History of.. Stock Car Racing – Car Insurance From Enthusiast
In Australia every week there are calls for drivers who engage in illegal and dangerous behaviour to ‘take it off the streets’. Good idea too, especially if the vehicles being driven at crazy speeds on dimly-lit mountain backroads are carrying a load more flammable than the high-octane fuel in their tanks. US stock car racing […]
What are Barn Finds – Searching for a Classic Car – Car Insurance From Enthusiast
Most people when looking for a special car would consult the classifieds or attend an auction or talk to a dealer with a yard full of ‘classics’. Only the most dedicated or adventurous will set out into the dusty distance with a pocketful of cash and a car trailer, searching out that abandoned chunk of […]
Car Theft – Keeping Your Keys Secure to Keep Your Car Secure – Car Insurance From Enthusiast
It seems that every evening news bulletin carries a story about a car being stolen from the owner’s home, a shopping centre carpark or service station. Depending on how badly someone wants your car and the lengths they will go to in order to get it there might be no defence. However, the thief who […]
Building a car for Concours D’elegance Events – Car Insurance From Enthusiast
Preparing a car for top-level concours d’elegance display has been described as the most excruciating form of masochism ever devised. To onlookers, the cars so perfectly presented for judging are in ‘showroom’ condition. In reality they take even the most exacting of manufacturers’ standards to new heights. Some concours exponents will say that the best […]
History of.. Relationship Between Music & Cars – Car Insurance From Enthusiast
Ever since radios were fitted to cars back in the 1930s, music and motor vehicles have played a role in each other’s existence. FM radio came to vehicles in 1952, followed during the 1960s by tape players and William Lear’s 8-Track cartridge, then CD stackers, MP3 interfaces and Spotify. The sounds coming out of these […]
Buying a Classic Car That You Can Take The Family In – Car Insurance From Enthusiast
If you are the one person in your family who is interested in owning an older or ‘classic’ car, then convincing the rest to come along for the ride can be a tough task. Visiting a few weekend car shows is a good way of assessing the level of family interest in older car ownership. […]
A Guide to Driving in Icy Conditions – Car Insurance From Enthusiast
When thinking about the arduous driving conditions that Australians encounter we might visualise narrow rural roads or the dust and corrugations in the Outback. But how about the many kilometres of Aussie roads affected every year by ice and even snow? June to October is Australia’s ski season and each year tens of thousands of […]
History Of Colours and Cars – You can have any colour, so long as it is black – Car Insurance From Enthusiast
Did Henry Ford really say that his customers could have a Model T in any colour so long as it was black? Well, not exactly and although a lot if the 15 million Ford T Model’s sold were black the most successful car of its era did come in other colours. However, the man who […]
Your Guide to seeing a Car Show – Car Insurance From Enthusiast
On almost any weekend somewhere in Australia there will be a park, playing field or cow paddock sparkling with perfectly-polished cars and a sign carrying the words ‘Car Show Today’. More than a million Australians own ‘special’ cars and a decent proportion will spend at least some of their lives, polishing, preparing and exhibiting their […]
Cars – Classic vs Modern Classic vs Vintage – Car Insurance From Enthusiast
Readers who have been around since the 1970s or before will have witnessed continual movements in the value of vehicles we today know as ‘classics’. Before 1960, older cars would be described as ‘vintage’ or maybe ‘antique’. The term ‘classic’ didn’t become common until used in the titles of books and motoring magazines that catered […]