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Aerfal Automotive to rebirth Porsche’s 904 GT racer

A Dutch firm is planning on resurrecting Porsche’s 1960’s mid-engined 904 in 300kW flat-eight form. The original 904 Carrera GTS was a fibreglass-bodied sports car that followed the open-topped 718, and competed in group 3 GT racing. It was mid-engined and initially used flat-four power but Porsche later fitted the 911’s flat six. A few got an F1-derived flat eight. And it is the range topper that Dutch firm Aerfal Automotive is paying homage to with its Æ94. Using the mid-engined 914 as a basis, the...

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Clive Palmer is building Australia’s largest car museum

Work is underway on Clive Palmer’s new car museum west of Brisbane. He says is will be Australia’s biggest once complete.  Situated near Lowood, major earthworks are scheduled for the end of 2025. Demolition work on the site has already been completed.  Tenders have been called for major civil construction works. The undertaking is evidently set to become a major tourism and economic drawcard for the region. Originally the mining...

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