Automotive
Unique Cars
1954 MG TF SPECIAL
LIGHT AND affordable sports cars have always had appeal and the MG T-series leveraged that for enormous success over the years.
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1950 LAND ROVER SERIES 1
SHOULD YOU want to draw up a short list of motoring legends that have had an influence that carried on for decades, you would have to seriously consider adding a Series 1 Land Rover in the mix.
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SNAKE BITE!
THIS GLORIOUS 5.8 FORD COBRA SOMEHOW ENDED UP IN THE USA BEFORE RETURNING HOME FOR A RESTOa
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1976 HOLDEN TORANA
THIS LIFTBACK Torana has to rate as one of the great body shapes developed in this country, offering surprising flexibility in a coupe shape.
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2006 MITSUBISHI EVO IX
WITH A hot and lively motor, all-paw grip and that handling gives the laws of physics a serious nudge, there is a lot of appeal in an Evolution series Lancer.
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2014 CHRYSLER 300 SRT8
THIS MODERN-era 300 series really stood out when it was launched and started filtering on to local roads.
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LOCAL LEGEND!
AN ICON OF THE JAPANESE SMALL-CAR REVOLUTION OF THE SIXTIES AND SEVENTIES WAS THE HUMBLE DATSUN 1200, A BULLETPROOF, ECONOMICAL VEHICLE THAT TOOK AUSTRALIA BY STORM
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1963 VOLVO 122S
KNOWN AS as the Amazon in the domestic market, Volvo's stylish 122S proved to be a big success for the maker and has over time become a cult car.
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2003 ALFA ROMEO SPIDER
ALFA ROMEO'S relaunch of the Spider - essentially a soft-top variant of the GTV - in the late 1990s revealed a bold Pininfarina styling package, then powered by a four-cylinder front-drive and manual powertrain out of the Fiat group.
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1993 SKYLINE R32 GT-R
IF YOU are looking for a car with all the markers of a modern classic: Cutting edge design, race-winning history and a comparative rarity, you quickly come to the conclusion that Nissan's R32 Skyline ticks all the boxes.
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1998 FIAT COUPE
YOU ARE forgiven if you've never seen a 1990s Fiat Coupe before as they were noticeably absent from Australian roads.
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1968 CHEVROLET CHEVELLE
IF YOU were in the market for some American muscle without going the full-size land-yacht route, something like a Chevelle will suit very nicely.
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1972 TRIUMPH TR6
SMART STYLING, upgraded mechanicals and a general air of simplicity will explain much of the charm of a Triumph TR6.
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1949 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.
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1970 ALFA ROMEO GTV 1750
IT WAS back in 1967 that a predecessor to this model, a GTV 1600 was a serious contender at the legendary Bathurst endurance race.
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1975 FORD XB GT
FOR SOME this is the quintessential seventies Australian Ford, with strong curves, vibrant colour schemes and a big V8.
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1999 TOYOTA CELICA
CELICA IS one of those nameplates that has covered a big variety of models over time, including RWD, FWD and 4WD variations.
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ABSOLUTE ALTITUDE
STEVE PADGETT'S FRIENDSHIP WITH SIR JACK BRABHAM HAS HELPED INSPIRE A FORMIDABLE COLLECTION OF CLASSIC ROAD AND RACE CARS
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1949 BRISTOL 400
IF EVER you wanted a car with a compelling backstory, Bristol with its combined British aviation and BMW design roots would fit the role.
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1973 FORD FAIRMONT
FORD'S XA 'coke bottle' Falcons represented a huge step for the local arm of the company, with a product that was very much an Australian effort.
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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.
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1952 JAGUAR TRIBUTE
BUILT FROM the ground-up as a competition car (hence the 'C' designation) Jaguar's XK120-C fulfilled the hopes of its creators by twice winning the Le Mans 24 Hour race.
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1963 CHEV CORVETTE
YOU CAN only imagine the response to the Corvette Sting Ray when it first launched, particularly with the split rear window on the first version of the C2.
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GRAND TOURERS
A BENDIGO FATHER-AND-SON SCORE TWO FORD GT FALCONS IN A SINGLE HIT... AND MEET ONE RARE EB GT-HO
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GOLF GTI TURNS 50
IN 2026 the Volkswagen Golf GTI turns 50 and since it first rolled off the production line in Wolfsburg in Germany, over 2.5 million have been produced to date.
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REPEAT OFFENDER
Guido's cars have been keeping us busy recently. Project VK, our Berlina wagon with a 355 V8 and four-speed auto is getting really close.
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1965 CHEVROLET C10
WHILE TRUCKS like this have dominated the USA landscape for decades, they have become more of a luxury item on our shores.
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HIGH FLYING HONOURS
AUSTRALIAN-BASED air-charter operator, Alliance Airlines is honouring one of motorsport's greatest achievements, painting its newest Embraer aircraft in the identical hues of the Repco-Brabham BT19 F1 car, that took Australian Sir Jack Brabham to his third Formula 1 Drivers' World Championship and his first Constructors' World Championship in 1966.
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CARCHEOLOGY 101
IT'S NOT ONLY ARTWORKS THAT NEED PROVENANCE, THE SAME APPLIES TO FORMER RACE CARS TOO
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1987 BMW M3
WHILE THE range of BMW M cars continues to grow and develop, for some collectors the original E30 M3 is something of a holy grail.
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