I bought it in 1989. My father’s best man had bought it for his children to learn to drive. They had all learned in it and bought another car – all Fords! Escorts, Lasers and stuff like that.
We were
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Thunderbirds take flight in Wagga Wagga
Back in 1978, five Australian Ford Thunderbird owners met in Victoria with the intentions of sharing their passion and forming a club dedicated to the American marque.
Originally named the Thunderbird
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Sandown Revival Motor Festival rolls out in January 2026
Premiering January 17 to 18, 2026, the Sandown Revival Motoring Festival is an unmissable celebration of classic and exotic motoring culture happening
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State Library of Queensland’s Driven exhibition celebrates cars
The State library of Queensland is taking a drive down memory lane, celebrating the milestones we’ve shared with our cars, the adventures across bitumen, sand and dirt, and the enduring passion driven
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Skoda wins festival of the unexceptional
An extremely mundane Skoda Favorit took top honours at the 2025 Festival of the Unexceptional (FOTU), Concours d’Ordinaire presented by classic-car insurer Hagerty.
Now it its 11th year and held
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1964 Peel P50 microcar sets new sales record at auction
A tiny car weighing just 59 kilograms and measuring 137cm long and 99cm wide was bought for $85,000 yesterday, setting a new record price for the category in Australia.
Lot 3 of the Donington Auctions’
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Journey to Shepparton to see Art in Motion
Shepparton-based Museum of Vehicle Evolution, or MOVE, is hosting a stimulating exhibition entitled Art in Motion that is taking
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GreazeFest to celebrate 25 years this weekend
This weekend’s GreazeFest in Brisbane will be a celebration of 25 years of classic cars, vintage cool and live music at the Redlands Showgrounds.
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Trafalgar Holden Museum celebrates
Unique Cars magazine was delighted to attend the recent opening of the new Neil Joiner Holden Heritage Centre at the Trafalgar Holden Museum in Victoria.
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Cooly Rocks On 2025
When the hell did the 1980s become vintage? I swear that decade was only yesterday. As a kid of the seventies who enjoyed an ’80s childhood, seeing this period celebrated as a glorious relic of the past is both wonderful and deeply confronting.
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