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    Buying a Volkswagen from an old lady TV commercial

    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.

    Retro Rides Podcast Episode 4

    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.

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    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.

    The 1978 Ford Falcon XC Cobra Register

    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.

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    Classic TV: 1983 Mitsubishi Sigma

    Sometimes, simplicity sells the message best when it comes to automotive advertising, and that's exactly what Mitsubishi opted for in Australia when it came time to advertise the updated 1983 Sigma.

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    50-year mystery solved: Who hung an FJ Holden from an Adelaide footbridge?

    The perpetrators of an infamous University of Adelaide Prosh Day prank which saw an FJ Holden suspended from a footbridge have finally been revealed.

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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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    Classic TV: Ford Falcon XR8

    Must be stuck in third! A blue streak rockets across the barren landscape, its two fully ignited jet engines spewing flame as it accelerates to warp speed. Onboard, the pilot struggles to read the gauges as his body is buffeted by extreme g-forces.

    2002 HRT 427

    Unicorn: 2002 HRT 427

    In the early-2000s the Australian car industry was riding the crest of a wave. Ford was bidding farewell to the AU error, sorry, era, with the launch of the BA Falcon and the revival of a dedicated performance division, Ford Performance Vehicles.

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    Classic TV: Going Ford is the Going Thing (1960s)

    This classic psychedelic pop jingle helped cement the Falcon GT as one of Australia's most iconic muscle cars.

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    Top Five: Road Cars Peter Brock Built

    Top Five: Road Cars Peter Brock Built

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    Extraordinary Engines: Why the Gen III V8 Engine was a performance hero

    How the US-sourced Gen III V8 put a cracker under the bonnet of Holden’s mid-1999 VT2 Commodore. IN 2024, IT WILL BE 25 years since Holden unleashed its new all-alloy, 5.7-litre GM V8 onto the Australian market, immediately making the 5.0-litre V8 powering its arch-rival the Ford Falcon look old hat.

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    Top 10: Ultimate Aussie Collector Cars

    Market Analyst Cliff Chambers finds the key to the wishing well and with it a collection of Aussie-built performance machinery to make any enthusiast’s mouth water.

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