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Retro Rides Presents Ford Falcon EA-ED: Why it Makes for a Great First-Time Classic Purchase
Even if you’re not a typical blue-blood Ford fan, early 1990s Falcon make for a great first-time classic, provided you watch out for a few common pitfalls.
Rear View: Honda NSX
Benchmarked against the Ferrari 328 and with development input from the great Ayrton Senna himself, the Honda NSX introduced a feast of firsts, its stunning performance, innovative design and outstanding quality impacting every supercar since.
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Top Tips for Buying a Used Citroen DS (1967-76)
The Citroen DS is one of the most uniquely-styled vehicles to have ever graced our roads, and while prices have spiked in recent years, they now seem to have stabilised.
Retro Rides Presents Ford Falcon EA-ED: Enter the S-XR6
This is how Ford kept the fast car hits coming with the introduction of the S-XR6, a feisty six-pot that showed both Holden and Ford V8s a clean pair of heels.
News
2025 Goodwood Revival set to celebrate a century of Alfa Romeo’s racing success
This year’s Goodwood Revival will bring together a collection of classic Alfa Romeo race cars to mark the centenary of the marque’s victory in the inaugural Manufacturer’s World Championship.
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This Maserati 3500GT restored by Touring Superleggera has a connection to the Dodge brothers
This impeccably-restored Maserati 3500GT displayed at Rétromobile in Paris has a connection to the Dodge brothers, founders of the famous US car company of the same name.
Mini to the max: 1974 Mini scales the world’s tallest volcano
This supercharged 1974 Mini scaled the world’s tallest volcano to momentarily become the highest car on the planet.
Modena Automobili is reviving the Maserati Shamal with a carbon-bodied restomod
Modena Automobili is set to produce 33 restomodded examples of one of Maserati's rarest cars, the Shamal of the early '90s.
Entertainment
Classic TV: Buying a Volkswagen from an Old Lady
This iconic Volkswagen commercial from the Netherlands shows a man and his teenage son looking to buy the latter his first car, a Mk3 Golf, from a not-so-trustworthy Old Lady.
The Retro Rides Podcast Episode 4: Adelaide Motorsport Festival, Dick Johnson, and a Major Merc Sale
On the latest instalment of The Retro Rides Podcast, Cam and Rich are taking a look at some big recent stories, including Triple Eight Race Engineering's shift from GM to Ford and the €51 million sale of a 1954 Mercedes-Benz in Germany.
The history of BMW’s iconic ‘Ultimate Driving Machine’ slogan
There are few taglines in the automotive industry that work as well as BMW’s. When you think of what the brand and its most legendary cars stand for, ‘The Ultimate Driving Machine’ perfectly encapsulates it.
Book Review: The 1978 Ford Falcon XC Cobra Register
The latest book by Ross Vasse, a leading authority on locally made Ford muscle cars, details every XC Falcon Cobra, living or deceased.
Buyers Guides
Retro Rides Presents Ford Falcon EA-ED: Why it Makes for a Great First-Time Classic Purchase
Even if you’re not a typical blue-blood Ford fan, early 1990s Falcon make for a great first-time classic, provided you watch out for a few common pitfalls.
Top Tips for Buying a Used Citroen DS (1967-76)
The Citroen DS is one of the most uniquely-styled vehicles to have ever graced our roads, and while prices have spiked in recent years, they now seem to have stabilised.
Top Tips for Buying a Used Triumph Stag (1972-78)
Automotive designs sometimes benefit from ‘happy accidents’, and Triumph’s Stag is among them.
Top Tips for Buying a Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 (1976-83)
Early LandCruisers are fair dinkum commercial vehicles, with little in the way of creature comforts. However, for those brave and hardy souls prepared to endure such privations, a well-preserved FJ40 has a style and presence that is utterly unique.
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