Cars and Australia in 1955 20 February 2015 12:34 Rare Spares Rare Spares (0) ShareSixty years ago, Australia was a much smaller, simpler nation. World War Two was well and truly in the past and the baby boomer generation were well and truly blossoming. In 1955, the Australian Prime Minister was Robert Menzies, HMAS Melbourne was commissioned into the Australian Navy and t... [More]
The Annual Picnic at Hanging Rock 19 February 2015 02:19 Rare Spares (0) ShareIt may still conjure thoughts of missing school children in the book and movie by the same title, but Picnic at Hanging Rock is synonymous with a picnic of a different kind. An automotive picnic. Run by the Macedon Ranges and District Motor Club, The Annual Picnic at Hanging Rock is primarily a fun... [More]
Off Season with Jason Bright 10 February 2015 01:24 Rare Spares Rare Spares (0) ShareJason Bright finished a respectable 11th in the 2014 V8 Supercar championship after a mixed year which included three pole positions, a race win at the Auckland ITM 500 and an unfortunately spectacular roll over at the Clipsal 500 that made highlight reels across the country. After a huge schedule... [More]
Ford V8 Supercar No More? 03 February 2015 02:47 Rare Spares Rare Spares (0) ShareAfter Ford Australia announced in May 2013 that it would be closing its manufacturing operations in Australia by 2016, naturally questions started to be asked about Ford’s continuing involvement in V8 Supercars and its financial support of the factory team Ford Performance Racing. The si... [More]
Crunching Numbers With Classic Car Owners 24 January 2015 03:10 Rare Spares (0) ShareIf you had to take a guess at the percentage of Australia’s driving population that own and drive a car manufacturer between 1950 and 1979, what do you think that figure would be? It may surprise you (or not) that only 0.5% of Australian’s fit into this rare breed of car ownership. Ro... [More]
Shane Jacobson and Classic Cars 17 January 2015 12:41 Rare Spares Rare Spares (0) ShareShane Jacobson is a man of many talents. An actor, comedian, writer and director, his resume is long and varied. Shane is also an avid automotive enthusiast, with a slant toward classic machines. For many in Australia, Shane became a household name through the 2006 mockumentary movie ‘Kenny&... [More]
Time with a Legend: Howard Astill 13 January 2015 02:02 Rare Spares (0) ShareHoward Astill has gone all the way from casually modifying his XC Ford Falcon panel van in the late 70’s, to achieving one of the highest honours in the street machine world, the Summernats Grand Champion, not once but on three occasions. More recently Howard was honoured again, this tim... [More]
Auto One Rare Spares Super Saturday 19 December 2014 01:06 Rare Spares Rare Spares (0) ShareAuto One Rare Spares Roxburgh Park held a ‘Super Saturday Sale’ as a Christmas get together that provided customers the opportunity to stock up on gifts and car parts before the break and take in all the activities and special guests in attendance. Held on 13th December, the all day sa... [More]
What's In Your Garage? 09 December 2014 02:35 Rare Spares Rare Spares (0) ShareWhat’s In Your Garage What’s in your garage? That’s what Rare Spares is excited to know. With potentially thousands of garages and sheds around the country containing so many interesting and uncompleted projects, Rare spares set up a promotion to find out what is out there. &... [More]
Bathurst vs Bathurst: A Tale of Two Events with John Bowe 26 November 2014 10:56 Rare Spares (0) ShareAussie motor racing legend and Rare Spares ambassador John Bowe is certainly well versed in two special Australian motor races, The Bathurst 1000 and the Bathurst 12 Hour.Bowe has spent 30 years venturing to Mount Panorama, completing more laps around the circuit than most and winning ‘The Great Race’ twice and the Bathurst 12 Hour on three occasions. [More]