Rare Spares Legend – Tony O’Donnell 04 February 2016 01:10 Rare Spares Rare Spares (0) ShareTony O’Donnell is a well-respected automotive industry stalwart, serving the interests of the broader automotive community selflessly for over 20 years. Tony sought and succeeded in unifying the car community to bring about change in government regulations surrounding automotive regulations. T... [More]
We had a blast at Summernats 29! 23 January 2016 07:50 Rare Spares Rare Spares (0) ShareThe streets came alive with party vibes and Exhibition Park pumped to the sound of horsepower as the Street Machine Summernats, proudly supported by Rare Spares, returned to Canberra.Thursday’s annual Summernats City Cruise welcomed the ‘Nats to Canberra with an expanded number of cars p... [More]
Rare Spares Shepparton Open For Business 20 January 2016 12:03 Rare Spares Rare Spares (0) ShareRare Spares is proud to welcome its newest store to the Rare Spares network, Rare Spares Shepparton. Owned and managed by the locally based Wisely family, Stephanie, Jason and Geoff will be the faces of the new Rare Spares Shepparton and provide a much welcomed boost for classic car owners in Shepp... [More]
ModRod LJ Torana 08 January 2016 08:29 Rare Spares Rare Spares (0) ShareWatershed: noun wa·ter·shed \ a time when an important change happens. Chris Varney’s watershed moment happened when he finished reading the April edition of Street Machine Magazine…back in 1997! This put him on a journey that would eventually take him 18 years to complet... [More]
Radial Tuned Suspension 25 December 2015 08:56 Rare Spares Rare Spares (0) ShareAsk an Australian car lover who invented RTS (Radial Tuned Suspension) and the answer will be Holden. However, ask an American car lover who invented it and they would likely say Pontiac. In truth, the facts are a little hazy. In America, Radial Tuned Suspension started in the mid-70s when radial t... [More]
Rare Spares Rare Specials at Summernats 29 22 December 2015 12:03 Rare Spares Rare Spares (0) ShareHot off the press! Rare Spares is going to make your Summernats trip even better! For the 29th edition of this iconic event, Rare Spares is offering a HUGE 20% off* plus FREE Shipping for all orders placed and paid for at the Rare Spares stand during the entire event period! PLUS Rare Spares are g... [More]
The BJR Transporter 16 December 2015 08:07 Rare Spares Rare Spares (0) ShareBack in the 60s, if you went car racing, chances are you would fill your race car with everything you needed for the weekend. What you couldn’t fit would be strapped to the car somehow, before you hit the road and drove it and yourself to the race track to go racing. Oh how times have changed!... [More]
Rob's Torana 08 December 2015 10:00 Rare Spares Rare Spares (0) ShareWe here at Rare Spares eat, sleep and breathe classic cars. It’s not just a job, it’s a passion. So, what do we do when we leave the office after helping Rare Spares customers restore their cars? We restore our own of course. Our Graphic Designer, Rob Mackey, is a case in point. His bel... [More]
Phillip Island Extravaganza! 04 December 2015 10:19 Rare Spares Rare Spares (0) ShareIt was the mid-seventies. ABBA and The Bay City Rollers were on the airwaves. Jaws and Picnic at Hanging Rock was on at the drive-in and Gough Whitlam stood on the steps of Old Parliament House to make his famous “Dismissal” speech. At the same time, a fledgling car parts company was jus... [More]
Mount Panorama Bathurst 24 November 2015 12:14 Rare Spares Rare Spares (0) ShareThe regional city of New South Wales, Bathurst, is home to the widely renowned Mount Panorama Circuit - one of the most fearsome motor racing circuits in the world. The track, which is a public road for most of the year, holds the Bathurst 12 hour motor race each February and the Bathurst 1000 motor... [More]