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Road Test – VW Beetle – 2013
4 October 2013
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It was back in 1997 that Volkswagen released the new beetle. It was meant to be a nostalgic throw back to the success of the original Beetle. But it was expensive and had more cuteness than character (right down to a plastic flower on the dash). It was the sort of car Lady Penelope

Volvo V40 T5 – R Design
26 August 2013
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A discussion with Brent Davison about Volvo’s hero car the V40 T5 – R Design

Road Safety Ads with Soames Job; What works and what doesn’t
1 August 2013
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Governments of all persuasions have run community advertising campaigns promoting road safety. Many have a creative approach and are hard hitting. But it is not a matter of whether we like the ads or we even remember them. The big issue is do they change our behaviour – are we better, safer drivers because of

Binalong Motor Museum
30 July 2013
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We begin an occasional segment for Overdrive which will look at some of the Motor and transport Museums in Australia. In many cases they are not located in the Capital cities nor necessarily in large regional towns. The first one we look at is the Binalong Motor Museum. Binalong is a small country town some