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Six Appeal:VG Valiant Hemi Pacer

17 May 2013

The Valiant Charger R/T E38 and R/T E49 Hemi Six Packs are rightly revered as the ultimate road registerable competition cars produced by Chrysler Australia during the factory-backed Series Production wars of the late 1960s and early '70s.

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Renault R8 Gordini: 1970 Australian Rally Champion

08 May 2013

When Renault Australia decided to launch its successful all-out attack on the 1970 Australian Rally Championship (ARC) it certainly had the right weapon for such an audacious assault.

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Black Beauty: The Australian 'JPS' BMW 635 CSi

24 April 2013

During the 1980s the world-famous black and gold colours of John Player Special joined forces with BMW Australia and its six cylinder 635 CSi coupe to create their own brand of international sophistication and excitement.

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Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000: The Accidental Race Car

18 April 2013

The SL/R 5000 was the "top shelf" model in Holden's all new LH Torana line-up when it was launched with great fanfare in March 1974. With its large front and rear spoilers, prominent decals, side stripes and loud colours, there was no doubt Holden's first V8-powered Torana was destined for the race track.

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Racing Legends: The Toyota Celica, Willo and Racecam

25 March 2013

Motor sport success has played a key role in changing public perceptions of many car makes and models over the years. One of the best examples of this was the Toyota Celica when it competed in Australian touring car racing in the late 1970s and early '80s.

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1967 Bathurst 500: Flight of the Dodge Phoenix

18 March 2013

A 1960s 'Yank Tank' with four wheel drum brakes, push-button auto transmission and bench seats would have to rank as one of Bathurst's most unlikely Great Race contenders, which makes the one-off appearance of a 1963 Dodge Phoenix sedan in the 1967 Gallaher 500 such an intriguing occurrence.

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Allan Moffat's Cologne RS3100 - Australia's wildest V6 Capri

08 March 2013

Multiple Bathurst 1000 and ATCC winner Allan Moffat needs no introduction to Australian motor sport fans. And for a good chunk of his celebrated racing career, he clearly enjoyed an equally high profile within the Ford Motor Company on a global scale.

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Studebakers and The Great Race: Potential Unfulfilled

05 March 2013

Ill-fated American car brand Studebaker is well known among classic car enthusiasts for its eye-catching designs of the 1950s and 60's that included the stunning Hawk coupe and fiberglass-bodied Avanti sports car.

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Lex Davison and the fearsome Holman-Moody 427 Ford Galaxie

12 February 2013

The big bitch nearly killed me! screamed Lex Davison after the multiple AGP winner narrowly escaped serious injury following a big crash in Sir Gawaine Baillies 7.0 litre Ford Galaxie at the 1964 Sandown International Six Hour race. Davisons outburst has become almost as famous in Australian motor sport folklore as Jim Richards equally emotional youre a pack of ****holes! podium response to booing spectators after Nissans controversial win at the 1992 Bathurst 1000. Local racing hero Davison was renowned for his bravado behind the wheel of purpose-built single seater racing cars.

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1966 Bathurst 500: How Mini tamed The Mountain

04 February 2013

Mount Panorama has a high strike rate when it comes to defining moments in Australian motor sport, which is not surprising given its unique layout and rich, colourful history.

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Alan Hamiltons 1968 Porsche 911 T/R

10 December 2012

The Porsche 911 T/R raced by Alan Hamilton in 1968-69 is arguably the most significant 911 to have competed in Australian motor sport. It was not only the first of its type to race in the Australian Touring Car Championship but it also came within one point of winning the title outright in 1969, which would have been the biggest upset in ATCC history. It was a very special car, as youll soon discover.

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Norm Beecheys 1962 Chevrolet Impala 409

10 December 2012

You know a muscle car has serious street cred when a legendary band like The Beach Boys writes a song about it. When they released 409 as the flip-side to Surfin Safari in June 1962, it was recognition from the hip youth market that Chevrolets stomping 409 cid big block V8 unleashed the previous year was already being revered as one of the greatest street and strip performance engine packages of all time.

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Six Appeal:VG Valiant Hemi Pacer

Renault R8 Gordini: 1970 Australian Rally Champion

Black Beauty: The Australian 'JPS' BMW 635 CSi

Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000: The Accidental Race Car

Racing Legends: The Toyota Celica, Willo and Racecam

1967 Bathurst 500: Flight of the Dodge Phoenix

Allan Moffat's Cologne RS3100 - Australia's wildest V6 Capri

Studebakers and The Great Race: Potential Unfulfilled

Lex Davison and the fearsome Holman-Moody 427 Ford Galaxie

1966 Bathurst 500: How Mini tamed The Mountain

Alan Hamiltons 1968 Porsche 911 T/R

Norm Beecheys 1962 Chevrolet Impala 409

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