VIP Tracker + Movie Car + Game Changer - Gearbox #488

Date: 26.03.2024

The new year is here, time to play with the plastic

BROCK AEROS

These wheels are as iconic as the bloke whose cars they went on. The 16x7-inch HDT Aero Directional wheels are made for Holden Commodores from VB through to VL, 1978-88. Like the originals these rerelease wheels are machine-finished, with a gloss gunmetal face. And no, they don’t come in white in this size. You get a set of four Sports and Aero caps, four Allen screws and four HDT centre caps.

Cost is $2400 per set and you can check them out, and much more at: hdt.com.au

VIP TRACKER

We’ve all had that moment where we’ve parked our pride and joy in a seedy part of town, started to walk away from it and thought, "If it was ever going get purloined, it’d be now." Well, now you can put your mind at ease by fitting your prized chariot, workhorse, boat, jet ski, truck or bike with this GPS tracker. It not only tracks your vehicle via an app, but you can also remotely cut power to the starter motor from your phone! How good is that.

viptracker.com.au

MOVIE CAR

If you’re a fan of The Wog Boy movies, you’ll love this. It’s a 1:18-scale die-cast model of the 1969 VF Valiant used in the movie. It’s from Made by Wogs and licenced by the OG Wog Nick Giannopolous. Being a DDA model, from their Collectibles Series, the quality and attention to detail is top shelf, maybe better than the full-scale model it’s based on. It also comes with two licenced figurines of the stars of the show, Nick Giannopoulos and Vince Colosimo.

Cost $209.95 at supersoniccollectibles.com.au

ONE-STOP SHOP

If you want an American muscle or classic car in your shed but dunno where to start, let American Classic Imports do it for you. Queensland-based, they do the lot, from pre-purchase inspections, arranging transport within the USA and to Australia, and handle the mountains of paperwork too. And if you already own a classic Camaro or Mustang and are after top-notch reproduction parts, jump online and check out their extensive range.

Sales: americanclassicimports@gmail.com

GAME CHANGER

Here’s the most essential tool if you’re about to embark on a full-scale resto. Australian designed and developed, the Metalmaster ROT8A-360 Rotisserie lets you do all body repairs and spray painting in the one mounting frame. It rotates 360-degrees, giving you access to the hard to get at spots of the vehicle. Best of all, its modular design with removable segments lets you move the whole assembly through a low-clearance opening, such as domestic garage doors.

Cost from $2700 at machineryhouse.com.au

YOU GAUGE IT

If your gauges aren’t performing as they should, you need to go see Otto Instruments. These dash-cluster gurus understand your need to know the health of the machine you’re steering. Otto Instruments cater for all types of cars, bikes, trucks, buses and many other instruments as well. Otto’s skilled staff carefully restore instruments by hand, to their peak. You can’t put a price on the peace of mind a set of recalibrated and accurate gauges will give you. Take the guess work out of your gauges.

ottoinstruments.com.au

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