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]
Scott McLaughlin Limited Edition SM17 by Herrod Performance 31 August 2021 09:17 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareThe Scott McLaughlin Limited Edition SM17 by Herrod Performance – or SM17 for short – is a 578kW/810Nm factory-backed monster built by Herrod Performance and backed by the factory. [More]
2021 Volkswagen Amarok W580 and W580S Review 17 August 2021 02:34 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) Share Volkswagen Australia and the Walkinshaw Automotive Group – the former parent company of HSV – have taken what was already the benchmark for on-road dynamics in the double-cab ute market and raised the bar to another level. [More]
The Rise and Rise of the American Ute 05 August 2021 09:10 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) Share American utes – or pickup trucks – are growing in popularity Down Under. In fact, when it comes to utes, Aussies just can’t seem to get enough. [More]
How COVID-19 continues to affect muscle car sales 20 July 2021 05:00 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) Share Australia’s muscle car market is booming in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic as Chrysler, Ford, and Holden enthusiasts – and investors – look to park a classic in their garage. [More]
Retropower Build Stunning One-off Escort for F1 Icon Gordon Murray 06 July 2021 10:02 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) Share We’d imagine that being asked to build a car by none other than F1 icon Gordon Murray would be enough to send even the most dedicated auto engineering company packing. But not the team at Retropower. [More]
Barn Find of The Month 22 June 2021 02:18 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) Share Just when you thought there can’t possibly be any more original muscle cars locked away in Aussie garages comes this: a one owner, unrestored, low mileage 1972 Holden HQ SS with just 66,000 miles on the clock! [More]
Brock Commodore sets auction record for Australian-made car 08 June 2021 05:23 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) Share An immaculate and very original 1985 VK-series Holden Commodore HDT Group A – number 005 or 500 built – once owned and driven by late motor-racing legend Peter Brock, has broken a new auction record for an Australian-made car. [More]