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Mazda 787B at Fuji Speedway for Mazda Fan Festa 2024

Mazda Fan Festa 2025 to bring Le Mans legends and rotary power to Fuji Speedway

Located in the shadow of Mount Fuji, Mazda Fan Festa 2025 promises an all-encompassing dive into the rowdy, rorty world of Mazda and its iconic…

Ferrari 849 Testarossa Coupe in Rosso Fiammante

Ferrari revives the Testarossa name for SF90 successor

The original Ferrari Testarossa was an undoubted icon of the 1980s, but this legendary nameplate is set to make a return for the 21st century.…

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…

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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

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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