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Parts Imitating Life: Sculptor uses car parts to make cars... and animals

One man's junk is... well, you know. Watching the shiny metal grommets roll through his auto recycling plant in Brisbane, Australia, James Corbett doesn't appear to know the word "junk" when it comes to cars. He takes all of those leftover bits and makes superbly detailed sculptures of mostly vintage racers and, of all things, animals. None of the parts are bent or altered to help make the pieces, either. Corbett even built a full-size car out of parts and stuck a flathead V8 in it, and he still takes it racing. Corbett has an exhibit ... Read more →

Naked Australians reportedly arrested at car wash Noah Joseph

Nudity? Car wash? Sounds pretty hot, right? That's what we thought too, until we read the full story. According to reports from Down Under, a group of four men (two aged 19 and two aged 23) and ...

REPORT: Australia to wage crushing war on 'monkey bikes' Chris Shunk

Attention Australian mini bike riders: law enforcement is going all "iron fist" on your preferred method of transportation. The mini bikes, often referred to locally as "monkey bikes" are a big ...

REPORT: Mad Max emerges from Thunderdome on Fury Road Jonathon Ramsey

It costs too much money to make all those original Hollywood flops that no one pays to see, so new movie news these days is mostly a succession of "We're rebooting/remaking/doing a sequel for ...

REPORT: Australian racing fans limited to just 24 beers per day Jonny Lieberman

You know what's not aces? When you're just trying to drink a little amber fluid and watch the Bathurst 1000 and the man treats you like a total bogan. What business is it of his how many coldies ...

VIDEO: Toyota trucks - Nothing soft gets in 1 month ago on Autoblog

Toyota made plenty of noise with the beefy commercials that launched the latest Tundra, but since then, it's been relatively quiet from the "Oh, what a feeling!" guys and gals. Thankfully, there's Australia. For the AU market, Toyota's agency has whipped up a witty campaign that depicts our ...

They Come From a Land Down Under: Australian V8 Supercars join in on the Forza 3 action 2 months ago on Autoblog

Whatever kind of cars you're into, Forza 3 looks like it'll have you covered. The XBox 360 driving game from Turn 10 Studios is quickly emerging to be the best simulator yet, packed with four hundred cars from fifty automakers on a hundred different tracks. We've recently brought you screen ...

Spy Shots: Preproduction Chevrolet Camaro Convertibles spotted at plant 2 months ago on Autoblog

Camaro5 forum member isszy caught shots of eight freshly minted Camaro convertibles in Australia. Spotted outside the Holden factory in Fisherman's bend, Melbourne, the poster said they all appeared to be left-hand-drive. The tan-and-silver color combination isn't one we would have thought of ...

The Ultimate Crossover: Samoa's plan to switch to left-hand traffic sparks motorist unrest [w/VIDEO] 2 months ago on Autoblog

Samoa's prime minister has decided to do something for his constituents who want to buy cheap cars: swap driving from the right-hand side to the left-hand side. The reasoning behind the move is that Australia and New Zealand are Samoa's biggest trading partners, and driving in the same manner ...

It Ain't Easy Bein' Green: traffic din could be ruining the sex lives of frogs 3 months ago on Autoblog

While the automobile's total impact on the environment remains up for discussion, it's apparently pretty clear that cars and frogs don't really mix. Well, not if you're a male frog trying to get your croak on, at least. Scientists in Melbourne have found that due to traffic and machinery, a male ...

2010 Holden Commodore gets smaller engines, better fuel economy, six-speed tranny 3 months ago on Autoblog

Everywhere else but under its skin, the 2010 Holden Commodore differs from its current version only in badging: it will wear the acronym SIDI on its flanks, which stands for Spark Ignition Direct Injection. Pop the hood, though, and you'll find that the long-running Aussie sedan gets one of the ...

Aussie gets second car yanked under anti-hoon laws after posting antics on Facebook 4 months ago on Autoblog

According to The Herald Sun, since Victoria, Australia introduced anti-hoon legislation on July 1, 2006, more than ten cars a day have been confiscated from their owners. That's over 8,000 cars in three years, more than 5,000 of which the police still have. Despite those big numbers, Victorian ...

