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Volvo 240 and XC60 driving down country road

Volvo 240 loses its mantle as the brand’s best-selling model

Well, it had to happen some time but it gives us no joy to report that the iconic Volvo 240 has been overtaken by the…

Alfa Romeo celebrates its 115th Anniversary with a major event at the Alfa Romeo Historical Museum in Arese, Italy

Alfa Romeo celebrates its 115th birthday in style with 350-car gathering in Italy

Jeremy Clarkson once opined on Top Gear that “you can't be a true petrolhead until you’ve owned an Alfa Romeo”. Whether you agree with the…

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…

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Entertainment

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.…

Classic TV: Going Ford is the Going Thing (1960s)

Kids riding in the back of utes and a swingin' psychedelic pop jingle – big brand TV commercials sure have changed significantly in the past…

Classic TV: Cog by Honda

The Honda Cog Tv Commercial created controversy as many thought computer graphics were used Cog is a British TV ad launched by Honda in 2003 to…

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…

Classic TV: BMW The Hire Series 1

Oftentimes, branded content is easy to spot from a mile away. You can always tell when an out-of-place product has been forced into a limelight…

Extraordinary Engines: Jaguar’s XK Six Cylinder

Long time Jaguar fancier and Retro Rides market analyst Cliff Chambers looks at the exceptional six-cylinder engine that kept Jaguar at the pinnacle of British…

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Originals

Retro Rides Presents VW Beetle- How the Beetle Achieved Cult Status

How the Volkswagen Beetle won friends and influenced people all around the world. Few cars have achieved the cult status of the Volkswagen Beetle. Some pundits…

Rear View: Nissan Skyline 2000 GT-R 1969

Decades before the R32 Nissan Skyline GT-R famously won the 1991 Bathurst 1000, it’s grandaddy the 1969 Nissan Skyline 2000 GT-R stalked the expressways of Japan.   Japan…

Retro Rides Presents: VW Beetle – Australian Assembly Commences at Clayton, Victoria

How the quirky little Volkswagen Beetle emerged from the ruins of post-WW2 Germany to conquer the world. Has any car ever been made, sold and…

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…

Top Tips for Buying a Used Holden Torana LX SS V8 Hatch (1976-78)

The local motor industry was more than a little shocked in 1976 when Holden’s LX update of its mid-sized Torana included a stylish new hatchback…

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…

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