Articles by Dave CAREY

A lifelong car enthusiast, Dave was identifying makes and models before he could read. Obsessed with automotive history, he entered the world of freelancing in 2014, contributing features and retrospectives to Street Machine and Unique Cars. A skillset more suited to writing than spannering hasnâ€™t stopped him from owning two LS-powered Holdens, a handful of Yank tanks and nine vintage Isuzu cars â€“ mostly at the same time. In his spare moments, he ensures his housekids are fed and watered, buggerises around with Classic Space Lego and creates content for online entity Garage of Awesome across Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

Blown Holden 253-powered Ford Escort – TUF253

Getting this Ford/Holden hybrid to MotorEx was a race against time for Shannon Heraud

Where are they now? Nev Philips’s LEGAL8 EH Holden

This blast from the past is Neville Philips’s legally regoed, V8-powered EH Holden street fighter. But this ain’t no second coming: LEGAL8 never went away

Phase III Odyssey series out now!

The long-awaited Phase III Odyssey series is out now on SBS On Demand

Blown 1959 Morris Minor custom

It doesn’t take a lot of car to stand out, just a lot of work, as Rhonda and Al Magritzer discovered with their blown and continental-kitted Morris Minor custom

Sally Phillips’s Morris Minor lead sled

Could this be the world's most beautiful Morris Minor? Sally and John Phillips thought it could be, and made it happen against all odds

Geminis from around the world!

The GM T-car that birthed the Holden Gemini has been sold across just about every continent in various shapes and sizes

Holden’s 75th anniversary: Know your models – FX to VF

What are they teaching kids in school these days? If you don't know an FX from a VX, it's time to get learning!

Top six Commodore rarities

We celebrate our favourite limited-edition Holden Commodores

The crazy history of VN Commodore exports to China

Australia has a proud history of exports, but did you know that VN Commodores were sold to China? We reveal the crazy tale for the first time

Leyland P76 turns 50! Here’s the real story:

Released in 1973 and packed with advanced features for its time, the Leyland P76 should have taken the Aussie car market by storm. Instead, it became an automotive punchline. We find out why

LS1-powered XW Falcon Fairmont GS

Sticking an LS motor in a classic XW Fairmont is tantamount to Heresy for some, but Jon Freni did it anyway, leaving the naysayers in his dust

TSS EA Falcon: twin tyres, Sprintex-supercharged!

Paul Connolly's EA Falcon sports a twin-screw blower and eight (yes, eight!) tyres - and it was all fitted from new

ProCharged HZ Holden One Tonner

This elite-level HZ Tonner was built to get Levi Chitty hot under the collar on the burnout pad - and cool him down afterwards thanks to the handy under-tray esky!

Darren Gojak’s 1964 1/2 Mustang

When Darren Gojak lost his wife Sue, he vowed to move forward. Addiing a heap of extra grunt to his 1964 1/2 Mustang definitely helped with that

Walkinshaw tribute with Nissan GT-R running gear!

If an HSV VL Walkinshaw and a Nissan GT-R had an 869hp love child, this is what it'd look like

The strange tale of the Creative Cars Glammer

In the 1980s, an enterprising Aussie company turned Holdens into the cut price Rolls-Royce of our dreams

Lonsdale Autoshop Pro Street EH Holden

Over 30 years, Jason Riding’s EH Special build went in more directions than a street directory. In 2021, it’s finally emerged as one of the toughest Holdens in Adelaide

Coyote-powered 1975 Ford F100

Alan Robson decided to build a shop truck - despite not owning a shop! This Coyote-powered F100 is the result

Hemi-powered 1968 Dodge Dart tribute

Ralph Biagi adds the crowning glory to his already bulging Mopar garage: a head-kicking, 540ci ’68 Dodge Dart tribute

Leanne Tanning’s L98-powered Holden HQ

Leanne's Space Blue HQ looks very similar to her old one, except this one has been repowered by a crate L98 motor with a Harrop supercharger