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]
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]
History of the Sandman 09 January 2018 07:42 Rare Spares (0) ShareThe Holden Sandman, a car that represented a generation of Australians and likely one of Holden’s most iconic cars has undergone a number of reincarnations throughout its lifetime. While the true Sandman will always remain the 1970’s surf and lifestyle icon for most, the Sandman name has... [More]
1992 Bathurst Re-cap 05 September 2017 05:45 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareAs the Supercar enduro cup is about to begin and the iconic Bathurst 1000 creeps up on us at a rapid rate, we’ve decided to produce a series of articles on some of the more memorable Bathurst’s over the years. We chose to begin with 1992 for a number of reasons, firstly it’s one of... [More]
Celebrity Supercars – Jay Kay 05 August 2017 05:53 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareThroughout 2017 we’ve been taking a look at some of the most impressive celebrity supercar collections around the world; we’ve looked at Jay Leno, Rowan Atkinson, Nick Mason and Eric Bana among others. In this installment we will be taking a look at the lead singer of Jamiroquai; Jay Kay... [More]
Dick Johnson and The Infamous Rock 25 July 2017 05:10 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareFord racing legend Dick Johnson was at the centre of one of motorsports greatest controversies in 1980. While leading the Hardie-Ferodo 1000 disaster struck when he encountered a rock on top of the mountain on lap 17, ruining both his car and any hopes he had of race victory. In this article we will... [More]