Automotive
Unique Cars
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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Issue 505
Unique Cars
SNAKE BITE
YES, YOU CAN BUY A GENUINE SHELBY COBRA FOR UNDER A MILLION
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Issue 505
Unique Cars
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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Issue 505
Unique Cars
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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Issue 505
Unique Cars
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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Issue 505
Unique Cars
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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Issue 501
Unique Cars
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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Issue 501
Unique Cars
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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Issue 501
Unique Cars
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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Issue 501
Unique Cars
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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Issue 501
Unique Cars
MODERN CLASSICS ZX-12R
KAWASAKI'S KING NINJA AIMED TO BE A HAYABUSA-BEATER
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Issue 501
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FLY DMC
THE CULT OF DELOREAN - THE MAN. THE MACHINE. THE MOVIE(S)
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Issue 501
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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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Issue 501
Unique Cars
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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Issue 501
Unique Cars
STOP IT!
PERHAPS THE CELEBRATION OF DIVERSITY IN GENERAL SHOULD INCLUDE CELEBRATING THE DIVERSITY OF HANDBRAKE TYPES
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Issue 501
Unique Cars
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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Issue 501
Unique Cars
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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Issue 501
Unique Cars
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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Issue 501
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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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Issue 501
Unique Cars
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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Issue 501
Unique Cars
SHANNONS HOT LAPS AT NÜRBURGRING
SHANNONS latest promotion has something any car enthusiast can only dream of.
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Issue 497
Unique Cars
READER RIDES
HAS THERE EVER BEEN A CONCEPT CAR SO UNLIKELY TO REACH PRODUCTION? THIS AUSSIE-BASED PLYMOUTH PROWLER IS PROOF THEY TRULY EXIST
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Issue 497
Unique Cars
GM'S JEWEL
ROB HAS DISCOVERED THERE’S MUCH MORE TO CADILLAC’S EARLY HISTORY THAN V16 ENGINES, TAIL FINS AND ELVIS PRESLEY’S PINK FLEET
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Issue 497
Unique Cars
UNDER THE WEATHER
RUST NEVER SLEEPS, SO AT LONG LAST GLENN TORRENS PROTECTS HIS BOMBODORE'S PATINA
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Issue 497
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CLASSIC CLUBMAN
MARK CURREY FOUND HIMSELF JUMPING IN THE PROVERBIAL DEEP END WHEN HE AND HIS BROTHER CRAIG TACKLED THE RESTO
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Issue 497
Unique Cars
MUSEUM OF VEHICLE EVOLUTION
NESTLED IN the Goulbourn Valley in Central Victoria, just south of Shepparton, is the Museum of Vehicle Evolution or MOVE for short. Recognised as one of the leading museums in the country.
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Issue 497
Unique Cars
TAKE A DASH!
DESIGN-FOR-MANUFACTURE GIVES NO THOUGHT TO THOSE WHO HAVE TO WORK ON THE DAMN THINGS
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Issue 497
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The LITTLE BULL
LAMBORGHINI V12S WERE THE BEDROOM POSTER FAVOURITES, BUT SANT AGATA'S V8 URRACO IS THE LESSER-KNOWN BABY SUPERMODEL
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Issue 497
Unique Cars
SHELBY MUSTANG MARKET REVIEW
Carroll Shelby created the business model, followed in the early 1980s by Peter Brock, for selling modified versions of popular road cars with the blessing of, but no direct involvement from the manufacturer.
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Issue 497
Unique Cars
SNAKE CATCHER!
SHELBY AND FORD GO HAND IN HAND, BUT THE 69 GT MODELS WERE THE END OF THE ROAD AS CARROLL WAVED GOODBYE, TO THE BLUE OVAL BRAND
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