Aston Martin Works, the British brand’s heritage and restoration service, has completed an immense restoration project on a stunning DB5 that has been kept in…
Famously dubbed the “greatest ever road race” and attracting the likes of Juan Manuel Fangio and the Galvez brothers, the 1948 Grand Prix of South…
During the Southern California Palisades Fire in January 2025, a Volkswagen Kombi became an unexpected symbol of resilience after somehow surviving the inferno. The 1977…
Perhaps at some point in the distant past you heard about a Rolls-Royce that was powered by a massive aero engine and would spit fire…
If you were logged into the live auction feed from Burns & Co on the evening of November 11, you may have missed the drama…
Yorkshire-based bespoke car builder Talos Vehicles has revealed its latest creation, a reworked version of the Ferrari 599 GTB that manages to incorporate the track-focused…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Forty years ago, there was a changing of the guard at Bathurst. Since 1967 and the arrival of the Ford XR Falcon GT, every car…
How VW replaced the revolutionary Bettle with the innovative Golf, adding the now-iconic GTI badge to help pioneer the hot hatch concept. Volkswagen began the…
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