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2 killed, 2 injured in overnight Sacramento crash, police say

2 killed, 2 injured in overnight Sacramento crash, police say

2 killed, 2 injured in overnight Sacramento crash, police say



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2 killed, 2 injured in overnight Sacramento crash, police say

Two people died and two others were injured in a two-vehicle crash overnight in Sacramento, authorities said.Video player above: Top Stories from Aug. 7, 2022The crash happened on Sunday around 12:48 am at the intersection of Garden Highway and Northgate Boulevard, the Sacramento Police Department said in a release. Fire crews at the scene said a man and woman of one vehicle died at the scene. Two others from the second vehicle were taken to an area hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, according to police. It’s unclear what led up to the crash. This is a developing story, stay with KCRA 3 for the latest.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

Two people died and two others were injured in a two-vehicle crash overnight in Sacramento, authorities said.

  • Video player above: Top Stories from Aug. 7, 2022

The crash happened on Sunday around 12:48 am at the intersection of Garden Highway and Northgate Boulevard, the Sacramento Police Department said in a release.

Fire crews at the scene said a man and woman of one vehicle died at the scene. Two others from the second vehicle were taken to an area hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.

It’s unclear what led up to the crash.

This is a developing story, stay with KCRA 3 for the latest.

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Famous Cob popcorn launches two VERY unique flavors at Woolworths: Tiramisu and Cracked Pepper

Cobs Natural Popcorn has just introduced 'Tiramisu' and 'Parmesan & Cracked Pepper' to their wide range of unique flavors

Famous Cobs Popcorn launches two new VERY unusual new flavors – here’s how you can get your hands on them

  • Australian favorite Cobs Natural Popcorn has just announced two new flavors
  • The popcorn is now available in ‘Tiramisu’ and ‘Parmesan & Cracked Pepper’
  • The products are limited-edition and will be sold at Woolworths stores for $2.10

By Shania Obrien For Daily Mail Australia and Louise Allingham

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One of Australia’s favorite popcorn brands is releasing two new limited-edition flavors at Woolworths.

Cobs Natural Popcorn has just introduced ‘Tiramisu’ and ‘Parmesan & Cracked Pepper’ to their wide range of unique flavours.

The sweet and salty treats will be available in-stores and online in the coming weeks for $2.10.

Cobs Natural Popcorn has just introduced 'Tiramisu' and 'Parmesan & Cracked Pepper' to their wide range of unique flavors

Cobs Natural Popcorn has just introduced ‘Tiramisu’ and ‘Parmesan & Cracked Pepper’ to their wide range of unique flavors

The Tiramisu flavor is described to be extremely decadent with a combination of cream, coffee, and cocoa.

While the new Parmesan and Cracked Pepper is set to join several fan-favorites like the Cheddar Cheese Popcorn and the Cheesy Cheddar oven-baked puffs.

But Cobs is not the only Aussie favorite to release a new and exciting flavour.

The renowned flavor of Oak chocolate has put a twist on the classic Golden Gaytime and giving it a rich chocolate flavour.

The new treat has an indulgent Oak-inspired center dipped in a layer of chocolate and coated in the Golden Gaytime’s famous biscuit pieces.

Oak milk have teamed up with Golden Gaytime to release a new chocolate flavor of the classic Aussie ice cream which is available now in selected stores

Oak milk have teamed up with Golden Gaytime to release a new chocolate flavor of the classic Aussie ice cream which is available now in selected stores

Customers can pick up a box of four for $9.90 from IGA, Ritchie’s and Drakes & Romeos from today.

Coles, convenience stores and petrol stations will be stocking the new Oak Gaytime from September.

This isn’t the first time Golden Gaytime has been given a flavor twist with a Coco Pops, Birthday cake and Crunchy Nut variety also available now.

The renowned flavor of Oak chocolate has put a twist on the classic Golden Gaytime and giving it a rich chocolate flavor

The decadent new treat has an indulgent Oak-inspired center sipped in a layer of chocolate and coated in the Golden Gaytime's famous biscuit pieces

The decadent new treat has an indulgent Oak-inspired center sipped in a layer of chocolate and coated in the Golden Gaytime’s famous biscuit pieces

Golden Gaytime spokesperson Annie Lucchitti said the new ice cream is sure to be a ‘crowd pleaser’.

