Is there a romance in driving old Holdens: Terry Thompson is a realist but loves them all the same
1 March 2020
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Terry Thompson is a director of the ARDC, and has a long history in many things to do with cars and motoring, including the New South Wales Road Safety Advisory Council and a whole pile of motoring clubs, including the 48 and FJ. Holden
For the love of a Holden Monaro: How the first car race telecast he saw set a lifetime passion
1 March 2020
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There is an old adage about motor racing. “Race on Sunday; Sell on Monday”. This was one of those passionate mantras that seem to motivate Holden and Ford during the glory years of the long-distance production car racing at Bathurst in the late 60s
Overdrive: Jaguar Land Rover Project Vector; Haval H9; Citroen C5; Electric Planes and Segway chair
1 March 2020
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that ponders the purpose of cars and transport Jaguar Land Rover: new vehicle for a new approach (1:20) Can the Haval H9 SUV make it here? (2:07) The standout design feature in the Citroen C5 (3:08) A
Owning Holdens and Racing an EH: Traffic Engineer Alan Finlay relives theirs and his glory days
23 February 2020
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DB: Alan Finlay is a great friend of the program and is a respected traffic engineer and transport planner. His family has had twelve Holdens over the years with a predominance in the early part, I believe. DB: Alan, I looked at your first
Overdrive: Holden goes under: Formal history and stories from owners
22 February 2020
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This week we concentrate on Holden, that famous Australia car brand that will soon cease to exist. From Craft to economies of scale (1:22) General Motors did the holden name well (2:32) Was the first Holden that good (3:37) Button plan (4:32) Did Holden
Overdrive: Three weird car ads from 2020 Superbowl; Coronavirus causes parts shortage; Mazda CX-30
15 February 2020
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Hello and welcome to Overdrive a program that samples and savours the world of cars and transport Coronavirus leads to parts shortage (1:18) Hyundai/Canoo to co-develop all-electric platform (2:05) Mazda CX-30 (2:58) Audi Sales – at last some good news (3:48) Formula 1: ‘carbon
