Introducing the Cars That Made Australia podcast, with Tim 'Rosso' Ross.

If you love a good Origin story — whether it’s footy or cars — this one’s for you. With the NRL season wrapped up and Bathurst just around the corner, it’s time for an oh-so-70s Australian Icon — Panel Vans!

This episode looks at the rise of the Panel Van, a car that never raced at Bathurst but definitely got you there — and gave you a place to crash after a few too many Beam cans. From surfers to petrolheads, these vans became the ultimate custom lifestyle vehicle, a freedom machine upholstered in brown crushed velvet.

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Introducing the Cars That Made Australia podcast, with Tim 'Rosso' Ross.
If you love a good Origin story — whether it’s footy or cars — this one’s for you. With the NRL season wrapped up and Bathurst just around the corner, it’s time for an oh-so-70s Australian Icon — Panel Vans!
This episode looks at the rise of the Panel Van, a car that never raced at Bathurst but definitely got you there — and gave you a place to crash after a few too many Beam cans. From surfers to petrolheads, these vans became the ultimate custom lifestyle vehicle, a freedom machine upholstered in brown crushed velvet.
<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/cars-that-made-australia/id1681972497">Listen via Apple Podcasts</a>
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Australians have a long-standing love affair with the automobile and when, in 1948, the first Holden came off the production line, our cars also became part of our national pride. 

Our cars do more than take us from A to B, they are freedom on four wheels. What we drive reflects our personalities, and our aspirations, and even allows us to let out our inner bogan. 

This is the story of the car that your folks bought home when you were a kid and you climbed all over the back seat. It’s the car that you crammed into on those hot summer road trips. It’s that model that you saved up for when you were a teenager or the car that your friend has that took you out of the suburbs. It's the car that you were brought home in from the hospital (potentially without being secured properly).

This is the story of the people who drove them and the people that rode in them... this is the story of the Cars That Made Australia.

Australians have a long-standing love affair with the automobile and when, in 1948, the first Holden came off the production line, our cars also became part of our national pride.    Our cars do more than take us from A to B, they are freedom on four wheels. What we drive reflects our personalities, and our aspirations, and even allows us to let out our inner bogan.    This is the story of the car that your folks bought home when you were a kid and you climbed all over the back seat. It’s the car that you crammed into on those hot summer road trips. It’s that model that you saved up for when you were a teenager or the car that your friend has that took you out of the suburbs. It's the car that you were brought home in from the hospital (potentially without being secured properly).   This is the story of the people who drove them and the people that rode in them... this is the story of the Cars That Made Australia.

Every car you see on the road is like a chapter in Australia's big book of stories. Our cars aren't just ways to get from A to B - they're time capsules on wheels, each one telling a story about who we are and where we've been.

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