Christmas gift ideas for the petrolhead in your life, or maybe something for you to treat yourself with
6. Bathurst Star
Anyone who followed touring car racing in the early 1980s will remember the heroic efforts by Kevin Bartlett in his Channel 9 Chev Camaro. Bartlett was famous for his stoushes with Peter Brock and Dick Johnson, especially at Bathurst.
Its one-lap performance was unbeaten in 1980 and 81 with KB claiming back-to-back Bathurst pole positions. This superb 1:18 scale die-cast model by classiccarlectables is superbly detailed and authentic in every way, it is a must for any racing fan. Priced around $300, check it out at classiccarlectables.com.au
2. Heavy lifting
Hare & Forbes Machinery House has everything for your shed. Here’s the ARMARJ2000 – a quick lift double pump piston action hydraulic trolley jack to quickly lift the unloaded head cap to the desired positioning point before the vehicle is lifted.
Like all equipment sold by Hare & Forbes it meets Australian standards. It lifts up to two tonnes to a maximum height of 490mm in just seven to eight pumps. Its nylon castors make it a breeze to manoeuvre. Yours for $660 including GST from machineryhouse.com.au
3. Mustang mural
Some say Carroll Shelby was the greatest Mustang tuner of all. His cars are legendary, like the man himself. Now you can have him in your shed. Mustang Motorsport, have this commemorative print celebrating the great man. The stretched canvas artwork features every Shelby Mustang model, along with many other images.
The ready-to-hang artwork is printed on archive quality canvas using pigment inks then spray laminated to protect the print from fading, Measuring 36-inches X 24-inches, with a frameless look, the print costs $290 and can be ordered directly at mustnagmotorsport.com.au
4. Scuff protectors
Muscle Car Parts is rapidly earning a reputation as the shop with the lot, for Aussie classics parts for the big three marques. Here we have new reproduction scuff plate sets for Falcons of XR to XY. High-quality material and sporting a gleaming finish the four-piece set screws directly into the front and rear door recesses with the screws included.
The Ford logo is embossed into the front pair of scuff plates giving the interior a lift before you even jump in. The set of four scuff plates and screws cost $98.00. allmusclecarparts.com.au
5. Bright spark
Performance Ignition Services has been putting the spark into engines for over 60 years and is Australia’s longest-established manufacturer and repairer of automotive distributors and ignition components. For those with a 302ci or 351ci Cleveland here is a 12+ volt 13mm shaft,
HEI blueprint distributor calibrated by Performance’s own technicians with every distributor set up and curved to suit individual specific application. This distributor is also available with a male cap. Cost is $450 from performanceignition.com.au
6. Carpeted
Trufit has been in the car carpet caper for over 30 years. They also offer auto soundproofing material, moulded vinyl flooring, dash mats, cargo and boot mats. Here’s a boot carpet for Valiant sedans and coupes from 1971 to 1980.
The one-piece moulded boot carpet comes in loop, plush or super plush styles and is Australian-made from high-quality material and in a range of colours if you don’t want to settle for traditional black. The moulded boot mat comes ready to drop in and costs from $179 inc GST. trufitauto.com.au
From Unique Cars #473, Dec 2022