Renard Daimler Road Train - built for the world road transport market in the early 1900's

This probably qualifies as the first ever semi tractor trailer.

from http://www.roadtransport.com/blogs/big-lorry-blog/2010/03/awesome-ancient-aussie-renard.html#more

Stash of Aussie Ford GT's found in South Africa

during that era a whole bunch of Falcon GT parts were exported to South Africa where they were assembled into Fairmont GTs. Recently, a large haul of Fairmont GTs was unearthed and the collector is the first commentor on the article, setting the story straight
read about it http://www.ausmotive.com/2009/02/19/ford-gt-stash-uncovered-in-south-africa.html

Terrific photography at Street Machine

The only 6 pack Hemi to leave the factory... I wish they had made them here in the US....

For more see http://streetmachinemag.typepad.com/street_machine/

Daytona Florida's annual Turkey Run, hot rod show

You and I must love the same sort of unusual stuff, and hot rods, and race stuff... or we wouldn't both look at the stuff I have here, right?

Well, you will enjoy his writing more, and his photos just as much, and for a great description by one who's been there, let me turn you over to John at http://oleragtop.blogspot.com/2008/08/eye-candy-at-turkey-rod-run.html

Cool light green, wonder what it started as? Early 50 shoebox Ford? I was close! It's a 49 Aussie Ford Ute... Thanks to Dan for knowing right where to get the story... in Mike Kelly’s Cruise News, author Ken Caskey of Kidd Darrin’s Restorations & Custom Built Cars in Melbourne, Florida spotlighted the Ford Ute. http://www.cruisenewsonline.com/49FordUteAustralianUtility/49FordUteAustralianUtilityFeature.html
Hot rodded Chrysler Airflow or Airstream!
Ummm, Opel? Alfa? Nope... Dan got this one too! First the Ute then this one! Man's on a roll... this is a Saab 96... for a photo of a stock one to compare it with http://www.saabhistory.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/saab_96_rac_front.jpg
http://www.turkeyrun.com/turkeyrun/Turkey_Run_Home.html

With thanks and appreciation for http://oleragtop.blogspot.com/

You can also see a gallery here: http://www.motor-klassik.de/aktuell/sport_U_veranstaltungen/hxcms_article_508777_14702.hbs

Who copied who? The 1969 Plymouth Superbird, or the Aussie Ford Superbird?

http://www.stockmopar.com/gallery/1970-plymouth-superbird-pictures-yellow.html












http://www.aus-ford-uk.co.uk/html/superbird.html

The Aussie Ford division Falcon GT XA Super Roo stole the Super Bee logo

Dodge came up with the Super Bee logo / emblem in 1967 (on the '68 model). Soon after, the Australian Ford division stole the logo, and fashioned a local style from it. Copy cats.
Super Roo was first used by Ford to distinguish its 1970 XW GT Model from the rest. These Aussie cars are form the most part, all 4 door. It wasn't until72 or 73 that the 2 dr was an option. When I was in Australia in 98, I did not see any two door muscle cars, onoy 4 drs. Strange. The other weird Aussie auto culture thing is the predominance of Ranchero El Camino type autos. They have really big brush guard type push bars, and need them, becuase they frequently run into kangaroos. Overly used to humans, stupid, and more suicidal than skunks, rabbits, racoons, and possums combined; the kangaroo is such a vehicle collsion threat the Aussies I talked to are as ambivalent to hitting a roo as we are to hitting a bug... so the cars there all seemed to be equipped with the heavy duty brush guard / push bars.

For a great variety of Aussie cars at a hot rod show http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueyes/sets/72157594310834327/