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Michael Stahl

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Michael Stahl

Michael Stahl is a long-serving contributor to the Wheels and Motor brands.

Bolwell Nagari
Classic Wheels

Retro: 1969 Bolwell Nagari – The art of glass

Aussie sportster inspired by Lotus was a decent bit of kit

Tony Mc Dermott Jpg
Features

Tony McDermott: Valvoline marketing manager

Meet the driving force behind Valvoline’s recent ad campaign.

Gilles Villaneuve Head Jpg
Classic Wheels

Gilles Villeneuve: The racer's racer

Motorsport lost a legend in 1982. Twenty years on, Gilles Villeneuve is remembered at the track where he achieved immortality.

man looking at cars on internet
Opinion

Should you buy a car online?

I was buying shoes recently and started thinking about buying cars. Not instead of the shoes, although I do believe the car is the best invention ever, especially once you’ve compared it with walking.

1968 Jaguar XJ6
Classic Wheels

1968 Jaguar XJ6

A sales downturn didn’t stop Jaguar producing this four-door classic.

Andrea Vitale: Italian car mechanic
Features

Andrea Vitale: Italian car mechanic

A passionate man with a love for automobili Italiano.

Cody Bramble - Slot Car Racing
Features

Cody Bramble: Slot car racing

Cody Bramble can lay claim to being the legitimate champion of the real Peter Brock Trophy, founded in slot cars in 1974.

2016 Mercedes-Benz S63 L
Features

Retracing the C’etait un Rendez-vous route through Paris in a Mercedes-Benz

Rendezvous is one of the greatest car movies of all time. And possibly a con. We relive the drive through Paris 40 years later, and debunk the myths.

1955 Citroen DS
Classic Wheels

1955 Citroen DS

Regarded by many as simply the most beautiful car ever made, the 1955 Citroen DS floated above others by advancing technology, packaging and performance.

1964 Mercedes-Benz 600 Grosser
Classic Wheels

1964 Mercedes-Benz 600 Grosser

The Mercedes-Benz 600 Grosser is an enormous German luxury limousine that became a favourite of rock stars, movie stars – and rebels alike.

Keys and passport
Opinion

Sports cars, classic cars and travel

I’ve had an awesome summer. Enjoying a late-March trip to South Africa, then a month mid-year in Europe – taking in Goodwood and the Le Mans Classic.

1960 Ferrari 250 California
Classic Wheels

1960 Ferrari 250 California

We revisit a track-ready Italian convertible that set Hollywood alight. Introducing the Ferrari 250 California with a ripsnorting V12 and 270km/h top speed.

ROH Alloy Wheel designer Glynn Helgeson
Features

Glynn Helgeson: ROH alloy wheel designer

South Australian ‘mag’ designer is never out of fashion

De Tomaso Mangusta
Classic Wheels

1967 De Tomaso Mangusta

Argentina meets Italy meets America. What could possibly go wrong?

Dick Johnson Ford Touring Car legend
Features

Dick Johnson: Ford touring car legend

From ‘rock star’ to long-time guardian of Ford’s racing flame.

2010 Ford Falcon 50th Anniversary
Ford Falcon

2010 Ford Falcon 50th Anniversary

For 50 years, Ford’s Falcon had ridden the ups and downs of an ever-changing, always competitive, Australian car market.

Ron Harrop
Features

Ron Harrop: Motor sport engineering

Motor racing’s go-to man for an engineering advantage.

1965 Renault 16
Classic Wheels

1965 Renault 16: retro series

How the French revolutionised the small car.

1987 Ford Falcon SVO
Ford Falcon

1987 Ford Falcon XF SVO

Plans for Dick Johnson's SVO - Special Vehicles Operation - call for building 500 distinctive Falcons. Not V8s, but high-output sixes with the emphasis on quality and refinement

Mitsubishi Starion
Classic Wheels

1982 Mitsubishi Starion: retro series

When turbos first ruled the world, Mitsubishi was at the forefront

Kerry Leech Sports dietitian
Features

Kerry Leech: Sports dietitian

Dietitian keeps race drivers on the right track

Ford Thunderbird
Classic Wheels

1954 Ford Thunderbird: retro series

The original Ford Thunderbird was a smash hit, then daddy took the T-Bird away

Don Loffler Holden Historian
Features

Don Loffler: Holden Historian

Latin linguist’s literary life lampooning Lion lore

MG A Roadster
Classic Wheels

1955 MGA roadster: retro series

MG awoke from its post-war slumber with this sleek new convertible