To show its playful and sporty side, Lexus has dropped a new video promo called ‘The Crystal Gauntlet’, with drift superstar Rhys Millen piloting the brand’s most powerful rear-wheel drive cars around some very expensive obstacles. Crystal ornaments and glassware from French manufacturer Baccarat are placed liberally around a room, […]
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Top 10 most obscure Aussie-developed Holdens
The countdown is on to a new era for Holden. For the first time in 70 years, the ‘Lion playing basketball’ will no longer come to represent vehicles put together in this country, but cars the company assures us are still for Australia. Over the years, many Holdens have reached […]
Sydney auction to showcase multi-million dollar extravaganza
A show-stopping bonanza of ultra-rare cars will go up for auction in Sydney later this month, including a legendary Holden Torana A9X Aussie touring car, an Aston Martin DB5, and a Ford Model T. Topping the auction is expected to be a 1964 DB5, with an estimated worth of between […]
Video: 1990s Suzuki Vitara ad is a masterpiece
Car ads are, generally speaking, quite boring and derivative. Other than the odd spot of imagination, there is an over-reliance on special offers and features to try and woo the buyer in the all-important 30-second grab. Every now and then, though, there are some extraordinarily clever ones that stick in […]
For Sale: Gold-plated Lamborghini Countach going up for auction
The Lamborghini Countach is an iconic wedge of supercar excess, which adorned more bedroom walls than driveways by an order of magnitude. Marcello Gandini of Bertone’s 1974 original started out as a relatively pure car, albeit with scissor doors and a profile that made it look out of this world, […]
Video: How they recovered 1400 cars from sunken Baltic Ace ship
In terms of logistical operations, like moving a large building, constructing a shipping hard where giant ships which ship shipping ships are built, or building the world’s tallest skyscrapers, none of them seem as challenging and time-consuming as this. With over 10,000 shipping containers lost in the deep blue ocean […]
For Sale: Original 1977 Ford P6 LTD
It’s hard to believe it’s been over six months since the Falcon was put down with the closure of Ford Australia’s Broadmeadows factory last year, let alone that it’s been ten years since the last Fairlane was built. The Fairlane came from a far more booming time for the Australian […]
Volvo 240 GL LS1 V8 conversion project: Part 12 – final fabrication
It’s been a while since our last update on the Volvo 240 GL V8 conversion project, but that’s mainly because we want to get the turbocharged LS1 just right. If you’ve forgotten what we’re doing; we’ve taken a stock, pension-spec 240GL and given it a respray in the standard maroon […]