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]
Top Five Influential Holdens 23 September 2020 12:50 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareIn a decade’s time the automotive brand formerly known as Holden or Holden’s, or General Motors-Holden, will be but a footnote in the history books. In the second half of the 2010s the once almost unassailable Red Lion would fall to the wayside as the market shifted towards vehicles that Holden, as a small manufacturer, simply wasn’t able to deal with, even with access to products from outside of the country. [More]
Four Incredible Australian Barn Finds 27 September 2017 11:56 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareBarn finds are the stuff of any rev-heads dreams, but for most they are just that; a dream. For some however, dreams of uncovering a timeless classic hidden away in a barn or shed have come to fruition, with many not quite understanding the goldmine they possess until the car has long outlived its &... [More]
The Future is now – Holden’s Concept Cars 21 February 2017 07:57 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareWith Holden closing down its production in Australia in 2017, not only will remember classics such as the Torana and the Australian built Commodore, we will also miss the impressively forward thinking and sometimes crazy concept cars. Holden have been particularly active in designing concept cars th... [More]
Banner For FX-FJ Car Club of Canberra 09 August 2014 07:02 Rare Spares (0) ShareThe FX FJ Car Club of Canberra are an active club within the Rare Spares Loyalty program and have been awarded a club banner for their continued support. "The unveiling of the Rare Spares banner was quite an event and we were all very impressed. It was a pretty cold evening hence we are all ru... [More]