Just who did style the Hurricane?
The question of who designed the Hurricane supercar has been mired in controversy. Until 2011. Weird as it may have seemed for a car styled just 44-years ago, nobody was […]
The Making of the De Tomaso Pantera – by Gautam Sen
By the end of the 1960s, after a decade of designing cars for Ghia, Pininfarina, and then Ghia once again, the American architect-turned-car-designer Tom Tjaarda had finally developed a style […]
The Holden Hurricane
This story begins on Tuesday, March 4, 1969 in Holden’s Technical Centre, Fishermen’s Bend. And finishes almost 43-years later at Holden’s Lang Lang proving ground. As one of 31 press […]
Sydney to Perth (3 Times!)
Google maps tells me the distance by road from London to Moscow is 2890km. Drive a further 1130km east and you’re almost to the Ural Mountains. Or the same 4020km […]
Spencer Martin Book Launch
The first event organised by the AMHF was the book launch for our Ambassador, Spencer Martin. Held in the Hinxman Room at Sydney Motorsport Park to a packed audience, Peter […]
50 YEARS AGO
History tells us Mel Nichol’s great HO Down the Hume story is a Wheels’ magazine original. Not quite. In fact, Mel’s still evocative words first appeared in the October 1975 […]
Life with Ferrari
When in September 1982, on a private visit to Italy, I first visited Ferrari, Il Commendatore Enzo Ferrari was still very much the autocrat, at least of the racing department. […]
Huge Growth in Classic Vehicle Ownership
A very interesting article in the May issue of the Classic & Sports Car magazine in the UK. The Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs is expecting huge growth in […]
