By John O’Farrell In August 2024, I entered my 1979 Holden Gemini TD series wagon for display at the All Holden Day as part of the Lions Pride Holden Car […]
Sketch to Street: David Bentley and the Austin Tasman/Kimberley – Part 2
by David Burrell Over a five-part series, the Australian Motor Heritage Foundation (AMHF) is celebrating the automotive design work of David Bentley, who worked at BMC Australia (BMCA) and BMC […]
XR Falcon: Moving Out Front
Retro Stories by David Burrell When the XR Falcon was released in September 1966 it established the dimensional and packaging template for locally built sedans and wagons that only disappeared […]
Sketch to Street: David Bentley and the Austin Tasman/Kimberley – Part 1
by David Burrell The Australian Motor Heritage Foundation is privileged to showcase some of the automotive design work of David Bentley, who worked in the design studios at British Motor […]
The HD/HR Holden Coupe that never was
Retro Stories by David Burrell One of the magazines in AMHF’s 12,000+ collection is the January 1967 edition of Australian Motor Sports and Automobile (AMSA). AMSA is largely forgotten these […]
A Soulful Lightweight Dance
Just 83 Alpine A110s came to Australia, two are owned by AMHF volunteers. This is the story of their brilliant French coupes: Andrew Moore’s Owning an Alpine and Paul Rogerson’s […]
The 1974 London to Munich World Cup Rally
by Paul Rogerson The picturesque Hunter Valley wine region of New South Wales, a two-hour drive north of Sydney, makes for a pleasant weekend escape. But how many enthusiasts are […]
The Brougham: Was it really that bad?
Retro Stories by David Burrell Was Holden’s 1968-71 Brougham really that bad a car? According to some folk it is. You only have to read automotive blogs, magazines and books to […]
Holden Manufacturing Heritage Centre: A Must See
Retro Stories by David Burrell The newly opened Holden Manufacturing Heritage Centre, in Elizabeth, SA, is fast becoming the venue for Holden enthusiasts, and others, to celebrate automotive milestones. Two […]
