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There’s nothing like a scooter for saving cash and serving chic

There’s nothing like a scooter for saving cash and serving chic

Aside from being incredibly practical scooters have always brought on feelings of great romance and cool aesthetic. In his book Vroom with a View travel writer Peter Moore chronicled his journey around Italy a vintage Vespa. On the year he turned 40 the acclaimed writer bought a vintage Vespa on e-bay and travelled from Milan […]

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Queer Mobile: The Jeep Wrangler

Queer Mobile: The Jeep Wrangler

If there were an official title for the Most Lesbian Car, it would hands down belong to the Jeep Wrangler. With its enormous tires as aesthetically appealing and chunky as a pair of Doc Martens and its pleasingly geometric yet practical shape, there is surely not a dykier vehicle to be found on four wheels […]

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What Do You Call Your Car?

What Do You Call Your Car?

This month we asked OUTinPerth readers what they named their car. Damian is photographed outside Winthrop Hall in Floreat where he spends a lot of time as part of the Playlover’s community theatre group. He decided to call his car Hermoine, but swears that the inspiration didn’t come from Harry Potter. Hannah named her car […]

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Hoonerisms

Hoonerisms

hoon (n.):  The term orginates from the 1930s and refers to a lout or loutish behaviour, particularly behind the wheel of a car. A hoon will be engaging in any of the following activities while in control of a motor vehicle: 1)      High speed driving, defined by the Road Traffic Amendment (Hoons) Act 2009 as […]

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Passionately Pagoda – Why I Love My Car

Passionately Pagoda – Why I Love My Car

Tim Brown and William Stuart on their Mercedes Benz SL W113 and the art of everyday glamour.   Tim Brown 1965 230SL W113 off-white ‘Pagoda’ Mercedes Benz. Red leather and Chrome interior. Scheduled for restoration later this year, ‘Audrey’ has been roaring around Perth with Tim for around 18 years, on and off…. First and […]

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