VIDEO: Stig scam gets you around for free 4 months ago on Autoblog

Here's a fantastic challenge that the Top Gear team didn't think up: if you walked around London dressed as the Stig, how many strangers would let you drive their cars? Aussie comedy show The Chaser's War on Everything went to London to find out, in an attempt to find a cheaper way to travel. ...

REPORT: Australia's Joss supercar on its way with dreams of Le Mans in its eyes 5 months ago on Autoblog

In 67 days, the Joss supercar will be revealed. The brainchild of Matt Thomas, an aerodynamicist with the short-lived Stewart F1 team, the car has been wholly designed and engineered in Australia. The details revealed so far might not make one immediately think "super" status applies since the car ...

Vintage Racing: Neil Ashmead GTS shiraz has a spot in our garage wine rack anytime 5 months ago on Autoblog

Fiat recently released a selection of branded wines for Fiat, Lancia, and Alfa Romeo, now it's the Aussies' turn. But whereas the Fiat wines were about marketing, the Elderton 2008 Grand Tourer Shiraz is a tribute to Neil Ashmead, Elderton wineries' late owner. The wife and sons of the vintner, ...

VIDEO: One-make Lotus Elise racing is crowded, thrilling 6 months ago on Autoblog

It is the lap every driving simulator player dreams of putting together – except this one was real. It actually happened way back in 2005 (but has just come to our attention now and was too good to pass up), when Sydney motoring journalist Dean Evans drove in one of the Lotus Trophy Races ...

REPORT: Holden to lose $1 billion annually if GM shutters Pontiac 6 months ago on Autoblog

The G8 may be the best Pontiac in decades, but the stellar RWD sedan doesn't stand a chance if the arrow head is forever retired. The loss of the G8 is difficult for enthusiasts, but it'll be even tougher for Holden. GM's Australian arm will lose $1 billion ($716 million US) in revenue every ...

Industry analyst says Australian car industry is doomed 7 months ago on Autoblog

Clive Matthew-Wilson, editor of Australia's Dog & Lemon Guide, says there's no way around a central fact of Australian automobile production: "Australia's car factories are losing money on every vehicle they make." Because of that, he believes that there is no future for the domestic car ...

No Quarter: Aussie gang pinched for stealing over $550,000... from parking meters 7 months ago on Autoblog

Ever since the advent of the parking meter, there have been hoods cracking them open and stealing the coins inside. Historically, we're talking about nickels and dimes here, but while those can add up, this is a different ballgame altogether. A gang of criminals in Queensland, Australia, has been ...

SPOILER ALERT: 2009 Formula 1 season kicks off with a kick in Australia 7 months ago on Autoblog

Boring. Predictable. The world's most expensive parade. Sound familiar? If it does, chances are you've steered clear (so to speak) of Formula One for the past decade or so. And even the most red-blooded racing enthusiasts among us would have to admit that you had good reason. As spectacular as ...

Eric Bana's Love the Beast opens on March 12 8 months ago on Autoblog

Actor Eric Bana has a thing for auto racing. He also has a thing for his car, a 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT that he's owned for 26 years, since he was 15 years old. He combined those passions after completing a two-year-long restoration of the car and entering the 2007 Targa Tasmania. Then he ...

Australian company wants Pontiac G8 to be next cop cruiser 8 months ago on Autoblog

Police agencies across the United States are chock full of Crown Victoria cruisers. In all, there are over 80,000 Crown Vics on patrol, but the generations-old cruiser is finally getting consigned to history within the next year. That leaves a huge opening to any company that has a suitable ...

Audi partners with PDM to create 'Holographic Virtual Assistant' 9 months ago on Autoblog

The woman you see in the picture above isn't an actual human -- she's a life-sized hologram. PDM, an Australian out-of-home digital media company, created the hologram to present "customers an entertaining way to gather product knowledge and information about Audi's offering." A load of tech and a ...

REPORT: Sydney Motor Show scrapped, Melbourne to go on 9 months ago on Autoblog

Eight automotive brands failed to make the trip to this year's Detroit Auto Show. Compare that to last year's Sydney Auto Show in Australia, where eighteen brands declined the offer to showcase their wares, and you might conclude that things in Cobo Hall really aren't that bad. The shortfall of ...

