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A barn find of a different kind - "The Shed" in Australia

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Created on December 30, 2025

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Stephan Traber

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Stephan Traber

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Stephan Traber

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"The Shed" in Pine Creek, Australia

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"The Shed" in Pine Creek, Australia - The Lazy Lizard Tavern includes gas station, pub and "The Shed"

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"The Shed" in Pine Creek, Australia - The exhibition hall was opened in June 2024

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"The Shed" in Pine Creek, Australia

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"The Shed" in Pine Creek, Australia - Countless advertising signs adorn the corrugated iron walls

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"The Shed" in Pine Creek, Australia - The RAT-BAG is based on a Peugeot from the 1950s

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"The Shed" in Pine Creek, Australia - Holden pick-up and sedan

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"The Shed" in Pine Creek, Australia

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"The Shed" in Pine Creek, Australia

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"The Shed" in Pine Creek, Australia

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"The Shed" in Pine Creek, Australia - brake parts in different variations

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"The Shed" in Pine Creek, Australia - Holden produced cars in Australia until 2017

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"The Shed" in Pine Creek, Australia

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"The Shed" in Pine Creek, Australia - The collection comprises 120 motorcycles

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"The Shed" in Pine Creek, Australia - Enduros are very popular in Australia

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"The Shed" in Pine Creek, Australia - A very rare Indian Dispatch-Two tricycle

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"The Shed" in Pine Creek, Australia - From the highway straight to the exhibition: Ducati 900 SSD Darmah

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"The Shed" in Pine Creek, Australia

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"The Shed" in Pine Creek, Australia

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"The Shed" in Pine Creek, Australia

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"The Shed" in Pine Creek, Australia - A Czechoslovakian Jawa 250 Pérák

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"The Shed" in Pine Creek, Australia - Only 6800 units of the Suzuki RE 5 Rotary were sold

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"The Shed" in Pine Creek, Australia

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"The Shed" in Pine Creek, Australia - An exhibition guide with his Lazy Lizard

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Holden FJ - Based on the established 48-215

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Summary

Chance leads Stephan Traber to a pub somewhere in the Australian outback. The surprise is great when a collection of vintage cars appears behind the bar. Anyone in the area should definitely not miss it.

This article contains the following chapters

Pub, petrol station and vintage car collection
"The Shed" is an affair of the heart ...
... and homage
Admission fee for a good cause
Focus on Holden
The rise and fall of Holden
Mad Max sends his regards: The RAT-BAG
Well worth a visit!

Estimated reading time: 4min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The best travel guide is not necessarily ChatGPT, Instagram or the good old Lonely Planet - but often chance. This was also the case on a trip through the Northern Territory in Australia. The sparsely populated state is almost four times the size of Germany, but is home to only around 260,000 people. We are about 230 km south of Darwin on the Stuart Highway when the fuel gauge on our Subaru Outback indicates that it's time for a refueling stop. So we head for the small village of Pine Creek. The settlement consists of a few houses, a petrol station, an old railroad station and - most importantly - a typical Australian pub called the Lazy Lizard Tavern. It's the perfect opportunity to stop for a refuel and fortify ourselves with food and cold drinks.

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