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Aussie auction special: Collecting Cars has over a dozen icons up for grabs
It's not every day you see this many classic Aussie muscle cars up for grabs, but Collecting Cars has a smorgasbord of lots available right now.
Top Tips for Buying a Used Holden VB-VH Commodore SL/E (1978-83)
The Commodore SL/E was the top-spec Commodore prior to the HDT models and came with everything from a 3.3-litre straight-six to a 5.0-litre V8.
October Auction Recap: Aussies Spent More on Number Plates Than Cars
As auction houses worldwide engage in battles to set new record prices, the only serious money being spent locally has gone on number plates.
50-year mystery solved: Who hung an FJ Holden from an Adelaide footbridge?
The perpetrators of an infamous University of Adelaide Prosh Day prank which saw an FJ Holden suspended from a footbridge have finally been revealed.
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Top 10 Homologation Specials From Bathurst’s Golden Age
How Australia and the Bathurst 1000 helped shaped the era of tarmac racing homologation specials.
Top Tips for Buying a Used Holden Torana LX SS V8 Hatch (1976-78)
The local motor industry was more than a little shocked in 1976 when Holden’s LX update of its mid-sized Torana included a stylish new hatchback body style. Versatility was the reason Holden had gone with the hatchback, expanding the Torana’s appeal and giving the car maker a player in a segment populated by Japanese models like Datsun’s 260Z 2+2 and Toyota’s Celica.
How the Nissan GT-R became King of The Mountain for two years running, helping create the legend of Godzilla.
To fully understand how the Nissan GT-R earned its monster ‘Godzilla’ moniker, you need to travel back in time to 1992 to the holy grail of Australian motorsport, Mount Panorama.
Top 5 Unlikely Bathurst 1000 Heroes
The recipe for success at Bathurst is well established. Of the 61 races held, 51 have been won by a car with a V8 engine powering the rear wheels. Obviously, since 1993 the regulations have dictated no other option, but even when it was open slather, from 1967, when the first Ford XR Falcon GT appeared, to 1992, only five winners had a different mechanical configuration.
Aussie Auction Scene: September 2024 Auction Report
Ford Falcon XC Cobra V8 among a host of best buys in this month’s Auction roundup. During September, as clearance rates for residential property dropped to around 60 percent, activity in the market for classic vehicles held firm.
How the Nissan Bluebird Turbo signaled a changing of the guard at the 1984 Bathurst 1000
Forty years ago, there was a changing of the guard at Bathurst. Since 1967 and the arrival of the Ford XR Falcon GT, every car that sat on pole position for The Great Race had had eight cylinders under the bonnet.