Introducing Retro Stories author After an international business career David established Retroautos® magazine to celebrate automotive history, especially the design of cars. Debuting in print in 2010, Retroautos® is now […]
Retro Stories: David Burrell
Sketch to Street: David Bentley and the Austin Tasman/Kimberley – Part 4
by David Burrell This is part four of the five-part series from the Australian Motor Heritage Foundation (AMHF) which celebrates the automotive design work of David Bentley, and his close […]
XA Falcon coupe. Design to Driveway
Retro Stories by David Burrell Australian automotive folklore says that the shape of the 1972 XA Falcon coupe, with its bulging rear fenders, was first drawn by Ford Australia’s design […]
Sketch to Street: David Bentley and the Austin Tasman/Kimberley – Part 3
by David Burrell In this five-part series the Australian Motor Heritage Foundation (AMHF) is featuring the automotive design work of David Bentley, and his involvement in shaping the X6 Austin […]
EJ Holden: Pivotal role in Holden’s Future
Retro Stories by David Burrell The EJ Holden was released in July 1962, thirteen months before its more celebrated successor, the EH. Since then, it has been in the EH’s […]
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 […]
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 […]
