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BMW 325i - The eta EaterBMW has put performance back into the 3-series at long last. Peter Robinson drove the new range and found the spirit of the 2002 has returned -
Suzuki GSF1250 Bandit 2007-2016: Hooligan HeritageThe Suzuki Bandit is more the perfect example of a versatile all-rounder than the bike-of-choice for heavy-duty crims -
Classic wagons circle for Shannons Melbourne Summer AuctionWhile the ubiquitous Australian ‘station sedan’ and ‘people movers’ have today been replaced by seven-seater SUVs, classic Wagons are circling again for Shannons Melbourne Summer Auction... -
MotoGP Testing Sepang 2019: Mixed Emotions, Results & CompetitionThe 2019 MotoGP is underway with testing taking place at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia with almost every rider -
Mitsubishi Colt 1000F and 1100F: how Australia put the ‘Fast’ in FastbackMitsubishi boasts a revered international rallying history, with multiple World Rally Championships, Paris-Dakar victories and countless national and regional titles. And, amazingly, it all started with an une...
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Auctions
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Classic wagons circle for Shannons Melbourne Summer AuctionWhile the ubiquitous Australian ‘station sedan’ and ‘people movers’ have today been replaced by seven-seater SUVs, classic Wagons are circling again for Shannons Melbourne Summer Auction on Monday (February 18).
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Classic Dreams and Rare Plates at Shannons Sydney AuctionA delectable selection of British and European classic cars and motorcycles will vie with 30 collectible New South Wales black and white numerical number plates with bidders at Shannons Autumn Classic Auction & Rare Number Plates in Sydney on March 4. -
'Conversation Classics' at Shannons Feb 18 Melbourne AuctionClassic vehicles can be attention grabbers and great conversation starters and Shannons’ upcoming February 18 Melbourne Summer Auction is full of them!
Classic Garage
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Mitsubishi Colt 1000F and 1100F: a truly innovative fastbackThe Mitsubishi Colt 1000F, which made its Australian debut in early 1967, had several distinctive attributes. But it was one of those cars that motoring journalists found easy to criticise. -
Austin Healey Sprite and MG Midget: spiritual successor to the MG TCLess than three years after the launch of the beautiful MGA, which replaced the last of the old Midgets (the TF), yet another all-new sports car emerged from the Abingdon factory in Oxfordshire. -
Mitsubishi Galant VR-4: charming and original Japanese super sedanThe second half of the 1980s was a time of considerable technical advancement in the automotive industry, especially in Japan. Both the Mazda MX-6 and the Honda Prelude featured four-wheel steering (4WS), and it seemed highly likely that within a very few years most cars would adopt this technology.
Racing Garage
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Mitsubishi Colt 1000F and 1100F: how Australia put the ‘Fast’ in FastbackMitsubishi boasts a revered international rallying history, with multiple World Rally Championships, Paris-Dakar victories and countless national and regional titles. And, amazingly, it all started with an unexpected victory in Australia for the diminutive Colt 1000F.
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Austin-Healey Sprite and MG Midget: badge-engineered Brits that were born to race“It has been said, and justifiably, that the Sprite and Midget as produced by the MG Car Company from 1958 until 1979, provided motoring enthusiasts with by far the most amount of enjoyment for by far the least amount of money,” boasts the MG Car Club. -
Mitsubishi Galant VR-4: how Aussies starred in a global success storyThe Galant VR-4 lives in the formidable shadow of its smaller, lighter and faster Lancer Evo replacement, which achieved unprecedented success for Mitsubishi in the World Rally Championship (WRC).
Go Auto News
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Ford raises the Mustang performance benchmark with new Shelby GT500THERE is no denying that Ford’s Mustang has been a runaway success in Australia since the factory right-hand-drive version launched in early 2016. -
Detroit Motor Show 2019: Our top-10 favourite Motown hits this yearNEW models galore! If it’s January and you’re seeing and hearing a lot about fresh cars, SUVs and trucks, chances are they’re debutantes from the Detroit motor show. Or were. -
Subaru pushes WRX STI capabilities with S209Subaru’s WRX STI S209 was revealed at this year’s Detroit motor show, but unfortunately it will be limited to around 200 units for the North American market.
Shannons
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Shannons and Gangsta Wraps join forces to produce a tribute to Jim RichardsJim Richards competed in his last Targa in Tasmania in 2018. Jim has won the world-famous Targa Rally 8 times with his long-time friend and navigator Barry Oliver, and now in 2019, Shannons present this tribute to Jim Richards. -
TRAX Model Car ReviewsModel car manufacturer Trax produces many iconic examples of the cars we know and love. We review the 1968 Austin 1800 MK11 Ute, 1957 Ford Mainline Ambulance, 1953 Ford Customline Sedan, 1988 Ford Laser TX3, 1976 CL Valiant Charger 770, 1969 HK Holden Kingswood wagon, 1970 HG Holden Premier wagon, 1958 AP1 Chrysler Royal Plainsman wagon -
Design to Driveway - Celebrating Australia’s Rich Automotive Design HeritageDesign to Driveway is a series of limited edition books that celebrate Australia’s rich automotive design heritage.
Promotions
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Win a Shannons Trip to the Monaco Historics Race & ItalyShannons are offering motoring enthusiasts the chance to win a trip for two to the 2020 Monaco Historics Race, one of the world’s premier historic racing events. -
Holden Enthusiast Wins Shannons Grand European Tour CompetitionDavid from Victoria says “that he is still in shock and cannot get the smile off his face” after being told that he is the winner of the Shannons Grand European Tour Competition. -
Adelaide Motorsport Festival 2018: Discount Ticket OfferThe city of Adelaide comes alive once more this December as the Adelaide Motorsport Festival brings back the screaming sounds of Formula One, along with the biggest lineup yet of cars, bikes, and even an aeroplane.
Retroautos
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Retroautos February - Design to Driveway: First Valiant prototypeDesign to Driveway: first Valiant prototypes. Plus,1934 Ford race car, Chrysler’s “70X” dream car and What’s in a Name: Cedric/Landau/Brougham. -
Retroautos January - Secret FJ Holden Design Proposals RevealedSecret FJ Holden design proposals revealed. Plus, an FJ at the 1955 Motorama, Chrysler’s Plainsman dream car and more copy-cat ads. -
Retroautos December - 3rd Gen Firebird and the Aussie connection!3rd Gen Firebird and the Aussie connection! Plus: 1971 Fairlane, Datsun 1600 and classic copy-cat car ads.
Retro Road Tests
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BMW 325i - The eta EaterBMW has put performance back into the 3-series at long last. Peter Robinson drove the new range and found the spirit of the 2002 has returned
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Porsche 911, 928 & 944: Like a VirginA veritable smorgasbord of Porsches was laid on for young Michael Stahl to sample. It was a very special sort of orgy. You see, it was his very first time… -
Mazda RX-7: 7th HeavenConfidence from rocking Le Mans with rotary power spilled into the third generation RX-7. Angus McKenzie drives the new light, tight rotary rocket.
Bike News
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Suzuki GSF1250 Bandit 2007-2016: Hooligan HeritageThe Suzuki Bandit is more the perfect example of a versatile all-rounder than the bike-of-choice for heavy-duty crims
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MotoGP Testing Sepang 2019: Mixed Emotions, Results & CompetitionThe 2019 MotoGP is underway with testing taking place at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia with almost every rider
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Walter Burley Griffin's Legacy - Sample Small Town Australia on Walter's WayThe Burley Griffin way is a 290km east-west corridor in the northern Riverina stretching from the Hume Highway just west of Yass to Griffith.
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