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You wouldn’t repaint a Rembrandt

Shamus Toomey · Mar 10, 2025 ·

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

Shamus Toomey · Mar 3, 2025 ·

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

Shamus Toomey · Feb 27, 2025 ·

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

Shamus Toomey · Feb 17, 2025 ·

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

Shamus Toomey · Feb 16, 2025 ·

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

Shamus Toomey · Feb 16, 2025 ·

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

Shamus Toomey · Feb 3, 2025 ·

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

Shamus Toomey · Jan 23, 2025 ·

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

Shamus Toomey · Jan 20, 2025 ·

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 […]

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