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SLAMMED LS1-POWERED CHEVY C10 PICK UP
Gary Zahra's immaculate LS1-powered Chevy C10 took out Top Pick at Summernats 28
1961 Ford Falcon XK sales make waves
In spite of the gloom which settled over the motor trade just before the Falcon was released, the main result to date has been to expand the car market
383 CHEV-POWERED LC TORANA COUPE FAT LC
With a set of 22x10 Simmons under the rear and a 383ci small-block Chev up front, Allan El Bayeh’s LC Torana certainly lives up to it’s name ‘FAT LC’
1960 Ford Falcon XK review
Here it is! The much heralded, the much wanted and the much feared Ford Falcon is with us in all its aesthetic and competitive glory, reports IAN FRASER.
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Ford Falcon: 56 years in 56 days
The countdown has started. It's now just 56 days to the end of Ford Falcon production on October 7
CORVETTE SUMMER (1978) – RIPPER CAR MOVIES
The car action in Corvette Summer (1978) is awesome - if a little cheesy - but we wouldn't want it any other way
383-CUBE HOLDEN-POWERED VH COMMODORE WPN383 – READER’S CAR OF THE WEEK
Todd Foley's 383 Holden stroker-powered VH Commodore is a true nine-second street car
Wheels Top Five: Fast FPVs
The Falcon is finally knocking on death’s door, but a couple of years ago we waved goodbye to its energy drink swilling, extreme-sports loving cousins when FPV shut up shop. They say time heals all wounds, but we’ll forever miss Ford Performance Vehicles and its stable of hoonworthy hotrods. Here’s five of the best.
Archive: Ferrari 348ts vs Honda NSX vs Lotus Esprit S4 vs Porsche 911
Take $850,000 worth of pin-up performers, whip ‘em along, fling ‘em around, listen and feel. John Carey and a very satisfied test team explore the edges of four exotic envelopes.
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Archive: Ford Falcon XR8 v Holden Commodore SS
Ford wants you, please, to reconsider its AUII XR8. There are 200 reasons why you should, writes Fraser Stronach
The Koenigsegg Regera is a smoke machine
Hybrid swede supercar is a burnout king
TWIN-TURBO BIG-BLOCK 1956 CHEVROLET BEL AIR - ATTACK
When his big-block HQ got smoked by a turbo six XD, Paul Souma took it personally and built this stunning, street-elite twin-turbo Chev Bel Air
INTERVIEW: THE REVEREND HORTON HEAT
We chat to the Rev Horton Heat ahead of his Australian tour, which includes headlining the Chopped Rod & Custom festival
Honda NSX vs Porsche 911 - archive
Honda is back to take on the supercar elite; how did it fare first time round?
BMW 507 owned by Elvis resurrected for Pebble Beach Concours
Time hasn’t been kind to Elvis’ former ride, but BMW Classic has taken The King’s BMW 507 roadster from Heartbreak Hotel to Promised Land in time for it to make an appearance at the most prestigious classic car event on the calendar.
The Olympics for cars
Where would Australia sit in the medal tally if the Olympics replaced athletes with vehicles?
What if cars were flag-bearers in the Olympic opening ceremony
If cars were flag-bearers in the Olympic opening ceremony, which ones would represent each country?
1937 Delage D8-120: retro series
A dashing Frenchman left behind this classic as his legacy.
Tetsuya Tada-San: The man behind the Toyota 86
Toyota 86 chief engineer Tetsuya Tada opens up on what's next for the smash-hit coupe – and drops a few 'Supra' hints
10 automotive facts you may not know about Brazil
The 2016 Olympics host nation is best known for great beaches, rainforests, footballers with one-word names and scantily clad samba dancers, but it also has a rich automotive heritage.
1968 Gilltrap's Auto Museum review
Nine years after Gilltrap’s Auto Museum opened on the Gold Coast, Wheels finally ran a story on what was then Australia’s best car collection.
Classic Wheels: Gilltrap's Auto Museum review
Former Wheels editor Bill Tuckey used a number of clever ways of making readers think the magazine had more resources – and reach – than the smell of an oily rag allowed. Rather than send staffer Tom Floyd to Gilltrap's Auto Museum on the Gold Coast, Tuckey asked him to pen a series of letters between journalist and editor to write a story on a landmark that Wheels never officially visited
Mike Borland: Racing car construction
Unassuming local engineer takes on the world, and wins.
SLAMMED CHEVY C10 PICK UP TRUCK WITH AN LS3
There’s more than meets the eye when it comes to Joe Yezzi’s slammed 1974 Chevy C10 stuffed with an LS3