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Gordon Murray with cars he has designed

Goodwood Festival of Speed to mark 60 years of Gordon Murray with special celebration

Gordon Murray will be under the spotlight at the 2025 Festival of Speed, with the greatest hits of his 60-year career in car design set…

Bugatti arriving at the 2024 Noosa Concours

Rare Porsche, Corvette and Delage among the star attractions at 2025 Noosa Concours d’Elegance

A rare Porsche 917/30 racer, a Pebble Beach Concours-winning 1936 Delage D6-70 Milord Cabriolet, and a legendary 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray will be among the…

Austin J40 won by Ted French at the 1955 Austin Pedal Cars Junior Grand Prix race at Silverstone

70-year-old Austin pedal car to star on track at this year’s Goodwood Revival

The most-watched race at the Goodwood Revival is not the Royal Automobile Club’s TT Celebration, nor the Stirling Moss Memorial Trophy, but a pedal car…

Holden GTS at the 2025 All Aussie Auto Show

2025 All Aussie Auto Show celebrates Australian-made motoring heritage

Sydney’s Gough Whitlam Park roared to life on June 1, 2025 as the All Aussie Auto Show paid tribute to Australia’s rich automotive heritage. From…

Porsche 963 RSP and Count Rossi 917 driving down highway

The Porsche 963 RSP is a one-off Le Mans car for the road that pays tribute to a special 917

50 years ago, a small team at Porsche made one owner’s crazy dream come true by building a one-off road legal version of the 917…

2000 Porsche 911 996 GT3 Clubsport

Mixed results in May’s auctions, but number plates still dominate

With June upon us and miserable weather abundant, local auction-goers found ways to shrug off the grey and bid on some terrific – and mostly…

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Entertainment

Classic TV: Shell x Ferrari, ‘Circuit’

Back in 2012, the marketing departments at Shell and Ferrari teamed up to create a stunning TV commercial that celebrated the 60-year technical partnership between…

Hot Lap: Ride On Board In A Lotus 26R

With a name like Horatio Fitz-Simon you'd expect him to be quick! Ride on board with this young up and coming historic racer in a…

Here’s How The Lamborghini Countach Was Built By Hand

The Countach was the first Lamborghini model to have bodywork produced in-house (Image: Lamborghini) This year marks the 50th since the Lamborghini Countach first entered…

How the Nissan GT-R became King of The Mountain for two years running, helping create the legend of Godzilla.

Richards and Skaife Bathurst 1000 1992. Image: V8 Supercars To fully understand how the Nissan GT-R earned its monster ‘Godzilla’ moniker, you need to travel…

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 5 Videos of Goodwood Revival 2024

The only historic motor race meeting to be staged entirely in a period theme, Goodwood Revival is an immersive celebration of iconic cars and fashion.…

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Originals

Top Tips for Buying a Used BMW E36 M3 (1994-1999)

The E36 M3 range included sedan, coupe, and convertible body styles Australians prior to 1994 had only known BMW’s M3 in its role as a…

Subscribe and Win at Retro Rides – 5 Bowdens Wash Packs and 5 Karcher Cleaners to be won and entry is Free!

 Simply subscribe to RetroRides.com.au by filling in your email below and you could win one of 5 Karcher Cleaners or one of 5 Bowdens…

Retro Rides Presents VW Beetle: How Hitler played a role in the development of the original Volkswagen Beetle

How Adolf Hitler played a key role in the design and development of the original Volkswagen Beetle. From the mind of a maniac to the…

Top Tips for Buying a Used Holden VB-VH Commodore SL/E (1978-83)

Extensive Australian development work equipped the European-derived VB Commodore for Australia’s harsh driving conditions Some traditional Holden owners were horrified in late 1978 when an…

Rear View: 1970 Range Rover

The revolutionary Range Rover emerged from the questionable Road Rover concept to rewrite the rule book for 4x4 wagons. A retired motor-mechanic mate once opined…

Retro Rides Presents VW Beetle: How To Spot An ‘Early’ From a ‘Late’ or a ‘Super’.

The Volkswagen Beetle remained the same for decades… or did it? Here’s your crash course in the Beetle family tree, including how to spot an…

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