In 1925 two Type 39 Bugatti racing cars made their way to
Australia.
Like all grand prix Bugattis the
Aussie T39’s became
sought after by collectors and enthusiasts – but while
one was preserved, the other would have a Ford flathead V8
fitted, campaigned by enthusiast and engineer, Jack Day, then
sold to larrikin racer Jack Murray.
It would be the stuff of legend
and become the iconic Australian Special, the Day Special…
Aussie
Godzilla The R32 GT-R arrives downunder
by Damian Kringas
In the three years Australia officially
experienced the Nissan R32 GT-R in the early 90s, we as an
auto-loving nation would never be the same.
Australia would be the only country
outside Japan to have the honour and for Nissan Australia
it was a period of corporate turmoil and they, as a brand,
would also never be the same.
The R32 GT-R was dubbed Godzilla,
after the city stompin’ monster and culturally was
compared to as an invasion - it was.
In 1967 the XR GT hit the streets setting up what would become Australia’s
very own muscle car mania. Born for Bathurst, the first
4-door Grand Tourer had local manufacturers buffing up and muscling up - embracing
the notion: win Sunday, sell Monday.
Some said it was mayhem, even deathly chaos.
All because a golden sedan dared
to roar.
And for the XR GT we have Bill Bourke to thank.
Bob Short has been there, done that and gone back for second helpings. As a detailed
biography would read like a work of fiction, he has refused to supply one. There
is, however, enough idle speculation, criminal confession and general biographical
material contained in theses pages to satisfy anyone. If you really are a very
determined stalker and need to know more, you could try the internet or hire
a private detective.
•The
First Australian V8
This is the story of a man who created a brilliantly engineered
V8 engine and his attempt at building the first all-Australian
sports car – the mission
that never was, in a life more than inspiring which ended so tragically.
•Defying
Gravity, The Dale Buggins Story
The life of Dale Buggins has two distinctly different parts.
One is how a stunt rider from country New South Wales captured the imagination
of millions of people both in Australia and overseas. The other is the tragedy
that saw him take his own life at the age of twenty.
In a very real sense the two are inextricably linked. Like Chuck Connors famously
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•Jones
Classic Australian Car Guide Sure, there’s the mortgage, the kids, dental work
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the question is…which one?
over 650 models...
over 200 manufacturers...
this book is the ultimate Australian classic car guide
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Marriage for many women is what they want. So it makes sense to think it through.
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Tim Groth’s latest sci-fi novel.
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Working class mystery man, Dixie Dreggs, is back in full cry with a collection
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•Stella Mylo,
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Cold day- Stella and I are sitting on this bench.
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Yeah right. Stella Mylo doesn't do hugs.
$12.50
•Hit 'em High
A classic tale from the cult gay western writer Dallas T.
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It ain't easy huntin' outlaws for a livin'. It takes a certain kind of man. A
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•Lonesome
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A classic tale from the cult gay western writer, Dallas
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The life of an outlaw can be lonely. For one man, it was the only life he knew.
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Watch out for Dallas T's next great title, Hit 'em High. •Also available as an audio book, $7:50 (CD format).
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Running a school canteen is never an easy job. For a man dealing with his mid-life
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A collection of short stories from Sydney's hippest writer.
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•Zeppelin 59
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Leon Fish once more adds his unique writing style to an epic tale of guts, courage
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•Compiled Fitzpatrick
a collection of short stories from the hippest of off-beat writers, Denis
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•Yes Sir, I can Boogie.
James Spatular is a man of many talents. And in the world of international
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•Pleasure World.
Turning forty is never pretty. When you're a washed-up private investigator,
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•Gomez Au Go-Go.
Felix Bolt is a guerilla film-maker who's never been to film school. And yet,
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Put twenty Ukrainian librarians on a worn-out submarine chasing illegal fishing
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•Black Cat Bastard.
Captain Bunsen returns to the sea in this, Leon Fish's latest trash novella.
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There is also the powerful, indifferent, cruel side of the
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a very limited collectors edition of the works of Benito
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poems on pregnancy, birth and motherhood
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•Mad Dogs in the Junkyard
poetry by Mathew Flood. $12.50.
...I wandered for miles
alone
through the tombyards full of bones
through lonely distant towns
full of despots tears and clowns
and the rain crumbling down
grumbling tumbling humbling fumbling down
from the fierce black midnight sky into the streets
below...
