What is considered a Sports Car – Car Insurance From Enthusiast
Most dictionaries disagree or simply do not try to define the ‘sports car’. One which accepted the challenge was the Macquarie Dictionary of Motoring penned by motoring authority and trained engineer Pedr Davis. Under the heading ‘Sports Car’ Davis summarised the concept as: “Vehicle in which the design philosophy is to concentrate on performance, road […]
Where to find parts for Classic Cars – Car Insurance From Enthusiast
Where Did You Get That Part? Walk around a Display Day checking out the old and often rare vehicles and some self-appointed ‘expert’ will doubtless be heard to comment; “Imagine trying to find parts for that.” In days gone, parts shortages for older models could be an issue. Some remain tough to buy for however […]
Le Mans 24 Hour event – Cars Named in Honour of Races – Car Insurance From Enthusiast
Scan through some advertisements for popular Australian performance cars and you will sooner or later come upon one claiming to be a ‘Bathurst Special’. Wow, you may be tempted to think, one of the specially built cars with acid-dipped body panels, double welds, thinner glass and even some of the seat padding pared to save […]
Insuring a Car With Non-Standard Tyres and Rims – Enthusiast
Unless your car comes from the age of iron rims or inflates its tyres from a nitrogen cylinder then you will be among the vast majority riding on treaded rubber hoops filled with good old fresh air. The tyres of today have made vast advances, especially since radial ply construction became popular during the 1950s. […]
Mini around wet track at Goodwood – Festival of Speed
How great is this mini around a wet track at Goodwood’s Festival of Speed. Thanks to Just Cars for posting on their Facebook page. Cheers Steve Hunter. https://business.facebook.com/festivalofspeed/videos/1876806622329662/?t=34
Low KM Insurance for SUV’s – Enthusiast
Arguments still rankle about which car company developed the ‘pickup’ or ‘utility’ and likewise there is no clear decision over whose design was the first ‘Sport Utility Vehicle’ or SUV. The terminology is very much American but the origins of vehicles that could carry multiple occupants and/or cargo takes us to Europe and in particular […]
Salvage Rights Car Insurance – Enthusiast
The worst has just happened. Through no fault of your own the car you have washed, polished and cherished has been damaged and because parts are hard to find your insurer isn’t prepared to repair it. Worse still, if you want to chase down those parts and have the car repaired yourself, you need to […]
History of Australian Car Industry – Pre and Post 1948 – Car Insurance From Enthusiast
Some people think that Australia’s automotive industry dates from 1948 when the first Holden was built. Not so. Australia began making motor vehicles when the Nation was still a conglomerate of British colonies. One of our automotive pioneers was Victorian Herbert Thomson, who in 1900 drove his steam-powered ‘horseless carriage’ from Sydney to Melbourne. History […]
Looking for a used car? Try Daniel Craig’s Aston Martin Vanquish (as seen in Motor)
Who wouldn’t want this as their next car??? https://www.motormag.com.au/news/1802/daniel-craig-aston-martin-vanquish-to-be-auctioned Many thanks to Chris Thompson at Motor for letting us share his great article.
What is a Vintage Car & Getting Insurance – Enthusiast
No one alive today will have owned a vintage-era car from brand new and very few would remember even riding in a new car built before 1930. That’s the internationally acknowledged cut-off year for a vehicle to be designated ‘Vintage’. Even more exclusive are Veteran models which need to have been built before 1 January […]