Unique Cars - Issue 483

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Unique Cars Issue 483 September Issue

MOFFAT MUSTANG BIBLE

THE MOST comprehensive book about arguably the greatest car in Australian motorsport history, Allan Moffat’s TransAm Mustang, is ready for preordering.

2 mins

ONE MAN'S TRASH...

THIS WRECK sold for a staggering A$2,913,934 by renowned auction house RM Sotheby’s at the Monterey Car Week last month.

1 min

LOOKING TO THE WORLD

IT IS HARD TO GO PAST THE PRANCING HORSE AS A ROCK SOLID INVESTMENT

2 mins

FERRARI 348/355/360

THE EARLIEST of these midengined Ferraris now rate as historic cars and are eligible for serious savings on registration. Not that the prospect of saving a few hundred bucks is going to make much difference to someone about to outlay $200K on two seats and a Prancing Horse.

1 min

BUICK RIVIERA

MARKETING A two-door ‘personal’ car wasn’t new territory for Buick, but within three years of reviving the Riviera name, its stunning new design was selling 45,000 cars a year into a sector dominated by Ford’s Thunderbird.

1 min

MODERN CLASSICS GUZZI RACER

MOTO GUZZI'S SHORT-LIVED 4-VALVE DAYTONA WAS TRACK-BRED

1 min

2004 LAMBO MURCIELAGO

LAMBORGHINI’S flagship Murcielago had an extraordinary nine-year model life, selling 4099 units.

1 min

1992 CORVETTE C4

LONG, LOW and sleek - the vast majority of Corvette generations have made a visual statement that's impossible to miss.

1 min

1956 AUSTIN HEALEY 100M

THERE SEEMS to be a period in the fifties and early sixties (last century) when the Brits were producing some eye-popping sports cars.

1 min

1966 LOTUS TRIBUTE

SHOULD THE mood take you to get a sixties car with a strong motorsport connection, a MkI Ford Cortina would be a good choice.

1 min

1974 FORD XB GT

THERE'S ONE guaranteed way to get local can enthusiasts worked up: Go and unearth a desirable car that's been hidden in a shed for decades.

1 min

1966 HOLDEN HR

WHILE THE 1960s is a very long time ago, a lot of the cars out of that era are still doing good service, mostly as weekend toys.

1 min

1956 FORD CUSTOMLINE

FORD’S locally-assembled Customline range became something of a legend among Australian customers keen to have something with plenty of room and decent power.

1 min

1972 RAMBLER JAVELIN

BILLED of AMC's entries into AS one of two the pony car market, the Javelin was effectively the corporation's answer to giants of the sector such as Mustang and Camaro.

1 min

1979 LOTUS ECLAT

COLIN CHAPMAN’S Lotus marque was famous for many things, but there was nevertheless an underlying theme of light and nimble cars.

1 min

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

10 mins

MIGHTY MOPAR!

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

10 mins

PONY PLAY!

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

6 mins

CRISIS AVERTED

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

8 mins

PISTON BROKE

GLENN TORRENS SILENCES A SINISTER SOUND FROM HIS RESURRECTED 1981 HOLDEN COMMODORE'S SIX-CYLINDER ENGINE

3 mins

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...

2 mins

COLONIAL CAPERS

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

3 mins

CADDY SHACK

A SHARED PASSION FOR CLASSIC AMERICAN AUTOMOBILES LED TO THE CREATION OF AN ECLECTIC COLLECTION OF SHOW-STOPPING CARS COVERING THREE DECADES OF DESIGN BRILLIANCE

7 mins

Steve Coleman 1994 FORD CAPRI XR2

THE LAST GENERATION CAPRI MIGHT NOT BE FOR EVERYONE, BUT IT CERTAINLY HAS A CULT FOLLOWING

2 mins

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Unique Cars magazine and its digital-equivalent Trade Unique Cars are often described as ‘the Bible’ for classic car enthusiasts. As the leading national marketplace in print and digital for owners, drivers and collectors of special cars, Unique Cars covers everything from desirable daily drivers, through cheap classics, investor cars, historic racers and more. Basically, if it’s a future or current classic, Unique has it covered, along with articles and videos on workshop tips and repairs, reader restorations, value guides and buying advice. At Unique Cars, we’re truly passionate about the Classics.