No Cadillac for Australia 10 months ago on Autoblog

And the Grim Reaper -- better known as the global auto market slowdown -- claims a victim down under. Cadillac is not heading to Australia, this from the mouth of GM Holden boss Mark Reuss who made the announcement on Thursday. Given the current market conditions, he felt the timing was wrong to ...

78-year old's Nissan Pulsar impounded after AU street race with Skyline 10 months ago on Autoblog

A 78-year-old Australian man with a need for speed had his car impounded after being caught racing at 170 km/h (105 mph) on a winding road east of Melbourne on New Year's Day. It seems John Belfield, the senior citizen under the spotlight, is a member of a local Nissan-Datsun sports car club. The ...

Tear in my beer: GM reportedly kills off 2010 Pontiac G8 ST 10 months ago on Autoblog

Hold on to your Budweiser coozies: Details are scarce at the moment, but Pickuptruck.com is reporting that Pontiac has quietly euthanized plans to introduce the 2010 Pontiac G8 ST. The muscular G8-based trucklet was to signal the re-emergence of the unibody pickup in North America, a genre once ...

Dumb: Top speed runs on public roads. Dumber: Uploading them to YouTube 10 months ago on Autoblog

Remember the guy who took his Lamborghini up to 219 mph on an Arizona highway? A Canberra, Australia man has done the same thing with his Kawasaki ZX-750, filming himself blasting up to 200 km/h (124 mph), sometimes in 60 km/h (37 mph) zone, and called it "Canberra Joyride," part of which is ...

Fair Dinkum: Aussie gov't once considered trading beef for Alfas 10 months ago on Autoblog

Studying history can be a tiresome pursuit, but once in a while something comes completely out of left field to make you sit up and pay attention. This is one of those moments. The Australian national archives have released government documents which reveal that, in 1978, the Australian government ...

Holden to produce four-cylinder small car 11 months ago on Autoblog

Holden, known for it's massive sedans and massively appealing V8s, is on the small car bandwagon with its announcement to build a four-cylinder car in Australia to be sold alongside the Commodore. Holden currently has three four-cylinder cars, but they're comprised of rebadged Daewoo's and an Opel, ...

Toyota AU euthanizes TRD 11 months ago on Autoblog

Toyota of Australia's TRD performance arm was launched two years ago to give the brand a little flavor and add a third factory tuner option to the long-standing battle waged between Holden's HSV and Ford's FPV. Bowing with the Aurion TRD and HiLux TRD, the brand haven't exactly set the Outback ...

Lexus unveils IS 250 Sports Concept in Sydney 1 year ago on Autoblog

At the ongoing Australian International Motor Show in Sydney, the same show where Australian sportscar-maker Elfin took the wraps off its new Type 5 Clubman, Lexus unveiled a new version of its IS 250 sports sedan called the Sports Concept. So what, you ask is the Lexus IS 250 Sports Concept? ...

VIDEO: Top Gear Australia releases new teaser commercial 1 year ago on Autoblog

Top Gear has become a world-wide phenomenon over the years, and the U.S. isn't the only country that has a local spin-off on the way. Australia boasts one million Top Gear viewers, and show producers are hoping their locally produced version of the iconic BBC show translates into just as many ...

Police in Oz hope Hummers will curb "antisocial behavior" 1 year ago on Autoblog

Question: What's more intimidating than a group of Australian Police roaming the streets in search of drunken party-goers? Answer: Aussie Police driving Hummer H3s with the same intent... supposedly. The Hummers in question were provided by the General in all-black before getting custom livery from ...

First Australian Top Gear episode to air Sept 29 1 year ago on Autoblog

Mark your calendars, gearheads. The Special Broadcasting Service in Australia has confirmed that the first episode of Aussie Top Gear will air on Monday, September 29. The show will apparently have a regular slot at 7:30 in the SBS Monday night line-up, featuring all manner of Holdens, Ford Falcons ...

The Line Forms Here Down Under: Top Gear Australia begins filming 1 year ago on Autoblog

All around the world, thousands upon thousands of automotive enthusiasts wait with baited breath, remote controls, YouTube clicks and torrent downloads for new episodes of Top Gear. Some satiate their cravings with Final Gear in the meantime, but as Clarkson and company seek to rebuild the British ...

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