Home | News | Road Tests NEWS INDEX:   Historic Vehicles Home > News > Historic Three million miles in a Volvo 20th July, 2010 With more than 2.8 million miles on his red Volvo sports car, Irv Gordon was celebrating his birthday on 15th July by affirming his goal of reaching three million miles before his 73rd birthday ..... more Alvis is coming back! 22nd June, 2010 Britain's Alvis Car Company will be using the Goodwood Festival of Speed next month to announce details of a unique project to re-introduce a renowned 1930’s Alvis model ..... more Big Bucks for MG B 15th June, 2010 An example of one of Britain’s most enjoyed sports cars, the MGB tourer, has claimed super car status after being sold at auction, in England, for £141,922 ..... more Will Alvis return? 3rd June, 2010 Alvis, arguably one of the most innovative British car manufacturers in the 1930s, is set to return to business in the 21st century with ownership of the brand name having been formally transferred to the company which has been providing parts, maintenance and restoration services to Alvis owners for the last 40 years ..... more Peugeot's 200 years 30th May, 2010 Two hundred years ago, two Peugeot brothers, Jean-Pierre and Jean-Frédéric, established the Peugeot company with the making of ‘la société Peugeot-Frères et Jacques Maillard-Salins’ ..... more BMW 328 Touring Coupe replica wins the 2010 Mille Miglia 24th May, 2010 Seventy years after its victory in the 1940 Mille Miglia, a BMW 328 Mille Miglia Touring Coupé replica has emerged as the winner of this tradition-steeped Italian motoring event ..... more Volvo Museum Day 4th May, 2010 On Saturday 8th May, the Volvo Museum opens its doors for its traditional annual Activities Day. At the same time, there will be celebrations to mark the fact that it is 15 years since the museum was inaugurated in its spacious Arendal premises ..... more Alfa Romeo at Mille Miglia 2010 2nd May, 2010 The “most beautiful road race in the world” - as it was dubbed by Enzo Ferrari - will be starting off from Brescia (Italy) on 6th May where will be finishing on the 9th ..... more History repeated: Saab for Mille Miglia 30th April, 2010 Italian hillsides are about to reverberate again to the distinctive crackle of a Saab two-stroke engine ..... more Back to the Future – the BMW 328 Kamm Coupé 30th April, 2010 The BMW 328 Kamm Coupe, named after the German aerodynamics pioneer Wunibald Kamm, disappeared without trace back in 1953. But now – 70 years after BMW’s famous Mille Miglia victory – BMW Classic has made a copy of this legendary racing car ..... more Forty years of Citroen GS and SM 26th April, 2010 More than 1,000 Citroens converged on the Belgian Zolder race track at the week-end (24th and 25th April) to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of two of the French car maker’s models, the Citroen SM and the Citroen GS ..... more Hear Chris Goodsell Talk Motoring On Radio & Internet ..... more Munich tours in a BMW classic 23rd April, 2010 In Europe, spring is in the air and the BMW Museum has come up with a special treat for the new classic car season: as of April, visitors to the BMW Museum can book a three-hour tour that takes in the BMW facilities as well as some Munich sights ..... more Mercedes-Benz enthusiasts heading to Perth 22nd April, 2010 Perth will be star-struck this week-end as the 2010 National Rally of Mercedes-Benz Clubs gets underway ..... more Historic military vehicles gather in UK 9th April, 2010 From the 29th – 31st May 2010, the UK's National Motor Museum, Beaulieu is playing host to "Trucks and Troops" ..... more Falcon Soars in Anniversary Year 31st March, 2010 The legendary Falcon will soar again during 2010 with the release today of a commemorative logo to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Ford Falcon cars in Australia ..... more MX-5 Clubs head to South Australia 30th March, 2010 Over 130 of the country’s most passionate Mazda MX-5 owners and their cars will gather this week-end in McLaren Vale, South Australia, to celebrate 20 years of the popular two-seat roadster and its dedicated motoring clubs ..... more Mercedes-Benz returns to Carrera Panamericana Mexico 24th March, 2010 The original winning car from the 3rd Carrera Panamericana Mexico in November 1952 is to return to the scene of its great triumph ..... more Porsche's "Rolling Museum" coming to Australia 24th March, 2010 Accompanying these race-winners from the “Rolling Museum” is the 1963 Porsche 356 B Carrera GS/GT – affectionately known as the “Frost Scraper” after the slope and shape of its 'nose' ..... more Goodwood Festival of Speed for 2010 22nd March, 2010 The annual Goodwood Festival of Speed is set to be held this year from 2nd-4th July ..... more Looking back: Carroll Shelby with Aston Martin 21st March, 2010 The United States has played a fundamental role in Aston