The Royal Australian Mint is celebrating the launch of a new series of automotive-themed fifty-cent pieces, with Ford or Holden to be decided via its first ever ‘reverendum’. What is a ‘reverendum’, you ask? Well, it’s a referendum on the new fifty-cent piece, with an automotive twist, to decide the […]
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For Sale: Aussie classics Torana SL/R 5000, XB Falcon GT up for auction
Shannons is holding its Sydney Classic Winter Auction on August 13, where a number of Aussie icons will go under the hammer including a genuine Torana SL/R 5000, and an XB Falcon GT. The 1974 Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 that’s up for grabs is one of just 263 L34 […]
Video: Ford AU Falcons show off drifting potential
At Australia’s various drifting events, it’s pretty standard to see Silvias, Skylines, Supras and Sprinters hanging it out on the tarmac at insane angles. But, these two Ford AU Falcons really put an unexpected twist on a recent Drift Challenge Australia event in Mt Gambier, South Australia. In the last […]
Top 10 fast Aussie sixes – Part Two
Following on from our part one Top 10 fast Aussie sixes feature, we’ve gather up another eight vehicles that also deserve celebrating – even more so now that Holden has officially ended its local manufacturing operations and effectively closed off our market as a vehicle producer. Ford Falcon 2V twin carb (XA […]
Editorial: How the Coalition ended car manufacturing in Australia
Well, here we are at the end of almost a century of car making in Australia, following Ford closing down its local factory in October last year, and Toyota shutting its doors this week, and Holden just around the corner. How did we get here? Our beleaguered automotive industry has […]
Video: 2000 Ford AU Falcon LPG 0-100km/h & engine sound
Well you guys asked for an AU Falcon and here it is. It’s a rough old thing, inexcusably so if it were anything other than an AU Falcon. Introduced in 1998, the AU was not well received due to its polarising and ovoid styling. The more conventional VT Commodore gained […]
Top 10 fast Aussie sixes – Part One
The V8-powered muscle cars from Ford, Holden and Chrysler will always be regarded as the outright Aussie-made kings of the road in Australia, but there were a number of six-cylinder performance models produced over the decades. Here we take a look at 10 such cars, and a few more which […]
For Sale: Ford XY Falcon with Nissan GT-R AWD conversion
When a modified 1967 Ford Mustang debuted for the 2006 movie, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, it generated equal amounts interest and vitriol from purists. It definitely succeeded at getting attention and promoting the film. The reason was the choice of powerplant; an RB26 Nissan Skyline GT-R motor. […]