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MelbournesUnderworld.com

2008-04-21T06:12:00.000-07:00

It is an undisputed fact that Australia's underworld has captured the imagination of the Australian public. The recent TV series Underbelly has made such identities as Carl Williams, Jason Moran, Tony Mokbel, Andrew "Benji" Veniamin, Alphonse Gangitano and Mick Gatto household names seemingly overnight.

Perhaps the most common question being asked is "How accurate is the TV series"?

There are some great books out at the moment that will take you deep into the heart of Melbourne’s organised crime and gangland killings. The best of them are available at MelbournesUnderworld.com often at heavily discounted prices. Our search facility links to specialty book shops all over Australia. These book shops specialise in new and used books, rare and hard to find books, out of print books along with newly released books. You can save a lot of money here!

We also have a news page that links you directly into the Herald Sun’s “Melbourne Underworld” news feed. This feed provides up to the minute news on Melbourne’s underworld as it comes to hand.

Hey and keep an eye on the Google ads that we’ve got running on the site! You’ll see some crazy ads come up from time to time on this site!!!

Subscribe to car magazines with us and save BIG $$$

2008-04-11T05:18:00.000-07:00

You can now subscribe to your favourite Aussie car magazines through FeatureCarsAustralia.com and save up to a whopping 33% on some titles!.
Most of these titles are the same magazines that we shoot for on a regular basis so you know that we're promoting quality, Australian modified car magazines that we're proud to be associated with.

Get OUR car photos on YOUR mobile.

2008-04-05T06:24:00.000-07:00

We have been approached by a leading mobile phone content provider with a proposal to run their interface on FeatureCarsAustralia.com. After checking out their system we decided to trial their interface on the site.

We will be relying very heavily on your feedback to decide whether or not to run their service on a permanent basis.

We are currently running 10 images to start off the trial. More images will be added based on your suggestions.

To try out the system just visit our Downloads page.

Cheers
Tony

Powercruise 12 photo gallery and results.

2008-03-16T02:38:00.000-07:00

Yeh, I know, I should have mentioned this earlier.
If you haven't already checked it out, be sure to visit our Powercruise 12 photo gallery. It's jam-packed full of tyre smokin' action and currently features 515 photos. We also have a full set of results of the event at our Powercruise 12 results page.

Cheers
Tony

Feature car submissions are on the increase!

2008-03-16T02:00:00.000-07:00

So far, March has been a busy month for us. We have experienced an increase in feature car submissions this month with some really good cars coming through. At the moment we need more cars from south-east Queensland for our next up coming road trip. If you're a Queenslander with a car that you feel is worth a feature in a magazine, now is the time to get your submission in.

It's never been easier! We now have multiple options for feature car submissions: Email, snail-mail, link referral and now picture phone message. Just grab your mobile phone and send us a few pics of your car. To get the full rundown visit our "Submit your car" page.

BLOWJO - Soon to feature in Street Machine magazine

2008-02-27T00:40:00.000-08:00

Watch out for Joe Lore's mind blowing XYGT Falcon soon to appear in Street Machine. We will be running the full photo shoot here on FeatureCarsAustralia.com soon!

Subscribe to our newsletter.

2008-02-17T05:50:00.000-08:00

We are now publishing a regular newsletter. If you would like to be kept up to date on what cars we're shooting for the various magazines and which cars and events are being showcased on FeatureCarsAustralia.com, then join our mailing list.

Latest updates

2008-02-17T05:39:00.000-08:00

We have just given the site a tidy up and have added a new section which offers tips on how to take great looking photos of your car.

We've also changed our galleries over to a HTML based version. It seems that the Flash version was having trouble coping with all the extra photos. The flash version is still available from a link on the home page for those who prefer it. You should find that the HTML version loads faster and is more reliable.

We will be adding more to FeatureCarsAustralia.com shortly.

TR

Holden Premier VIPHT soon to feature in Street Machine magazine

2008-01-27T20:29:00.000-08:00

Keep an eye out for this awesome HT Premier soon to be featured in Street Machine.

2008-01-24T22:51:00.000-08:00

Here is a preview of a few of the cars that we've shot recently. Keep an eye out for them in up coming magazines.

New feature cars added

2008-01-18T21:19:00.000-08:00

We have just added 15 new feature cars to the V8s & 6s galleries and 8 new cars to the 4s & rotaries galleries.

Galleries back up again

2008-01-18T21:16:00.000-08:00

Thanks for your patience. We seem to have rectified the problem and everything now appears to be working again. If you find any problems with the galleries we would greatly appreciate you letting us know.

Galleries temporarily down

2008-01-18T18:23:00.000-08:00

We have struck a problem during a recent gallery update. It appears that most of the galleries are down. We are working to rectify the problem. We will notify you as soon as the problem is solved. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Summernats 21 results are now live

2008-01-10T01:42:00.000-08:00

We have just uploaded a full list of winners and runners up in all Summernats categories. Visit our Summernats 21 page to see the results.

Cruise for Charity GOES GREEN !

