Retro Stories by David Burrell One of the US car industry’s biggest ever mistakes happened in 1962 when Chrysler shrank its large Plymouth and Dodge ranges based on the snippet […]
Brian Lear’s remarkable achievement
by Colin Piper The AMHF houses many treasures, most of which have been donated by enthusiasts, collectors and, let’s face it, hoarders, over many decades. Most of the collection has […]
Tony O’Donnell’s Life with Cars
by Tony O’Donnell What prompted me to buy an F90 BMW M5 Competition? This question started me thinking about a common theme that might link my motoring choices. I grew […]
GMH’s first sports sedan: 1962 Vauxhall Victor VX 4/90
Retro Stories by David Burrell Many assume that the 1963 S4 EH Holden was the first “sporty” performance sedan offered by GMH. Not so. It was the 1962 Vauxhall Victor […]
The Newman-Freeman “Budweiser” Can-Am Race Car
by Geoff Piggott The Can-Am (Canadian-American) series is simply the stuff of legends. From 1966 to 1974 these were the fastest, most powerful sports cars in the world, running under […]
The 1950 Henry J’s Australian connection
Retro Stories by David Burrell Henry J. Kaiser was a self-made steel, aluminium, ship building, health care and construction magnate. And, he wanted to design and build a car for […]
Film, Video, DVD and Digital Archives
“Looking to the Future with our Legendary Past” AMHF volunteer Peter Tomlinson, already a collector of motor racing film footage, took on the daunting task of developing what we believe […]
The inspiration for Pontiac’s iconic stacked headlights
Retro Stories by David Burrell The 1963 full-sized Pontiacs are hailed as the cars which first defined Pontiac’s youthful and exuberant image in the 1960s. Long and low, they combined […]
1946 Cadillac CO/Interceptor secret concept car
Retro Stories by David Burrell The 1946 Cadillac C.O., aka the Interceptor, was one of General Motors’ (GM) most intriguing post-World War II concept cars. It was a secret which […]
