Spectre Type 10 – A Mid-Engine Sports Car Dressed As A Classic Mini 24 December 2021 11:10 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) Share Mini lovers across the globe have been going into meltdown as information and images of Spectre Vehicle Design’s Type 10 began circulating the internet [More]
Congratulations Street Machine 14 December 2021 04:49 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) Share Rare Spares would like to congratulate Street Machine magazine on turning 40 – what a phenomenal innings they’ve had! Rare Spares has been a close friend, associate, and supporter of the magazine since the very beginning. [More]
Million Dollar Aussie Babies 23 November 2021 02:01 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) Share The 2021 October long weekend saw another round of automotive auctions – and yet another round of record setting prices paid for Aussie classics. A 1996 HSV VS GTSR (build No.01) fetched one million neat. [More]
Rare Spares Legend Award 11 November 2021 12:14 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) Share Launched in 2008, the Rare Spares Legend award was created to recognise the lifetime achievements of those that have given great levels of dedication to the Australian and New Zealand automotive industry and enthusiast community. [More]
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]
Mini lovers across the globe have been going into meltdown as information and images of Spectre Vehicle Design’s Type 10 began circulating the internet [More]