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COLONIAL CAPERS

THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING IN OUR VICTORIAN-ERA WATER JUDGING BY THE SUBSEQUENT CAREERS OF THESE VISITORS FROM THE SCEPTRED ISLE

WHAT DO YOU RECKON?

AFTER ENJOYING THE LOFTY HIGHS OF A BRISK SUNDAY DRIVE, GLENN TORRENS SUFFERS A SIGNIFICANT LET-DOWN. BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN FAR WORSE...

CRISIS AVERTED

THE BOXSTER AND MORLEY WERE FANGING ON BACK ROADS UNTIL THERE WAS A FUNNY SMELL. GENTLY BACK TO THE MBC THEN

PONY PLAY!

BOTH ARE LIMITED EDITIONS AND SHAPING UP AS MODERN CLASSICS. THE QUESTION IS, WHICH ONE WOULD YOU CHOSE?

RARE GMH LION ZZ/Z GEMINI

AUSTRALLIA'S BIGGEST SELLER, A CAR OF THE YEAR AND BATHURST WINNER, THE GEMINI SPAWNED MANY LIMITED EDITION MODELS LIKE THE ZZ/Z

MIGHTY MOPAR!

CHRYSLER WAS THE LAST OF THE BIG THREE TO OFFER A HOT VERSION OF THEIR FAMILY SEDAN. AND IT WAS FABULOUS

1972 FORD XA GT

FEW CARS exemplify the glory days of Aussie muscle cars as well as an XA GT hardtop.

1974 FORD FALCON XB GT

FOR MANY, an XB GT in a loud seventies colour, with a 351 in the snout, is the epitome of the Australian muscle car.

1985 PORSCHE CARRERA

PORSCHE’S REVIVAL of the Carrera name in 1984 (it previously finished in 1977) marked the adoption of a huge number of upgrades for the 911.

1959 MGA TWIN-CAM

FOR FANS of MG’s elegant post-war MGA, the twin-cam is something of a holy grail.

1984 - FORD SIERRA XR-8

ONLY 250 MUSTANG V8-POWERED SIERRA XR-8S WERE BUILT FOR THE SOUTH AFRICAN MARKET. KEITH MARICICH’S HAS FOUND A QUEENSLAND HOME

FLAWED FLOORS!

JON IS IN AWE OF THE CRAFTSMEN HAT CREATED THE B2 CADDY

WHAT DO YOU RECKON?

AFTER BRACING FOR CHAOS, GLENN TORRENS FINDS A HALO OF HAPPINESS WITH THE RECENT SALE OF COOQMADORE’

SPRING CLEAN

GLENN TORRENS SCRUBS HIS SAVED-FROM-CERTAIN-DEATH 1980S FORD FALCON AND CREATES A HIT-LIST OF BITS

HAMMER TIME!

MORLEY’S BARGAIN BENZ GETS A NEW LOOK THAT DOUBLES HIS INITIAL OUTLAY

PRIZED PIAZZA

THE GENERAL ADDED CHIC TO ITS SHOWROOMS IN THE MID-1980S WITH THE GIORGETTO GIUGIARO DESIGNED HOLDEN PIAZZA

RARE BAVARIAN!

IN THE LATE 1980S, BMW DIPPED ITS TOE IN THE ROADSTER POOL, WITH THE Z1 BEING THE FIRST OF MANY

FAMILIA FACES!

MAZDA TOOK A HUGE GAMBLE WITH THE ROTARY IN 1967, REWRITING CONVENTIONAL THINKING. BUT TODAY, THE BRAND EXISTS THANKS TO THIS ENGINE

MODERN CLASSICS DUCATI 916

DUCATI'S SEMINAL TAMBURINI DESIGN IS VERY MUCH A COLLECTABLE

CAR-PARK CLASSICS

HUMBLE FLEET CARS ARE ESTABLISHING THEIR OWN NICHE

TOYOTA CELICA 1971-85

IN AUSTRALIA circa 1971, owning a sports coupe meant you had a Holden Monaro or Fiat 124S, perhaps a Valiant Charger that had recently appeared, or an old school E-Type Jaguar.

MERCEDES-BENZ W107

NO SHAPE is more instantly recognizable as a Mercedes-Benz than this one.

KEEPING IT REAL

KEEPING A CAR TOTALLY ORIGINAL CAN PAY BIG DIVIDENDS

PORSCHE 911 BIRTHDAY SPECIAL

ANOTHER SPORTS CAR celebrating its 60th birthday is the Porsche 911 and to mark the occasion, the German carmaker has created a special edition Porsche 911 S/T, of which 1963 will be produced.

EUROA SHOW SHINES ON

EUROA’S BIG Australian National Show and Shine turned on a perfect day, for the 800-plus cars that rolled up for the event.

DB5 TURNS 60

ONE OF the most recognisable sports cars of all time, the Aston Martin DB5, celebrated its 60th birthday in September 2023.

GREY NO MORE

WORKING FOR A specialist insurer during the 1990s was a great way to observe the growing demand for oddball used cars being sourced via the auction yards of Japan.

WHAT DO YOU RECKON?

GLENN TORRENS FINDS ANOTHER FRUSTRATING FUELLING FAULT THAT ALMOST SENDS HIM FERAL

THAT 'E' AND ME

ROB HAS BITTER-SWEET PANTOMIME PERFORMANCE MEMORIES OF HIS MORALE-BOOSTING THAT ACHIEVED A SURPRISING OUTCOME.

MODERN CLASSICS GEN 1 ZX-10

KAWASAKI’S BIG ZED WAS TO BE THE COMPANY’S FLAGSHIP SPORTS-TOURER