Ian Wood's spicy EH Holden panel van 03 January 2023 05:30 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) Share Ian Wood's Mexican-themed EH Holden panel van is one spicy enchilada AS YOU can imagine, it was pretty hard to miss Ian Wood’s bright orange EH panel van in the unveiling hall at Meguiar’s MotorEx earlier this year. At first glance, that eye-popping colour might seem like the van’s main party piece, but it’s what lies beyond the shiny hue that makes it truly special. [More]
Greg Thornton's LS-powered FJ Holden 29 November 2022 11:45 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) Share It takes a special kind of bloke to fling an FJ Holden around a circuit and burnout pad at full tilt thousands of kilometres from home. But it’s all in a weekend’s work for Collie’s Greg Thornton, who brought his sweet ute to the NT for a crack at Gazzanats Darwin. [More]
JB’s Forgotten Five 17 January 2022 12:14 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) Share Having been a car enthusiast from childhood, I’ve been watching with considerable interest at the extraordinary price escalation that a host of Aussie Classics have experienced in the past 12 months. Every auction seems to be smashing all the records from the previous record-setting auction. [More]
Spectre Type 10 – A Mid-Engine Sports Car Dressed As A Classic Mini 24 December 2021 11:10 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) Share Mini lovers across the globe have been going into meltdown as information and images of Spectre Vehicle Design’s Type 10 began circulating the internet [More]
Congratulations Street Machine 14 December 2021 04:49 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) Share Rare Spares would like to congratulate Street Machine magazine on turning 40 – what a phenomenal innings they’ve had! Rare Spares has been a close friend, associate, and supporter of the magazine since the very beginning. [More]
Million Dollar Aussie Babies 23 November 2021 02:01 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) Share The 2021 October long weekend saw another round of automotive auctions – and yet another round of record setting prices paid for Aussie classics. A 1996 HSV VS GTSR (build No.01) fetched one million neat. [More]
Rare Spares Legend Award 11 November 2021 12:14 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) Share Launched in 2008, the Rare Spares Legend award was created to recognise the lifetime achievements of those that have given great levels of dedication to the Australian and New Zealand automotive industry and enthusiast community. [More]
Ford’s stunning Mk II Cortina celebrates 55 years 12 October 2021 12:46 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) Share What do Australia, England, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Korea, and Taiwan have in common? They all built the stunning Ford Cortina Mark II from 1966-70 and exported the model all over the world. [More]
Danny Green XB Coupe 28 September 2021 03:22 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) Share At a bit after 10pm (AEST), on Tuesday (14/09/2021) the hammer finally fell on World Champion boxer, Danny Green’s tough, 514ci big-block XB GT hardtop. [More]
40 Years of the VH Commodore 15 September 2021 08:45 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) Share Holden adorned the VH with a new horizontal-slat grille and new headlights to give the model a lower, wider look – and to improve aerodynamics. New tail-lights were featured at the rear and new wheel covers were offered on higher grade models, with alloy wheels on top-spec SL/E and sporty SS variants. [More]
Mini lovers across the globe have been going into meltdown as information and images of Spectre Vehicle Design’s Type 10 began circulating the internet [More]