On the quiet streets of Lockleys, there’s a legend. A man with an eagle eye, a sharp wit, and an affinity for vehicles. Meet Cedric, the retired detective with a knack for storytelling and a heart filled with gratitude. Standing beside his vintage sedan, Cedric, with his fedora tilted just right, adjusts his magnifying glass …
Are you a summer person or a winter person? I’m personally a summer person. I really don’t understand those people who love winter. You’re always cold and shivering. You get rained on. You can hardly go anywhere. Plus your outfit is always wrecked because you need to carry a jacket to protect you from the …
I used to be a regularly touring musician. It was a lot of fun. The late nights, the music, the girls, the people, the parties. What a time to be alive! There was a good five years in my late 20s where I was doing just that. I was living it, believing I was in …
My husband bought me a four-wheel drive about three months ago. He felt a bigger car would be safer for me and the kids. The gesture was kind but oh my gosh, this car is a monstrosity! I feel I need a boost to get in it. I would be lying if I said that …
There’s a man in a black suit outside. He’s been standing there all day, occasionally peeking through the windows. He doesn’t flinch when I make eye contact with him. Doesn’t seem bothered by the loud music I’m playing. He knows I’m home, and yet he doesn’t knock on the door. It’s thirty-five degrees and yet …
Do firsts always come in threes? I recently experienced my first ever run-in between my car a stationary object. The lamp post got off just fine, and the car didn’t fare that badly either, although a chunk of paint got scraped off the back bumper. I was kind of horrified because I figured it would …
It’s too late for me, because I went to one last night and it was a horrible experience, but take it from me that they aren’t worth the effort. I think I was inspired by a movie that I watched in my own home and thus rather enjoyed, Peddle Without a Clause, that movie about …
In those first few days, we tried to plan how we would survive, and we came to the conclusion that the automotive industry was our best bet. Fortunately, we found ourselves in Bentleigh. Auto electrical services were more prominent here than anywhere else in Melbourne, and so we set about integrating ourselves into this business. …
All cars can be off-road, if you have the right attitude. Attitude is basically everything. That’s what I learned from ‘Initial D’, that show about a mechanic whose name is David Davidson, and he gets picked on all the time for his initials, which are both ‘D’. He takes out all his aggression in dangerous …