Martin’s motor sport history, with an American automotive legend forming part of the 1959 Le Mans-winning line-up: Carroll Shelby ..... more Sixty Years of Porsche Production in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen 17th March, 2010 A further highlight is the first Porsche 356 Coupé built in Zuffenhausen will be shown for the first time in the Museum follow an unusual restoration process ..... more Volkswagen Transporter: 60 years on 16th March, 2010 Production of the Volkswagen Transporter van started in March 1950 and during the 60 years since then it has become one of the most iconic and popular vans in the world ..... more Looking back: Volvo PV36 14th March, 2010 It is not a copy of the Chrysler Airflow, despite the fact that some think it was ..... more Looking back: Citroen SM 12th March, 2010 Citroen announced it was stopping production of the SM in the northern summer 1975, with these words: “The SM was born from speed and died with speed” ..... more Chevrolet Suburban: 75 years on 23rd February, 2010 In the seven and a half decades since its introduction, the Chevrolet Suburban became an American icon and the industry’s longest-running model ..... more Top of page Adelaide's Bay to Birdwood Classic 23rd September, 2009 Over 1,750 classic cars, motorcycles and commercial vehicles manufactured from 1st January 1956 until 31st December 1977 have entered this year ..... more Mini Celebrated its 50th Birthday Yesterday 27th August, 2009 Fifty years ago to the day, the British Motor Corporation (BMC) unveiled the result of its quest to design a new and revolutionary compact car ..... more ‘Race cars for the road’ for the Earls Court Motor Show at Goodwood Revival 13th August, 2009 The effect simulates going back the past to visualise the future, offering other-worldly futuristic new cars to see, right up to and including manufacturers’ latest products ..... more BMW: 80 years of car production 9th August, 2009 Guests invited to BMW’s new showroom in the middle of Berlin in July 1929 were able to admire a small car bearing the model designation 3/15 PS DA 2, with the two last letters standing for “Deutsche Ausführung” ..... more Germany Hosts Global Mazda Cosmo Sport Rally 5th August, 2009 A group of Cosmo Sport owners from around the world and enthusiasts of the rotary sports car will gather at an international Cosmo Sport rally in Germany, from 10th to 15th August 2009 ..... more Beaulieu displays Grenville Steam Carriage 5th July, 2009 The latest exhibit to go on display at the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu (England) is the Grenville steam carriage, believed to be the oldest self-propelled passenger-carrying road vehicle still in working order ..... more Renault at Goodwood Festival of Speed 3rd July, 2009 The two most recent Renault concept cars, offering low or no emissions, plus a pristine 1959 electric Dauphine are all set to bask in England's Sussex sunshine and delight the crowds ..... more Prodrive at Goodwood Festival of Speed 3rd July, 2009 Prodrive will be displaying and running some of the cars from its 25 years in motor sport at this weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed in England ..... more Porsche at Goodwood Festival of Speed 3rd July, 2009 This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Porsche 917, the first Porsche to win Le Mans outright, and it is therefore appropriate that the theme of England's 2009 Goodwood Festival of Speed ..... more Alfa Romeo at Goodwood Festival of Speed 2nd July, 2009 The 1968 Alfa Carabo concept marks a revolutionary stage in super car design, with its hydropneumatic-powered 'gull-wing' doors and multi-coloured one way glass windows ..... more Ferrari at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance 2nd July, 2009 One of the world’s premiere classic car event, the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance will host some of the rarest and most illustrious Ferraris ..... more Jaguar at Goodwood Festival of Speed 1st July, 2009 The fastest Jaguar ever (225.675 mph) will make its UK debut later this week at England's famous Goodwood Festival of Speed ..... more Melbourne's Federation Square Car Shows 25th June, 2009 Melbourne motoring enthusiasts and city visitors will have an opportunity to see a free classic car show in Federation Square on the last Sunday of each month from June through November ..... more Vauxhall at Goodwood Festival of Speed 24th June, 2009 The high-performance version of this year’s European Car of the Year winner will be displayed in the popular Super Car Paddock throughout the event, which runs from 3rd - 5th July ..... more Seventy-Five Years of the BMW Roadster 14th June, 2009 With the public appreciating this car, BMW decided to build the 315/1 in a small series, catering also to motor sport enthusiasts ..... more Old Kombi: It's