Glenn Torrens
Writer
A life-long car nut, Glenn Torrens (who usually answers to ‘GT’) has been writing about cars and the lifestyle around them since a photo shoot with his 1956 VW Beetle – restored and modified at home while training as a high school teacher – led to a role as a motoring writer. Six years at Street Machine fuelled his passion for performance cars – especially Aussie ones – and inspired him to conceive and develop Australian Muscle Car magazine. Glenn has contributed to many old-school Australian motoring titles such as WHEELS, Unique Cars and 4×4 Australia and is thrilled to be involved as writer and presenter for Australia’s new premium on-line Retro Rides.
Glenn remains a hands-on classic car enthusiast with project cars as diverse as a 1990 Mazda MX-5, 1989 Mitsubishi Pajero 4WD, a pair of VW Beetle motorsport cars, a Ford Falcon and several Holden Commodores… and the happy little blue ’56 VW Bug where things all began.
Latest articles
How the Volkswagen Beetle won friends and influenced people all around the world. Few cars have achieved the cult status
How the quirky little Volkswagen Beetle emerged from the ruins of post-WW2 Germany to conquer the world. Has any car…
How Holden Special Vehicles stretched the 5.0-litre V8 to 5.7-litres and created an Aussie performance icon. The first factory V8…
Nissan’s fifth-generation S14 200SX delivered V8-eating performance in a handsome two-door sports coupe package. In the Australian automotive vernacular, the…
How the US-sourced Gen III V8 put a cracker under the bonnet of Holden’s mid-1999 VT2 Commodore. IN 2024,…
Holden’s EFI V8 received extra cubes for the 1994 VR HSV GTS For around a decade, GTS was the badge…
The Iron Lion! How this mighty Australian-made V8 powered generations of high-performance Commodores and Statesmans. HOLDEN’S MID-1999 introduction of the
Welcome to Retro Ride’s showcase of the Holden VT Commodore, the first in our regular series of Australian and international…
Why Holden’s 1997 VT Commodore was a future classic in the making. Holden’s VT Commodore and Calais sedan arrived with…
Top tech tips on how to avoid buying a bucket with emerging club-plate classics the Holden VT-VX Series Commodores. From…