Unique Cars is Australia's premier magazine and marketplace for special interest, classic, collectible and performance cars. A veritable showcase of Australia's finest vintage, classic, sports, modified and luxury cars. With classic, luxury and performance car reviews (new and used), specialist car and club events as well as over 1000 cars for sale in gloss colour. Unique Cars is both a window shopper and buyer's dream. Sit back, read and enjoy.
DRIVE TIME • WHY FLY WHEN YOU CAN DRIVE?
A PAIR OF RARE PONIES UP FOR GRABS
ASTON MARTIN CELEBRATES GRAND PRIX CENTENARY
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AUCTION ACTION • THE AUCTION WORLD IS FULL OF SURPRISES, WITH BIG SALES AND THE ODD BARGAIN. HERE ARE SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS.
GEAR BOX PREMIUM • YOU CAN COUNT ON US TO HELP DRAIN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT
YOUR MAIL HAVE YOUR SAY!
UNIQUE MAGAZINE CARS NOS CORNER • ANGELO’S PASSION FOR CLASSIC CARS IS JUST THE BEGINNING – HE’S ALSO A GENIUS AT FINDING IMPOSSIBLE TO GET BITS AND BOBS
UNCLE PHIL’S choice PICKS • ALTHOUGH WE ARE IN THE DEPTHS OF A FREEZING WINTER, UNCLE PHIL HAS BEEN BUSY UNEARTHING MOTORING TREASURES FOR YOU ALL.
ONES THAT GOT AWAY • THE CARS WE SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT OR ARE JUST GLAD WE DIDN’T…
TEMPTERS • FOR SALE FOR SALE ONES THAT DIDN’T GET AWAY (YET!) THE FOR SALE FOR SALE
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THE BIG YEARS • LOCAL CARS DIDN’T COME ANY BIGGER THAN VALIANT’S FAMILY RANGE
HOLDEN VN-VP COMMODORE/CALAIS • FROM 1988, HOLDEN’S BIG-BODIED VN/VP COMMODORE TOOK THE AUSSIE BIG-CAR FIGHT BACK TO FORD’S FALCON. HERE’S HOW THIS LION ROARS AS A CLASSIC BUY TODAY
COMMODORE VN-VP MILESTONES
IT’S MINE VN CALAIS
BUDGET BLASTER • YES, THERE WAS AN AFFORDABLE FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE RALLY HERO BEFORE THE MIGHTY WREX!
IT’S MINE KE TX3 4WD
FIVE STAR ADVICE GARAGE GURUS PERFORMANCE GUARANTEED
BASH DATE • MORLEY PICKS UP THE PHONE AND ENTERS A WHOLE NEW WORLD OF RASH IDEAS
MICK’S FIVE ★ STAR WORKSHOP • MICK IS TOILING AWAY IN THE WORKSHOP AND PROVIDING YOU WITH THE CAR ADVICE YOU NEED
RETRO RALLY HERO • THIS FRONT-LINE WORKS RALLY CAR LANGUISHED IN A SHED FOR DECADES AND IS NOW BACK IN FIGHTING TRIM
ON THE SPANNERS • GLENN TORRENS GETS BUSY ON HIS WRECKER-YARD ‘COOMADORE;’ RESURRECTION
WHAT DO YOU RECKON? • GLENN TORRENS FINDS AND FIXES A MYSTERY MECHANICAL MALADY
DOING THINGS PROPERLY? • AM I LOSING MY MARBLES? OR DID I LOSE THEM A LONG TIME AGO, AND NOW HAVE FOUND THEM AGAIN? MY CONFUSION ABOUT THE VERY STATUS OF THOSE MARBLES CONFIRMS IT IS THE FORMER NOT THE LATTER
EXHAUSTED! • WHILE THE SPOTLIGHT IS OFTEN ON AN ENGINE’S INDUCTION SET-UP, ROB RECKONS THE HUMBLE EXHAUST SYSTEM DESERVES A BIT OF LOVE.
AUSSIE FAMILY CAR VALUE GUIDE 2022 • WE LIVE IN STRANGE TIMES AND THAT GOES FOR CLASSIC AUSSIE CAR PRICES. CHECK ’EM OUT HERE
2022 AUSSIE FAMILY VALUE GUIDES
CHRYSLER CENTURA SIX • BUILT IN FRANCE THE MID-SIZE CENTURA OFFERED AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE TORANA AND CORTINA
VALIANT R & S SERIES • IT TOOK CHRYSLER TEN YEARS TO FIND A MODEL TO SUIT AUSTRALIA. THE SLANT-SIX R & S SERIES WERE THE ANSWER
FALCON XA-XC HARDTOP • IT WAS THE SECOND AND LAST FALCON COUPE AND GAVE FORD ITS MEMORABLE ONE-TWO BATHURST FINISH
FORD CAPRI • THE LASER-BASED CAPRI WAS AUSTRALIA’S FIRST SPORTS CAR FROM A MAJOR MANUFACTURER
FORD FALCON XK-XP • FALCON LAUNCHED HERE IN SEPTEMBER 1960 BUT TOOK TIME TO ADAPT TO ITS NEW SURROUNDS
HOLDEN STATESMAN HQ-HZ • HOLDEN’S HOME GROWN LUXURY CAR WAS AIMED SQUARELY AT FORD FAIRLANE BUYERS
TORANA LX-UC HATCH • HOLDEN ADDED A LIFTBACK TO THEIR...