Car Recall Notification – What Are They – Car Insurance From Enthusiast
Those who own a relatively new vehicle might have suffered the stress of receiving a Recall Notification. These are letters from the car manufacturer or dealer advising that the vehicle needs to be taken to an authorised dealer to rectify a design flaw or other problem which may affect vehicle safety or convenient use. A […]
What to Know About Car Auctions – Car Insurance From Enthusiast
Car lovers when the word ‘auction’ is flashed in front of them will often think of expensive, exotic vehicles and people with bank balances to match. Take a live streaming trip to Europe, the USA or some parts of Australia and what you will see is exactly that. However, for the main part, car auctions […]
Finding Accessories For Your Classic or Unique Car – Car Insurance From Enthusiast
How many times have you walked around a display of older cars and been stunned by one that is groaning beneath an array of genuine accessories or surrounded by period memorabilia? When older model vehicles were new, ‘extras’ as they were known were relatively expensive and most buyers skipped straight past that page on the […]
Classic Car Ownership – Car Insurance From Enthusiast
Walk around a car show or club display day next weekend and a worrying trend will become apparent. Unless the club caters specifically to later models, there will still be row upon row of older models; maintained just as they were when new. However, what will be noticeably older are the owners, with younger people […]
Looking After Your Car in Winter – Car Insurance From Enthusiast
When looking at the hazards of summer-time motoring we think of traffic jams and overheating, the air-con failing on the hottest day of the year and car interiors crumbling due to intense heat. However, winter doesn’t do our four-wheeled friends any favours either. Cold weather means less sunlight, with more people starting and finishing their […]
Car Swap Meet – What are they? – Car Insurance From Enthusiast
If you own an interesting motor vehicle you may well have trawled through the rows of someone else’s junk (punctuated by the occasional treasure) that define a typical automotive swap meet. A couple of hundred such events are staged every year throughout Australia. Most occur within or close to the nation’s most populated regions and […]
Buying a Classic or Unique Car at Auction – Car Insurance From Enthusiast
If you are one of the many who closely follow automotive auction sales, then you will have been busier than a one-armed barber during the past 12 months. All in a rush and close together we have seen several of Australia’s most significant collections of motor vehicles being broken up and sold. Vehicles going under […]
History of the Chevrolet Camaro in Australia – Car Insurance From Enthusiast
A while back we took a look at the influence Ford’s latest Mustang is having on Australian car-buying choices. Now it’s the turn of General Motors’ Camaro to take up where the lamented HSV Commodore range left off and deliver old-style performance to a new audience. The Camaro was a car that from its earliest […]
History of the Mag Wheels – Car Insurance From Enthusiast
Like a lot of elements available to industry, magnesium is pretty dangerous stuff. However, over many years its wilder nature has been tamed to produce some special and very useful products. Magnesium, or ‘elektron’ as it is sometimes known, has been used commercially since the 19th Century and for automotive components – mainly in racing […]
History of the Ford Mustang in Australia – Car Insurance From Enthusiast
Australia’s links to the Ford Mustang date back more than 50 years, back to when fearless racers led by Norm Beechey, Bob Jane and Ian Geoghegan imported Mustangs to contest the local Touring Car Championship. Ford Australia didn’t take long to conclude that people who had seen a Mustang win on Sunday might want to […]