Tyre symbols and their meaning 28 April 2016 07:44 Rare Spares Rare Spares (0) ShareTyres are the unsung heroes of car safety. While they may not be the most exciting part of your car, they are vitally important for keeping your car on the road. As you dutifully and regularly check your tyres for ware and pressure, you may have noticed a bunch of numbers and letters on the sidewall... [More]
Q&A with Rare Spares Mildura's Angelo Halacas 23 April 2016 07:30 Rare Spares Rare Spares (0) ShareWhere did your interest in classic cars and resto projects originate? From my father, I was brought up around cars, race cars & the like. My father Jim was the original Rare Spares Distributor for Mildura & it has been great to continue on the relationship with the Halacas Family... [More]
Motoring Myths- The Brock Polarizer 20 April 2016 06:25 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareThe year was 1987. Motorsport legend Peter Brock had been closely linked with Holden since 1969. Little did anyone know back then that this amazingly successful collaboration was about to come to an abrupt halt. Peter Brock and John Harvey formed HDT Special Vehicles in 1980. Cars would come straig... [More]
Q&A with Rare Spares Wodonga 12 April 2016 08:17 Rare Spares (0) Share Where did your interest in classic cars and resto projects originate? Car that I worked on in the late 70s and still to this day have been early Holdens and Chevys. Shoe horning small and big blocks into every thing from FJ,S, EH, HR, LJ Toranas, HK-T-G just to name a few but all up to and in... [More]
Future Collectables 12 April 2016 06:11 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareAustralia’s classic car market is thriving with the usual suspects grabbing the attention and attracting the big dollars. But what about tomorrow’s classics? What will be the next Ford Falcon GT-HO Phase III, the next Torana A9X? Who knows, but we’ve come up with just some possibil... [More]
Dash board evolution 05 April 2016 06:47 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareDid you ever go to car shows as a kid to see the latest and greatest the motoring world had to offer? I bet the first thing you did, after savouring the exterior lines of your favourite marque, was to stick your head inside and marvel at all the amazing things the R and D department had come up with... [More]