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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.
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Car of the week #7: Mind-numbing Maserati
Maserati went through a challenging period in the 1980s and 90s. There were fuel crises and recessions and powerful car safety advocates, there were emission laws and noise laws and […]