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Good condition, low kilometres, one careful non-driver for 27 years. How much?
What would you pay for a 41-year-old Holden Torana? It’s all original, in good nick and has less than 100,000 km up. However expansive you may be feeling it’s a […]
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Mighty Boy’s mighty resale value
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Some people remember where they were when they heard about Princess Di’s car crash. For others it was when Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon. Me, I remember exactly […]
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Just 62 years later Jaguar completes an order.
Now here’s an odd thing. Back in 1955 Jaguar developed its famous D-Type, a flat-out racing car that was the precursor to the far more famous, road-going E-Type of 1961. […]
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Changing nappies; the Bangle wrangle
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When was the last time you tried to change a nappy in a car? If this car looks a little odd to you, well ease and speed of nappy changing […]
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The quest to find number 1, Series 1, 70 years later.
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Anyone who’s ever driven a Series 1 Land Rover would wonder about people who pay perfectly good money, and lots of it, to have them restored. But then it takes […]
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The finest car chase ever filmed
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At the Detroit motor show Ford has unveiled a limited edition Mustang, faster, more powerful, the usual stuff. They’ve called it Bullitt. And it occurs to me that a great […]
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Awash with oil, Norway is keeping it out of cars
Norway is a major exporter of oil, and what makes that interesting is how they spend all the money they make out of it. Much of it goes into generous […]
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The Wankel dies with Kenichi Yamamoto
Kenichi Yamamoto died December 20, 2017, aged 95, and his passing has likely brought the story of the Wankel rotary engine to its end. Yamamoto was a champion of the […]
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Want to spend even more on a Mini? Get personal.
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If you know any parts and accessories managers read this to them and watch them burst into uncontrollable sobbing. Statistically anyone spending $20,000 on a Harley Davidson will spend an […]