Michael Stahl

Contributor

Michael Stahl

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

Classic Wheels

Retro: 1953 AC Ace

Years before Carroll Shelby dealt it a V8, the AC Ace was a six-pot Brit with brio

Features

Wheel Stories: Rod Hadfield the fab creator

The street-rod legend who let his imagination run wild

Opinion

Michael Stahl: Tribulations of a marathon man

A few weeks back I put on a penguin suit and took my dad to dinner. This was special, because he lives in Brisbane and I’m in Sydney, where this dinner was being held, at the Royal Automobile Club of Australia

Classic Wheels

Retro: 1959 Morris Mini-Minor

Designed as an affordable compact, this BMC icon transcended class to sell 5.5m

Features

Wheel Stories: Classic car curation with Ken Grindrod

This trader of precious metal knows how to spot the gems

Classic Wheels

Retro: 1941 Willys MB/Ford GPW

When the US War Department needed a recon vehicle, they sought a Jeep

Features

Wheel Stories: Top end of town

The Melbourne dealer delivering to the ultra-premium market

Opinion

Michael Stahl on gathering a stable of prancing horses

F Scott Fitzgerald wrote the words: “Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me…”

Classic Wheels

Retro: 1959 Goggomobil Dart

It took a TV ad from the ’90s to enlighten Aussies about this microcar from the ’50s

Features

Michael Stahl: The curious ascent of the Up!

The Volkswagen Up!'s resurgence in popularity strikes at journos' hearts

Features

Wheel Stories: A race for gender equality

This historics racer is out to shade dad and make her own legacy

Classic Wheels

Retro: 1972 BMW 3.0 CSL

The lightweight homologation special that dominated touring car racing in the 1970s

Features

Wheel Stories: Show us your rig - The heavy-vehicle inspector who keeps NSW truckin'

We hear from the man at the helm of NSW's heavy vehicle compliance enforcement

Features

Retrospective - The rise of the Aussie classic

A Falcon GT-HO breached seven-figures at auction last weekend, but it’s definitely not the first time prices for classic Australian muscle have gone through the roof

Classic Wheels

Retro: 1984 Ford RS200

Overlooked homologation special better appreciated now than in its Group B day

Features

Wheel Stories: Virtual overnight success

How a young Aussie gamer went from PlayStation to Paul Ricard

Features

Michael Stahl crunches the numbers on power to weight ratios

Stahl searches beyond the conventional car for the ultimate power to weight combination

Features

Wheel Stories: Growing up fast

This teenager is out to school his rivals in he new SuperUtes series

Classic Wheels

Retro: 1953 Chevrolet Corvette C1

Good looks alone weren't enough for America's first sports car. Muscle was required

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Features

Wheel Stories: A call to Order

Pedr Davis is the veteran motoring journo who landed the highest of accolades

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Classic Wheels

Retro: 1976 Lotus Esprit

Lotus only built 894 S1s, but the Esprit became one of the longest-lived designs of all time

Wheel Stories An Aussie at Indianapolis
Features

Wheel Stories: An Aussie at Indianapolis

This former footy hard man crash-tackled America’s biggest race

Retro: 1963 Renault Alpine A110
Classic Wheels

Retro: 1963 Renault Alpine A110

Renault mechanicals and minimal kilos made for a rear-engined pièce de résistance

Retro 1953 Porsche 550 Spyder
Classic Wheels

Retro: 1953 Porsche 550 Spyder

It claimed the life of an acting Giant, but this lightweight’s racing success was relentless