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 […]
Insuring Modified Cars & What you need to know – Enthusiast
You can hear it in the voices of car owners whose attempts to complete an on-line quote have been foiled by an ominous message popping onto the screen. Usually it will read something like; ‘Vehicle Does Not Meet Underwriting Requirements, Please Contact Insurer’ and translate into ‘We Don’t Want Your Hot-Rod Here’. If the company […]
Insuring an Imported (Grey Import) Car – Enthusiast
During the 1990s you couldn’t pick up a specialist motor magazine or the classifieds section of your weekend paper without being peppered by advertisements featuring Toyotas, Nissans, Mazdas and other Japanese models with quite unusual names. If you wanted a Gloria, Silvia, Soarer or Starlet somebody with an import quota would sell you one. Imported […]
Unique and Rare Cars in Australia – Enthusiast
Being a long way from anywhere turned Aussies into a resourceful bunch. We invented things that (at one time) we could sell to the world and produced cars to suit our own very specialised market. The early 20th Century saw Australia devise an often bizarre range of automotive designs, but as World War 1 ended […]
Should I Let Someone Drive Who Is Not Insured – Car Insurance From Enthusiast
Consider this. Just last week the car that has occupied every spare hour of your life for the past few years and most of a year’s salary finally acquired its registration plates. Today you’re headed off on a run that will include showing the finished product to a cousin who has been hankering for a […]
Buying a Classic Car or Unique Car – Car Insurance From Enthusiast
Welcome to Enthusiast. If you have found your way to our site you may already own a Special Vehicle. However you might still be in the market and checking out your insurance options. Finding the ‘classic’ that fits your needs and lifestyle can be challenging. Note here I said ‘fits YOUR….’ because the car you […]