Automotive
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LOTUS HONOURS JIM CLARK WITH EXCLUSIVE EDITION
IN CELEBRATION of the 60th anniversary of winning the Formula 1 World Championship and Indianapolis 500 in 1965, Lotus has saluted one of the greatest drivers of all time with the introduction of the Emira Clark Edition, a model limited to just 60 cars globally for selected markets. It has been created in collaboration with the Jim Clark Trust.
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Issue 506
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UNHINGED
THE CADDY BUILD CONTINUES BUT DO I TWEAK THE ORIGINAL DESIGN?
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MORLEY'S WORLD... EUROPE UNION
DAVE MORLEY GIVES YOU THE CAR ADVICE YOU NEED - AND MAYBE A BIT ABOUT LIFE AS WELL
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ONE-OFF PORSCHE 959
INTERNATIONAL auction house RM Sotheby's recently sold a one-off Porsche 959 Speedster for an eye-watering $2.29 million.
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FORMER F1 TEAM OWNER'S CAR UNDER THE HAMMER
A VERY rare car once belonging to a Formula One team owner went under the hammer at the Broadarrow 2025 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este Auction, selling for a whopping $693,000.
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Issue 506
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SUNBEAM SPEED ICON
ALTHOUGH notas well known as the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the Heveningham Concours in late June, set against the backdrop of Heveningham Hall estate in Suffolk, is drawing huge crowds and an array of rare and exceptional cars each year.
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FACTORY FRESH!
FINDING A STOCK HOLDEN VL TURBO OF ANY KIND WOULD BE CONSIDERED A DIFFICULT TASK, BUT FINDING AN UNRESTORED EXAMPLE WITH LESS THAN 3000KMS PUTS THIS CAR IN A LEAGUE OF ITS OWN
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THE REAL DEAL
SHE'S BOLD IN BLACK, CLASSIC IN SHAPE, AND BUILT TO BE UNFORGETTABLE, WE CALL HER DELILAH
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FIVE AFFORDABLE JAPANESE GTS
AS THE 1990s dawned, Australia's car enthusiasts were facing some challenges. The classic models they had battled to buy during the late 1980s were being crunched by a rampaging recession, meanwhile the Federal Government was on a mission to rid our roads of any kind of older model.
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Gold Coast Motor Musuem's: 1974 BOLWELL NAGARI
DAVID AND LESLEY CALVER HAVE ENJOYED THE BOLWELL BRAND FOR HALF A CENTURY, BUT ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END AND THIS LAST ON THE LINE MK VIII NOW HAS A NEW HOME
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MGA 1956-62
DURING 1956, when MG's long awaited update came, it was set to shock sports car enthusiasts on both sides of the Atlantic.
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HAGERTY'S FESTIVAL OF THE UNEXCEPTIONAL
ONE OF THE most popular events on the UK motoring calendar is Hagerty's annual Festival of the Unexceptional, attracting 4000 visitors and 2000 cars in 2024.
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FORD XD-XF 1979-88
IT WAS described as the most important new Falcon in Australia’s history, and in many respects the XD was that significant.
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MODERN CLASSICS HONDA RC30
HONDA'S '80S SUPERBIKE HOMOLOGATION SPECIAL PROVED TO BE A RUNAWAY SUCCESS
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THE WINGED WONDER
RICK TREMBATH SOUGHT TO RESTORE ONE OF THE USA'S RAREST HOMOLOGATION MUSCLE CARS, RIGHT HERE IN AUSTRALIA. DINO PIETROBON MADE SURE IT STAYED
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WE HAVE IGNITION!
WHILE YOUR SPARK PLUGS AREN'T PART OF MUSCLE-CAR BRAGGING RIGHTS, YOU WOULDN'T FLEX MUCH MUSCLE WITHOUT THEM
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1959 FORD T-BIRD
THIS SECOND-GEN THUNDERBIRD MAKES THE PERFECT CRUISER FOR AN OWNER WITH A LONG HISTORY AS A MODEL COLLECTOR
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SO FAR SO GOOD!
OWNING THE SEXY AND COMPLEX 850CI HAS GENERALLY BEEN A GOOD THING, BUT IT'S HAD ITS CHALLENGING MOMENTS
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SHOW TIME!
MORLEY HAS BEEN CLOCKING UP THE KAYS CHECKING OUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE WORLD
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GEARBOX
IT'S A NEW YEAR SO TIME FOR NEW TOYS
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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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