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Dave Carey

Journalist

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A lifelong car enthusiast, Dave was identifying makes and models before he could read. Obsessed with automotive history, he entered the world of freelancing in 2014, contributing features and retrospectives to Street Machine and Unique Cars. A skillset more suited to writing than spannering hasn’t stopped him from owning two LS-powered Holdens, a handful of Yank tanks and nine vintage Isuzu cars – mostly at the same time. In his spare moments, he ensures his housekids are fed and watered, buggerises around with Classic Space Lego and creates content for online entity Garage of Awesome across Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

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LSA-powered 1993 Range Rover LSE

So you want to go off road? Why spend $150k on a brand new 'Cruiser when you could build a 556hp LSA-powered classic Rangie?

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The story of Bill Bourke's 428 Cobra Jet XW GT Falcon

We take a look back at the one-off Ford XW Falcon 428 Cobra Jet GT built for Bill Bourke

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Turbo 1980 Ford Escort Sundowner van

Having twice been brought back from the dead, it's finally time to rise and shine for Glenn Grant's Escort Sundowner

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Norm Hardinge's Lincoln V12-powered '34 coupe

Norm Hardinge's Bonneville-bred hot rod Lincoln

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Leyland P76: the real story

Released in 1973 and packed with advanced features for its time, the Leyland P76 should have taken the Aussie car market by storm. Instead, it became an automotive punchline. We find out why

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The crazy history of VN Commodore exports to China

Australia has a proud history of exports, but did you know that VN Commodores were sold to China? We reveal the crazy tale for the first time

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Four badge engineering disgraces

Four of the most ridiculous badge-engineered cars to disgrace the Australian market

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540-cube INTENSE HQ Monaro

Michael Schena's Holden HQ Monaro has a dash of genius in it

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TSS EA Falcon: twin-tyres, Sprintex supercharged!

Paul Connolly's EA Falcon sports a twin-screw blower and eight (yes, eight!) tyres - and it was all fitted from new

Goodbye Holden
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Farewell Holden, Australia's own car

Dave Carey delivers the eulogy for locally built Holdens

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Matt Hart's 1966 Plymouth Barracuda

Matt Hart applies aching amounts of cool to every ride he builds; his 1966 Plymouth Barracuda is no different

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Jason Cooke's restomod XP Falcon coupe

Jason Cooke swaps skydiving for fast driving in his immaculate - and very brown - Ford Falcon XP coupe

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ProCharged HZ Holden One Tonner

This elite-level HZ Tonner was built to get Levi Chitty hot under the collar on the burnout pad - and cool him down afterwards thanks to the handy under-tray esky!

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The 327-powered Opel and the great HR coupe hoax

Factory HR coupes were never real, but 327-powered Opels were, as far back as 1964!

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Darren Gojak's 1964 1/2 Mustang

When Darren Gojak lost his wife Sue, he vowed to move forward. Addiing a heap of extra grunt to his 1964 1/2 Mustang definitely helped with that

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Walkinshaw tribute with Nissan GT-R running gear!

If an HSV VL Walkinshaw and a Nissan GT-R had an 869hp love child, this is what it'd look like

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The strange tale of the Creative Cars Glammer

In the 1980s, an enterprising Aussie company turned Holdens into the cut price Rolls-Royce of our dreams

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Lonsdale Autoshop Pro Street EH Holden

Over 30 years, Jason Riding’s EH Special build went in more directions than a street directory. In 2021, it’s finally emerged as one of the toughest Holdens in Adelaide

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Coyote-powered 1975 Ford F100

Alan Robson decided to build a shop truck - despite not owning a shop! This Coyote-powered F100 is the result

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Hemi-powered 1968 Dodge Dart tribute

Ralph Biagi adds the crowning glory to his already bulging Mopar garage: a head-kicking, 540ci ’68 Dodge Dart tribute

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Leanne Tanning's L98-powered Holden HQ

Leanne's Space Blue HQ looks very similar to her old one, except this one has been repowered by a crate L98 motor with a Harrop supercharger

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Final Commodore auction sparks feeding frenzy

The auction of the last Australian-constructed Commodore seems to have sent the entire country aflutter – including the online bookies

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Holden's last Aussie-built Commodore on the block for $250,000-plus

This Commodore SS Redline, the last Holden ever built, is now on the auction block

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A - Z of Ford Falcon

This year marks six decades since the mighty Ford Falcon first flapped its wings Down Under