CLASSIC WHEELS
From the Wheels archive: Holden VB Commodore vs Ford XD Falcon in a V8-powered muscle car face-off
In 1979, Wheels pitted the all-new V8-powered Falcon XD and Commodore VB manuals against each other in a battle to crown ‘The King of the Hill’.
From the Wheels archive: Monaro GTS v Falcon GT
We headed to Mt Panorama in 1968 to test Ford and Holden’s big bangers ahead of the Bathurst 500… and to declare a winner.
From the Wheels archive: Flat out in Brock’s HDT Commodore
Peter Brock’s HDT Commodore was smooth, refined and quiet and yet it delivered a punch that couldn’t be matched by any other sedan then sold in Australia.
From the Wheels archive: Illegal? Yes. Dangerous? No! Sydney to Perth in 29 hours
How we smashed our previous across-Australia record run by three-and-a-half-hours in an Alfa Romeo Alfetta.
From the Wheels archive: 1996 BMW Z3 vs MGF
Peter Robinson plays cat and mouse with two roadsters for the June 1996 issue of Wheels
Retro: 1929 Bentley Speed Six
Big-capacity grunt overcame vast mass, and Le Mans glory followed
Chevrolet Corvette attends a space shuttle launch
Space shuttle Atlantis reportedly unleashed the force of 60,000 Corvettes when it took off on its recent final mission. Glenn Butler was there with just one, but still had a blast.
Retro: 1977 Honda Accord
The Accord was Honda’s largest car to date, and its brand impact was huge
Retro: 1964 Lightburn Zeta Sports
The micro brainchild of a washing machine baron; left him hung out to dry
Eight-gun salute: How the Porsche 928 came to be
Impossible to believe now, after building over one million 911s, but in 1969 Porsche management estimated the 911 would only realistically survive until 1974
Retro: 1949 Citroen 2CV
A focus on simplicity and functionality kept the 2CV relevant for more than 40 years
Classic Wheels: Leo Pruneau designed differently
Epic tales from our archives
Classic Wheels: Fantasy Six
You must have played the game: nominate the cars you’d park in a fantasy garage, money no object.
Retro: 1954 Porsche 356 Speedster
Speedster’s cut-down screen slashed headroom, but desirability was through the roof
Retro: 1953 AC Ace
Years before Carroll Shelby dealt it a V8, the AC Ace was a six-pot Brit with brio
Classic Wheels: Porsche and Carter
Epic tales from our archives
Retro: 1959 Morris Mini-Minor
Designed as an affordable compact, this BMC icon transcended class to sell 5.5m
Classic Wheels: The legendary Falcon GTHO Phase III photo
Forty-six years after it was first published, Uwe Kuessner’s photograph of the Falcon GT-HO Phase III speedo and tachometer remains the most famous image to ever appear in Wheels
Classic Wheels: Rating the great Aussie V8s at Bathurst
Take two old and two new muscle cars, add a couple of revered drivers, mix them at Bathurst and you have the ingredients for one hell of a story
Retro: 1941 Willys MB/Ford GPW
When the US War Department needed a recon vehicle, they sought a Jeep
Retro: 1959 Goggomobil Dart
It took a TV ad from the ’90s to enlighten Aussies about this microcar from the ’50s
Classic Wheels: Where the World is Round
Epic tales from our archives
Retro: 1972 BMW 3.0 CSL
The lightweight homologation special that dominated touring car racing in the 1970s
Classic Wheels: V8 with a Vengeance
Among the best of the many Wheels’ feature stories on Australia’s V8 Supercars series is Michael Stahl’s ‘V8 with a Vengeance’ from 1998.
