by David Burrell – – – I’m searching through the AMHF’s extensive collection to find examples of Australian car companies and their advertising agencies reusing overseas print advertisements and brochures. […]
Retro Stories: David Burrell
Green Lizard: Rotary Torana
by David Burrell – – – A rotary engine in a Torana? Yes! Holden once considered a rotary for the Torana hatchback. Back in the early 1970s, GM’s president, Ed […]
Copy Cat Ads: Part 1
by David Burrell – – – The AMHF has an extensive and fascinating collection of automotive brochures and print advertisements. Some date from the 1930s. How many items are in […]
Ford Crown Victoria – Built for the USA
by David Burrell – – – On 15 September 2011, the last V8 body-on-chassis passenger sedan was built in the USA. It was the Ford Crown Victoria, known to us […]
Secret Solaris: The Australian Connection
by David Burrell – – – Does the car in the photo above look vaguely familiar? A little bit like an HD Holden? A little bit like General Motors’ (GM) […]
Skoda 1000 MBXL Communist Cult Classic
Retro Stories by David Burrell – – – In a quiet corner of the 1966 Geneva Motor show was the Skoda stand. The Czechoslovakian manufacturer had survived through two world […]
Albanita: GM’s secret 1933 “aero” concept car
Retro Stories by David Burrell – – – Automotive folklore says that the Buick Y Job of 1938 was General Motors’ (GM) first concept car. But that’s only half right. […]
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 […]
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 […]
