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Aussie gets second car yanked under anti-hoon laws after posting antics on Facebook

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 Peter Black has the distinct honor of being the first Aussie to surrender two different cars in two years for hooning. While our instincts generally tend to sympathy any time a car is taken away, we can't feel sorry for Black because he's guilty of ... Read more →

78-year old's Nissan Pulsar impounded after AU street race with Skyline Michael Harley

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, ...

Ford Australia boss calls it quits after job cuts Michael Harley

After holding the title for just over six months, the President of Ford Australia has resigned and is moving to the United States to "fulfill a career dream." President Bill Osborne, who took the ...

Low-output turbo cars deemed too powerful for provisional drivers in Oz Siddharth Raja

To reduce the number of speed-related accidents and appease the zealous pedestrian council in the Australian state of Victoria, government authorities have blindingly placed a ban on all ...

Aussie gets second car yanked under anti-hoon laws after posting antics on Facebook 5 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 ...

78-year old's Nissan Pulsar impounded after AU street race with Skyline 11 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 ...

Ford Australia boss calls it quits after job cuts 1 year ago on Autoblog

After holding the title for just over six months, the President of Ford Australia has resigned and is moving to the United States to "fulfill a career dream." President Bill Osborne, who took the position only in February, insists his departure has nothing to do with the fact that the company just ...

Low-output turbo cars deemed too powerful for provisional drivers in Oz 2 years ago on Autoblog

To reduce the number of speed-related accidents and appease the zealous pedestrian council in the Australian state of Victoria, government authorities have blindingly placed a ban on all forced-induction gasoline engines and V8s (or larger), deeming them unsafe for new and inexperienced drivers. ...






Autoblog Podcast #156: Paukert comes back for more! 

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert chat and give each other grief. Merriment ensues.

 
 

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