Garage of Awesome

Rants, imports, local events. All to keep the love for 50's, 60's and 70's American, Japanese, Euro and even Australian classics alive.

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Performance Wheels have shared the Street Machine video Shannon Heraud dedicated to both his late father Peter and my late wife Sarah Carey. Some people get obituaries in the paper, others go out in style. Now how about a burnout!? https://t.co/QauEC2c6I7

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I righted a long-standing wrong recently, filling several pages of hallowed tome Street Machine magazine with the wedge-shaoed goodness of the Leyland P76. Some journos have starting asking questions,... https://t.co/4rvtNMszEK

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Breaking News!
Holden To Build Cars Again in Australia
Admits Mistake, Halts Decommissioning of Elizabeth Plant

Top GM representatives called a press conference at Fisherman’s Bend this morning to drop a... https://t.co/FnXtg30fuF

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Get yourself down to your local news vendor and magazine emporium to grab a copy of the latest issue of Unique Cars. Issue 425 has got a write up on Adelaide's All Japan Day, one of the most eclectic and and exciting shows of the year. Yay!

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Check out this minta spotted at the local shopping cente. Love a good AP5 and while I can't give you any context, the lady driving it was as Nanna-spec as the old Valiant itself.

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I hit up Adelaide's annual All Japan Day last Sunday. There will be a full write-up in an upcoming issue of Unique Cars magazine, but a few pics to whet the appetite certainly won't go astray. My pick of... https://t.co/5pyHtZU2PC

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Not from my pen, but well worth a read, a laugh and maybe even a rethink of your beliefs and values. Great work Kian Heagney! https://t.co/MOkTCFO03c

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The January issue of Street Machine includes some content very special to me; an article of the Cruise for Sarah, a fundraising event set up by my good friend Jeff Hughes to remember my dear wife Sarah Carey.... https://t.co/IlV4KmlHhp

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Summernats 32; Sunday funday. Spent all day interviewing drivers at the drift display and later at the burnout pad. Big shout out to the Street Machine crew, but especially Shannon Heraud, whose TUF253 Escort... https://t.co/JZymRr2uhe

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Summernats 32 Saturday. Temperature went from 34 degrees to 18 degrees. Rain hit, cruise got soaked and nobody had a bad time. Until Mr Dodgey broke down....

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Summernats 32 Friday with Turbo Taxi and Mr Dodgey!

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G'day from Summernats 32.

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Today marks the 70 years since the first 48/215 Holden rolled off the production line, however the brand has decided to ignore the milestone. I've got opinions about that and have aired my grievances here.... https://t.co/UxWbIOD7vK

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So many good people in this world. Thanks for your kind words Telf about not only me but Sarah and my family.

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Part Four of the initially three-part series saw us cover off the amazing VE-VF Commodore. Owing nothing to any Opel model, it story seemed like it should be straightforward given... https://t.co/4Ch4E4aQv9

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The VT-VZ-series Commodore saw so much change; the VT became one of the highest-selling Aussie cars of all time, the platform was adapted for LHD, AWD, sedan, wagon, ute, dual cab and coupe,... https://t.co/mBUxQoQHan

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Part Two of the History of the Commodore explores the tumultuous creation of the VN-series. Born while Holden was haemorrhaging money, big investments in the admittedly compromised car netted... https://t.co/oT10AzYJ58

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I've been meaning to share these articles with you; I wrote them earlier in the year and I'm almost certain I almost died trying to put the information together from several sources.... https://t.co/FrxNgeuEPl

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Is there a lack of green, Holden-powered Mexico-themed Ford Escort on your life but can't be sure bothered struggling to the supermarket? Reckon print media is for losers? Just... https://t.co/C6UozkOyfT