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History recreated and big-money plate sales on day one of the 2025 Adelaide Motorsport Festival
Day one of the 2025 Adelaide Motorsport Festival offered a throwback to the very first Adelaide Grand Prix 40 years prior, with history recreated on the Victoria Park circuit.
Top Tips for Buying a Used Dodge Challenger (1970-73)
When Chrysler in the US belatedly got around to building a proper Pony Car, it came in two sizes, with different length wheelbases and some of the most powerful production engines ever made. Collectively, they were the Dodge Challenger and Plymouth Barracuda, a feisty duo which offered too little and arrived too late to take full advantage of the relatively short-lived Muscle Car era.
Magnarrific: Here’s why the Mitsubishi Magna deserves more love
While Holden and Ford may have produced the best-known locally-designed darlings of the Australian automotive industry’s heyday, the Commodore and Falcon you’ve likely owned at least one of or were at least driven around in as a child, there was of course a third major player that sat alongside them: the Mitsubishi Magna.
Legends: Meet the ‘Porsche of the East’, the Škoda 130 RS
Turning 50 this year, the Škoda 130 RS was a powerhouse in Czechoslovak motorsport during the 1970s and 1980s, winning numerous titles in both international rallying and circuit racing.
How To Check Out and Buy a Classic Car at Auction
According to the folklore surrounding automotive auctions, you’re best not to wave at a friend or scratch your nose during proceedings, or you might just buy a car. Today, it’s a different world where everyone plays by a new set of rules and it’s hard to do anything by accident.
Top Tips for Buying a Used Fiat 500 (1957-72)
As a country renowned for large families, Italy was hardly the place to be selling miniature cars. Yet, the most successful Italian model of the 1950s was the tiny Fiat 500.
Top Tips for Buying a Used Chrysler Valiant AP5-AP6 (1963-66)
Chrysler joined the locally-manufactured Australian family car market in 1962 with its radical R Series Valiant, but less than two years later had reverted to a design that was equally remarkable for its conservatism.
Broken Dreams: Australian Six (1919-24)
While we think of Holden and Ford as the pioneers of the Aussie automobile, back in 1919 there was an earlier attempt at building an Australian Six.
The Retro Rides Podcast Episode 5: An interview with Adelaide Motorsport Festival director Tim Possingham
On this episode of The Retro Rides Podcast, Cam and Rich are joined by Tim Possingham, director of the Adelaide Motorsport Festival and Adelaide Rally.
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.
