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- Will Fox on Vintage Snapshots: Station Wagons On The Road In The ’50s-’60s – Part 2
- nick graves on Truck Stop Classic: 1984 Ford LTL-9000 – Fords Don’t Come Any Bigger Than This
- nick graves on Automotive History: The Real Story of How the American Ford FWD Cardinal Became the German Ford Taunus 12M – From Dearborn With Love
- Jason Shafer on Lost & Found: More Automotive (And Wildlife) Treasures Saved From A Nebulous Fate
- Rick on A 1965 289 V8 4-Speed Ford Ranchero Finds Its Way Into Our New Four-Car Garage
- 3SpeedAutomatic on Vintage Snapshots: Station Wagons On The Road In The ’50s-’60s – Part 2
- Midsommar on Automotive History: 1967 Mohs Ostentatienne Opera Sedan – With A Truck Chassis, 20″ Wheels And Lots of Bling, It Was Just Way Ahead Of Its Time
- geozinger on CC QOTD: Do You Follow Your Car Manufacturers Factory Maintenance Schedule or Do You Go Your Own Way?
- Terry Rayborne on Curbside Classic: 1985 Ford EXP – Ford’s Ugly Little Sin
- Midsommar on Bus Stop Classics: Cambridgeshire Guided Busway – The Longest in the World
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CC Capsule: Morris 10 At The Doctors
Posted on March 10, 2018 | 20 CommentsI am making a presumption here, but I think this Morris 10 sedan I came across parked in an industrial estate was most likely there for a service at a […] -
COAL: 50 Years Of Vehicles From My Grandfather’s Life
Posted on February 4, 2018 | 36 CommentsRecently I had a look through some of my grandmother’s photos that included several of the cars, trucks, tractors and motorcycles from my grandfather’s life. Many I remember but some, […] -
Car Show Classics: Simcas For Road And Race
Posted on January 28, 2018 | 24 CommentsLast year at the Historic Winton races there was a sight that I think won’t have taken place in Australia for probably 50 years: a pair of Simcas on a […] -
Car Show Classics: Commodore Generations At Motorclassica 2017
Posted on January 21, 2018 | 36 CommentsOne of the features of this year’s Motorclassica show was a class for Holden cars, in recognition of the end of production. Holden contributed significantly to the show, not only […] -
Car Show Classic: 2017 Motorclassica – A Hall Of Holden History
Posted on January 14, 2018 | 32 CommentsAs was fitting with the imminent closure of Holden’s Elizabeth factory (Adelaide, South Australia), Holden was one of the featured marques at Motorclassica 2017, and there was a reasonably comprehensive […] -
CC Outtake: Of Course Santa Drives A Subaru Wagon
Posted on December 24, 2017 | 3 CommentsHere is a pretty impressive piece of roadside hay bale sculpture! And given that Santa needs to cover all sorts of roads throughout the world, traction and fuel economy will […] -
Car Show Classics: 2017 Motorclassica Club Sandwich Cornucopia
Posted on December 12, 2017 | 43 CommentsCornucopia (noun) – a great abundance; overflowing supply. That is certainly what there was in the Club Sandwich display area outside the Royal Exhibition Building, in Carlton which is just […] -
Car Show Classics: Motorclassica 2017 – Extraordinary Vintage Machinery
Posted on December 2, 2017 | 22 CommentsSeeing as Don Andreina has posted a lot of the special cars that were at this year’s Motorclassica show, but with respect he only scratched the surface. I realise that […] -
Car Show Classics: Tour Classica – Down By The River
Posted on November 29, 2017 | 45 CommentsThis year’s Tour Classica drive to the Motorclassica show began at the Alexandra Gardens by the boat sheds alongside the Yarra River, just south of the central Melbourne (Australia) city. […] -
Car Show Classics: 2015 Great Australian Rally – Compare And Contrast
Posted on November 19, 2017 | 28 CommentsSomething I like to do at car shows is get a pair of cars in a photo. It can be fun, sometimes you get rivals like the Triumph Dolomite Sprint […] -
Car Show Classics: The JDM Imports At Altona – Some Surprises!
Posted on November 9, 2017 | 43 CommentsI have already featured some of the imported cars at the Toyota Car Club’s show at the now-closed Altona North factory, some intentionally and others inadvertently, such as the Toyota […] -
Car Show Classics: Toyota Australia – Marking The End Of An Era, Part 4
Posted on November 2, 2017 | 20 CommentsContinuing our chronological stroll around the Toyota Club’s show that was held at Toyota’s now-closed Altona North factory from late August, we are now up to the 1990’s which of […] -
CC Outtake: 1973 Rambler Matador Hearse – Not Necessary?
Posted on November 1, 2017 | 25 CommentsTo follow on from yesterday’s hearse posts, here is one that was seen at the Picnic at Hanging Rock car show which is held each February near Woodend, Victoria about […] -
Car Show Classics: Toyota Australia – Marking The End Of An Era, Part 3
Posted on October 26, 2017 | 26 CommentsWelcome to the third part of the tour through the Toyota Club show, and Toyota Australia’s history – things are about to get boxy, as this Corolla wagon illustrates! -
CC Global: A Celebration of Holdens On The Day the Very Last One Rolls Off the Line
Posted on October 20, 2017 | 89 CommentsBecause today, 20 October 2017, is the day that the Holden production lines will come to a halt after almost 70 years, I thought that rather than recount the history […]