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2011 Porsche Carrera – today’s tempter
The sixth generation Porsche 911, aka the 997, was very much an evolution of the previous 996 series. However there were some significant tech upgrades and a switch to a more traditional set of lines in
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BMW R 1300 GS – Unique Bikes
If you care to look back 40 years, BMW was launching a motorcycle that has since become a serious collectible and was at the pointy end of the development of a series that was to become its top-seller.
We
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1964 EH Holden Turbo – Reader Rides
At first glance, this mild-mannered 1964 EH looks like any other well-looked-after old Holden. With the classic white roof and original wheels, you’d be forgiven for thinking this EH could be a daily
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1971 Chevrolet Corvette – today’s tempter
One thing you will quickly discover about Corvette ownership is that they’re not necessarily for the shy and retiring type.
The distinctive body shape is impossible to miss, as is the fairly raucous
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1985 Ford Fairmont – today’s tempter
We have known for a while now that old wagons are cool and in demand with fans of old cars – particularly big Aussie wagons.
It seems the ‘longroof’ cars in particular from this era have a low survival
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Surprise! Fixed It – Faine
Like life itself, fixing old cars can be infuriating, humbling but occasionally exhilarating.
The 1970 Citroen DS21 Pallas is sublime – when everything works. There are a thousand reasons to smile; the
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1974 Porsche 911 Carrera G – today’s tempter
Porsche’s famous Carrera name was in theory bumped off in 1977, then the factory thought better of it and reinstated the model for 1984.
The use of the name goes all the way back to the 356 series and
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1923 Minerva roadster – today’s tempter
Though it’s a name you rarely hear these days, Belgian marque Minerva enjoyed an enviable reputation during its heyday of the 1920s.
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Lotus Legend – Cortina Duo
Owner Terry Pulford, while eyeing off his stunning 1965 MkI Lotus Cortina, admits to being a long-term repeat offender when it comes to light and feisty Fords.
“Going back to when I was a really young
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Harry’s Hero – Cortina Duo
It’s hard to imagine now – what it would have been like wrestling a 1960s Ford Cortina down Conrod Straight, decades before they put in The Chase to slow things down.
There you are in a bare-bones
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1990 Chevrolet Corvette – today’s tempter
Chevrolet’s release of the C4 Corvette was famously held back a year to allow extra time on the development of what had become a critical image-making car.
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Red Dirt Demon – Our Cars
I’ve been keeping a bit of a secret for a while but as you can see, this 1986 XF Ford Falcon, rescued from Flynn’s Wreckers in Cooma NSW, is being built into a cheap ’n cheerful charity trek
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Holley Time – Mick’s Workshop
Work on Guido’s VK wagon project continues and we can almost see a day when it hits the road!
The latest progress is we’ve settled on a Holley carburettor and one thing we like about them is, once
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1983 Mitsubishi Starion – today’s tempter
If you were looking for a car that is the epitome of 1980s Japanese car industry optimism, the Starion would be a great example.
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Corvette wins Australian National Show & Shine 2024
This year’s Australian National Show & Shine at Euroa, Victoria, braved some dodgy-looking weather to turn on a good day with around 700 cars in attendance, according to organisers.
As we’ve
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Hardtop Heaven – Reader Resto
For Joe Borg, hunting down his next resto project was a very finely-targeted exercise. He wanted one car and a specific year: namely a 1956 Ford Fairlane Victoria.
Why so specific? Ford at this time had
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Grand Design – Morley’s World
Do you ever get the feeling you’ve been stooged by a carmaker? I know the shareholders need to be kept happy and a raft of government safety and emissions standards have to be met.
But I can’t get
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1971 Porsche 911 E – today’s tempter
For fans of air-cooled 911s, this generation represents an important progression of the series into something with more pace and stability.
The 2.2lt flat six in this variant now ran fuel injection alongside
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Esprit for all seasons
It takes a special voice to sing a Bond theme and a special actor to play the part of 007. It also takes a car with unexpected quirks to save the screen’s most resilient secret agent from an intriguing
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