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History
The 1970s Aussie Six Cylinder Small Cars: When Long Noses Were Fashionable (History) Bootiebike
The Aussie Ute (History) JohnH875
The Tasman Bridge Cars: Stopped In The Nick Of Time Bootiebike
Chrysler Australia
The Valiant In Australia: Part 1 Part 2 JohnH875
1959 Chrysler AP2 Plainsman: Happy Accident Don Andreina
1971 Valiant Charger RT Hemi Six Pack: That Thing Got A Hemi? Um; Not Quite Paul N
1972 Chrysler by Chrysler Hardtop: Brougham Australian Style JohnH875
Ford
Large And In Charge: A Visual History Of The Aussie Ford Fairlane and LTD William Stopford
A Tribute To The Australian Ford Falcon JohnH875
1970 Ford ZC Fairlane 500: A Stranger In A Strange Land Jason Shafer
1971 Ford Falcon (XY) 351 GT: The Australian Four-Door Mustang Boss 351 Paul N
1972-79 Australian ‘Super’ Premium Fords: Parsing FoMoCo’s Alternate Universe Broughams Don Andreina
1976 Ford Falcon XC GT 351 Ute: This Time For Real (Or So I Thought) Paul N
1981-85 Ford KA/KB Laser: A Beam Of Light William Stopford
1985-87 Ford Telstar TX5 Turbo: In High Orbit William Stopford
1988-95 Ford Fairlane/LTD: Identifying The Common Lincs William Stopford
1989-94 Ford Capri: Unfashionably Late William Stopford
1989-92 Ford Corsair/Nissan Pintara: A Lame Duck Bluebird William Stopford
1992 Ford Capri Barchetta: Full Circle JohnH875
1994-96 Ford Laser Lynx: The Sun Sets In The East William Stopford
1996-98 Ford Taurus Ghia: The Hometown Falcon Knocks Out The Ovoid Contender William Stopford
1998-2002 Ford AU Falcon: Proven Mechanicals, Avant-Garde Styling William Stopford
2002-05 Ford BA Falcon: One Of The Greatest Australian Cars Ever Made William Stopford
2009 Ford Falcon G6E (& Holden Calais): Last Of The Australians William Stopford
Holden
Australian Auto Family Trees: The Holden Commodore From A-Z VB-VF (History) Scott McPherson
What’s In A Borrowed Name? (Holden History) William Stopford
1953 Holden FJ Ute: In Memoriam Paul N
1956-58 Holden FE Special Sedan: The More Australian Car Don Andreina
1962-63 Holden EJ (&1963-65 EH): The Aussie 1950s Chevrolets Bootiebike
1965-66 Holden HD Special Station Sedan: The Down Under, 3/4 Scale 1962 Oldsmobile Tom Klockau
1966-68 Holden HR Ute: It’s A Beaut
1969-70 Holden Brougham: A Case Of GM Following The Market JohnH875
1970-71 Holden HG Monaro GTS: Heavy Metal On The Grassy Plain Jason Shafer
1976-80 Holden LX & UC Torana/Sunbird: Think Of It As Australia’s Chevy Nova William Stopford
1976 Holden Monaro LE: Beginning Of The End Of An Era JohnH875
1977-80 Holden HZ One Tonner: A Genuine Grandpa’s Axe Don Andreina
1977-80 Statesman DeVille (HZ): If We Can’t Export Cars, We Can Export Their Names Paul N
1978-81 Holden VB/VC Commodore: The Beginning Of A New Era William Stopford
1980-85 Statesman WB by General Motors-Holden: What A Beaut William Stopford
1982-89 Holden Camira: The Short-Lived Australian J-Car William Stopford
1982-89 Holden Camira: The Thrill Of Writing About J-Cars William Stopford
1985-87 Holden RB Gemini: The Stars Didn’t Align William Stopford
1986-88 Holden VL Commodore: A Heart Transplant From Overseas William Stopford
1988 Holden Camira JE Wagon: Chimera Obscura Tatra87
1988-91 Holden VN Commodore: Revisiting The Opel Mine William Stopford
1990-94 Holden VQ Statesman/Caprice: The Admirals To The General’s Commodore William Stopford
1994-95 Holden VR Caprice: Broughams Down Under William Stopford
2002 Holden Monaro: A Tale Of Two Cars JohnH875
2003-07 Holden Adventra: Territory Enemy William Stopford
2003-05 Holden ZC Vectra: A High Flyer Stuck At Baggage Check William Stopford
2007 Holden Calais V (& 2009 Ford Falcon): Last Of The Australians William Stopford
2017 Holden WN II Caprice V: Bittersweet (Driving Impression) William Stopford
Leyland Australia
1973-74 Leyland P76: Leyland Lays An Egg Of A Different Sort Paul N
1975 Leyland P76 Executive V8: The End Of Empire Roger Carr
Rambler
Ramblin’ In The Southern Hemisphere Scott McPherson
My Galaxie ute I built back in the 70 s
Side view, tailgate made from bootlid
It lives in prahran now perhaps
Can I suggest the ill-fated Joss supercar as an Australian Deadly Sin?