Upper Middle Petrol Head:

Regal by name.  Regal by nature!  This 70s Valiant is elegant and stylish, combining length and a presence that the two other 'big' Aussie manufacturers, Ford and Holden, couldn't match.  Mocked in their time as 'wog chariots,' I bet it's the lucky owner who's laughing now! U M P H (uppermiddlepetrolhead.blogspot.com.au.) All iPhone images.

Local architect and design guru Mark Drury, FSB, took a liking to this very sharp looking Beetle in Hobart and fired off a few frames for uppermiddlepetrolhead.blogspot.com.au.  If you see a car that you think's worthy of inclusion on this blog, feel free to do as Mark did and email them to alastair.watson1463@gmail.com.au. U M P H (uppermiddlepetrolhead.blogspot.com.au.) All iPhone images.

This very, very special SL/R 5000 was photographed in Hobart, Tasmania, one early winter's morning.   Why's it special? , you ask.  Because it's probably one of the least molested, straightest and cleanest apparently un-restored examples that UMPH has seen in many years. The entire car appeared to be completely original, right down to its sports-style hubcaps, which are quite a departure from the Hotwire alloys that would normally grace an SL/R of this era.  The front and rear spoilers appear to be ex-factory, too.  Even the interior was all present and correct, including a black three-spoke sports steering wheel, as also fitted to Monaros , SS s and Sandman vans and utes of the time.     U M P H (uppermiddlepetrolhead.blogspot.com.au.) All iPhone images.