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Book Review: Cool Mavericks
Cool Mavericks is a new book that documents the fascinating history of automotive air conditioning in Australia and New Zealand, profiling many of the mavericks and entrepreneurs that embraced the idea long before the car industry woke up to it.
How Ford Australia’s secret prototype skunkworks helped create legendary vehicles
When Ford Australia pulled down the curtain on nearly 90 years of Aussie manufacturing in 2016, most people would understandably have thought that was the end of the Blue Oval building cars at Broadmeadows.
Classic TV: Ford Falcon XR8
Must be stuck in third! A blue streak rockets across the barren landscape, its two fully ignited jet engines spewing flame as it accelerates to warp speed. Onboard, the pilot struggles to read the gauges as his body is buffeted by extreme g-forces.
Extraordinary Engines: Holden/HSV 215i 5.7-litre
How Holden Special Vehicles stretched the 5.0-litre V8 to 5.7-litres and created an Aussie performance icon. The first factory V8 fitted to a Holden was the imported 307 cubic inch Chevrolet small block that made its debut in the HK range in January 1968. Six months after the HK’s launch Holden debuted its first two-door coupe, the HK Monaro, with an imported 327 cubic inch V8 option on the top-s…
Berry Motorfair Revs up for a Bigger and Better 2024 Show.
Berry Motorfair revs up for a bigger and better 2024 show.
Opinion: Should You Convert Your Classic Cars to EV?
The answer is obvious, isn’t it? OF COURSE BLOODY NOT! The sounds and smells of internal combustion are an integral part of the classic car ownership experience and replacing that with a box of volts should be actionable by law.
Aussie Company to Solve Classic Car Electrical Gremlins With New Online Resource
Classic car enthusiasts who’ve ever faced the frustration of being unable to repair or replace a crucial electrical component will celebrate the arrival of a new Australian online parts resource.
Holdens Everywhere but Not Too Many Sales
Holdens have been prolific at recent auction sales and remained flavour of the month at Lloyd’s Classic and Barn Finds Auction in late August. However, on the hottest Queensland winter’s day in 20 years, many bidders had seemingly headed for the beach.
Extraordinary Engines: Ford Barra Turbo
How Ford’s adoption of turbocharging for its inline six-cylinder engine created one of the fastest four-doors on the planet. It may have ended up with an aquatic moniker, but Ford’s turbocharged 4.0-litre inline-six – colloquially known as the ‘Barra’ – initially carried a more avian title.
Unicorn: 2002 HRT 427
In the early-2000s the Australian car industry was riding the crest of a wave. Ford was bidding farewell to the AU error, sorry, era, with the launch of the BA Falcon and the revival of a dedicated performance division, Ford Performance Vehicles.