Despite production ending back in October 2016, the Ford Falcon continues to race in the Virgin Australia Supercars series (VASC). But as we reported last month, when Frosty spilled the beans, the American pony car from the same stable will be succeeding it. There was plenty of doubt and conjecture […]
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The story of the great Aussie coupe run-out
Australia produced some classic home-grown muscle cars during the late Sixties and early Seventies, which brought American-style two-door coupes to local showrooms. Volume-selling four-door sedans were massaged as designers mimicked the best of styling trends at the time to create unique-to-Australia performance coupes, giving Aussies high-performance motoring with reliability, cheap […]
Australian Federal Budget adds Advanced Manufacturing Growth Fund
As a part of the 2017-2018 Federal Budget, an Advanced Manufacturing Growth Fund has been allocated for the manufacturing sector. This is to ease the pain to the components and manufacturing industries once Holden and Toyota cease local car production later this year. $100 million is set to go towards […]
New smartphone game includes Aussie classics; VL Calais Turbo, HSV GTSR W1
If you love Australian cars and are looking for a new way to pass the time on your long commute in the quiet carriage, there’s a new game out, called Aussie Wheels Highway Racer, for you which lets you enjoy some local classics on your mobile. Aussie Wheels Highway Racer […]
Sydney auction to showcase multi-million dollar extravaganza
A show-stopping bonanza of ultra-rare cars will go up for auction in Sydney later this month, including a legendary Holden Torana A9X Aussie touring car, an Aston Martin DB5, and a Ford Model T. Topping the auction is expected to be a 1964 DB5, with an estimated worth of between […]
2019 Ford Mustang GT500 spotted, twin-turbo Voodoo V8? (video)
A prototype version of what is believed to be the next Ford Mustang Shelby GT500. This is set to come in as the most powerful Ford Mustang road car ever. Details regarding the engine are unknown at this stage, but it is a hot topic among Ford and Mustang fans […]
For Sale: Original 1977 Ford P6 LTD
It’s hard to believe it’s been over six months since the Falcon was put down with the closure of Ford Australia’s Broadmeadows factory last year, let alone that it’s been ten years since the last Fairlane was built. The Fairlane came from a far more booming time for the Australian […]
Ford F250R MegaRaptor is one off-road beast (video)
If you’ve looked at the 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor and thought, “Nah, I would still feel inadequate driving that.” Then maybe you need the Ford F250R MegaRaptor instead? Instead of the microscopic F-150, F250R.com will start with it’s bigger, chunkier brother, the F-250, and build you a very serious and […]