A Drag 14th June, 2009 As a demonstration of Volkswagen’s durability, a 56-year old Transporter van (T1) has just achieved a top speed of 102.84 mph ..... more Audi at Donau Classic 2009 11th June, 2009 Audi Tradition is marking the centenary of the Audi brand by participating in the Donau Classic (Germany) with a dozen classic cars ..... more All Aboard The Bedford Bus Birthday Bash 31st May, 2009 At lunchtime, the convoy of OB buses will depart Luton for a trip to Bletchley Park, site of secret British code-breaking activities during WW2 ..... more Ford's 80 Years at Dagenham 18th May, 2009 The 475 acre complex on the Thames River, in London, England, where activities include diesel engine design and manufacture, produced 1,050,000 units in 2008 ..... more Audi marks the 100th anniversary of the brand 18th May, 2009 A world premiere awaits the guests in Ingolstadt on 16th July: Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the AUDI AG Board of Management, will unveil a new Audi model ..... more 50 Years of Mini 10th May, 2009 Fifty years ago in England, the first Mini rolled off the production line at Cowley (now called Plant Oxford) ..... more Former King of Italy’s Fiat for sale 10th May, 2009 A car used by the King of Italy to chauffeur Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and General Franco around Rome on State visits is to be auctioned in Monaco next week ..... more Ford Capri at Forty 8th May, 2009 Launched in January 1969 and marketed as "the car you always promised yourself", the Ford Capri was unashamedly aimed at a style-conscious generation ..... more Aston Martin Works Service To Host Annual Bonhams Auction 8th May, 2009 Aston Martin Works Service at Newport Pagnell is a unique facility with a remarkable automotive heritage, specialising in all post-war Aston Martins and Lagondas ..... more Retracing the Steps of a Legend: Mercedes-Benz F-CELL Roadster on the Historic Route Taken by Bertha Benz 6th May, 2009 The symbolic passing of the finish line was at the chemist’s shop in Wiesloch, where Bertha Benz stopped to refuel during the first long-distance journey taken in automobile history in 1888 ..... more Ferrari 250 GT Coupé Pinin Farina Wins 4th May, 2009 This particular Ferrari 250 GT Coupé Pinin Farina was originally exhibited at the Brussels Motor Show in January 1956 and delivered to the Ecurie Francorchamps team that same year ..... more Changes For Jaguar Heritage 26th April, 2009 The name change and sale is part of the restructuring of the famous collection which will see closer links with Jaguar Cars ..... more VW-Porsche 914 Celebrates Anniversary 16th April, 2009 Back in the mid-60s Volkswagen was looking for a successor to its Type 34 sports coupe, better known as the “Karmann Ghia” ..... more Audi at Techno Classica 2009 6th April, 2009 The absolute highlight, reconstruction of which had just been completed, was the 1935 Audi 225 Front Roadster ..... more BMW Group Classic at Techno Classica 2009 6th April, 2009 BMW celebrated 80 years of automobile construction, while the BMW 700 looked back 50 years to the time when it set the company back on track ..... more Ferrari at Techno Classica 2009 6th April, 2009 Ferrari celebrated the 50th anniversary of one its sports cars, the Ferrari 250 GT (SWB), at the world’s largest classic car show, Techno-Classica in Germany ..... more Mercedes-Benz at Techno Classica 2009 5th April, 2009 The E-Class took centre stage for Mercedes-Benz at this week-end's Techno Classica, the world's biggest classic car show, held in Essen, Germany ..... more Mercedes-Benz at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2009 30th March, 2009 At this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed Mercedes-Benz celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Silver Arrows ..... more Rally Legend Erik Carlsson Celebrates 80th Birthday 30th March, 2009 An ebullient character, full of stories and anecdotes laced with a Swedish charm for understatement, Erik continues to ‘live his dream’ ..... more Ford Mustang: In The Beginning! 29th March, 2009 On 17th April, 1964, the Ford Mustang, with its long bonnet, short boot lid and sporty features, caused a sensation when it was introduced to the public at the New York World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York ..... more Peugeot's "Forbidden Exhibition" 29th March, 2009 Although never released by Peugeot, the 505 cabriolet and coupe are being displayed at L'Aventure Peugeot, in Sochaux, until 28th June, 2009 ..... more England's ‘Jaguar Jamboree’ Exhibition 29th March, 2009 England's National Motor Museum’s latest exhibition, ‘Jaguar Jamboree’, was unveiled on Thursday (26th March, 2009) by Lord Montagu ..... more England's Montagu Motor Museum Golden Anniversary 27th March, 2009 When Lord Montagu opened his home, Palace House, to visitors in 1952 he