The story behind a Ferrari 330 GT barn find by David Williamson – – – Barn finds are always big news for motoring enthusiasts. A couple of years ago, twice […]
Standard 8: A small triumph
Retro Stories by David Burrell – – – The Standard 8 is one of those small 1950s British cars that sold in reasonable numbers, and was built in Australia, but […]
Ambassador: India’s Automotive Icon
by Kooverji Gamadia – – – If the India of the Raj was identified with the Maharajas and their Rolls-Royces, Bentleys and Daimlers, then independent India was identified with the […]
Chrysler’s downsize disaster
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