‘Golden Gaytime Oak brings the iconic elements of Golden Gaytime together with the unmistakable Oak Choc Milk flavor hit. It’s creamy, crumbly, choccy – delicious,’ she said.

The ice cream isn’t the first classic Australian treat to be given a unique twist.

A new Violet Crumble Espresso Martini has launched across Australia, leaving sweet-toothed cocktail fans delighted.

Feminaè Beverage Co. have teamed up with the classic Aussie chocolate to create a decadent boozy treat that is available to purchase now but only until stocks last.

Each box is $79.95 and contains two-liters of ready-to-drink martini as well as a 30g bar of Violet Crumble to be crushed and used as a garnish.

An Aussie cocktail company has teamed up with a classic chocolate to create a Violet Crumble Espresso Martini but foodies better be quick if they want to get a bottle for themselves

An Aussie cocktail company has teamed up with a classic chocolate to create a Violet Crumble Espresso Martini but foodies better be quick if they want to get a bottle for themselves

The Feminaè X Violet Crumble Espresso Martini is an indulgent blend of cold drip coffee, premium vodka and Australian cream.

The blend is infused with the chocolate, caramel and honeycomb flavors of the famous Violet Crumble.

Perfect as a party-starter or after dinner treat the luxuriously creamy cocktail can be enjoyed straight from the fridge into a martini glass or shaken in a cocktail shaker with ice with a sprinkle or Violet Crumble crumbs.

Feminaè Beverage Co. have teamed up with Violet Crumble to create a decadent boozy treat that is available to purchase for $79.95 now but only until stocks last

Feminaè Beverage Co. have teamed up with Violet Crumble to create a decadent boozy treat that is available to purchase for $79.95 now but only until stocks last

The two-litre box makes 24 standards drinks and is available to purchase online from the Feminaè website for a limited time with shipping starting from Monday August 1.

Foodies online have been tagging their friends and expressing their excitement at the unique new collaborative cocktail with one saying it could be their ‘new favourite’.

Feminaè is an Australian owned beverage company that makes unique cocktails from Melbourne including the popular cosmopolitan passionfruit and pavlova and pink grapefruit gin.

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Is it time for Power to go in a new direction?

Is it time for Power to go in a new direction?

Is it time for Port Adelaide to go in a new direction?

Power coach Ken Hinkley is contracted for 2023, but David King wonders if it’s time the playing group heard a different voice.

Hinkley has been at the helm for 10 seasons, guiding the club to three Preliminary Finals in 2014, 2020 and 2021.

It’s been a topsy-turvy 2022 for the Power, losing their opening five games before rallying to put themselves back in the finals mix.

Four consecutive losses in the backend of the year have ended their final hopes.

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“I’ve said this before, but If I’m Ken, I’m looking at other options saying, ‘Is there another opportunity at the Giants? Is there an opportunity at the Kangaroos? Is there an opportunity somewhere else to go and reset and be another six to eight to 10-year coach at another club?’ Because I think he’s good enough to do that,” King told SEN’s Whateley.

“I think he provides a great environment, he’s a really positive guy, he can clearly coach, he’s had teams at the pointy end even though they’ve haven’t won it or made a Grand Final, and I understand the negativity around that .

“But maybe it’s time for a change, maybe it’s time for Port Adelaide to hear a different voice and look at a different method.

“I think they’ve had the three-to-four-year window – I think that’s gone. How do they reset quickly to get back to there, and is that with Ken, are the biggest questions they’ve got to answer.”

Power president David Koch says every role at the club will be under review at season’s end.

“It’s not just about one individual person. It’s the whole program. Turn it around or watch out,” Koch told FIVEaa.

“Because every single person’s role will be assessed at the end of the year, as we do each year, but this year is more important than ever, and we are not afraid to make change. We have made plenty of changes.

“We have got to win games and we know that is what we exist to do.

“We will be making those hard decisions at the end of the year across the entire program to make us better next year.”

