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Car of the week #11: Dreadful reputation, great car.
One heard terrible stories about Alfa Romeos around the time of the Alfasud, which was early 70s to late 80s. Rust was the biggest issue, the much circulated joke was; […]
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How does one replace a beloved old Loewe CRT television?
Question: We have been living with a lovely Loewe, an old cathode ray tube (CRT) television, up until Covid-19 hit. It hit the TV as well and it gave up […]
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Car of the week 10: Mercedes-Benz 230/250/280SL
Not every car has a patented roof, but in 1965 Daimler-Benz was issued with US patent 3169793 for a “Motor vehicle with a concave top”. It covered one of the […]
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Things you didn’t know about motoring #7: Disc brakes; the popular myth.
Contrary to popular myth modern disc brakes and anti-lock braking systems, or ABS, did not have their beginnings in motor racing, they were actually adapted for motor racing from technology […]
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How a Toyota became spaghetti.
If you had to draw the badge Holden has been using for years could you do it? Here’s a hint; it’s a lion rolling a rock – a depiction that […]
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Car of the week #9: de Tomaso Mangusta
Which car is Carroll Shelby most famous for? You may say the Ford GT40, but if you go back a bit you’ll more likely nominate the Cobra. And this makes […]
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How long since you last vacuumed your car?
A mate of mine is a professional car detailer. He’s been in the job since Monaros had four-wheel drum brakes and he says a fundamental change happened with the advent […]
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Why I won’t tell you which speakers to buy.
Question: You helped me with my choice of an Oppo UDP203 which is really good. It now comes to perhaps update my speakers which are Electrovoice Diamants from1986. I run […]
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Car of the week #8: The Rolls-Royce in the CES carpark.
I have a mate in the audio electronics business who has a thing for old British limos. He has owned and restored Armstrong Siddeleys and Daimlers, he is very fond […]
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Things you didn’t know about motoring #6: What to do while watching for fires.
William Heynes designed Jaguar’s iconic 3.4-litre, six-cylinder XK engine while on fire-watching duty in London during the air raids of World War Two. Posted March 2020.