Lights, Cameras, Action! 17 July 2015 12:40 Rare Spares Rare Spares (0) ShareRare Spares have wonderful relationships with all the teams, events and series we sponsor. Our sponsorship of Brad Jones Racing or BJR as they are better known is a prime example. We get the privilege of seeing a highly professional race team in action behind the scenes. You may be surprised to lear... [More]
Behind The Wheel 09 July 2015 06:04 Rare Spares Rare Spares (0) ShareScreaming down Conrod Straight at 300 kph in a 650 horsepower V8 Supercar is not the time you want to be reaching for the windscreen wipers, or anything for that matter. At those speeds, you want both hands firmly on the wheel, and this is the philosophy behind the modern day V8 Supercar steering wh... [More]
Leo Geoghegan 30 June 2015 05:32 Rare Spares Rare Spares (0) ShareFor many a racing driver, to compete in the famous Australian endurance event at Bathurst is just a dream. To drive for a factory team is reserved for a special few. To drive for three factory teams is pure fantasy, except that is for the only racing driver to have accomplished this amazing and stil... [More]
A Winner of a Month! 23 June 2015 11:44 Rare Spares Rare Spares (0) ShareMay has been a massive month here at Rare Spares. Another super popular VIP Night was held at Bayswater in Melbourne’s east. This was followed by Round 3 of the Touring Car Masters at Winton. As a major sponsor of the TCM series, Rare Spares is always heavily involved, however the Winton round... [More]
Rare Spares Welshpool VIP Event. 18 June 2015 11:46 Rare Spares Rare Spares (0) ShareOn the evening of Thursday 30th of April, the Rare Spares team at Welshpool in Perth hosted their very first VIP night, which was a huge success. Rare Spares Welshpool store owners Todd and Teena Gardner, have been selling Rare Spares products for over 20 years and two years ago became an ... [More]
RARE SPARES CONTINUES WITH THE 'BRICKLAYER' AFTER 22 YEARS 11 June 2015 05:41 Rare Spares Rare Spares (0) ShareOne of Australia’s longest running motorsport partnerships has strengthened with Rare Spares increasing its presence on Australian drag racing legend Graeme Cooper’s iconic ‘Bricklayer’ Holden EH Premier Station Wagon. The long-standing partnership began in 1992 w... [More]
The Holden HD 50th Anniversary 02 June 2015 07:26 Rare Spares Rare Spares (0) ShareFifty years. Half a century. That’s a long time in anybody’s language. A significant milestone to be sure. Halfway to getting a Birthday card from the Queen herself! When we hit the big five o, it’s usually accompanied by celebrations with friends and family, party poppers and cham... [More]
Autobarn Waurn Ponds (Geelong) Becomes New Rare Spares Distributor 26 May 2015 12:57 Rare Spares Rare Spares (0) ShareRare Spares is excited to announce Autobarn Waurn Ponds (Geelong) is now an official distributor of Rare Spares. Geelong, Victoria has been inexorably linked with the automobile for decades. Ford Australia was founded in Geelong in 1925 and even though Ford’s link to the city will cease in O... [More]
The Art of Automotive Innovation. 19 May 2015 05:13 Rare Spares Rare Spares (0) ShareThink of the National Gallery of Victoria and Monets, not Monaros would normally spring to mind. But that and 22 other car inspired exhibits are exactly what’s on show at the famous art museum in Melbourne until the 12th of July when the gallery plays host to Shifting Gear: Design, Innovation ... [More]
Sands of Time Revive Sandman 12 May 2015 12:02 Rare Spares Rare Spares (0) ShareThe Godfather: Part II was on at the Drive-In and Stevie Wright’s “Evie” was blaring out over AM radios across the land. The year was 1974, and just as movies and music were being re-defined, the motoring landscape of Australia was about to change forever with the introduction of a... [More]