Issue 490

Unique Cars Australia

Unique Cars showcases Australia’s finest vintage, classic, modified & luxury cars

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Records Set At Iconic Auctioneers
CLASSIC NEWS / REVIEWS / CLUB NEWS / AUCTION ACTION / GOTAWAYS AFTER FLOODING led to the cancellation of the annual Race Retro Show in Coventry, the silver lining for Iconic Auctioneers at their Competition and Collectors’ Classic sale, was six live
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Unique Cars Australia
EDITOR Angelo Loupetis MANAGING EDITOR Geoff Crockett Mark Higgins, Phil Walker, Guy Allen, Dave Morley, Rob Blackbourn, Cliff Chambers, John Panozzo, Jon Faine, Coventry Studios, Mick McCrudden, Glenn Torrens, Shaun Tanner, Paul Cronin, Nathan Jacob
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Pony Dreams
WHETHER YOU adore them or despise them, the Ford Mustang has embedded itself into car culture. Lee Iaccoca’s and Ford’s vision has served us 60 years of iconic FoMoCo iron. For as long as I can remember, owning an early Mustang has been a cliché of c
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2024 World Car Person Of The Year
ONE OF the most successful engineers in the history of Formula One has been named 2024 World Car Person of the Year. Red Bull Racing’s Adrian Newey OBE won the award, which is voted on by more than 100 World Car Awards judges from 29 countries. As Ch
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A Bright Future
BOUTIQUE, describes Young Timers Garage (YTG), located in the south-east Melbourne suburb of Keysborough and passion is what fuels Shaun Baker, his brother Steve and the team at this automotive dealership, specialising in classic and collectable cars
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Spotted This Month
I know Guido has owned a few 6 Series Bmeers over the years; you don't see too many daily drivers though. JAMES CENTURY - EMAIL I thought the UC crew would appreciate this beauty. Looks like it’s from the Jetsons! PARTHENON PETE - EMAIL V12 Maybach s
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Uniquecars Magazine Nos Corner
This 383 E-Code high compression motor has a story to tell. Now Residing in the UK, it was sold to Bristol cars back in 1974 with other significant amounts of Mopar goodies from Chrysler. Still sitting in the shipping crate, this motor is brand new w
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Auction Action
WHAT’S MOVIN' AND SHAKIN' The E60 BMW M5 is one of the fastest cars created by the marque. Its naturally-aspirated 5.0lt V10 engine with 373kW and 520Nm is the last bespoke M engine and the first time a V10 engine was put in a production sedan. When
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Island time
The sights, sounds and smells of yesteryear took over the picturesque Phillip Island Grand Prix circuit, on the Victorian Labour Day long weekend, March 8 to 10. In its 35th installment, the Phillip Island Classic – Festival of Motorsport, held by th
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See The Light
INTRODUCING ‘Spectre Rides’ – an exceptional collection of 1:24 scale Australian Motoring memorabilia models that redefine craftsmanship and attention to detail. Each meticulously crafted car in this range embodies the spirit of Australia’s motoring
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Gearbox Premium
Before Nissan’s Godzilla there was the HR31, Jimmy Richards’ favourite Nissan race car. Not only was the HR31 the first Nissan Richards drove, he also clinched the Australian Touring Car crown in it. Now Supersonic Collectibles has just released a 1:
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Your Mail Have Your Say!
Like us on Facebook Unique Cars Magazine Mike receives a Unique Cars gift pack for stating that we always provide a good read and double check the facts. Wear it with pride! Unique Cars Mailbag 379 Docklands Drive, Docklands, VIC 3008 or email: uniqu
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Ones That Got Away
Tell us in 60 words the car you should have bought, or were lucky enough to buy! Send your tale to uniquecars@primecreative.com.au with ‘Gotaways’ in the title LOTUS ELAN S2 My father owned an immaculate S2 Elan back in the UK that he purchased new,
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UNCLE PHIL’S choicePICKS
FIND ’EM ALL on tradeuniquecars.com.au, or go straight to the car by SCANNING THE QR CODES THEY SAY RED GOES FASTER … THESE PESKY things were the bane of a young bloke’s life in the sixties, as the boys in blue used them as highway pursuit cars. Here
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Who Thinks It’s Still 2022?
Shakespeare had a winter of discontent, Eddie Cochran moaned about the Summertime Blues and anyone who locked their screens to an auction site during our final weekend of summer, would have come away disenchanted as well. For the first time in my mem
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Cadillac Eldorado 1967-78
DO THE WORDS ‘Boss Hog Caddy’ mean something? They will to anyone who’s a fan of the Dukes of Hazzard TV series with its high-jumping Dodge and white Cadillac convertible with the little bald man in the back. And Boss wasn’t the only anti-hero to use
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Volv0 1800s/1800e/1800es
NOT QUITE ‘Bond … James Bond’ but Volvo’s low-slung sports coupe did start life with some clever on-screen product placement. Simon Templar was the alter-ago of Roger Moore, in a television series called The Saint. In the series, which began screenin
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Pick Of The Pony Cars
AMERICA embraced the Mustang in a way not seen since Henry Ford put the world on wheels with his Model T. It all started in April 1964 when Ford displayed a new compact coupe that it hoped would compensate for sad sales of the conservative Falcon. Kn
