Posts by Kerrie White
1934 FORD TUDOR HOT ROD
Ford 1934 TUDOR HOT ROD SOLD THE CAR Finished to a very high standard, this stunning 1934 Ford Tudor hot rod built was completed in Adelaide in 2008 by Chris Horewood. Finished in sparkling purple, the body is NOS steel construction over a Rod Tech chassis and the running boards are fibreglass. The car has…
Read More1960 DAIMLER SP 250 “DART”
DAIMLER 1960 SP 250 “DART” SOLD THE STORY Designed from scratch, Daimler’s SP250 is a Hemi V8 powered, fibreglass bodied sports car manufactured from 1959 to 1964. The cars weighed only 948 kg. It was the last car to be launched by Daimler before its parent company, the Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA), sold out to Jaguar in…
Read More2003 MERCEDES-BENZ SL500
Mercedes-Benz 2003 SL500 $ 39,900 THE STORY Listed for an eye-watering $ 299,900 when new, the fifth generation (R230) of the Mercedes-Benz SL 500 sports roadster was produced between 2001 and 2011. Powered by a smooth 5.0 litre V8 engine that put out 225kW of power, the cars were stopped by 4-wheel ventilated disc brakes.…
Read More1973 FORD XB FALCON GS K CODE SEDAN
Ford 1973 XB FALCON GS K CODE SOLD THE STORY Launched in October 1973, Ford’s XB Falcon represented a refinement of the popular XA model. All XBs got new bumper bars with a honeycomb designed grille and the front indicators were moved up under the bonnet. The GS and GT models were endowed with a…
Read More1987 CHEVROLET CORVETTE C4 CONVERTIBLE
Chevrolet 1987 CORVETTE C4 CONVERTIBLE SOLD THE STORY The C4 Corvette represented a clean break from the previous C3 model, with a completely new chassis and sleeker, more modern styling. Beneath the fiberglass skin was a fully independent suspension, the choice of a six-speed manual or four-speed automatic transmission and the race-proven 5.7 Litre V8 with…
Read More1957 IMPERIAL CROWN COUPE
IMPERIAL 1957 CROWN COUPE SOLD THE STORY The Imperial was Chrysler’s luxury vehicle brand from 1955 to 1975 and again from 1981 to 1983. It was a separate division of Chrysler created to compete with Ford’s Lincoln and General Motor’s Cadillac divisions. New body styles were introduced every 2 – 3 years, all had V8…
Read More1970 FORD FALCON XY GT UTE (TRIBUTE)
FORD 1970 FALCON XY 500 GT UTE (TRIBUTE) SOLD THE CAR Originally a Falcon 500 V8 Ute, this beauty has been modified and restored into factory Bronze Wine XT GT Replica with black knitted vinyl interior. The car boasts a full GT interior including sumptuous bucket seats, GT dash, door trims, console, badges, glove box…
Read More1974 ROLLS-ROYCE CORNICHE COUPE
ROLLS-ROYCE 1974 CORNICHE COUPE SOLD THE STORY These two-door, luxury performance vehicles were built by Mulliner Park Ward as a hardtop coupe from 1971 to 1980 . The name comes from French “corniche” meaning a coastal road along the face of a cliff. Powered by a Rolls-Royce 6.75 litre OHV 16-valve V8, all cars came…
Read More1967 FORD FALCON XR GT (REPLICA)
FORD 1967 FORD FALCON XR GT (REPLICA) SOLD THE STORY Introduced in September 1966 and based on the American Falcon, the XR Falcon was promoted as the “Mustang-bred Falcon”. This was the first Aussie Falcon to be offered with a V8 engine – Ford’s sweet 289ci (4.7 L) Windsor unit – coupled to a four…
Read More2016 FORD FALCON XR8 SPRINT
FORD 2016 FALCON XR8 SPRINT SOLD THE STORY The 2016 Ford Falcon XR8 Sprint was the last of the Aussie V8 Falcons. They were manufactured from October 2014 until the end of Ford production in Australia in October 2016. Particular to the 2016 model year, only 750 Falcon XR8 Sprints were produced. Each XR8 Sprint…
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