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Barn Find: 1970 Ford XY Falcon GT

This incredibly original barn find 1970 Ford XY Falcon GT is heading to auction after 51 years in storage. Just when you think there are…

Mk1 Ford Escort RS back in production via Boreham Motorworks

Each of the 150 brand-new Mk1 Escort RS models will feature a continuation serial number (Image: Boreham Motorworks) 50 years after production originally ceased, the…

Polestar partners with Hot Wheels to inspire young designers

The winning design from this contest, dubbed the TRX, will be available as a Hot Wheels die-cast model in 2025 (Image: Shashank Shekhar/Polestar) Who doesn’t…

Genuine Ford Falcon XW GT-HO Phase II with Racing Provenance Hits the Market

This GT-HO Phase II was driven by Kym Aunger and Johnnie Walker at Bathurst but retired after 18 laps, although Aunger won the following week…

Bernie Ecclestone puts racing car collection worth ‘hundreds of millions’ up for sale

The Formula 1 magnate's collection includes 69 racing cars expected to fetch "hundreds of millions" combined (Image: Tom Hartley Jnr) Bernie Ecclestone, the 94-year-old 'godfather'…

BMW ‘Batmobile’ named Best of Show at inaugural Motors & Masterpieces festival

This E9 CSL was named Best of Show at the inaugural event (Image: Motors & Masterpieces) The inaugural Motors & Masterpieces festival was held in…

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Entertainment

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…

Top 10: Collector Holdens

Holden was for 70 years an emblem of Australia. Billed as ‘Australia’s Own Car’ it benefited from the absence of any real competition during its…

Time-lapse: The Alfararri – 1974 Alfa GTV 2000

We never tire of restomods at Retro Rides, because we love watching neglected hulks brought back to motoring life... with a twist. This 1974 Alfa Romeo…

Classic TV: Hey Charger – Chrysler Valiant

Hey Charger’ was the tagline for Chrysler’s Valiant Charger in the 1970s, and it has remained part of the local vernacular ever since. The combination…

Commodore VT-VX Feature : How HSV delivered on the performance promise

Holden’s VT Commodore of 1997 gave HSV the platform it needed to take its Australian-made performance cars to the next level.    Holden’s 1997 VT Commodore…

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Originals

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…

1981 Delorean DMC-12

Rear View: DeLorean DMC-12

Best known for its starring turn in the Back to the Future movie franchise, the DeLorean DMC-12 is remembered more for its radical wedge-shaped design…

Porsche 917 driving on public roads

Porsche celebrates 50 years of the only road-going 917, and looks to repeat the same feat today

50 years ago today – April 28, 1975 – a one-off Porsche 917 left the company’s Weissach development centre. Unlike every other 917 race car before…

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The Retro Rides Podcast Episode 9: An exclusive interview with Damon Hill

This week’s episode of The Retro Rides Podcast is headlined by an exclusive interview with Damon Hill, the 1996 Formula 1 World Champion. Retro Rides…

BMW vs. Japan: The late ’80s showdown that reshaped the luxury car market

BMW’s second-generation 7 Series entered production in 1986, just in time for the value of the Deutschmark and US dollar to cause major price hikes…

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