I'M SURPRISED at times by the variety of things that unexpectedly bring memories of life's milestones in to sharp focus: a random stranger's mannerisms for first-love recollections; towns on maps for various lucky escapes; a Cooper S Mini like the Doctor's for my "I'm a Dad!" day; the motorcycle brand for the book that shifted my thinking.
Many of my car-memory cues involve numbers, often engine cubic-inch numbers: 239 - finally getting a 24-stud 239 'Flattie' for my '34 Ford; 272 at last becoming an OHV Y-block man 327 - my one and only crazy day out in a GTS Monaro 351 - my first rush within a whisker of 140mph (if you could believe the GT Falcon's speedo).
The brand focus for this column came from a number that popped up this morning. That number was '389; the last three digits of a mobile phone number on an invoice. Whether I wanted it or not, Pontiac's hero-engine from the 1960s - the 'Tri-Power' 389 V8 was immediately front and centre of my mind. So, why fight it? It's time to talk Pontiac with a particular focus on the mighty 389.
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CHEVROLET C2 CORVETTE 1963-67
TWO YEARS after Jaguar made every other sports car obsolete with its E-Type, Chevrolet went a step further with its radical Corvette Sting Ray.
LOST & FOUND
THE WHEREABOUTS OF THIS RARE 1969 AMC AMX WAS FOR DECADES A COMPLETE MYSTERY, UNTIL IT WAS PULLED IT OUT OF A SHED IN ADELAIDE
IN THE RED!
AS OUR ROADS EMULATE THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON, GOVERNMENTS ARE DOING THEIR BIT TO SHIRK ALL RESPONSIBILITY
Ray Ikin - 2001 MUSTANG & 2003 CV8
RAY IS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE A BIG DECISION WHEN HE STROLLS INTO HIS SHED DO I TAKE THE MUSTANG OR THE MONARO?
1986 PORSCHE 928 S
THE 928 SHAPE MIGHT HAVE BEEN AN ACQUIRED TASTE FOR PORSCHE AFICIONADOS, BUT IT’S DESIRABILITY HAS IMPROVED WITH AGE
MODERN CLASSICS ZX-12R
KAWASAKI'S KING NINJA AIMED TO BE A HAYABUSA-BEATER
FLY DMC
THE CULT OF DELOREAN - THE MAN. THE MACHINE. THE MOVIE(S)
1972 FORD FALCON HARDTOP GT REPLICA
THIS FACTORY V8 FALCON HARDTOP KNOWS A THING OR TWO ABOUT BRIGHT AND DESIRABLE COLOUR COMBINATIONS
VALE MECUM AUCTION'S JOHN KRAMAN
A CORNERSTONE of Mecum Auctions and one of its most recognisable members, John Kraman, has died.
STOP IT!
PERHAPS THE CELEBRATION OF DIVERSITY IN GENERAL SHOULD INCLUDE CELEBRATING THE DIVERSITY OF HANDBRAKE TYPES
