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    Articles by Iain Kelly

    Iain Kelly
    Contributing Journalist

    A love of classic American and European cars drove Iain Kelly to motoring journalism straight out of high school, via the ownership of a tired 1975 HJ Holden Monaro. 

    For nearly 20 years he has worked on magazines and websites catering to modified late model high-performance Japanese and European tuner cars, as well as traditional hot rods, muscle cars and street machines. Some of these titles include Auto Salon, LSX Tuner, MOTOR, Forged, Freestyle Rides, Roadkill, SPEED, and Street Machine. He counts his trip to the USA to help build Mighty Car Mods’ “Subarute” along with co-authoring their recent book, The Cars of Mighty Car Mods, among his career highlights. 

    Iain lends his expertise to CarsGuide for a variety of advice projects, along with legitimising his automotive obsession with regular OverSteer contributions.

    Although his practical skills working on cars is nearly all self-taught, he still loves nothing more than spending quality time in the shed working on his project car, a 1964 Pontiac. He also admits to also having an addiction to E30 BMWs and Subaru Liberty RS Turbos, both of which he has had multiple examples of. With car choices like that, at least his mum thinks he is cool.

    Is Hennessey going too far with a 746kW McLaren Senna?
    By Iain Kelly · 09 Apr 2019
    Hypercars are exotic monsters built with a fine edge and careful balance to extract a visceral driving experience.
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    Joe Rogan's brand new 1993 Land Cruiser packs 433kW
    By Iain Kelly · 08 Apr 2019
    California's ICON 4x4 specialises in building brand new classic off-road Ford Broncos and Toyota LandCruisers with epic custom touches.
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    Unique 1979 AMG wagon is the coolest way to take your labrador for 250km/h runs
    By Iain Kelly · 08 Apr 2019
    A late '70s Mercedes wagon wouldn't normally quicken pulses, but this '79 500TE long roof changes that idea.
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    Barn find video: Epic Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis car collection uncovered
    By Iain Kelly · 26 Mar 2019
    While barn find videos aren't anything new, finding a stash of cars owned by Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis, is mind-blowing in this day and age.
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    Custom Canepa McLaren P1 GTR up for grabs, for about $4m
    By Iain Kelly · 26 Mar 2019
    Renowned racer and car collector Bruce Canepa has listed his one-off McLaren P1 GTR up for sale.
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    Ferrari sends off the 488 with the one-off P80/C custom order
    By Iain Kelly · 26 Mar 2019
    Ferrari have once again rewarded one of their biggest-spending customers by building them a unique race car tailored to their own specs.
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    Reckon your GT is fast? This one's just hit 483km/h at the Texas Mile!
    By Iain Kelly · 26 Mar 2019
    A handful of crazy hypercars need MENSA-level science to achieve their mind-bending speeds, but not this GT.
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    DeLorean: Everything you need to know
    By Iain Kelly · 18 Mar 2019
    Most people today can identify the DeLorean sports car instantly without knowing its name or fascinating history, recognising the advanced machine as the co-star of the wildly popular Back To The Future movie trilogy, alongside Doc Emmet Brown and Marty McFly.
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    Foolproof parallel parking
    By Iain Kelly · 15 Mar 2019
    Australia, you have a problem. It seems like a simple task, but reverse parallel parking (also known as parallel parking or reverse parking in different parts of the globe) intimidates many drivers. This can be from never having been shown properly how to parallel park, poor spatial awareness, or not
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    Car rust repair DIY: How to remove rust from a car
    By Iain Kelly · 14 Mar 2019
    Rust is a scary word as most people think it signals the death of their car but, with basic tools and a little time, you can stop your car rotting away. This isn't just for full-blown restoration work on a classic car. Thankfully, you don't need to completely dismantle your car to fix it, or spend thousands, if
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