COVID Roads 29 December 2020 11:50 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) Share 2020 has been, it’s fair to say, an absolute charley of a year. Bushfires, Covid, and floods in some areas as the year wound down, have stopped a lot of what we Aussies like to do and kept us housebound. [More]
NextGen Nascars 15 December 2020 10:15 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) Share Time changes all things and for the main American tintop category, NASCAR, 2021 brings some substantial changes. Here’s a look at a few of what should be on track in 2021. [More]
Custom Wrecks Model Cars 02 December 2020 08:31 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) Share Say the word “Airfix” and most people would associate it with a wizened old man, in a small, dimly lit room, hunched over a model of a sailing ship. In reality, that’s well away from the truth. Hobby modelling is made up of all ages (that’s why it thrives) and there are young girls alongside their Dads, wives alongside their husbands, and women alongside their wives, working on a plastic model kit, of a ship, a plane, or a car... [More]
Summernats returns to Canberra in 2021 with Rare Spares Rev Rock ‘n’ Roll Festival 30 November 2020 10:06 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) Share Summernats is excited to announce that Australia’s favourite horsepower party is returning to Canberra’s Exhibition Park in a new COVID safe format, on March 5 to 7, 2021. [More]
History Demolished, Tragically: HDT Building In Melbourne Torn Down 18 November 2020 01:26 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareHumanity has a curious habit of removing certain parts of history whilst feting other parts.HDT, or Holden Dealer Team, were formed and based in Melbourne. The headquarters were in the inner suburb of Hawthorn, at 35 Queens Avenue, and purchased by the man known as “The Silver Fox”, Harry Firth, in the early 1960s whilst working for Ford. [More]
SOLD – Brocks Last Bathurst Winning Commodore 04 November 2020 08:19 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) SharePeter Brock holds the record for the most wins at Mt Panorama. Nine is the number and in 2004, he gave it a red hot go to up the number to double digits.Or, rather, would have if it weren’t for the misfortune of his U.K. based co-driver Jason Plato. 27 laps into the 2004 race, Plato was at the wheel of the 05 HRT Commodore and after tapping a wall with the front right, was easing the stricken vehicle down Conrod Straight. [More]
Top 10 Automotive and Motorsport Podcasts 20 October 2020 09:59 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareTechnology can bring us many things. Some are fantastic, such as 4K television, digital radio, air-fryers...well, maybe not so much the last. Technology has also brought some old favourites, in a way, firmly into the digital age. [More]
Rare Spares Joins MSR Ahead of Bathurst 13 October 2020 10:17 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareRare Spares have joined Matt Stone Racing ahead of the final round of the 2020 championship season at Bathurst. [More]
Rare Spares joins Robotham for Super3 Bathurst debut 10 October 2020 04:09 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) Share17 year old Jaylyn Robotham will make his Supercars Bathurst debut racing in the combined Super2/3 category with the support of iconic Australian motoring brand Rare Spares.Rare Spares joins AusiPack on the Super3 MW Motorsport FG Falcon Robotham piloted to a stunning win on debut at the recent Sydney Motorsport Park round of the combined series. [More]
Top Five Influential Fords 06 October 2020 11:27 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareHere in Australia there have been a number of cars locally developed and made that have influenced our market. To get an idea of how Ford has influenced Australia, we spoke to Rare Spares ambassador and a lover of all good things automotive, John Bowe who says: [More]