2008-01-09T17:15:00.000-08:00

Now entering into its fifth year of helping sick and disadvantaged children all over Australia through the tireless work of the Starlight Children’s Foundation, Cruise for Charity is set to raise the bar once more, with the addition of a Northern Territory cruise. This means that Cruise for Charity now reaches every corner of the country!

While the $113,000 that Cruise for Charity raised in 2007 was a phenomenal result, our belief is that we can always do better, and in 2008, we’re extremely proud and excited to announce that Cruise for Charity is GOING GREEN!

This year, Cruise for Charity has partnered with GreenFleet; a not-for-profit organisation that plants native trees on behalf of donating people/businesses to reduce salinity, increase soil stability, and soak up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

With a portion of each participant’s donation going to GreenFleet in 2008, the CO2 emissions from the 3500+ Commodores in attendance will be offset, making the events ‘Carbon Friendly’!

Cruise for Charity 5 is expected to take in more than 2,000,000km with over 4000 Commodores expected to attend. This will produce almost 3000 tonnes of CO2 emissions that will be absorbed through the planting of more than 2650 native trees around Australia.

Not only will this offset the emissions from the participating vehicles, but it will also improve salinity levels in affected areas and help prevent erosion in others. Cruise for Charity – helping sick children and now the environment too!

Summernats 21 photo gallery is now live

2008-01-09T00:39:00.000-08:00

Summernats 21 certainly proved to be a busy one for us this year. Not so much in photographing the event, but in photographing feature cars for the various magazines. We spent most of our time out on location around Canberra. We did however, manage to get quite a lot of photos of the event. Some of which are now live in the Summernats 21 gallery including pictures from the Burnout Masters. We are planning to have more pictures up by around the end of the week along with some category results.

Stay tuned
Tony Rabbitte

It's been a while

2007-10-31T05:24:00.000-07:00

I've got to admit, it's been a while since I've updated the galleries here at FeatureCarsAustralia.com. Sorry guys but this last few months have been hectic. At the moment I'm currently shooting record numbers of feature cars for the various magazines that I contribute to and this is by far the busiest time of my entire career. I've got a ton of new feature cars to go up on the galleries and will have them online as soon as I get a chance so stay tuned.

Earlier this year we landed the contract to supply all the images for the RM Williams OUTBACK 2008 Street Utes calendar. I'm sure you'll agree, it came up awesome. Check it out. It features some of Australia's toughest street and race utes.

Other news: A few months back we uploaded a series of slide show compilations to YouTube. One in particular, a photo compilation of a Hot 4s photo shoot of one of Australia's hottest Nissan Skyline GT-Rs has proved extremely popular. Have a look at it and let us know what you think.

During the earlier part of this year I was shooting less cars in Queensland than I normally do due to an abundance of cars that needed to be photograph in NSW, but I'm pleased to announce that I'm now back on the Queensland circuit and will be working that area heavily over the next few months. So we're going to be seeing some top class Queensland cars both in the magazines and on FeatureCarsAustralia.com.

Anyway, I've gotta fly, cars to shoot - deadlines to meet.

Torque to you soon
Tony Rabbitte

Four cylinder/imports

2007-07-09T03:21:00.000-07:00

One of our clients has recently purchased several well known automotive titles. As a result we have been asked to source even more feature cars. At the moment we are currently looking for high quality cars to suit four cylinder/import magazines. If you think your ride has got what it takes to make the grade, then we'd like to hear from you. contact us now.

Meguiars MotorEx 2007 Photo Gallery

2007-07-02T20:59:00.000-07:00

The Meguiars MotorEx 2007 photo gallery is now up. Check it out in the Shows & Events section.

Tell a mate

2007-07-01T08:23:00.000-07:00

You can tell a mate about how FeatureCarsAustralia.com showcases Australia's hottest street and show cars simply by pressing the "email icon" below this post. Try it! Your mates might also be interested to know that we feature galleries of Australia's premier shows and events and that we also have advice on how to get your car featured in the top magazines or on the hottest DVDs.

Link to us

2007-06-29T01:23:00.000-07:00

If you have an automotive related website and you would like to exchange links with us, simply visit our links page for details.

New visitors' cars added

2007-06-24T16:13:00.000-07:00

We have just added some new cars to the Visitors' Rides section. If you would like your car to appear on FeatureCarsAustralia.com just email us a pic.

More feature cars added

2007-06-23T05:12:00.000-07:00

We have just added four additional photo shoots to the Fearure Cars Galleries. Check 'em out.

Having difficulties getting featured?

2007-06-22T02:18:00.000-07:00

Some visitors are still experiencing difficulties when submitting cars to our Get Featured section. The single biggest problem being experienced is that our server sometimes rejects your emails due to file sizes being too big. If you have submitted your car for a possible feature in a magazine please contact us to confirm your submission even if it looks like it went through successfully.

Tip:
Please refer to the instructions on how to reduce file sizes at the bottom of the Get Featured page. Alternatively you can contact us directly if you need assistance. We are very approachable and always happy to help.

Supercharged Hummer

2007-06-18T01:17:00.000-07:00

Chris Anderson's black supercharged Hummer packs a mean punch. Check it out soon in Zoom.