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TOYOTA SUPRA 1982-2002

TOYOTA’S SUPRA within the space of a decade managed the transformation from a Celica with comical body embellishments to a fearsome performance car.

VL COMMODORE & CALAIS

IT TOOK YEARS for first-gen Commodores to be accepted into the classic vehicle fold, but take a look at them now.

THE TRAIL GETS TOUGHER

CORPORAL JONES FROM TELEVISION CLASSIC DAD'S ARMY ISN'T AS YET FLAPPING HIS ARMS WHILE BELLOWING 'NOBODY PANIC BUT DOWN AT YOUR LOCAL CAR AUCTION, THE ODD NERVE WILL BE JANGLING.

A BRIGHT FUTURE

THIS EDITION of Unique Cars is proudly brought to you by its new owner, Prime Creative Media.

MOTORING MECCA BRISBANE

LOCATED JUST 20 minutes north of Brisbane's CBD in the suburb of Banyo is the Brisbane Motor Museum, opening its doors mid-June with great fanfare and its first exhibit, The Cars We Grew Up With.

LOOSE CHANGE

AFTER RESURRECTING A COUPLE OF COMMODORES, GLENN TORRENS RAISES THE BLUE OVAL FLAG WITH A RED 1980S FORD FALCON

FACTORY VISION

WHEN YOUNG TOM DECIDED TO TACKLE A FRESH PROJECT HE WANTED SOMETHING DIFFERENT. HE SUCCEEEDED NICELY

UNCLE RAY TO THE MAX

PULL UP A CHAIR AND A LONG DRINK, MORLEY IS IS ABOUT TO UNWRAP THE TALE BEHIND THE MAD MAX CARS

FLASHBACK MUSTANG

FALLING INLOVE WITH A SEMA SHOW CAR LED TO OWNING ONE VERY SPECIAL MUSTANG, AND A COMPANY

THE COMPANY SAVIOUR

AUSTRALIA NEARLY MISSED OUT ON THE FORD FALCON.

WHAT DO YOU RECKON?

IS YOUR CAR OVERDUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE? PROBABLY NOT BY THIS MUCH, RECKONS GLENN TORRENS

MODERN CLASSICS - BMW R 1250 GS

NEW-GEN ADVENTURE TOURER IS A BIG LEAP OVER ITS PREDECESSORS

THE ALLURE OF THE FLASHING BLUE LIGHT

WHY DO PEOPLE WANT TO OWN OLD POLICE CARS?

WHAT PRICE CRASH?

WHILE SOME SECTORS HAVE SLOWED THE RIGHT CLASSIC STILL PULLS GOOD MONEY

PEBBLE BEACH COMES TO NOOSA

SANDRA BUTTON, Chairman of Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is the guest of honour at the inaugural Noosa Concours d’Elegance on July 14-16, 2023.

ORGAN DONATION - GIVE GENEROUSLY

JON GETS INTO THE SPIRIT OF GENEROSITY, EMBRACING ULTRUISM AND LETTING GO

BIMMER CHALLENGES

ED GUIDO’S E39 HAS BEEN HAVING A BIT OF A PARTS-SPIT

RESURRECTED!

AFTER SOME INTENSIVE SHED THERAPY, THE COOMADORE IS UP AND RUNNING

GROUND ZERO

BUYING A LANCIA DELTA REPLICA IS ONE THING. GETTING UP TO FULL TARGA RALLY SPEC IS A WHOLE OTHER LEVEL

SWEET SWEDE

DAVE GOES ALL SCANDIE AND FINDS A HAPPY STASH

HORSEPOWER HERO

THINKING OF BUYING OVERSEAS? CRAIG ROWLAND DID AND RECKONS IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE

FAMILY PETS!

HOW IS IT THAT A CAR BECOMES A LONG-TERM MEMBER OF THE FAMILY? WE TAKE A LOOK AT A FEW EXAMPLES, PLUS ONE THAT GOT AWAY…

SUPPLY & DEMAND

COST OF LIVING DENTS OUR WALLETS WHILE SOME BIG BUCKS GHOSTED ON THE AUCTION FLOOR AS MARKET SKITTERS

FAMILY AFFAIR

DRIVING YOUR dad’s car isn’t all that special unless your dad happens to be Jim Richards and the car in question is the Nissan Skyline HR31 that won the 1990 Australian Touring Car Championship.

Trevor Hardiesty 1977 CHRYSLER CENTURA

TAKING IT IN FOR A SERVICE ENDED UP IN OWNERSHIP

'PERMIT ME'

ROB RECKONS THAT WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING A DRIVING LICENCE IT IS DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS

RETROMOBILE PARIS 2023

FAINE VISITS THE FRENCH VERSION OF CLASSIC HEAVEN

WHAT DO YOU RECKON?

IT’S GREAT BEING ABLE TO BUY NEW PARTS FOR OUR PROJECT CARS BUT THERE ARE RISKS

TREK-READY

AFTER MONTHS OF MECHANICAL MAYHEM, GLENN TORRENS IS CONFIDENT OF HIS MITSUBISHI PAJERO BEING A CHEERFUL CAMPING COMPANION

BLUE BULLET

A CHANCE ENCOUNTER LED THIS OWNER DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE OF BUILDING A LATTER-DAY HDT LEGEND