or the Australian International Motor Show to give it its modern title.
There wasn't a whole lot there to please fans of high horsepower nostalgia, innovative engineering and fabrication.
The 550 Spyder by Chamonix looks sweet. It has the NA 2.5 litre boxer from the Subaru Forester out the back. About $57k turnkey. See 550spyder.com.au.
The Bolwell Nagari of 1969-72 was a front-engined sports coupe with Ford 302/351 V8s under an Italianate glass body. The modern successor has a supercharged 3.5 litre Toyota V6 and a not-so-pretty composite body.
Speaking of Toyota, lot of manufacturers had a green theme. Toyota at least made it exciting with their hybrid-powered racer.
The trio shot has a gratuitous excess of horsepower: Pagani Zonda, Gemballa Avalanche Porker, and Koenigsegg CCX.
There wasn't a whole lot there to please fans of high horsepower nostalgia, innovative engineering and fabrication.
The 550 Spyder by Chamonix looks sweet. It has the NA 2.5 litre boxer from the Subaru Forester out the back. About $57k turnkey. See 550spyder.com.au.
The Bolwell Nagari of 1969-72 was a front-engined sports coupe with Ford 302/351 V8s under an Italianate glass body. The modern successor has a supercharged 3.5 litre Toyota V6 and a not-so-pretty composite body.
Speaking of Toyota, lot of manufacturers had a green theme. Toyota at least made it exciting with their hybrid-powered racer.
The trio shot has a gratuitous excess of horsepower: Pagani Zonda, Gemballa Avalanche Porker, and Koenigsegg CCX.
