Rich Fowler

    Writer

    "If it moves and makes a noise, count me in. That pretty much sums up my lifelong passion for motoring and motorsport history. Rich has worked in various roles in the digital and motoring media world, starting his career at Autosport and also working at Auto Action, Motor, and as the founder and publisher of Motorsport Retro. 

    Most recently, Rich successfully launched Collecting Cars in the Australian market, growing the brand from 0 to $150 million in sales in just 3 years."

    Latest articles

    New Jaguar Logo

    Jaguar's reinvented logo has made the internet lose its mind

    The internet is losing its collective mind over the new Jaguar logo and brand direction.

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    Hot Lap: Ride On Board In A Lotus 26R

    With a name like Horatio Fitz-Simon you'd expect him to be quick! Ride on board with this young up and coming historic racer in a Lotus 26R at the recent Velocity Festival in Sonoma.

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    A Brief History Of The Chevrolet Corvette

    71 Years of Corvette: A Fast History Lesson Style icon, performance pioneer, American legend: all are true of the Chevrolet Corvette, which has pushed the boundaries of technology, performance, and style for eight generations, all the while remaining an attainable cultural icon.

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    World's Oldest Bentley T-Series Returns Home

    The world’s oldest Bentley T-Series has returned to its Crewe, UK, birthplace after a 59-year absence. Sensitively recommissioned and retaining much of its original componentry and running gear, the prodigal T-Series will take its place in the Bentley Heritage Collection alongside road- and race-cars from the British brand’s storied 105-year history.

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    Ferrari Australasia announces the inaugural Ferrari Concorso d’Eleganza Sydney

    The inaugural Ferrari Concorso d’Eleganza Sydney will celebrate Australia’s passion for all things Prancing Horse, with the event scheduled to take place over three days in late November and early December in the suitably rarified setting of Palm Beach, NSW.

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    How the Nissan GT-R became King of The Mountain for two years running, helping create the legend of Godzilla.

    To fully understand how the Nissan GT-R earned its monster ‘Godzilla’ moniker, you need to travel back in time to 1992 to the holy grail of Australian motorsport, Mount Panorama.

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    Book Review: Cool Mavericks

    Cool Mavericks is a new book that documents the fascinating history of automotive air conditioning in Australia and New Zealand, profiling many of the mavericks and entrepreneurs that embraced the idea long before the car industry woke up to it.

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    Australians Can Now Purchase New Mopar Hemi V8 Crate Engines

    If you’ve got a tired old Jeep or Valiant at home that could do with a liven up, then Mopar Australia might have just the thing for you in the form of two new Hemi V8 Crate engines.

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    How The Bentley T-Series Brought Revolutionary Engineering to the Famed British Luxury Marque.

    Introduced in 1965, the Bentley T-Series was luxury sedan range that was largely identical to the Rolls Royce Silver Shadow, with the main difference being its distinctive Bentley grille.

    Anantara Concorso Roma

    Anantara Hotels & Resorts Presents a New World-Class Historic Car Concours

    Anantara Concorso Roma is a three-day homage to automotive craftsmanship that promises to bring together some of the rarest and most significant Italian historic cars ever, against the backdrop of historical Rome.