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Tempters
GIVEN THE depth of social and competition history behind what started out as a relatively simple and humble sports car, it comes as no surprise that early Porsches have become highly prized collectables. In a story about local Porsche identity Alan H
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Modern Classicss Cbx1000
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE WORLD OF TWO WHEELS SEND YOUR EMAILS TO: uniquecars@primecreative.com.au HONDA’S first generation CBX1000 six (aka the naked version) was publicly launched in late 1977 and an unexpected delay in production meant it took nearl
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1957 mv Agusta 125 Turismo
Donington – Classic & Vintage Motorcycle Auction Date: April 1-14, 2024 Guiding Range: $10-14,000 Visit: doningtonauctions.com.au MV AGUSTA is one of the most eminent of all motorcycle marques. Its record of 75 World Championships (38 rider and 37 ma
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1975 ducati 860 Gt
Donington – Classic & Vintage Motorcycle Auction Date: April 1-14, 2024 Guiding Range: $25-30,000 Visit: doningtonauctions.com.au DUCATI’S 860 GT of 1974-75 represented a bold new direction for the company. By far the most obvious clue was the angula
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1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302
HERE’S A one of a kind unrestored 1970 Boss 302 Mustang in Medium Lime Green Metallic. It’s for sale and inspection is by appointment at Australian Muscelcar Sales’ Sydney showroom. It has the original sheet metal and numbers matching with date-corre
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1967 Mg midget Mkiii
THE MIDGET’S lineage started in 1959 with the launch of the Austin Healey Sprite. Over the years the Bug Eyes disappeared, engine capacity increased and an MG version was added. The MG Midget was differentiated from the Sprite by badges and more upma
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Ford Mustang
For the Ford Motor Company, April 17 will always stand as one of significance. It was on this date in 1964 the covers were whipped off the Mustang, which became an instant hit and an icon for the brand. With a sale price of A$3580, the Ford Mustang w
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Ford Mustang V8 1964-2010 Market Review
Early Mustangs are the easiest versions to find in Australia. A, C and D Code cars with 289 or 302 cubic inch V8s are always for sale, however, easy availability hasn’t diminished demand or curtailed prices. Values across the board since 2017 have ef
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Euro Vision!
I recently filled in a gap in my cultural portfolio by watching the alleged classic movie The Graduate. Um … Look, Anne Bancroft could have pulled off any role she cared to (and did you know she was married to Mel Brooks for four decades until her de
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Patina proud
DAVE MORLEY GIVES YOU THE CAR ADVICE YOU NEED – AND MAYBE A BIT ABOUT LIFE AS WELL SEND YOUR EMAILS TO: uniquecars@primecreative.com.au I was out and (mostly) about in the Charger on the weekend. And, again, I was asked at least twice when I was gonn
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… And This Is Where You’ll Find All The Answers
COME FOR A WANDER THROUGH A HOST OF SHEDS AND HAVE A LAUGH OR TWO ALONG THE WAY ■
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Conversation Therapy
VEHICLE 1965 FORD MUSTANG HARDTOP OWNER BILL KING LENGTH OF RESTORATION 2 YEARS FEATURE YOUR CAR IN READER’S RESTO? Email details to: uniquecars@primecreative.com.au Until I saw the Mustang at the Shepparton swap meet in 1999, I wasn’t really inte
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Mick’s Five ★ Star Workshop
SEND YOUR EMAILS TO: uniquecars@primecreative.com.au or via snail mail at Unique Cars, 379 Docklands Drive, Docklands, VIC 3008 We’re working on a customer’s Camaro at the moment, owned by a lucky young fella called John. Like all of us, he’s bought
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Until Death Us Do Parts!
THIS STRIPPED Commodore was bought for its heavy-duty disc-brake rear axle. After removing that for another of my cars, my plan was to chop this body in to little pieces for scrap. But after looking at it closer, I decided it could be saved; maybe I
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What Do You Reckon?
ANOTHER SCORCHER day. An overheated truck on a nearby freeway caught fire; the fire spread; and I received an evacuation text to my phone. Bummer! These days, I usually work from home so I have a head-start when it comes to an evacuation … which of c
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Bracket Creep!
WITH THE typical arrogance and ignorance of the impatient amateur, I decided that my restoration skills would now extend to welding. I have long been a bit less than capable – and very untidy – with arc welding, but decided it was time to conquer MIG
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Andrew Cassidy 1965 HOLDEN HD PANEL VAN
SEND YOUR UNIQUE CAR TO UNIQUECARS@PRIMECREATIVE.COM.AU Insurance for Motoring Enthusiasts Call 13 46 46 for a quote or visit shannons.com.au SHARE YOUR TOYS Tell us about your ride at uniquecars@primecreative.com.au. The HD model broke new ground fo
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Club Listings
CLUB LISTINGS uniquecars@primecreative.com.au 1949-1962 FORD V8 CLUB NSW 48 Currawong Street, Concord West, NSW, 2138 sec@fordv8club.com fordv8club.com 2 LITRE SPORTS SEDANS PO Box 5196, Cranbourne, VIC, 3977 michael.kyval@bigpond.com 2litress.com 4X

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