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Everyone has had exposure to automatic and manual transmissions but a new type is becoming very common in road cars today. The paddle shift. So what is it and is it good bad or somewhere in between? Basically two paddles are situated behind the steering wheel in line with your normal hand placement at a … Continue reading Paddle Shift – the other transmission.
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The quandary that is the Alpine A110. Extraordinary rally capabilities, mean squat stance and yet one of the prettiest cars ever built. Such a contradiction. Small with amazing agility and performance like a bantam boxing above his weight. The Alpine A110 is a small rear engined sportscar with similar configuration to the Porsche 911. Originally the … Continue reading Alpine A110
Imagine sitting around one day and wondering if you could track down a piece of your family history. Well that's exactly what Tim decided to do, find and hopefully buy back the beloved 1962 Marine Blue EK Holden sedan of his grandfather. The search began with the checking online of photographs from car clubs in … Continue reading You and your car – 1962 Holden EK
"You have a face only a mother could love" I had always found this comment depressing and annoying. Yes some people are better looking then others but some less attractive people have a lot more to offer then the good looking ones. The same can go about cars. The Studebaker Avanti might not be the … Continue reading Before the Mustang – Studebaker Avanti
Niki Lauda
The Alfa Romeo SZ (Sprint Zagato) Zagato is a high performance limited run production car built from 1989 to 1991 and unveiled at the 1989 Geneva Motor Show. The Zagato was based on the engine and chassis of an Alfa Romeo 75 with modified suspension from the Group A IMSA Alfa 75 race cars. … Continue reading Alfa Romeo SZ Zagato
Roving Raccoon
The Facel Vega 'Facel II' was a French Grand Tourer designed by Jean Daninos and built by the Facel Vega car company from 1962 to 1964. With the company in some financial hardship the Facel II was going to be it's last hoorah unless it proved an overwhelming success. The Facel II came with a … Continue reading Facel Vega ‘Facel II’ – the wolf in sheep’s clothing
The Joy of the Drive 