CLASSIC 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.
Retro: 1984 Ford RS200
Overlooked homologation special better appreciated now than in its Group B day
Classic Wheels: How Peter Brock won at Bathurst
Peter Brock retells his solid success story at Mount Panorama, through the legendary Bill Tuckey
Classic Wheels: An Aussie Supercar
The home-grown heart-starter. Was this Australia’s first high-performance, two-door, four-seater luxury car?
Ozcar: The Brabham BT62’s long-lost road-going cousin
The Brabham supercar isn’t the first time the iconic motorsport name was dusted off to grace a two-door design
Retro: 1953 Chevrolet Corvette C1
Good looks alone weren’t enough for America’s first sports car. Muscle was required
Sucked in: The 1978 Brabham ‘fan car’
One of the most intriguing F1 cars ever made triumphed first up – and then disappeared in its own vortex
1968 Holden Monaro review
This week marks the 50th anniversary since the first Holden HK Monaro rolled off the carmaker’s production line.
Retro: Road Racer – Driving a Porsche 908 Le Mans racer on Melbourne streets
In 1980 Wheels drove a fully-fledged Porsche 908 Le Mans race car through Melbourne traffic to Sandown
Retro: 1976 Lotus Esprit
Lotus only built 894 S1s, but the Esprit became one of the longest-lived designs of all time
Retro: 1963 Renault Alpine A110
Renault mechanicals and minimal kilos made for a rear-engined pièce de résistance
Retro Review: 2004 Ford Territory – So you once vowed you’d never buy a crossover…
The Ford Territory was a game changer for Ford Australia. Here’s our first review of what was to become Australia’s best-selling locally made SUV.
Retro: 1953 Porsche 550 Spyder
It claimed the life of an acting Giant, but this lightweight’s racing success was relentless
Retro: 1969 Ferrari Dino
Enzo’s first-born was the inspiration behind Ferrari’s agile, mid-engined gem
Retro: 1931 Auburn Speedster – From a rose-tinted time
American car maker Auburn delivered some brief flashes of brilliance
Retro: 1953 Holden FJ – Fundamental as anything
The FJ Holden was nothing too sophisticated, which was just the way Aussies liked it
Retro: 1957 Volkswagen Beetle – Volk Hero
From a regime’s tool to globally adored icon, the Beetle has had a storied past
Retro Review: 1962 Toyota Tiara review
Japan’s automobiles are getting better and better each year. The Toyopet Tiara is one of the brightest to date and has many original, well-conceived ideas.
Retro Review: 1999 Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR
A road car in name and little else. The CLK-GTR was arguably the most extreme racing homologation example ever. Read Robbo’s take straight from the Wheels archive.