The Power will look to snap a run of four-straight defeats against Essendon at Marvel Stadium on Sunday.





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Australian weather: States brace for cold snap, rain and major flood warnings

Australian weather: States brace for cold snap, rain and major flood warnings

Australians are bracing for a nationwide cold snap as some parts of the country battle temperatures below zero, rain, hail and flood warnings.

The Bureau of Meteorology told NCA NewsWire that Queensland’s August average so far this year had fallen between four and eight degrees since the same time period in 2021, plummeting to -2C temperatures in some parts of the state.

“It started off a lot warmer last year than it did this year,” meteorologist Livio Regano said.

The Darling Downs and Granite Belt regions were the coldest parts of the state, falling to -2C on Monday morning as a cold, dry air mass pushed north from South East Queensland.

A 1800km blanket of frost is also expected to hit Queensland, stretching between Stanthorpe and the far north.

The cold snap sweeping the nation has torn through NSW, ACT, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, bringing fog, rain and snow to some regions.

Widespread fog blanketed five states on Monday, triggering a weather warning for SA motorists.

The road weather alert was issued early on Monday, saying there would be reduced visibility and potentially dangerous driving conditions in Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills.

In Victoria, meteorologist Dean Narramore said temperatures in Westmere, in the state’s southwest, nosedived to -1.4C, while other regions were hit with zero degrees.

“The high pressure system has moved in from late last week, which is giving Victoria in particular those cold mornings,” he said.

NSW and the ACT are bracing for snow over their southern ranges, with a chance of thunderstorms on the slopes later this week.

There’s a flood warning in the southern NSW town of Gundagai following the highest recorded overflow from the Yass River into the Burrinjuck Dam.

Water releases from the dam increased to 98,000 megalitres a day over the weekend following heavy rain in parts of the region.

Down south, Tasmanian residents are feeling colder than forecast temperatures due to the cold northwesterly winds hitting the state.

Hobart sat at 1.5 degrees on Monday morning, although the temperature feels-like dropped to -4C.

Alongside Adelaide, the state has also issued road weather warnings and urged motorists to drive to the conditions following thick fog.

The east coast of Tasmania could also experience minor flooding over the weekend, with a Tasman low likely to form and bring heavy rain.

Residents living in Queensland, NSW, ACT, Victoria, SA and Tasmania are expected to experience milder mornings after Wednesday.

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What the Alex Jones trial means for the future of conspiracy culture

What the Alex Jones trial means for the future of conspiracy culture

A pair of Chicago-based podcast hosts have spent the past 5 years holding Jones and his Infowars network accountable. Their program, Knowledge Fight, has produced more than 700 episodes, and uses comedy to “cut through crazy lies,” Stelter said on Reliable Sources Sunday.

Hosts Dan Friesen and Jordan Holmes traveled to Texas to witness Jones’ trial first hand. Friesen said the most powerful moment inside the courtroom was watching Jesse Lewis’ mom Scarlett Lewis give her testimony and speak directly to Jones.

“I think it will stay with pretty much everyone there for the rest of their lives,” Friesen said.

The co-hosts have been covering Jones since 2017, watching his transformation from a seemingly untouchable figure to one that is now in serious legal and financial jeopardy.

“During this whole stretch of time, his content itself has been essentially hollow,” Friesen said. “Watching him from my perspective has gotten a lot less interesting.”

But despite Jones’ legal woes, Holmes said that the culture he’s helped engender has gotten a lot bigger.

“Conspiracy culture is something that is created through the cracks of our regular society,” Holmes said.

And although their podcast focuses on scrutinizing Jones and his tactics, Holmes said the trial was really about the victims.

“People would like to focus on Alex being kind of a bombastic character that we can mock and make fun of, but this isn’t about him,” Holmes said.

The podcast format allows the hosts to go beyond Jones as a character and dive into the mechanisms of what he’s doing and why these conspiracy narratives exist.

“We approach it with the understanding that it’s a serious topic,” Friesen said. “But also that in order to make it interesting for anybody to listen to, we have to make it make something entertaining.”

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Friesen has listened to countless hours of Jones’ program, and calls it an “incredibly boring experience.”

