Every enthusiast dreams of unearthing a classic car - what Americans call barn finds. In Australia we find them in sheds, garages, carports and paddocks. Aussie Classic Car Finds uncovers automotive treasure from across the nation. Holdens, Fords, Chryslers and more. These sleeping beauties are often derelict, rare and valuable. Each discovery also unlocks a unique human interest story. Consequently, these dream machines are of great interest to petrolheads despite their poor condition. For many, a barn find is the Holy Grail of classic car ownership.
This book looks at 50-odd individual cars that have been carefully restored and maintained here in Australia, covering a wide range of variations and models, all ones that were only originally available in the Aussie and New Zealand markets. It takes us back to a time when cars and commercial vehicles were being successfully produced in Australia.
Nothing is new under the sun and classic cars books come and go. But here, instead of a heavy, large, glossy book of classic car images and details destined to stay on a shelf, is something new. This book is designed to be read as a companion, a book that can go in the car or on a 'plane, and which can be read in full, or dipped into anywhere for a classic car fix. Old stories and new details are presented and cover all eras of our cars. Gathered here is a compilation of the author's published and unpublished adventures and opinions about the design and the driving of some of the greatest cars in motoring history. From 'vintagent' to 'modern classic', pristine to oily-rag, up hill, down dale and across continents, award-winning motoring author, designer and serial classic car owner, Lance Cole, charts the great classic car enthusiasm in a series of engaging essays about cars, car design and the men that made the motor industry. From tales of Malcolm Sayer to Bedelia, and of BMW, Jaguar, Bugatti and Porsche, to tales of old Saabs and rusty Citroens, classic car life is here. Erik Carlsson, Jacques Gerin, Giovanni Michelotti and Innes Ireland are just a few of the names that can be found in these pages. From design to driving, here is a book that is a classic car adventure.
This lively reference volume is divided into twenty-two chapters dealing with different themes in Australian life. Chapter headings include Beginnings; Indigenous Australians; Modern Indigenous Issues; Explorers; Early European Settlement; Land and Climate; Farming, Fishing, and Forestry; Mining and Metals; Transport; Communication and Media; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Economy and Trade; Changing Social and Legal Patterns; Science, Medicine and Health; Sports; The Arts and Popular Culture; Government and Politics; Australia and the World; Emblems and Icons; Animals; and Plants. Each chapter includes a timeline for useful chronology, along with a brief overview followed by alphabetically listed entries. AussieData will be a great source of information for a wide variety of people -- scholars, students, browsers, and tourists -- seeking to learn more about Australia's past, present and future.
From leading motoring writers Toby Hagon and Bruce Newton comes the definitive countdown of the greatest, bravest, most iconic and inspired cars in our history.Packed with behind-the-scenes, under-the-bonnet stories of the social revolutions these cars drove, Kings of the Road also pays tribute to Australia's innovation, courage, eccentricity and love of adventure that is embodied in these 50 iconic cars.From the 1948 Holden 'Humpy' - the first car manufactured by Aussies for Aussies in Australia - to the GT Falcon that started the blood feud between Holden and Ford. From the first car that crossed the Simpson Desert to the Volkswagen Kombi that redefined rural road trips. From the Repco BT19 race car that won Aussie Jack Brabham the Formula One championship to the Bushmaster driven into war by our troops in Afghanistan. These cars rev the engines of car lovers and patriots alike.Experience Australia's top 50 Kings of the Road, captured pictorially with iconic artwork, advertising, photography and conceptual designs and insider knowledge and never-before-heard stories from the team behind the bestselling Holden: Our Car. These are the cars that drove Aussie on- and off-road adventures for decades.
Discusses the history and development of some of the world's fastest automobiles, describing the specific features and specifications of such cars as dragsters, Indianapolis 500 race cars, and the supersonic car.
