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Holden Racing

The Big One:

Mount Panorama. Bathurst. The first weekend in October is a highlight for every Ford and Holden fan, as the V8 Supercars battle it out across the mountain in a test of driver skill, determination and, most of all, endurance. Put it in your calendar, and regardless of your allegiance, remember these guys give their all for our arm-chair entertainment year after grueling year. Why? It must be in their blood.
 
Ford Capri

Ford Capri - For Enthusiasts Only:

When it comes to owning a very "classic motor", there are only a handful of post 1970's English bred Fords that will fit the bill, and none more so than the Capri. Over the years, it has garnered an ever larger allegiance of fans, and deservedly so. Few cars have ever offered such a sweetly sorted chassis encased such beautiful sheet metal - that it is one of the most searched cars within this site comes as no surprise.
 
Holden EFIGY Concept

Everything Old is New Again:

So many were salivating over Holden's concept "EFIJY", is there a re-surgance in the old classics? Many media outlets were asking the question, but here at Unique Cars and Parts we never doubted what was old is today highly esteemed and Unique! (well in most cases). This web site will never forget the past, for that is the stuff that has made this site so popular with so many - thank you for your support.
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Truck Art
Truck Art, graphic design at its craziest...

What happens when you run a competition for the most original application of graphic art to a transport truck? The entries were outstanding, and well worth a look. We didn't want to spoil it so the image at left is from the 7th placed entry. Click here to view the other winners (although our favourite came runner up)...
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Sell Classic Cars and Parts Here
I Sold It on Unique Cars and Parts:

So why not tell your friends? We have never charged for advertising, yet our inbox is continually filled with emails asking what the catch is! There is no charge for anything on this site - period. You are free to place as many classifieds as you wish, with up to 20 images per ad. You can promote your club's events and become a contributor to the car gallery section, or discuss your favourite car in our forum section. Get busy, be creative, dare to contradict, debate our collectability rankings - but most of all tell others to do the same! Click here to go to the free Classic Car and Classic Car Parts Classifieds...
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Fiat 850 Coupe
A Tribute to ItalDesign and Giugiaro

On the 40th anniversary of Giugiaro's wonderful designs that included the Fiat 850 Vanessa, Isuzu 117 Coupé, Maserati Ghibli and De Tomaso Mangusta we thought it time to pay tribute to the work of this creative genius. That the Golf, now in its fifth incarnation, is a rounded-off and modernized version of his original is testament to how the proportions were right back in the late 1960s when he first penned it. One can track the trends of automotive design over the following three decades and continue to find Giugiaro at the forefront. He is also credited as responsible for the trend toward taller cars, in a quest for more interior room.
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Mazda Roadpacer
A Rotary powered HJ Prem? You Bet!

The intelligent and advanced concept of global outsourcing applied to the development of the Mazda Roadpacer AP offered a high-quality small volume mass-produced vehicle with a shortened development time and less cost in terms of investment. Well - that was the theory. By 1974 Holden had established itself as a major exporter, but one of the lesser known exports was that of HJ Premier bodyshells to Mazda in Japan. Upon arrival, the bodyshells were fitted with the 13B Wankel rotary engine. This hybrid became Mazda's top-of-the-line domestic model, known as the “Roadpacer”, the latest to feature in our Unique Car Gallery...
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Citroen DS
A Brief History of the Automobile:

We would like to thank all who have emailed letting us know how much you have enjoyed the "Lost Marques" and "Heritage" feature articles. To add to these, we have just finished writing "A Brief History of the Automobile" - from Cugnot's 1770 “Fardier” to the 1950's, by which time many manufacturers had succumb to financial difficulty, we have tried to capture all the important events and milestones of our favourite invention. In many ways the 1930s were a watershed - they saw the last of the big luxury cars from makers such as Hispano-Suiza, Duesenberg and Minerva, as well as the end of many small, independent manufacturers and coachbuilders (victims of the swing to mass-produced cars with pressed-steel bodies). The motor industry had reached the point where it had become vital to the economic well-being of the major industrialized countries. Now it was to prove just as vital in providing weapons of war.
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84% of New Car purchases are decided by Women:

Leastwise that is the claim in some circles of the media following a survey of new car purchases. We discovered years ago that, when visiting the local car dealer, taking your young son as "wingman" instead of your wife would result in a hassle free tyre-kicking experience. But how to convince your partner that you need a classic or unique car remains a conundrum. So, to all the men (and perhaps women) out there that have found themselves in exactly this situation, we would love to hear from you with your suggestions so that we may share them with others, and perhaps use them ourselves! A suggestion from the Editor goes "There are only 3 things that get better with age, good wine, classic cars and of course you my dear". This suggestion is by no means endorsed by Unique Cars and Parts and we suggest you try it at your own peril.
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Classic Car Commercials Archive
Classic Cars Television and Promotional Film Archive:

Our Classic Cars Television and Promotional film archive continues to grow, our most recent additions including some wonderful (and old) documentaries from Hot Rod and Custom Car meets held in the USA back in the mid 1950's (they are located on pages 3 and 4 of the Unique Cars and Parts Video Vault). In fact, you will find some wonderful old commercials for American Motors, Chevrolet, DeSoto, Dodge, Edsel, Ford, General Motors, Holden, Olsmobile, Peugeot, Plymouth, Pontiac to name just a few. While it takes us a little while to configure each film for satisfactory streaming, we will soon be adding some additional commercials from Subaru, Jaguar (including one for the E-Type!), Chrysler, Audi, Jeep and even Isuzu (for the Gemini fans). Make sure you check back real soon. Click here to take a look...
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Mazda Bongo
The Mazda Bongo Van - the weapon of choice for radical modifications?:

To be honest, the Mazda Bongo van was a last minute inclusion on our lemon list, but it seems a lot of people out there have used them as the platform for some radical modifications. We were recently contacted by "Feral Errol" from Datrats who wrote "I also had a 1000cc Bongo that got the transplant treatment (An 1800 mazda engine with extractors and side draft weber 45DCOE). It would wheelstand in first gear given the right amount of boot. Another Bongo van in Burnie (Tas) had a rotary and was a regular wheel stander. I fitted 14" Holden rims to get the gearing up and also stiffer shocks and dropped the ride height down to get some better handling. I was very prone to picking up the inside wheel when cornered hard through the Hellyer Gorge area in Tassie. I also fitted a flat radiator between the chassis rails with a small air scoop for better cooling". To the staffers here at Unique Cars and Parts, this all makes the riding of a motorbike seem a whole lot safer! You can visit Ferals site at DatRats.
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Alvis TA14
Alvis, the latest to join our lost marques section:

Coventry, England. Home of many great Marques, but one lesser known (particularly for many Australian’s) is the Alvis. The companies initial success was due in no small part to one G.P.H. de Freville, responsible for the importation to Britain of DFP cars before W.O. Bentley took on that concession. Not only did Freville design the engine for the very first Alvis car, the 10/30 of 1920, but he also invented the marque name Alvis. We have found several sources that contest the name carried no more significance than that it rolled nicely off the tongue! To find out more, why not check out the "Lost Marques" section of the site...
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