“The reason that I do this is because I can stomach that boredom,” Friesen said. He endures the task in order to help others get insights into the misinformation phenomenon. “So they could be in a place where they could better understand what Alex is doing and what he brings to the table.”

Many hope that the legal and financial jeopardy Jones’ is now facing will help curtail misinformation and conspiracy culture. But Friesen isn’t convinced it will be a severe blow.

“The conspiracy producers and people who engage in the sorts of conduct that Alex does end up becoming a little bit savvier,” Friesen said. “They end up learning where the lines are… of what they can do and what they can get away with.”

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I’m Still Haunted By The Super Mario Koala 4 Years After Seeing It

I’m Still Haunted By The Super Mario Koala 4 Years After Seeing It In The Wild

Sometimes, life becomes easier if you look back at the things that made it great. Or, on the complete other end of the spectrum, your life becomes riddled with nothing but sorrow from the cursed things you’ve seen in your lifetime.

I like to think the Mario Koala is one of those cursed things.

My life has never known peace since I set my eyes on him. Roughly once every few months, I find myself remembering that fucked up beast. I don’t know why, he just haunts me. I respect him only because I fear the power he holds over me.

Just in case you forgot, I’m going to make you remember. Because I never forgot him.

The Super Mario Koala is a painted sculpture made by artists Kate Clarke and Bernadette Wallace. He was cursed to live motionless upon this forsaken Earth for nice reasons, though. AAs part of a fundraiser for the Currumbin Wildlife Hospital Foundation, the Super Mario Koala was created along with many other koalas to raise money for the hospital in the Gold Coast.

The foul creature has lived in Surfers Paradise for most of its life. However, according to reports (Editor’s note: It’s me, I’m ‘reporting’ — David), the Super Mario Koala has been on the move. Now at the southern tip of the Gold Coast, he physically haunts the entrance of a Timezone in a Coolangatta shopping center called The Strand. He is now meters from the NSW border. I fear he may attempt to flee interstate.

I fear he may be trying to reach me.

I am a lover of horrible things. I see yucky little freaks and they make me smile. Truly, there is a piece of me that has a deep love for the Super Mario Koala. I simply just wish it would stop taking up real estate in my brain.

I’m in bed. I’m about to fall asleep. A 4-hour YouTube documentary about a YouTuber I’ve never heard of plays wistfully in the background. I feel myself fading into a peaceful slumber, my shitty little body held tightly by my weighted blanket that I still believe one day might cure me of my unforgiving brain rot.

And soon, I fear, there he will be, in the doorway. Still. Lifeless. On all fours. He will say nothing, but his eyes beg for eucalyptus leaves. He will breathe in deeply, and let out a bellowing ‘Wahoo!’

I haven’t slept in years. The Super Mario Koala will not leave me alone.

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The “staggering” aspect of Crows’ camp and why local media need to be “held to account”

The “staggering” aspect of Crows' camp and why local media need to be “held to account”

The Adelaide football club has been left with a tarnished reputation off the back of details emerging about the infamous 2018 pre-season camp.

However, as well as questions being asked of the club, pressure should be on the South Australian media outlets, according to SEN SA’s Michelangelo Rucci.

Gerard Whateley was the first to question the involvement of the SA media in covering up the details of the Crows’ camp for more than five years.

I have told AFL Nation on Friday night: “They have clearly exploited the advantages of their position in their town. They have been party to a protection racquet and their media has fallen into that and silenced and marginalized any voice that dares go near the truth.”

Rucci acknowledged the strength of those comments and said it was “staggering” that the local media had barely investigated.

The Age published a series of detailed reports on the camp in 2020 but apologized and withdrew them in 2022 following a legal battle with Collective Mind, the business behind the camp.

“They’re incredibly strong remarks, the protection racquet line is quite challenging and it will be challenging to a lot of people in Adelaide, particularly people in senior roles in media organizations who probably put commercial interests ahead of a social responsibility to make sure they were asking the right questions,” he told SEN SA Breakfast.

