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Rear View: 1973 Leyland P76
With its Italian-designed wedge-shaped body, sophisticated suspension, lightweight all-alloy V8 engine and a boot big enough to take a 44-gallon...
How the peregrine falcon has influenced Bugatti design language for the past century
For the past 116 years, Bugatti has been committed to pushing the boundaries of possibility in automotive engineering, proudly infusing...
Rear View: 1961 Volvo P1800
Part svelte supermodel, part stoic Swede, Volvo’s first coupe featured a beautifully flowing 2+2-seater coupe body over robust mechanicals from...
Rear View: 1984 Toyota MR2
Inspired by the talented-but-troubled Fiat X1/9 the original Toyota MR2 was the first mid-engined production car from a non-European manufacturer,...
The Mazda MX-5 Coupé that time forgot
Slide into a Mazda MX-5 and you don’t drive it so much as you wear it. The seat hugs you...
Mercedes-Benz rarities dominate 50th anniversary Concours d’Elegance in Brisbane
Promoters of classic car displays anywhere in the world would be thrilled at the prospect of fielding just one Mercedes-Benz...
Rear View: 1970 Citroën SM
A two-plus-two grand tourer measuring almost five-metres long, styled by a former protégé of Harley Earl, engineered and built in...
The enduring legacy of the Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series
On a daily basis, I’m inundated with messages and conversations from people about how frustrated they are with the state...
Rear View: 1972 Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T E49
Officially faster than a Phase III GT-HO and with just 149 examples ever built, the Valiant Charger E49 should be...
From rock ‘n’ roll to rap: the Rolls-Royce Phantom’s century-long musical legacy
Astronauts might prefer Corvettes, and tech titans love a Tesla, but when it comes to musicians the Rolls-Royce Phantom has...
Rear View: 1967 Chevrolet Camaro SS350
In the mid-1960s General Motors desperately needed a response to Ford’s runaway success the Mustang. Arriving in September 1966, GM’s...
Rear View: BMW M3 E36
The E36 BMW M3 may have looked like an ordinary 3 Series thanks to its deliberately restrained styling, but under...
Cars That Changed World Rallying, Part 10: Citroën C4 WRC
From spending frosty mornings watching cars take on Canberra’s notorious ‘Mineshaft’ to later managing Subaru’s Championship-winning team during the 1980s,...