Better in pairs: Christian D’Angelo’s XA and XB Fairmont wagons 22 July 2022 12:23 Rare Spares (0) Share Talk with Christian D’Angelo, and all of a sudden you find yourself agreeing that having two Ford Fairmont wagons, a 1973 XA with the 250-cube six and auto, plus a 1974 XB, makes all the sense in the world. While finding space for these and his other toys is an ongoing mission, he’s committed to hanging on to these two survivors. [More]
Matt Symons's Holden One Tonner tow truck 22 July 2022 12:13 Rare Spares (0) Share This is my 253-cube 1976 Holden One Tonner tow truck. My love for tow trucks started when I was a young bloke, as my grandfather had a mechanical and towing business. Many years on, I was looking at building a One Tonner tow truck of my own. [More]
Darren Gojak’s 1964 ½ Ford Mustang 22 June 2022 12:11 Rare Spares (0) Share When Darren Gojak lost his wife Sue, he vowed to move forward. Adding a heap of extra grunt to his 1964 1/2 Mustang definitely helped with that. [More]
253-powered Holden HT Premier 22 June 2022 10:50 Rare Spares (0) Share When he spotted an ultra-rare combo in a project car, this owner just had to rescue it [More]
Survivor Holden Commodore VH SL/E Prototype 26 May 2022 02:50 Rare Spares (0) Share An incredible museum piece has just recently had its first photo shoot in over 40 years. This car was never meant to see the light of day, decades after it was made. However this one-of-three VH SL/E styling prototypes is the sole survivor and a very rare find. [More]
Anna Smith's XY GS Fairmont 25 May 2022 04:33 Rare Spares (0) Share Anna Smith from Melbourne has been a revhead since she was a teenager and especially always loved XY Falcons [More]
Hillier-built AU Falcon XR8 Coupe 04 May 2022 02:04 Rare Spares (0) Share Hillier-built AU Falcon XR8 coupe Brothers Troy and Clayton Hillier stunned everyone when they rocked up to Summernats 13 in 2000 in a custom-built but very factory-looking AU two-door. [More]
1970 Plymouth 'Cuda - The Muscle Car that almost missed out 04 May 2022 11:58 Rare Spares (0) Share The 1960s were great years for people who loved music, fashion and motoring. Significant automotive models appeared every year and from 1964, North American roads were ruled by thundering beasts that went collectively by the name of ‘Muscle Car’. [More]
Craig's Retro Style LX Torana 12 April 2022 02:51 Rare Spares (0) Share We were celebrating Grandma Dorothy’s 80th birthday when I opened the garage door and saw the Torana sitting there – a 1977 LX SL four-door. I couldn’t believe it. I asked her how I could get to own it, and after my constant nagging, Dorothy said, “If you marry my granddaughter, it’s yours!” [More]
Lap of Luxury: The Ford Landau Coupe 11 April 2022 02:21 Rare Spares (0) Share Looking back, you have to admit that Ford Australia’s decision to produce the P5 Landau was courageous. While there was an identifiable local market for luxury ‘personal coupes' back in the mid-seventies, it was tiny and already heavily populated by European and (to a lesser extent) American options. [More]