The Fastest Aussie Ever 27 June 2017 05:43 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareOn the clear morning of 27th March, 1994 at Lake Gairdner in South Australia the natural serenity was interrupted by a deafening roar. A 36,000hp Mirage jet fighter engine kind of roar. Except that this engine wasn’t strapped to the back of said Mirage, it was perhaps crazily applied to a whee... [More]
Another Car in the Wall – The Nick Mason Car Collection 20 June 2017 05:10 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareBetter known as the drummer from the iconic band Pink Floyd, Nick Mason is also the proud owner of a car collection that would rival that of most around the world. With approximately 300 cars passing through his ownership over the last half a century, Nick Mason is fortunate to have driven every sin... [More]
Ireland’s John Goss Special 14 June 2017 04:45 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareWhen Falcon Coupe enthusiast Brock Mahoney started his search for a John Goss Special XB Falcon, we doubt a trip across to Ireland was on the agenda. With only a few vehicles matching Brock’s online searching, he tried to track down a winner with the local Aussie examples, leaving another pote... [More]
The European Connection; Holden Commodore’s Euro Influence 30 May 2017 05:33 Rare Spares (0) ShareTo many the Holden Commodore is about as ‘true blue Aussie’ as thongs, vegemite, meat pies and kangaroo’s. With the announcement of Holden manufacturing in Australia ceasing at the end of the year, many are up in arms at the prospect of a re-badged ‘Euro’ Opel Insignia ... [More]
Sinful Conversions - Engine Conversions That Cause a Stir 20 May 2017 11:59 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareIn the automotive community, we’re no strangers to engine conversions. Whether it be a neat LS-swap or dyno warping Barra-swaps, we tip our hat to clean and well-engineered engine transplants. However, not all engine conversions make the automotive gods happy, some are downright riot-inducing,... [More]
Jason White Wins Sixth Targa Tasmania 16 May 2017 05:24 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareJason White and his co-driver and uncle John White have taken out the 2017 Targa Tasmania for the sixth time, negotiating the notoriously challenging course in their Dodge Viper ACR Extreme. The pair was some 34 seconds faster than second place finisher Michael Prichard and co-driver Gary Mourant (D... [More]
The $312,000 Monaro 09 May 2017 04:52 Rare Spares (0) ShareA pristine condition 1970 Holden HT GTS350 Monaro has been sold at Lloyds Auctions on the Gold Coast last month for a whopping $312,000. Eclipsing the previous record of $310,000 set in March, this ‘pride of the fleet’ becomes one of the most valuable Monaro’s ever sold at auction.... [More]
Party up front, Business at the back – The best of Holden Performance Utes 03 May 2017 05:50 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareAs the production of Australian cars winds up, we will continue to take a look at some of the locally built cars that will be fondly remembered by the Aussie motoring community. In this installment, we look back on a few of the most memorable Holden performance Utes; cars that took business and mixe... [More]
Vacation Nation - Looking Back at the Humble Holden Vacationer 25 April 2017 08:24 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareAs Aussie as thongs, meat pies and kangaroo’s, the humble road trip is an Aussie institution. Most of us will remember those drives in the back of the car as the family headed North, South, East or West to that holiday home, camp site or Uncle’s place somewhere up the road. No doubt thos... [More]
American Hero – Top American Import 19 April 2017 06:23 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareWhen it comes to American muscle cars it’s hard to look past the iconic Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro. Although there are a number of other stateside classics that will go down in history as American greats, it’s the Mustang and Camaro which typify what the scene is all about. In thi... [More]