News

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

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…

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,…

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Originals

Mini Cooper S racing in the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally

Cars That Changed World Rallying, Part 2: BMC Mini Cooper S

From spending frosty mornings watching Ford Escorts barrel down the notorious ‘Mineshaft’ near Canberra, to managing Subaru’s Championship-winning team during the 1980s, Cliff Chambers has…

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…

Alpine A110

A brief history of Alpine: Celebrating 70 years of iconic French sports cars

More than 150,000 Alpine enthusiasts and some 1700 of the French marque’s distinctive vehicles descended on the brand’s spiritual home recently to celebrate Alpine’s 70th…

Saab 96 Erik Carlsson 1963 Monte Carlo

Cars That Changed World Rallying, Part 1: Saab 92/93/96

From standing in a frosty Canberra forest watching Ford Escorts barrel down the notorious ‘Mineshaft’, to managing Subaru’s Championship-winning team during the 1980s, Cliff Chambers…

Chrysler is revving up for an exciting celebration marking 100 years of pioneering innovation and iconic vehicles that have shaped the automotive landscape over the last century.

A Brief History of Chrysler

While it may these days live in the shadow of Ford and GM as the smallest of the traditional US ‘Big Three’ auto makers, the…

A Jaguar E-Type being driven by Gordon/Finburgh (#9) as part of the Pre ’63 GT series

2025 Donington Historic Festival unites vintage racing and modern legends on track

The 2025 Donington Historic Festival, a premier annual event celebrating classic motorsport held at Donington Park from May 2-4, showcased a diverse array of historic…

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