placed five cars in the front hall as a tribute to his father, John Montagu ..... more Goodwood Announces 2009 Motor Sport Event Season 22nd March, 2009 The Earl of March has announced many of the key attractions due to appear at this year’s Festival of Speed (3rd-5th July), as well as the Goodwood Revival (18th–20th September) ..... more Daimler Starts Young Classics Pilot Project 20th March, 2009 With “Mercedes-Benz Young Classics,” Daimler AG is setting its sights on a new, promising business segment: the growing community of enthusiasts for classic cars ..... more Road takes on Rail at Mercedes-Benz World 18th March, 2009 England's Mercedes-Benz World is to host the launch of The Flying Scotsman, a unique and special trial from London to Edinburgh by vintage motor car ..... more 100 Years of Suzuki Excellence 16th March, 2009 In its 100 year history, Suzuki has developed an outstanding reputation for manufacturing a range of cars, 4WDs, motor cycles and marine products ..... more Past and Present Chrysler Vehicles Return to the Murray 12th March, 2009 Over 600 vehicles are expected to be on display at the 17th annual Chryslers on the Murray event which will be held this weekend (14th - 15th March, 2009) at Sumsion Gardens, Wodonga ..... more England's Vauxhall Heritage Centre Open Day 24th February, 2009 Vauxhall will be throwing open the doors of its Heritage Centre to mark the annual ‘Drive it Day’ celebration of classic motoring on Sunday, 26th April, 2009 ..... more Thirty Years of Mercedes-Benz G-Class 20th February, 2009 It is now 30 years since production of the Mercedes-Benz G-Class began. The Stuttgart-based car maker first unveiled this robust off-roader to the public in 1979, and since then it has delivered a total of some 200,000 units of the G-Class to customers around the world ..... more DIY Le Mans 18th February, 2009 Each June, Motor Racing Legends – organiser of the historic support race at the Le Mans 24 Hours – also runs a Le Mans tour for members of car clubs. Uniquely, the trip includes the rare privilege of driving on the full Le Mans circuit ..... more MG Live (UK Event) 13th February, 2009 The UK's MG Car Club, has announced MG Live!, the new name for its traditional Silverstone International meeting ..... more Twenty Years of Mazda MX-5 11th February, 2009 On 9th February, 1989, Mazda revealed a sporty little roadster at the Chicago Motor Show. The latest version of that roadster will be released in Australia in late March 2009 ..... more Maserati At Detroit Motor Show 20th January, 2009 Marking the 70th anniversary of Maserati's first win at the Indy 500, the 1939-1940 Boyle Special winner is on display on the Maserati exhibit at the 2009 Detroit Motor Show ..... more Celebrating 60 Years of Bentley Racing at Silverstone 8th January, 2009 The UK's Bentley Drivers Club is celebrating its 60th year of racing at Silverstone with its first ever two-day meeting, on 8th to 9th August 2009. Everything from Vintage Bentleys to modern-day machines will take to the track in this, the 60th anniversary of the Club’s first Silverstone race meeting – honouring a continuous run of annual BDC events at the circuit, from 1949 to the present day ..... more 1949 to 1965: Eligible Years for the 2009 Le Mans Legend 8th January, 2009 The eligible years for the 2009 Le Mans Legend, the historic support race organised by Motor Racing Legends on the Saturday morning of the Le Mans 24 Hours, have been announced. This great historic event, on 13th June 2009, will be for cars built between 1949 and 1965 ..... more Top of page She's Still a Beauty: Celebrating Sixty Years of Holden Cars 28th November, 2008 The first 48-215 rolled off the line at Holden’s Fishermans Bend plant on 29th November 1948, at which point Prime Minister Ben Chifley famously told reporters: "She’s a beauty." ..... more England's Classis Motor Show Continues Its Popularity 23rd November, 2008 With over 300 traders and over 1,000 cars on display, the main problem for visitors was seeing everything in one day as the show spanned five halls of cars with displays from 180 of the UK best classic motoring clubs ..... more England's Classic Motor Show On This Week-End 16th November, 2008 A venue packed with over a 1,000 classic, vintage, veteran and retro cars spread over five halls, countless trade displays and around 170 car club stands ..... more Centenary of Birth: Karl Abarth 16th November, 2008 The young Karl Abarth was a sports car driver, constructor and tuner. But his great achievement was to make them accessible to everyone ..... more First exhibits on display in the new Porsche Museum 7th November, 2008 The relocation of all 80 exhibits to the new museum will be completed in the days to come ..... more Thirty Years of the Commodores 27th October, 2008 The first Holden Commodore rolled off the line on 25th October 1978, signalling