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Fifty years after Allan Moffat set Australian touring car racing alight with his Trans Am Boss 302 Mustang, Tickford have created a package paying tribute to that iconic car and driver – the Tickford Trans-Am Mustang. Launched at Sandown Raceway in A

Shannons Sydney Winter Auction saw a diverse range of consignments offered, with the top seller being a Fiat Dino 2400 Spyder. A rare car today – one of only three in Australia – the Dino 2400 was released in 1969 as the ‘second generation’ of a mode

McLaren Automotive has expanded its Australian retail network to four outlets with the opening of McLaren Adelaide. Australia is one of the most successful markets for McLaren in the Asia Pacific region, according to George Biggs (Managing Director,

The Virgin Australia Supercars Championship has announced their calendar for the 2020 season – the 60th Anniversary of the Australian Touring Car Championship. Key changes for 2020 include upgrading The Bend to a 500km enduro as part of the 2020 Pirt

While auctions of cars and motorcycles connected to Steve McQueen have become commonplace these days, two cars with genuine McQueen connections going to auction next year are sure to grab global attention. The two are the 1968 Ford Mustang GT from Bu

In the ongoing celebrations for their centenary year, Bentley recently unveiled a reborn model from their past in the form of the Corniche. A model name rightly associated with Rolls-Royce these days, Corniche actually graced a Bentley first - decade

Sometimes, you just know when you’re onto a good thing. That was certainly the case last year when the crew here at Jimmy’s Chop Shop in Toowoomba turned what was going to be an in-house resto project into a fundraiser for young Aussie athletes. The

Since the first Motorclassica was held in 2010, the Australian International Concours d’Elegance and classic motor show has grown, evolved and been embraced by the car enthusiast community, not only within Victoria, but throughout Australia and even

The inaugural Motorclassica Australian International Concours d’Elegance Best in Show winner was a British marque with German origins that was sold new in Australia and had spent time in Japan, but came to the show with an American owner! Britain’s o

With Motorclassica being a Melbourne event, the original owner of the 2011 Best in Show winner had a very strong Melbourne connection, too, being the proprietor of The Age newspaper. Oswald J Syme was the youngest son of David Syme, who had bought a

A car that epitomised British luxury grand touring in the 1950s, Bentley’s R-Type Continental had the performance to match its looks and, in some ways, was a successor to the Speed Six of the pre-war era. Based on Bentley’s R-Type saloon, what set th

First offered in 1906 as the ‘40/50hp’, the car that became the ‘Silver Ghost’ was one of four different models Rolls-Royce produced at the time. Initially powered by a 7-litre straight six engine, the 40/50hp was upgraded to a 7.4-litre version from

The second Aston Martin model to be introduced under David Brown ownership (hence the DB identification), the DB2 debuted in 1950. Compared to the Two Litre Sports model that preceded it (there was no official ‘DB1’), the DB2 featured an engine upgra

Easily one of the most beautiful machines ever to carry the prancing horse emblem, the 250 GT Lusso (Luxury) Berlinetta debuted in 1962. Also known as the 250 GT/L, the Lusso was significant on two levels. Firstly, it marked Ferrari’s first serious a

Australian tribal loyalties mean the original Monaro is either loved or loathed, but even those in the latter camp would grudgingly admit the Monaro has its merits. The Monaro era kicked off in 1968 with the HK; a hardtop coupe offered with a choice

The second Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost to take out the major prize at Motorclassica, the 2017 Best in Show winner is one of just six Silver Ghosts of the same specification remaining in the world. The wordy ‘London-to-Edinburgh’ tag has its roots in a c

A surprisingly long-lived nameplate in Alfa Romeo history, the 6C was produced from 1927 to 1954. A fast touring car in the Italian style, the 6C was initially powered by a 1.5-litre straight six engine, but ever-larger versions would be added, culmi

Citroën, France’s most innovative vehicle marque, reaches its centenary milestone in 2019, and that milestone will be celebrated at Motorclassica in October. Motorclassica is marking an anniversary of its own in 2019, with the tenth annual Australian

The Citroën display at Motorclassica will also include a ‘5CV’; a car that may seem unremarkable on first viewing, but nevertheless played a significant role in Australia’s automotive history. Introduced in 1922, the 5CV (5 horsepower) was a light ca

When new, Holden’s VN range was significant in a lot of ways. Bigger in all areas than the VL it replaced, the VN also saw the debut of the 3.8 V6, the return of the long-wheelbase models and the first true Holden ute since 1984. Five years in the ma

Here’s a question for you: Where does the VP range sit in the HSV canon? It’s fair to say it’s not highly regarded right now, but looking at recent trends in collectable car pricing, the VP may well be the next range to go gangbusters in the market.

All the Historic Touring Car entrants at this year’s Winton Festival of Speed wore a discreet black sticker paying respect to fellow racer Dean Neville of Ulladulla, NSW, who died while jogging just three weeks beforehand. Dean was surely there in sp

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