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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.
Top 5 Unlikely Bathurst 1000 Heroes
The recipe for success at Bathurst is well established. Of the 61 races held, 51 have been won by a car with a V8 engine powering the rear wheels. Obviously, since 1993 the regulations have dictated no other option, but even when it was open slather, from 1967, when the first Ford XR Falcon GT appeared, to 1992, only five winners had a different mechanical configuration.
Aussie Auction Scene: September 2024 Auction Report
Ford Falcon XC Cobra V8 among a host of best buys in this month’s Auction roundup. During September, as clearance rates for residential property dropped to around 60 percent, activity in the market for classic vehicles held firm.
How the Nissan Bluebird Turbo signaled a changing of the guard at the 1984 Bathurst 1000
Forty years ago, there was a changing of the guard at Bathurst. Since 1967 and the arrival of the Ford XR Falcon GT, every car that sat on pole position for The Great Race had had eight cylinders under the bonnet.
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.
How Ford Australia’s secret prototype skunkworks helped create legendary vehicles
When Ford Australia pulled down the curtain on nearly 90 years of Aussie manufacturing in 2016, most people would understandably have thought that was the end of the Blue Oval building cars at Broadmeadows.
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.
Extraordinary Engines: Holden/HSV 215i 5.7-litre
How Holden Special Vehicles stretched the 5.0-litre V8 to 5.7-litres and created an Aussie performance icon. The first factory V8 fitted to a Holden was the imported 307 cubic inch Chevrolet small block that made its debut in the HK range in January 1968. Six months after the HK’s launch Holden debuted its first two-door coupe, the HK Monaro, with an imported 327 cubic inch V8 option on the top-s…
Berry Motorfair Revs up for a Bigger and Better 2024 Show.
Berry Motorfair revs up for a bigger and better 2024 show.
Opinion: Should You Convert Your Classic Cars to EV?
The answer is obvious, isn’t it? OF COURSE BLOODY NOT! The sounds and smells of internal combustion are an integral part of the classic car ownership experience and replacing that with a box of volts should be actionable by law.