Roxy Marshall's HR Holden panel van 27 March 2023 04:29 Rare Spares (0) Share Roxy Marshall has been in the automotive industry since just 15-years-old, so to say that she can clean up a car is an understatement! Roxy always loved Sandmans but because she couldn't afford one... she decided to get the next best thing - a HR van. A HR van with no working gauges, no working handbrake, no door rubbers or trims and vice grips for window winders becomes Penelope Panelvan with some tender love and care. [More]
Bronzed Aussie: Real-deal LC GTR restoration 27 February 2023 10:18 Rare Spares (0) Share Damian 'Damo' Worthy doesn't have a long career in vehicle restorations, but with a youth spent fiddling with all things LC/LJ, he's now combining his passion with his skills. Even after only being in the automotive industry for 2 years, Damo understood that car enthusiasts care not only about the quality of his work, but also need to trust him with their pride and joy. Alan trusted Damo with his 1970-build LC Torana GTR and Damo proved him right giving the Torana GTR the love it deserved after sitting for four years. [More]
Resto with grunt: BK Race Engines XA GT 23 February 2023 09:50 Rare Spares (0) Share Bill unfortunately had to part ways with his 1972 XA GT. Heartbroken, he promised himself that he will have another one day. After lots of convincing, he bought his mate's GT decades later with a build date just two months apart from his old car. A simple tidy-up then quickly became an engine rebuild and Bill finally gets the 'pinned into the seat' feeling he was wanting with the help of an impressive 670hp. [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]
Summernats 19 December 2019 01:58 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) Share It’s regarded as Australia’s biggest horsepower party and was once famous for BBB. Beer, boobs, and burnouts. Summernats has gone hard in recent years to make the BBB more bbb. There are still boob, beer, and burnouts, but the reliance and focus on those as what made it Summernats has been changed. [More]
David Ryan’s FX Holden Build 27 March 2018 10:46 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareIn this week’s Rare Spares Blog we will be taking a look at a project car close to the heart of Rare Spares Director David Ryan. It would be fair to say that David has an affinity with old Holdens, more specifically 1950’s FX’s and FJ’s, having owned numerous of the early Aus... [More]
Wooden Wonders – The world of wood panelled cars 29 November 2016 07:27 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareAs automotive enthusiasts, there are a million and one things we love about cars. From exhilarating performance to their racing pedigree and history, there is a broad spectrum of things that appeal to us, but all of this is nothing without style. There have been a number of body styles over the year... [More]
The Rarest Part – How Rare Spares Select Which Parts To Produce 26 March 2014 12:05 Rare Spares Rare Spares (0) ShareRare Spares produce anywhere from 30 to more than 100 parts each month, with each part undergoing a rigorous checking and approval process at the Rare Spares Research and Development Facility in Victoria. [More]
Rare Spares Launch New Television Commercials 07 November 2013 08:21 Rare Spares (0) ShareRare Spares have launched two new television commercials which will be aired on 7Mate throughout the remainder of the year [More]
A New Marquee For The FE-FC Car Club Of Victoria 25 September 2013 01:00 Rare Spares Rare Spares (0) ShareThe FE-FC Car Club of Victoria recently redeemed their Rare Spares Car Club Loyalty Program points for a branded marquee. [More]