The Brabham BT62 – Australia’s Newest Supercar 06 November 2018 07:01 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareRoyalty comes in a few forms. There are the royal families of the world. There’s rock royalty like Angus Young, movie royalty like Meryl Streep. Then there are motorsport royalty names like Brabham. Australia’s own Sir Jack created a special place in history with his bespoke Grand Prix c... [More]
Classic Australian Touring Cars 23 October 2018 07:35 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareBrand loyalty. It’s a “thing” that companies spend a lot of money on in research and making it happening. Perhaps the best example of this is in the world of cars and there’s nothing more stronger nor more divisive than the love a man hath for the brand of car. That’s ... [More]
Classic Bathurst Recap - 1989 09 October 2018 07:17 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareChanges were in the wind in the 1989 Bathurst 1000. Sponsored by beer giant Tooheys, the event continued its growth in stature internationally, and internally. Teams expanded from one car to two, and a return to the past was made, in the form of a standing start. The all-conquering Ford Sierra RS50... [More]
Classic Bathurst Recap - 2006 25 September 2018 10:53 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareThe Bathurst 1000 of 2006 will be forever etched in history as the one “The King of the Mountain” watched from up high and saw his protégé’ Craig Lowndes, alongside a champion in the making, Jamie Whincup, hold the first ever Peter Brock Trophy over the pit lane crowd... [More]
Touring Car Masters 2018 - Previewing the final rounds 11 September 2018 05:56 Rare Spares (0) ShareThe Australian historic racing car category, the Touring Car Masters, is definably Australia’s premium historic racing cars group. The guidelines are comparatively simple: have three driver categories and have cars of a pre-1976 era. Trackside watchers will see Chevrolet Camaros, BOSS Mustangs... [More]
Rare Spares – Commodore Goes International. 28 August 2018 06:07 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareIt’s almost an ice to Eskimos and coal to Newcastle situation. Holden, the isolated arm of General Motors, was once a huge exporter of Aussie built cars, and that includes the Commodore. It was built here in Australia and sold in the U.S. under the Pontiac G8 and Chevrolet SS labels, with the... [More]
The Holden Monaro 427C - Australia's Homegrown GT Monster 14 August 2018 05:31 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareThe Australian automotive industry is an oddity in the global scheme of things. A small buying population, the most brands per head of population, and innovations not seen elsewhere, make it virtually unique. Although we weren’t the first to build a car with a hardtop and two doors, we certai... [More]
A Brief History of Cheating in Motorsports 03 August 2018 08:40 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareHuman nature is one of the most diverse things we see on planet earth. Sadly, not all of human nature is benign, good, warm, welcoming. One of the negatives we exhibit is called cheating. Be it at school, on our partner, at work, it’s an undesirable trait. But in motorsport? Yes, it happens. ... [More]
The Ford Barra Engine. A Modern Classic? 24 July 2018 11:19 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareGrandpa’s axe. It’s a term usually employed to describe something that’s been around for decades and is almost unbreakable. And when it does break it’s repaired in a low tech way. Simplicity rules, you see. Ford’s venerable straight six engine was Australia’s aut... [More]
History of the LS Engine 10 July 2018 04:49 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareThere’s a saying in the automotive world: “There’s no replacement for displacement.” Somehow, that tag became attached to an engine, in a vee shape and packing eight cylinders, made by Chevrolet in America. In the late nineties General Motors and Chevrolet debuted a new V8. ... [More]