regard their car as a valued - certainly valuable - family member.
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FIVE GREAT CARS THAT DIDN'T WIN BATHURST
HOLDEN'S DOMINATION of the 1968 Bathurst 500 affected Ford badly and prompted a steely determination at company HQ in Broadmeadows that such failure would not happen again.
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1926 VAUXHALL CIRRUS SPECIAL
INSPIRED BY THE SPIRIT OF BROOKLANDS WHY WOULD YOU NOT WANT TO CREATE AN AERO ENGINE PRE-WAR CAR!
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LOTUS LIFE
One of the long-term residents in our workshop has been a lovely Lotus Elan.
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1993 MERCEDES-BENZ E320
YOU MAY occasionally hear of people talk about 'bank vault' Benzes and this generation just might qualify.
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1980 FORD ESCORT V8
WITH A mighty reputation in motor sport and among enthusiasts, the Mk1 Escort was a hard act to follow. However, the Mk2 succeeded in meeting expectations.
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Russell Burns 1950 AUSTIN A40
A CAR - AND OWNER - WITH A PAST ONE HOME, TWO OWNERS. THIS AUSTIN IS LITERALLY A GENUINE STAY-AT-HOME
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1964 MGB GT
FOR SOME, the hatchback GT version of the MGB allowed all the fun of a light sports car, with the practicality of enough luggage space to handle a long trip.
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1972 MASERATI BORA
MASERATI'S BORA was a hugely significant model for the brand - its first mid-engine model. And, of course, the styling was crucial.
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WHAT'S HOT ON THE AUCTION FRONT
A 1969 Honda CR750 race bike based on an early CB750-Four has fetched AU$112,000 (US$73,000) via a Bring a Trailer auction.
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HONDA CRX 1987-92
FROM THE mid-1970s until the late 1980s, Honda based its success on a sequence of conservative car designs, giving no hint of what was to come.
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GEARBOX
SPRING IS HERE TIME TO TREAT YOURSELF
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1957 MORRIS MINOR
THSE LITTLE Brit cars were once a common sight on our roads.
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BMW M5 E39
THE FIRST M5 to offer V8 power set new standards in design and performance delivery. This was a car not vastly different in size or concept from the E34 model it replaced, yet as a driving experience it went closer to perfection than any previous four-door BMW.
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1968 FIAT 2300S ABARTH
WHILE ABARTH is perhaps best known for its work on variations of the Fiat Bambino, it was also commissioned to liven up the marque's 2300 sedans and coupes.
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CORTINAS BACK AT BATHURST
WHEN THE Bathurst classic was run for showroom stock cars, it was Ford's humble Cortina that crossed the line first in 1963, '64 and '65.
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1970 BENZ SL280
THE PAUL Bracq designed Pagoda series of Benz coupes has become a valuable classic and attracts some fairly hefty prices.
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1967 SHELBY GT500
HAVING OWNED A GENUINE GT350-H FOR 18-PLUS YEARS, I KNOW THE JOY THE REAL DEAL BRINGS
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1983 SUBARU LEONE
SUBARU'S LAUNCH into the local market gained plenty of interest and, by the time this second-generation Leone was launched in 1979, it was a reasonably established brand that was to rely heavily on rallying to make its mark.
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1951 HOLDEN 48-215
IF YOU wanted a car that epitomised the story of car manufacturing in this country, an early Holden coupe utility would be a great place to start.
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FORD SIERRA RS500
Tell us in 60 words the car you should have bought, or were lucky enough to buy! Send your tale to uniquecars@primecreative.com.au with 'Gotaways' in the title
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2017 PORSCHE BOXSTER
WHILE ARGUABLY underestimated by the Porsche cognoscenti in its early years, the Boxster reputation has grown to the point where it's often seen as a first choice for many as a driver's car.
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1960 MERCEDES-BENZ 190B
THIS CAR and its W120 predecessor hark back to a time when Mercedes-Benz was undergoing enormous change and developing as a serious volume player.
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ONE-OFF FERRARI GTO UP FOR GRABS
RECOGNISED AS one of the world's most expensive and desirable cars, in November 2023 a 1962 Ferrari GTO sold for US$51.7 million at RM Sotheby's, making it the most expensive Ferrari sold at auction.
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1995 JAGUAR XJS
WHILE IT may never quite reach the status of its famed predecessor, the E-type, Jaguar's XJS series nevertheless has a solid following.
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SKODA WINS FESTIVAL OF THE UNEXCEPTIONAL
AN EXTREMELY mundane Skoda Favorit took top honours at the 2025 Festival of the Unexceptional (FOTU), Concours d'Ordinaire presented by classiccar insurer Hagerty.
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SHED LEGEND
IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS MANY OF US DREAM OF: FINDING A LEGENDARY CAR THAT'S BEEN SLEEPING IN A SHED FOR DECADES
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FROM SHED TO SHOWROOM
THE BOLWELL STORY is a classic scenario of a shed-built special that became an Aussie icon.
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