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There was nothing quite like the 90s when it came to Japanese coupes. Mitsubishi's contribution was the "GTO" (in some markets, referred to as the 3000 GT. These haven't quite taken off at Skyline GT-R prices, but have followed more the prices of high-spec 300ZXs. We spotted this one on Facebook Marketplace n January 2023, at the time asking $18,000. It has around 230,000km on the clock, but...

Super-rare, but perhaps not one of the most desirable HSV variants, I felt it was nonetheless important to document this early VN sports wagon. It passed in unsold on Grays Auctions in December 2022. Unsure of the price at the time I do presume it was in excess of $10,000. Described as being in overall "fair" condition by the seller, it was offered unregistered and looks to have lived a fairly...

It's probably been mentioned before on this site: The AU Fairlane (and LTD) are the closest thing you can get to a Lincoln in Australia. Their styling was very unique, and I think it was a real success compared to its contemporary AU Falcon, whose design was very heavily criticized. It might just be a coincidence, but most of the LTDs I have seen up for sale are 1999 models (perhaps their...

This 85 VK Brock SS was advertised on Carsales.com.au and in several other spots in late 2022 - asking $145,000 AUD. One of the best looking of the 80s SS cars, and I particularly like this in silver (you just see so many in Blue!). The car looks in excellent condition - with a few comments from the seller in the original ad extracted and pasted below: The seller noted that the car was originally...

There's something to be said for Australian muscle cars, particularly by the time the 70s rolled around and local designers gained more control over the vehicle styling. There's nothing quite like the XA/XB/XC coupes - really unique in their scale and presence. The closest thing in the US would be an AMC AMX, but it's not quite on the same scale. This Fairmont GS was advertised on Grays auctions...

Advertised on Facebook as well as through ww.ironcitygarage.com, this is another great 'barn find' of the rare Hudson Hollywood Hardtop. This time, it's finished in a relatively vanilla white paint (with beige? side stripe). Certainly one of the less flashy Hollywoods around (although I do love the contrasting Blue trim). Being a 56, it likely had the Packard 320ci V8 engine. At the time, the car...

The grave of the unknown 180B. This one is sadly not repairable, so we'll add it for the sake of preserving its memory, and demonstrating how bad rust can get on these 180Bs.. Sad to see a complete car be parted out, but this example is likely headed that way, advertised on facebook Matketplace in December 2022 asking $3,000. We've got a lot of 180B SSS coupes on the register now - see the Datsun...

Vary rare - last saw one of these in 2019 down at the Ballarat Swap meet! Never been a fan of the name "Sundowner", buy we have to live with it. A very cool edition which was available across a couple of falcon generations, as well as with the Ford escort van in Australia. They were available in a number of colours, but Yellow would have to be the stand out choice. There are estimates that there...

The first Barn-find Hollywood Hardtop I've on the register - finished in a lovely blue and white two tone. Would make a great restoration project, and looks very complete. This one was asking just $2,500 at the time it was offered through a Facebook group. The seller at the time was unsure of the mileage, but had the title to go with the car. The car came with spare panels to repair some rust...

Another Blue Meanie for the register - this one advertised via a dealer in Victoria and asking $440,000 at the time of offering. Wow, things have changes since we last reported on a VK Group A SS in 2016 (where one in WA was asking $75,000).. The VK SS Group A is certainly my favourite of the VKs - the bodykit is limited to the front air dam and the rear spoiler - meaning the rest of the car's...

The images of this Hollywood Hardtop were originally from a Mecum Auction - not sure what price this sold for, but looks in immaculate condition (Check out the images of the undercarriage). As the sellers noted: the Hollywood Hardtop is now an exceedingly rare find, especially one that has been rotisserie restored to such incredible condition. Only 483 Hollywoods were supposedly built in 57, a few...