“Now it is staggering that most of the reports that were done on this camp that have come to be quite accurate and quite meaningful were done in Melbourne and not in Adelaide. I think a lot of people should be asking why.

“Why is it that some media organizations put commercial interests ahead of their responsibility to be news organizations, I’ll be intrigued at how this one goes forward because Gerard has hit on a very strong point here.”

Rucci recalled a similar situation with the West Coast Eagles and the drug-fuelled era, prasing The West Australian journalist Mark Duffield for his reporting.

“There should have been the same thing here in Adelaide (like Duffield with West Coast), it didn’t happen. People should be asking why and they should be challenging some people in media organizations as to whether they are part of a protection racquet that protects the Crows,” he added.

Rucci added it was worth investigating if the club put pressure on media individuals, but said some “need to be held to account”.

“I think the real issue here is they were put under pressure by the Crows to not do the story, or told to lay off because there would be consequences if they continue,” he continued.

“What Gerard said, that people who got close to the story were marginalized, is worth investigating.

“Now comes a time where they need to be held to account for the way they have behaved over the past five years, I’d be surprised if a fair few of them can actually stand up and say, ‘we did our jobs’. ”

Port Adelaide great Kane Cornes agreed with Rucci’s sentiment, adding: “there’s no doubt about that.”

“They accepted the spin, they accepted the Adelaide party line and they didn’t do any digging after they were told Adelaide’s version of events without looking into the other version of it.

“There is a lot of media with egg on their faces after the story and a lot of them are crawling back into a hole, embarrassingly so.”

Eddie Betts, Josh Jenkins and Bryce Gibbs are the three former Crows who have provided disturbing revelations into the camp.





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Gibbons arrive at Wildlife HQ on Sunshine Coast for breeding program

Two gibbons, one blonde, one black and white, sitting on platform

Critically endangered primates could soon be singing a romantic duet after being paired up to strengthen their species’ chances of survival.

The two white-cheeked gibbons arrived on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast a little over a week ago from their former home at a West Australian zoo, and carers said they were settling in nicely.

Male gibbon Tao came over to his new home with female Tian as a breeding pair after two years of planning and preparation at Wildlife HQ zoo.

Animal collections officer Nikki Mikula said watching the gibbons run, play and laze about was an excellent way to spend time.

Fluffy blonde-colored primate sitting on grass
Female white-cheeked gibbon Tian has been moved from Perth to the Sunshine Coast.(Supplied: Sue Tonga/ Wildlife HQ)

“Tao is a very gentle soul — he’s very cute, and nothing like Tian,” she said.

“Tian seems very sassy and certainly gets the message across with what she wants and needs, and bosses him around.”

A black fluffy primate with white sideburns
Tao has been described as a “gentle soul” after arriving at this new enclosure.(Supplied: Sue Tonga/ Wildlife HQ)

Ms Mikula said there were only a few hundred of the distinctive looking creatures left in the wild and the Sunshine Coast zoo was part of the Australasian gibbon breeding program.

A blonde colored gibbon reclining along a tree branch
Female gibbon Tian enjoys relaxing at her new home on the Sunshine Coast.(Supplied: Sue Tonga/ Wildlife HQ)

White-cheeked gibbons are thought to be extinct in their home forests in China and are now only found in parts of Vietnam and Laos.

Ms Mikula said she hoped the couple could make a difference.

“These two have been lined up to make a baby,” Ms Mikula said.

“So hopefully, once they’re settled in and showing all the right behaviours, we’ll see some action happening, and be able to report later in the year that maybe we’ll be expecting a baby.”

The breeding of gibbons is not a discreet process.

She said the first step was to ensure that both gibbons felt safe and healthy in their environment and were developing a strong bond with one another.

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But after that, the experts and carers will be listening out for their language of love—an increasingly complicated and noisy serenade that the pair sing as they prepare to mate.

“We’re still yet to hear them sing together — gibbons are pretty well known for their song that they sing once they are bonded,” Ms Miluka said.

“The female starts it off, and then the male continues and it’s a bit of a duet.

“So once they’re fully settled and bonded and know that this is their new home, I have no doubt that we’ll start hearing them across the zoo.”

