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 […]
Stories
The Archeological Automobile – Understanding and Living with Historical Automobiles
This is the first book by Miles Collier, the renowned founder of the Revs Institute in Naples, Florida www.revsinstitute.org and it is a massive, beautiful work of art.
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 […]
David Burrell
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 […]
Bill Forsyth – vale
One of the finest motor sport photographers – and one of the nicest people you could ever hope to meet – Bill Forsyth died in March after a short illness. […]
Birtles and the Bean: a reenactment trip from England to Australia
By John O’Farrell From London to Melbourne, this trip was first undertaken in 1927 by Australian Adventurer, Francis Birtles in a 1924 model Bean 14 Sports Roadster. Well-known Daily Telegraph […]
Have you heard the one about the Mitsubishi Starion?
by Paul Rogerson Legend has it that the name of Mitsubishi’s turbocharged coupe from the early 1980s came about due to a miscommunication between Japan and Adelaide. The story goes […]
Australian Motor Sport Programmes
by Brian Goulding Motor race programmes have played a vital role, even an inspiration. ever since the very early motor sport events. These printed race programmes could take the form […]
