I think I’m about to add Pebble Beach to my bucket list of automotive events. It’s a list that I still have to put together, but is being modelled partially on the trip being undertaken right now by the Aussie writer of Any Given Reason – check it out. While Pebble Beach concours features a collection of amazing older metal, […]
Spyker have just unveiled the topless version of the sensational B6 Venator that debuted earlier this year at the Geneva Motor Show. They promised the topless version back then. Today, at Pebble Beach, they delivered. Here are the official studio images and the press release. —— SPYKER UNVEILS B6 VENATOR SPYDER CONCEPT Spyker N.V. (“Spyker”) today revealed the Spyder version
Just a quick update on my search for a good Lancia Fulvia. The red one from northern Australia has been ruled out. I did get some feedback from the seller last night (finally) and it raised more questions than it answered. There IS a good list of spare parts that come with the car so anyone looking at it who’s
I’ve been asked about the Saab 9000 Aero we bought a few weeks ago. How’s it going? What’s it like? Can we see pictures? The answer is ……. well……. complicated. First, let me get the negatives out of the way. They are significant, annoying and even a little embarrassing. This is not the post I wanted to write about this
Yesterday I asked you opinion on which car I should buy next. There were four options. Here are the poll results, from most popular to least popular. 52% of you think I should buy the hot looking Alfa Junior with the 2-litre transplant. 31% of you think I’m an idiot. 11% of you voted for the blue Fulvia, which needs
The picture above shows my old Saab 900. It’s a fairly notable model in Saab’s history as it was made in late 1984 as one of the first 16-valve cars. I couldn’t confirm it, but a story told to me by someone around at the time was that it was actually one of the press cars bought into Australia at
We’re in election mode here in Australia so I figured a poll was in order. Click here to view the Red Fulvia and the Blue Fulvia. Click here to view the Alfa GT Junior. Just go through the archives to see how I’m a bloody idiot. Then vote! [poll id=”11″] —— —
There’s a lot of text and a LOT of photos here. It’s basically me trying to figure out my own thoughts on these two Australian Fulvias. Feel free to climb inside my mind. I’ve been looking at Fulvias for a few months and I’m coming to a point where a decision is warranted – which one do I pursue? The
Before I really even knew what a Saab was, it was the off-beat nature of everything Saab-related that drew me in. This accessories catalogue from 1979 is a perfect example. Everyone of its 8 pages has something different, something destined to be retro-cool from that day it was made – even the ‘fashion’ page. I got this brochure on my
I don’t want to sound down about the future, but let’s just say the present ain’t looking all that great. BAIC bought technology from Saab just as the company was being sold by GM in 2009. It’s four years later and their vehicle based on the Saab 9-5 – called the Senova – has just been tested by Autocar magazine
Just when I’m making some real progress on my Fulvia search, along comes this Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior to distract me. It had a full restoration in the late 1990’s but is still looking remarkably good – and it’d want to given the $23,000 price tag. The 1300 engine has been replaced with a 2-litre Alfa engine for some