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Former US ambassador predicts Griner will be released in ‘two-for-two’ prisoner swap

Former US ambassador predicts Griner will be released in 'two-for-two' prisoner swap

Former US Ambassador to the UN Bill Richardson predicted Sunday that US citizens Paul Whelan and Brittney Griner, who are imprisoned in Russia, will be freed in a “two-for-two” prisoner swap with Moscow.

“I’m optimistic. I think she’s going to be free,” Richardson said of WNBA star Griner on ABC’s “This Week.”

“There’s gonna be a prisoner swap, though, and I think it’ll be two-for-two, involving Paul Whelan. We can’t forget him.”

Griner was sentenced last week to nine years in a penal colony for drug possession and smuggling, after pleading guilty to drug possession charges. Whelan, a former US Marine, is three years into a 16-year sentence on spying charges, which he and the US deny.

Richardson dodged questions about whether educator Marc Fogel, who is facing 14 years for drug possession and smuggling, would also be included in swap talks.

“All of these that are wrongfully detained need to come home,” Richardson said.

He added that his foundation, The Richardson Center, is involved in talks about the release of three other Americans held by Russia, but that he was a “catalyst” for what would ultimately be a government-to-government agreement.

The Biden administration reportedly floated a potential prisoner swap last month in which Griner and Whelan would be released in exchange for convicted Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout. Officials have publicly confirmed that they offered an exchange but have not explicitly said if it involved Bout.

President Biden on Friday said he’s “hopeful” about Griner’s situation, though White House officials declined to say if there were specific developments that led him to feel that way.

Richardson on Sunday commended Biden for considering the exchange with Bout, though he said “I would have done it quietly.”

“Our objective should be, despite prisoner exchanges that are not popular, to bring American hostages home. Some of these prisoner exchanges are not good. The optics are not good. But we have to do it sometimes,” he said.

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Never Forget the Holden Hurricane, the Australian Concept Coupé That Went No Further

Never Forget the Holden Hurricane, the Australian Concept Coupé That Went No Further

I recently took a trip to the National Motor Museum in Birdwood, South Australia, where the museum is currently displaying a Holden exhibition. When I got there, I knew exactly what I wanted to see: the 1969 Holden Hurricane.

Now, this isn’t technically the original Holden Hurricane, nor is it the first time we’re writing about it. Back in 2011, Gizmodo Australia ran a story on the restoration of the Holden Hurricane, based on the original designs of the car and the only model ever constructed.

The Hurricane was not a car built for production. It was a concept car, designed to rival the high-tech sports cars of the day. With that in mind, it was packed with sci-fi gadgets like a navigation system and a rear vision camera.

The navigation system was called “Pathfinder”. The concept involved magnetic signals built into the road to direct the driver. Of course, this navigation system was never developed and would be made redundant with the creation of GPS technology.

Upon restoration, it was put on display at the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne, and at the time of the original Gizmodo Australia article, there was no word on when the resurrected car would be put back on public display.

Well, 11 years later, I’m here to tell you that the Holden Hurricane is on display at the National Motor Museum, where it has resided since 2013.

Were the Holden Hurricane to be put into production, it would have been the only mid-engine Holden to ever be built. That engine would have been a 4.2 liter, 253 cubic inch Holden V8, and the car would have packed a four-speed manual transaxle.

The engine went on to have a greater legacy than the car itself and was later built into production-ready Holden vehicles. The designer of the Hurricane remains a mystery.

It would have also been one of the most beautiful Holden vehicles ever built, with the top of the car electrically lifting up so that passengers could enter or exit. A door would have also likely worked, but who doesn’t love a concept car that’s a bit extra?

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Image: Zachariah Kelly/Gizmodo Australia

But no, the Hurricane was designed to be a spectacle and a trade show gimmick. Rear-view cameras and navigation systems wouldn’t come for another 40 years on production model Holdens as the technology developed.

If you’re headed to South Australia, I couldn’t recommend the National Motor Museum enough. It’s where I also spotted the Telstra phone car that time forgot.

If you’d like to see more photos of the glorious Holden Hurricane, Supercars has a great gallery.

Long live the Holden Hurricane.