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Two Mini JCW hot hatches designed in collaboration with Deus Ex Machina

Mini partners with Aussie lifestyle brand Deus Ex Machina for two wild hot hatch concepts

With their visible seams, chunky switches and traditional levers these raw, handcrafted Mini’s celebrate the ‘beauty of imperfection’, and they even have an Aussie connection.…

Tom Hartley Jnr with the Mansour Ojjeh McLaren Collection

Secretive buyer snaps up major McLaren collection

An astounding collection of McLaren road cars spanning the brand’s history has been snapped up by a single buyer in a secretive deal. The lineup…

Ralph Lauren’s yellow Ferrari F50

Monterey Car Week auction figures soar while the Aussie market remains quiet

While Australian auction sites during the early part of August were hard pressed to sell a car for more than $100,000, the might of Monterey…

1924 Hispano Suiza H6C Nieuport-Astra Torpedo at Pebble Beach Concours

Monterey Car Week: 1924 Hispano-Suiza named ‘Best of Show’ at 2025 Pebble Beach Concours, while supercars stun at The Quail

Monterey Car Week is always one of the biggest and boldest events on the automotive calendar, and 2025’s edition stunned as ever under the southern…

Volkswagen Polo Mk1

Volkswagen Polo earns ‘Best Car of the Half Century’ title, but there’s an odd catch

The Volkswagen Polo has been voted Best Car of the Half Century as part of the Best Cars of the Year – The New Car…

Garagisti & Co. GP1

British startup Garagisti & Co. reveals V12-powered, retro-inspired GP1 analogue hypercar

While much of today’s supercar and hypercar market looks to be embracing hybrid technology as a way of churning out ever-faster cars with violently quick…

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Entertainment

The Retro Rides Podcast Episode 6: Sam’s glorious HQ Monaro and an All Aussie Auto Show preview

On the latest episode of The Retro Rides Podcast, Cam and Rich are joined by Sam Princi, founder of Machines and Machiatos, who drops by…

Classics in the snow: The ICE St. Moritz

Where else in the world can you see practically priceless classics getting sideways in the snow other than St. Moritz? (Image: NM2255/YouTube) While most concours…

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.…

Classic TV: Buying a Volkswagen from an Old Lady

While our team has produced a number of guides on how to make sure the used or classic car you're buying is a good 'un,…

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…

The history of BMW’s iconic ‘Ultimate Driving Machine’ slogan

BMW’s famous tagline has subtly sat below its roundel on its US print advertising since the 1970s There are few taglines in the automotive industry…

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Originals

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…

Top Tips for Buying a Used Ford Mustang (1964-66)

Launched at the 1964 World’s Fair, Ford's ground-breaking Mustang was never really intended to be a performance car. It began life as a low cost,…

Video: HWA EVO – Frankenstein in a Suit

HWA EVO is a radical fresh take on the Mercedes-Benz 190 E   HWA AG may not have the profile of its famous counterpart Mercedes-AMG but…

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…

Retro Rides Presents : Subaru Impreza WRX 1994-2000

How success in rallying fired-up the Subaru WRX phenomenon, making a future classic Three decades on, it would be easy to recall that the first…

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…

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