Though Australians seem to share extra with the British than with Americans, their auto trade traditionally has been nearer to ours as a result of their love for the V8. Their home-brewed vehicles could not have appeared like ours, however the exhaust notes typically appeared like ours. If this feels like your bag, the Gold Coast Muscle Car Museum is your new joint to see Aussie efficiency historical past and extra.
The museum is “the most amazing private collection of Australian muscle cars” of the 1950-70s. Located in Bundall, Queensland, the museum will get its title from the close by metropolis of Gold Coast, which simply so occurs to be the sixth-largest within the nation. On show are Chargers, Falcons of various stripes, SLR5000 Toranas (a sort of Holden), and each Monaro mannequin constructed from 1968-76 (sure, one other Holden product).
And for those who’re a Mad Max fan, there’s a reproduction of the Interceptor, which was a extremely modified Falcon from the Nineteen Seventies. If you squint, you might even see some 1972 Torino in it – clearly it’s a Ford product from the identical period.
The similar may very well be mentioned of the Monaro, which additionally mimicked the design language of General Motors vehicles of the time, with the late Sixties ones typically giving GM c.1968 vibes.
Besides the vehicles, there’s a magazine wheel show and a working tune-up machine from the Nineteen Seventies.
Muscle bike lovers aren’t disregarded because the museum has a Honda 750 Four and a Kwaka 900 (apparently, that’s a nickname for Kawasaki) on show.
Adding to the enjoyable quotient are the free pinball machines and a enjoyable Scalextric observe. And for those who get thirsty, a classic delicate drink machine (or “pop” to you Midwesterners).
To be taught extra concerning the Gold Coast Muscle Car Museum, go to www.musclecarmuseum.com.au.
