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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…

Holden Monaro 427C

Bathurst royalty shines at the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed

Aussie muscle and Kiwi driving prowess was on full display at the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed, with legendary Supercars series entrants shining at one…

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Entertainment

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…

Classic TV: Football, Meat Pies, Kangaroos, and Holden Cars

A lyric synonymous with Australian culture, Holden came up with one of the catchiest advertising jingles ever written back in the 1970s. "We love football,…

Unicorn: 1970 Porsche Tapiro

In the world of automotive design, few collaborations have captivated car enthusiasts quite like the 1970 Porsche Tapiro. Born from the innovative minds at ItalDesign,…

Unicorn: 1969 Holden Hurricane

The Holden Hurricane, unveiled at the 1969 Melbourne Motor Show, was a futuristic concept car that pushed the boundaries of innovation and design. The Hurricane…

Goodwood Festival of Speed 2024: Top 10 Fastest Cars

The Timed Shootout at the Goodwood Festival of Speed presented by Mastercard produced some incredible action this weekend. Not every one of the fastest runs…

Broken Dreams: The Ilinga

A series on cars that had promise but were doomed to fail. Cliff Chambers looks back on his interview with competition car designer Tony Farrell…

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Originals

McLaren W1 in the foreground with the F1 and P1 on either side

The evolution of McLaren’s flagship ‘1’ cars

It isn’t every day that McLaren reveals a new flagship ‘1’ car to the world. Indeed, there have only been three so far since McLaren…

1985: Walter Röhrl wins the Rally San Remo with the Audi Sport quattro S1

Cars That Changed World Rallying, Part 5: Audi Sport quattro

Cliff Chambers has a long association with rallying, from spending frosty mornings watching cars barrel down Canberra’s notorious ‘Mineshaft’ to later managing Subaru’s Championship-winning team…

Aerial view of Northern Beaches Car and Bike Show

Sydney’s Pittwater turned on the sun for the inaugural Northern Beaches Car and Bike Show

The 2025 Northern Beaches Car and Bike Show roared into life at Pittwater RSL on June 28, drawing an enthusiastic crowd of spectators and revheads…

1970 The 18th East African Safari Rally (Mar 30, 1970) Bluebird 510 No4 Winner Before Safety Inspection

Cars That Changed World Rallying, Part 4: Datsun 1600

From spending frosty mornings watching cars barrel down Canberra’s notorious ‘Mineshaft’ to managing Subaru’s Championship-winning team in the 1980, Cliff Chambers has a long association…

The Porsche Museum in Stuttgart, Germany

The Porsche Museum in Stuttgart: Big power, big history, and a very cool Merc

I was expecting something good when I visited to the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart, Germany – after all, it’s Porsche. Yet, I honestly wasn’t ready…

Lamborghini Miura in Verde Scandal green

The ‘scandalous’ story behind one of Lamborghini’s most iconic colours

Lamborghini’s ability to offer almost boundless customisation to its customers through the ‘Ad Personam’ program is one of its best-known strengths. In particular, exterior colour…

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