Beginners Guide to getting into Motorsport – Part 1 29 May 2018 07:03 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareLowndes. Webber. Whincup. Schumacher. Vettel. Ricciardo. Drivers that are involved in the top levels of motorsport internationally and locally. They all have one other thing in common. They all started at the bottom of the ladder in the competitive driving sense. Around the world drivers of young a... [More]
Rare Spares D’Alberto Car Collection 01 May 2018 05:21 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareWith great wealth comes great responsibility. That’s what Bill Gates said. He should know, having been one of the all time wealthiest people. But define wealth? Is it purely a monetary value? Or can it be a little philosophical and be of something untouchable, like the love a parent has for a ... [More]
Rare Spares Holden Torana GTR-X Concept Car 17 April 2018 05:10 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareHolden has a very strong history when it comes to designing and engineering concept cars. Of recent years there’s the immaculate Efijy, and the reborn Monaro. Both two door cars, interestingly enough, as two other concept cars were also two doors. There’s the Hurricane, and the Torana GT... [More]
Aussie Motorsport Classic: The Channel 9 Camaro 04 April 2018 05:59 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareOctober 3, 1982. Reid Park, Mount Panorama, Bathurst. Lap 27. Kevin Bartlett. Camaro. A time, location and car that are forever etched into Australian motorsport history. KB is up with the leaders in the famous Bathurst 1000 when one of a batch of fourteen wheels the team had bought for the Camaro ... [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]
Phillip Island Classic Preview 06 March 2018 07:27 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareMovies, songs, popular culture, motor sport. What do they have in common? Yup, it’s obvious, they all have something to do with time, specifically “the past”. But why should motor sport be involved in what happened, not what’s coming? The Victorian Historic Racing Register ... [More]
Group S At The 2018 Bathurst 12 Hour 28 February 2018 08:14 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareThe Bathurst 12 Hour as an event continues to grow in both size and stature. After moving away from a production car based race, in a contentious decision at the time, to a GT based program, the success of that decision has been validated. However, man does not live on GT alone so there were a numbe... [More]
Ute Racing in Australia, What’s Next? 28 February 2018 08:14 Rare Spares (0) ShareOver the past 2 decades, the V8 Utes became a staple on the travelling Supercars roadshow, with drivers jumping behind the wheel of modified production XR8 Falcon and SS Commodore Utes as a support card to the main events. The racing was fierce, fast and often akin to a dodgem car race as carnage of... [More]
A look at John Bowe’s On-Track achievements 06 February 2018 08:57 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareRare Spares Brand Ambassador and Australian Motorsport icon, John Bowe, was recently inducted into the Australian Motorsport Hall of Fame, joining names such as Brock, Webber and Brabham on the illustrious list. Throughout his hugely successful career, Bowe’s resume stacks up against some of t... [More]
Future Classics – 5 Australian cars with investment potential 06 February 2018 07:47 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareIt seems to be every couple of weeks we hear of a mint condition A9X Torana, Monaro or GT-HO hitting the market for a monumental price, and they don’t seem to be having many issues finding a new home. So, with the Australian car manufacturing industry officially closed for business, which cars... [More]