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  This left-hooker American muscle car is even better for not being a Mustang, Camaro or Corvette.  Sure, they're all really great examples of the genre but when it comes to exclusivity, this mid-sized Chevell Sport Sedan has them beat, with very, very few - if any - gracing Tasmania's roads.  Today's car featured stunning gun metal grey duco, flawless chrome and a pristine interior.  The only non-stock items visible were a set of super tasty multi-spoke alloys shod with low profile rubber. I won't bang on about crap I know nothing about, so here's a link to the Chevrolet Chevelle Wikipedia page:   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Chevelle .  It's no doubt more accurate, and informative, than I could ever hope to be.   If the Chevelle nameplate has piqued your interest, below are links to two further examples, both photographed a few years back in Darwin and available on Upper Middle Petrol Head: https://uppermiddlepetrolhead.blogspot....

Cue the music!   The Aston Martin DB5 is one of just a handful of cars that comes with its very own soundtrack, along with other screen greats the Batmobile (the proper Adam West version!) and Agent 86's Sunbeam Tiger.  Hell, I'm not sure that even the nitro-sucking "last of the V8 Interceptors," with its Phase 4 heads and 600 horsepower, rated its own recognisable tune. I know sod-all about today's magnificent DB5 - bought to us courtesy of the Master Blaster - but it is a great excuse to link a couple of really interesting Aston Martin YouTubes, one of which is presented by none other than The Stig:  https://youtube.com/watch?v=69WlGUp-D0c&si=-ffDPufxSqHqGt1U   https://youtube.com/watch?v=kkP_RYkUW2U&si=XokKEAVwD56-o5HY And, just because I know you'll love it: https://youtu.be/VpDLeo4lcCg?si=oGaupTl-JRW0aFWs . U M P H (uppermiddlepetrolhead.blogspot.com.au.)

Regular readers may recognise this uber-cool Morris Major from the Upper Middle Petrol Head Classics by the Beach series ( https://uppermiddlepetrolhead.blogspot.com/2022/09/classics-by-beach-september-2022.html ).   And those of you that do follow this 'blog would know that we try very, very hard not show cars that have already been featured. But in our defence, today's car has received a nice upgrade since we last saw it and now sports a set of "jelly bean" alloys, as well as wearing a number 6 decal that's an artefact from its recent successful run at Club Motori Italia's Lufra hillclimb.   Woof! That and the fact that the former Chief Correspondent's are just so damned good! U M P H (uppermiddlepetrolhead.blogspot.com.au.) Photos by former CCC Lt Dogwash, RANR.

1970s Aussie utes don't get much better than this immaculate Valiant - possibly a circa '74 VJ, as best as we can tell - featuring flawless paint, straight, unblemished chrome, and a perfect interior.  The ultra-clean engine bay - home to a straight six-cylinder hemi - is testament to the car's overall condition, being an absolute credit to its owner. The big workhorse appears to be stock, with the only obvious departures from standard being a pair of Cibie Oscar driving lights, some extractors, a set of five-spoke pressed steel wheels - as also fitted to the Charger and possibly the Pacer, too - and what may be after-market cloth inserts on the vinyl front bench seat.  If there's anything else, whatever it might be has been done super-subtly and doesn't detract from the ute's originality one little bit.      Of course, the Valiant load-lugger that leads today's piece wasn't the only vehicle to grace the 2023 Fathers' Day edition of Classics by th...