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The classic-cars-Australia mug. We have many customers down under, so here are some more examples from our Classic cars flags design this time showing the Australian flag.
Like our other designs personalised with your name,car model,reg no(optional)and your national flag.

We know aussies love their classic cars and since the first imports of a De Dion Bouton in 1901 there has been a steady flow of foreign cars,particularly American and old english cars and their derivatives down under. Due to the climate they seem to be remarkably well preserved.
The cars that is. The aussies are well preserved of course as alcohol is a natural preservative.


A classic cars flags mug for Rod's Holden FJ

Introduced in 1953 the Holden FJ was the second all australian car and was based on its predecesor the FX. The FJ was of monocoque construction and powered by a 2170 cc Straight 6 engine.The car has a large following of classic car enthusiasts dedicated to preserving these iconic Holdens,and there are many national Holden car clubs to cater for them.

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A classic cars flags mug for Andy's Holden Monaro

Monaro is an aboriginal word meaning a high plateau or plain.Introduced in 1968 and available in three models the basic Monaro coupe, Monaro 'GTS' coupe and Monaro GTS 327 coupe were based on the Kingswood.In early 1969 the Monaro range was awarded the Wheels magazine's Car of the Year for 1968.



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A classic-cars-Australia mug for Josh's EH Holden

Introduced in 1963 the EH Holden was far more powerful than the previous models and so it became immensely popular.A total of 256,959 units were produced and sold from 1963 to 1965. It remains one of Australia's favourite cars.The Premier was the top of the range and is now quite rare. Enthusiasts gather every year from all states for the EH All State Run.


There are many other classic cars in Australia apart from Holdens of course but they were the first all Australian car and their owners do seem to cherish them and we do get a lot of orders from Holden owners.Maybe they just drink more coffee than other drivers!



James Alexander Holden emigrated to South Australia from England in 1852.In 1856 he started a saddlery business in Adelaide.They became involed with car upholstery,and,like many early pioneers in car manufacturing the company evolved, from a buisness associated with horses and carraiges, to horseless carraiges.Much later, like Jaguar, they evolved from motorcycle sidecar bodies to cars. Based on chassis from other manufacturers.The company thrived but suffered badly in the great depression.Subsequently the company was taken over by General Motors in 1931.



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