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    The Magazine Feature Story #15   https://classiccarsworldwide.com.au “LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT” – JOHN FAIRBAIRN TALKS ABOUT HIS 1934 ONYX BLACK CHEVROLET COUPE. 88 YEARS OLD, STILL GOING STRONG, GREAT TO DRIVE AND HAS WON 26 TROPHIES. A TIMELESS HOT ROD! . John is 61 years old, married and lives in Packenham, Victoria, He is currently employed as a Warehouse worker after spending some years as an electrician. His interest in cars goes back to his childhood when he was painting GT stripes and putting big motors into his model cars. Unique – Love at first sight Back in 1982 John was looking to buy a 34 Chevrolet sedan when he noticed the coupe in the corner. “I fell in love straight away” he says, “What attracted me to it was that it was so unique. It had an unchopped Holden body which is uncommon as most are chopped or fibreglass repo bodies”. The car was built by Holden and purchased privately in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Early cars John’s first car was ...

  The Magazine Feature Story #14   https://classiccarsworldwide.com.au   One Of A Kind! POSSIBLY THE ONLY MATCHING SET IN AUSTRALIA. FOUR EH HOLDENS, A SEDAN, UTE, PANEL VAN AND WAGON. LOVINGLY AND PAINSTAKINGLY PUT TOGETHER OVER 15 YEARS BY NSW BASED JASON WEST Jason has just finished the matching set of EH Holdens for his daughter's wedding and says “to my knowledge it is the only matching set in Australia. It has been on Facebook on several sites with over 3k views and 1k comments. It caught the attention of Mr. Excited (Glen Higginson) who encouraged me to talk to Classic Cars Worldwide Online and tell my story.” Jason (51 years old) has been married to his wife for 30 years and has four children ranging in ages from 29 to 16 years old. He is a cabinet maker by trade and has been building kitchens and joinery for 35 years. He has been running his own business, J & H Quality Kitchens, for the last 25 years and is based in Minto, New South Wales. Early cars Jason’s ...

        The Magazine Feature Story #13   https://classiccarsworldwide.com.au   “IT’S A LIFESTYLE”. MATHEW ATHERTON TALKS ABOUT HIS 1958 MGA ROADSTER, HIS PASSION FOR ALL THINGS MG AND A HUGE HIGHLIGHT – BEING PART OF THE PARADE LAP AT THE 2019 AUSTRALIAN F1 GRAND PRIX IN MELBOURNE 38 years old Mathew Atherton’s life is pretty full on at the moment. Happily married with 2  daughters, the youngest just a few days old at the time of putting this story together plus the daily pressure of running a new business called Dirty Nomad. The business provides towing courses, pre-purchase inspection, pick up and delivery services, detailing and caravan and RV accessories. Mathew is also working on a car detailing range which he is about to drop on his Instagram and Facebook page called MGALIFESTYLE which he is very excited about. “The results are amazing” he says. “These products produce the highest gloss and protection with the strongest hydrophobic range of c...

      The Magazine Feature Story #12   https://classiccarsworldwide.com.au   THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE AND BEST PAINTWORK - 2.0 MEGA SHOW & SHINE CAR & BIKE SHOW 2022. RAY O’BRIEN TALKS ABOUT HIS DOUBLE AWARD-WINNING 1973 HQ HOLDEN UTE   By the narrowest of margins, one vote, 48 year old Ray O’Brien won the People’s Choice Award at the 2.0 Mega Show & Shine Car & Bike Show held in Scoresby, Victoria on 13 th  March 2022. It was a hot day and a hotly contested vote, and Ray won the day over a very high standard of great classic cars on display. The paintwork on his stunning green HQ Holden Ute was also judged best on the day. Ray is married, his wife Jacinta is also a car enthusiast, and they live in Bundoora, Victoria. He is currently employed as a Head Spray Painter at a smash shop in Fawkner. He has been spray painting since he was 15 years old, which no doubt over the years has helped him achieve the fabulous high quality of work he...

    The Magazine Feature Story #11   https://classiccarsworldwide.com.au   BEST MODERN CAR AT THE FIRST 2.0  MEGA SHOW & SHINE CAR & BIKE SHOW. DARREN MATHEW TALKS ABOUT HIS AWARD-WINNING 2016 HOLDEN COMMODORE SSV REDLINE SEDAN. “MODERN BUT STILL A CLASSIC” Held on a beautiful sunny Sunday (13 th March 2022) at the site of the former Caribbean Gardens, Scoresby, Victoria, the inaugural 2.0 Mega Show & Shine Car & Bike Show was a great success. With thousands of visitors and over 400 classic cars and bikes on display there was much to see and for car lovers of all ages much to drool over! One of the major award winners on the day was 58 years old Darren Mathew with his car, a 2016  Holden SSV Redline Sedan. Darren is married, has two grown up children and three grand children. His wife, Shellie, loves the car. They currently live in South Gippsland. Darren is currently employed in the civil area as an earth mover. “Prior to civil I worked on...

  The Magazine Feature Story #10   https://classiccarsworldwide.com.au   FROM UNFINISHED, SITTING ROTTING AND NEEDING HELP TO AWESOME! EDDY RAMSBOTTOM TALKS ABOUT HIS 12 YEARS LABOUR OF LOVE TO BRING HIS 1964 2 DOOR EH HOLDEN BACK TO LIFE – AND KEEP CRUIZIN’!  Adelaide based 65 years old Eddy Ramsbottom (married with two daughters, two grandchildren and one on the way) has been interested in cars since he was 11 years old. In fact, it seems to be in his blood. Eddy has worked in the car spare parts industry for many years going back to the 70’s when he worked in a press shop in Woodville, South Australia. “I’ve been doing automobile restorations for 40 years and I have always been interested in classic cars, nothing else” he says. Eddy got his first car, a Holden 1956 FC Wagon when he was only 15 years old. His current daily drive is a VX Holden Wagon “I met Glen Higgenson, Mr. Excited, on Facebook a year or two ago and although I am not involved in any specifi...