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Ford Falcon

1963 Ford Falcon v Holden v Valiant v Freeway

I had an awful dream last night. I saw a Falcon on the Freeway and it was Holden its own with a Valiant.

MG A Roadster
Classic Wheels

1955 MGA roadster: retro series

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

Ford Falcon XL vs Holden EJ Premier
Ford Falcon

1962 Ford Falcon XL Futura vs Holden EJ Premier

Here’s our comparison test of the two semi-luxury, status-seeking sedans that have set Australia agog

1961 Ford Falcon
Ford Falcon

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

1960 Ford Falcon XK
Ford Falcon

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.

Ford XB Falcon
Ford Falcon

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

FPV F6 Typhoon
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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.

Honda NSX vs Ferrari vs Porsche vs Lotus
Classic Wheels

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.

Ford Falcon XR8 v Holden Commodore SS
Classic Wheels

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

Koenigsegg Regera is a smoke machine
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The Koenigsegg Regera is a smoke machine

Hybrid swede supercar is a burnout king

Honda NSX vs Porsche 911
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Honda NSX vs Porsche 911 – archive

Honda is back to take on the supercar elite; how did it fare first time round?

BMW 507
Car Style

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.

Porsche hybrid supercar
Car Style

The Olympics for cars

Where would Australia sit in the medal tally if the Olympics replaced athletes with vehicles?

HSV Maloo GTS
Car Style

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?

Delage D8-120
Classic Wheels

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
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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

Volkswagen Kombi
Car Style

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.

Classic Cars of 1968
Classic Wheels

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.

A Ford at Gilltrap's Auto Museum
Classic Wheels

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 constructor
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Mike Borland: Racing car construction

Unassuming local engineer takes on the world, and wins.

Audi TT aluminium body
Car Style

Carmakers spark aluminium shortage

Suppliers are struggling to keep up with the auto industry’s appetite for the lightweight metal.

Chris Amon driving
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Chris Amon (1943-2016)

Wheels remembers a great driver who would have been even greater, with a little luck

Ford Falcon XR6 vs Vauxhall Omega vs Ford Scorpio vs Jaguar XJ
Classic Wheels

Archive: Ford Falcon XR6 vs Vauxhall Omega vs Ford Scorpio vs Jaguar XJ

Peter Robinson took the quickest Falcon to Britain and drove it against the home market. The Poims had never seen it, but now they want it

Le Mans cars through the ages
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Video: Le Mans cars through the ages

Watch 90 years of some of the most iconic LeMans racers evolve in just 60 seconds