FEATURE PREVIEWS
Take a closer look at some of our most fascinating Survivor car features…
HEMI PACER, BOY RACER
Integrity can often be measured when a man’s words meet his actions, and the late Edward ‘John’ Hodge was certainly a man of his word. Following a disastrous car accident and honouring an upcoming wedding promise, John walked into his local Chrysler dealer to buy another identical Valiant Pacer to replace the one his son crashed a few days earlier…
3 ON THE TREE
To find an unrestored base model Monaro is rare indeed, to find one factory fitted with a 253 three-on-the-tree in Orchid Metallic with a full ownership history is unheard of, until now…
URBAN MYTH
Born through one family’s eccentric attraction to white cars with blue cabins, this well cared for E49 was for many years unaccounted for. Believed by devoted enthusiasts as a motoring myth, it existed on paper, but none had seen or heard of it. That was until an ‘out of the blue’ appearance at a local car show on the Mornington Peninsula back in 2002. After many years cruising under the radar, this E49 charged into the limelight causing quite a stir.
POWER BY ROTARY
After a well documented service history and showing less than 30,000 original miles on the clock at the time, Mrs J (June) Dumar sadly passed away, leaving her beloved RX-2 Capella at the Mazda dealership where it was in for its regular service. It then sat for a month, as it was turned down by many because it was an automatic before finally finding a new home.
THE LONE RANGER
This lone Ranger barn find was recently discovered showing a fair dinkum 40,000 original kays on the clock after it was parked and forgotten in a rotten old shed for more than 15 years.
RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE
Surrounded by murder, mystery and intrigue the thread of survival for this uniquely special Ford Falcon GT-HO unfolds on a distant continent and includes uncanny coincidences, some bad luck and some good fortune, with more twists and turns than an Alfred Hitchcock thriller.
the great aussie road trip
21 days – 7,705kms or 4,816 miles in the old money – and four breakdowns later, Junker GT – a tired 1972 Ford Falcon XA GT survives the epic journey through the Australian Outback on a sightseeing and car-hunting expedition like no other. You’ll be as astonished as we were to discover what’s still out there!
the great tassie road trip
Rugged mountains, sensational coastlines, winding roads, open plains, spectacular landscapes, and all in the one place. This is Tasmania. An island full of heritage and history – and lots to explore. With two doors, three pedals, eight cylinders, and a few tips from the locals, Survivor Car Australia sets out for another car hunting adventure.
