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Badge Engineering

“Model Sharing” has been going on for as long as I can remember (the Brits started the concept over 80 years ago). One pair of manufacturers in Australia that had a couple of models which blessed our streets for an extended period of time was Ford and

Will the Australian Car Industry Survive?

I have a friend who works at Holden as an engineer for the chassis/suspension parts of the locally designed and built Commodore. His grandfather (who migrated from Greece of a better life) and father worked at Holden as well – that’s 3 generations, spanning quite a few

Lamborghini Aventador – the ultimate Super-Car

When I was a young kid, my favourite car without peer was Lamborghini. They looked so fast, so futuristic, so sleek and those doors that opened upward (instead of outward) made every kid in the school yard want one, and do whatever they can to get one.

Imported Chinese cars – for better or worse?

Isn’t it fantastic that the Australian public now has a choice of an ever-growing array of bargain-basement new cars that have the very familiar “Made in China” stamp. The invasion, which began over one year ago, has spawned three new makes, Chery, Great Wall Motors and Gelly,