I was a strange child, more fascinated by mechanical items than sports or social activities. This extended to our family car, though to be fair, our family car was pretty sweet, even if nobody knew it back then. It was a vanilla yellow 1983 Ford Falcon GL sedan nicknamed ‘Falcy’. […]
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New Guinness world record for fastest mobility scooter (video)
Ever went out for an afternoon stroll only to find yourself stuck behind an older person on one of those slow mobility scooters? Hogging the whole footpath, you either have to walk around them or wait for them to keel over. Well they’re not all sluggish footpath-blockers. This one built […]
Top 10 Australian exports you probably didn’t know about
As we near the end of the road for Australian car manufacturing, we thought it would be a good time to reflect on some of the more obscure moments in Aussie motoring history. For a considerable chunk of time Australian cars were exported to various parts of the world, some […]
Volvo 240 GL with LS1 V8 conversion project: Part 5 – sump & radiator
Another couple of weeks has passed and more progress has been made on our Volvo 240 GL LS1 V8 conversion project car. This fortnight it’s been all about finalising the radiator and engine sump. Fitting a V8 engine to a vehicle that usually carries a small four-cylinder engine isn’t exactly […]
Ford Falcon Sprint – the history behind the special edition
Ford’s last performance hurrah, the XR6 Turbo and XR8 Sprint, were one of the worst-kept automotive secrets of 2015. The first actual piece of evidence surfaced when we showed you a picture of ‘Sprint’-embroidered seats back in early December. This was followed two weeks later by official confirmation from Ford, […]
Volvo 240 GL with LS1 V8 project: Part 4 – The conversion
Now that the silly season is over it’s time to get back to work on our Volvo 240 GL LS1 project. And for the past few weeks, it’s been very busy getting the more technical side of things done to make the actual V8 engine conversion. Obviously, us pen-pushers aren’t […]
Volvo 240 GL with LS1 V8 conversion project: Part 3 – engine bay prepped
It might be Christmas time but it sure hasn’t stopped us from working on our Volvo 240 GL LS1 V8 project car. This fortnight it’s been all about preparing the 240 for its spray job. Continuing on from the previous fortnight (Part 2), where we pulled the standard 2.3-litre engine […]
1220km/h Hyperloop train getting nearer to reality (video)
Tesla’s founder Elon Musk is back in the headlines. But this time it’s not for a car. It’s about the upcoming Hyperloop train system. For those of you unaware of the Hyperloop concept, Musk himself describes it as a “cross between a Concorde jet, a railgun and an air hockey […]