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Alfa Romeo celebrates its 115th Anniversary with a major event at the Alfa Romeo Historical Museum in Arese, Italy

Alfa Romeo celebrates its 115th birthday in style with 350-car gathering in Italy

Jeremy Clarkson once opined on Top Gear that “you can't be a true petrolhead until you’ve owned an Alfa Romeo”. Whether you agree with the…

Gordon Murray with cars he has designed

Goodwood Festival of Speed to mark 60 years of Gordon Murray with special celebration

Gordon Murray will be under the spotlight at the 2025 Festival of Speed, with the greatest hits of his 60-year career in car design set…

Bugatti arriving at the 2024 Noosa Concours

Rare Porsche, Corvette and Delage among the star attractions at 2025 Noosa Concours d’Elegance

A rare Porsche 917/30 racer, a Pebble Beach Concours-winning 1936 Delage D6-70 Milord Cabriolet, and a legendary 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray will be among the…

Austin J40 won by Ted French at the 1955 Austin Pedal Cars Junior Grand Prix race at Silverstone

70-year-old Austin pedal car to star on track at this year’s Goodwood Revival

The most-watched race at the Goodwood Revival is not the Royal Automobile Club’s TT Celebration, nor the Stirling Moss Memorial Trophy, but a pedal car…

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…

Porsche 963 RSP and Count Rossi 917 driving down highway

The Porsche 963 RSP is a one-off Le Mans car for the road that pays tribute to a special 917

50 years ago, a small team at Porsche made one owner’s crazy dream come true by building a one-off road legal version of the 917…

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Entertainment

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…

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…

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Originals

Rear View: 1970 Range Rover

The revolutionary Range Rover emerged from the questionable Road Rover concept to rewrite the rule book for 4x4 wagons. A retired motor-mechanic mate once opined…

Retro Rides Presents VW Beetle: How To Spot An ‘Early’ From a ‘Late’ or a ‘Super’.

The Volkswagen Beetle remained the same for decades… or did it? Here’s your crash course in the Beetle family tree, including how to spot an…

Here’s how the Lamborghini Countach was built by hand

The Countach was the first Lamborghini model to have bodywork produced in-house (Image: Lamborghini) This year marks the 50th since the Lamborghini Countach first entered…

Retro Rides Presents VW Beetle: The Kit Cars

How the Volkswagen Beetle’s clever underpinnings created a strong foundation for kit car makers and tuners to work their magic. Over the decades the Volkswagen…

A Visit To The World’s Greatest Car Museum, The Mercedes-Benz Museum.

Nestled in the heart of Stuttgart, Germany, the Mercedes-Benz Museum stands as a testament to over 135 years of automotive innovation and heritage. This remarkable…

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…

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