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The history of old Holden cars in Australia
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By David Morley · 15 Aug 2022
Although the Holden brand is gone now (manufacturing stopped at the end of 2017, and the brand closed down totally right at the end of 2020) the company is still regarded as the most Australian car company ever to operate here. It’s also the one with the longest history of local manufacturing with a history of building complete cars here that goes back to 1948.
Subaru capped price servicing - cost, schedule & info
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By Matt Campbell · 12 Aug 2022
Subaru offers a capped-price servicing plan for all of its current models, and it falls under the company’s ownership program known as the Subaru Capped Price Servicing Program.
Ford capped price servicing - cost, schedule & info
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By Matt Campbell · 09 Aug 2022
Ford offers a capped price servicing program for all of its current models known as "Service Price Promise".
Isuzu capped price servicing - cost, schedule & info
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By Matt Campbell · 05 Aug 2022
Isuzu Ute Australia offers a capped-price servicing program for all of its current models, with the company’s local arm labelling its program Isuzu Ute Service Plus.
The history of Ford's Geelong factory
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By David Morley · 03 Mar 2022
It’s a bit hard to imagine now, but back in the very early days of Australian motoring, the Ford brand was represented by a fairly rag-tag group of dealers and importers attempting to sell against each other.
The five best hydrogen cars to look forward to in Australia
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By Stephen Corby · 01 Jan 2022
The fact there’s still no sign of flying cars outside my house, a couple of decades into the 21st century, is crushingly disappointing, but at least car boffins are sort of heading in that general direction by developing vehicles fuelled by the same stuff that powers rocket ships: hydrogen. (And, in a more Back to the Future II fashion, by effectively creating cars with their own power plants on b
The history of hydrogen fuel cell cars
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By Stephen Corby · 29 Dec 2021
If you’re the kind of person who still hasn’t gotten their head around DVD players, and you prefer your technological advancements to arrive at the speed of a tortoise rather than a hare, the concept of hydrogen cars may cause you to pine for the days when penny-farthings ruled the roads.
GM LS engine: Everything you need to know
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By David Morley · 23 Dec 2021
Replacing a legend of any sort is a tall order. But when the legend in question is Chevrolet’s celebrated small block V8 engine (which ran from 1954 to 2003 in Gen 1 and Gen 2 forms, powering everything from Corvettes to pick-ups) then any engine family attempting to replace it has enormous boots to fill.
Chrysler Hemi engine: Everything you need to know
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By David Morley · 23 Dec 2021
There’s a famous advertising catch-cry in North America: `Yeah, it’s got a Hemi’. And that five-word phrase was enough to gain the attention of performance-car lovers in no uncertain terms.
Everything you need to know about buying a Toyota Land Cruiser V8
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By David Morley · 06 Jan 2021
Despite much of our motoring history being dominated by six-cylinder engines, it’s no secret Australians love a V8 engine.