As the spiritual predecessor to Mazda’s MX-5, the MGB offers a good-handling and low stress option as a classic car.
We
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Thunderbirds, Alfa Romeos, Roadsters and more – Auction Action
1966 FORD THUNDERBIRD TOWN LANDAU Q CODE
This car was once Carroll Shelby’s daily driver. It was one of 10 ordered by Shelby American with the option packs, and Shelby-Cragar wheels added. NineRead More
A moving experience at the Brisbane Motor Museum
Eclectic, unusual, full of surprises and a delightful place to feed the passion for automobiles of the past, present and future, is one way I’d describe the Brisbane Motor Museum, which only opened its
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New Unique Cars mag out today!
Issue 498 leads off with a giant Fabulous Fins feature – namely 1957 Chevrolet, including a big market guide;
Then we head of for an epic restomod build of a Ford XW GT;
And get to play with an
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Mazda MX-5 Cooling System – What Do You Reckon?
You might recall how happy I was having replaced the water pump and cam belt on my Mazda MX-5 recently.
I could once again drive and enjoy my iconic little drop-top roadster, after pretty-much ignoring
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2004 Holden Monaro V2 – today’s tempter
The revival of the Monaro name, in a proper two-door coupe with optional supercharged V6 or V8 power was big news when the concept car was displayed in 1998. Roll on to 2001 and we started to see production
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Turn Back Time! – Our Cars
Don’t tell anyone, but I’ve bought another Holden. Yes, as if I don’t already own enough Commodores squeezed between a handful of VW Beetles… now I own another one…
It’s a VN Holden Calais
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Grand Plan – Faine
I am not a car designer’s bootlace. Nor am I even the swarf falling from the cut-offs of the tooling of an engineer, nor do I resemble the makings of the most incompetent of apprentice panel beaters.
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1968 Chevrolet Corvette – today’s tempter
Chevrolet’s C3 Corvette proved to be an enormously successful series for the company with an incredibly long production run, from 1967 through to 1982.
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Starters and Quality Gear – Mick’s Workshop
We’ve had plenty to keep us occupied in the last few weeks, with two of Guido’s cars in the mix. The first was the mighty Kingswood, which needed a service and a starter motor. The latter, believe
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Nash Ambassadors, Fairmonts, Lancias and More! Ones That Got Away
JUNE 1990 – NASH AMBASSADOR
Mid-1990, as recession gripped the world and lots of Australians became dole recipients for the first time, was not a great time to be chasing big money for quirkyRead More
Young and Foolish – Morley’s World
I was happily thundering down to the rubbity for a counter-meal in some old oil-dripper recently, with a good mate beside me in the jump-seat. Leaving a set of lights, we watched as a crappy looking V6
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1974 Maserati Merak – today’s tempter
Like many makers during the 1970s, Maserati was struggling against tough economic headwinds and part of the solution was to produce a new entry-level model.
Unveiled at the 1972 Paris motor show, it went
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Dodge Charger – Market Review
The USA Muscle Car market was well established when, in 1965, the Chrysler Corporation decided to produce a mid-sized performance model to directly challenge Pontiac’s immensely successful GTO.
Without
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The Replicant – 1966 Dodge Charger
Late ‘60s Dodge Chargers look tough. And mean. And nasty. Which made the black R/T 440 Charger in that classic car chase movie, Bullitt, the perfect choice for the villain’s car, as opposed to McQueen’s
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Bimota YB11 – Unique Bikes
Always a boutique brand, Italian firm Bimota was founded in 1973 by the partnership of Valeria Bianchi, Guiseppe Morri and Massimo Tamburini. And yes, the brand name was derived from the first two letters
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1979 UC Torana SL 3.3 – Reader Ride
Paul makes no apology for his classic of choice being the oft-maligned UC-series Torana, nor should he. After all, it truly is the ultimate Torana.
This may boil some blood because for many the UC Torana
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Home-Grown – Model Mania
1:24 – Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1
Teal, Spectra Rides, light up plastic model.
SKU: DDALU12
1:24 – Holden HQ Custom
Matte Black with red and blue colour-shift
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1968 Ford Mustang – today’s tempter
It’s not often a single car can be credited with creating a new market segment, but that’s exactly what the Ford Mustang achieved with its launch back in 1964.
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1968 Alfa Romeo GTV1 – today’s tempter
Alfa Romeo 105 series have seen astonishing progress in the classic market over the last couple of decades, to the point where they are now well-established as serious collector vehicles.
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