the arrival of what is now Holden’s longest standing and most successful nameplate ..... more Dates Announced For 2009 "Goodwood" 17th October, 2008 The Earl of March, patron of the UK’s most celebrated motor sport meetings – the Goodwood Festival of Speed and Goodwood Revival – announced, overnight, the provisional 2009 dates for these popular annual events held at Goodwood, England ..... more Maserati At Goodwood Revival 23rd September, 2008 Away from the thrilling on-track action, Maserati exhibited in the newly set-up Earls Court Motor Show, replicating the glamour of an authentic 1960s London Motor Show ..... more Self-Catering Holiday Accommodation in Denmark, WA ..... more Bay to Birdwood Run Underway Next Sunday 22nd September, 2008 Australia's largest annual historic motoring event… the famous Bay to Birdwood Run, will be held on Sunday, 28th September, 2008, in Adelaide, South Australia ..... more VW Campers Feature At Europe's Vanfest 5th September, 2008 The winning Volkswagen vans have been chosen for the ‘Five generations of Campervan’ display at Vanfest, Europe’s largest gathering of Volkswagen vans ..... more Alfa Romeo Wins At Pebble Beach 22nd August, 2008 A 1938 Alfa Romeo owned by Jon and Mary Shirley of Medina, Washington, USA, was named "Best of Show" at the 58th Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, one of the world's most famous classic and historic car events ..... more Goodwood Revival Revives Earls Court Motor Show 31st July, 2008 Goodwood has announced the 'revival' of the classic London Motor Show, as held immediately post-WWII at Earls Court. Goodwood’s Earls Court facility will add an exciting new element to the annual Goodwood Revival meeting, the world’s most authentic historic motor race meeting ..... more Jaguar Celebrates 60 Years Of XK At Goodwood Festival Of Speed 11th July, 2008 Jaguar will this weekend be celebrating 60 years of the iconic XK nameplate as a collection of models from the 1950s to present day take to the hill at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, in England ..... more Ferrari At The Goodwood Festival Of Speed 11th July, 2008 Ferrari will be present at the Goodwood Festival of Speed once again this year with a diverse array of cars on display, including the UK debut of the 430 Scuderia in Fiorano Ferrari livery ..... more Ford At Goodwood Festival Of Speed 1st July, 2008 Ford Motor Company, a major sponsor of the Goodwood Festival of Speed since its inception in 1993, will again be supporting this prestigious event to be held over the weekend of 11th-13th July, 2008 ..... more Ferraris in Heritage Parade at Le Mans 20th June, 2008 This year, the Parade was specifically for Ferrari owners and the early morning spectators looked on in amazement as F40s and 355 Spiders, F430s and Challenge Stradales, 328 GTBs and 550 Maranellos ..... more The Double Twelve: A New Motoring Festival For Brooklands (UK) 4th June, 2008 A Brooklands motoring festival in England, the Double Twelve, will feature appearances from some of the most iconic vehicles of the past 100 years as they go head-to-head in a unique Concours D’Elegance ..... more Designing A 21st Century Model T 20th May, 2008 A century after the Model T put the world on wheels, Ford is challenging five universities from around the world to dream big and design a Model T concept for this century ..... more GM Holden Celebrates 50 Years At Elizabeth 8th May, 2008 GM Holden employees and retirees were joined today by the Premier of South Australia, local VIPs and community partners as the company celebrated a half century at its Philip Highway, Elizabeth site ..... more Vauxhall Heritage Centre Open Day – An Astra-nomical day out 8th May, 2008 The world’s biggest private collection of classic Vauxhalls is to throw its doors open to the public for one day only, and, for 2008, Vauxhall will also be celebrating 10 million Astra sales since the model first appeared in 1980 ..... more Audi Tradition To Feature Six Historic Vehicles At The Mille Miglia 5th May, 2008 From 15th to 17th May, Audi Tradition will take six historic automobiles to Brescia (Italy) where the 1,000-mile race across half of Italy starts and finishes ..... more Historic Racing At Brands Hatch 1st May, 2008 The HSCC Historic Festival at Brands Hatch, in England, will be held 28th-29th June, 2008 ..... more Ford Saddled With 9 Million Mustangs 25th April, 2008 Ford Motor Company announced on Wednesday, 23rd April, 2008, that it has built its 9 millionth Mustang. The Mustang GT convertible is heading to America's midwest to be delivered to a dealership in Iowa ..... more Vehicles at Wings & Wheels at the Moorabbin Air Museum 13th April, 2008 Each year the Museum features a fund raising display of historic cars, which are parked amongst the aircraft. The event, known as Wings & Wheels was held this weekend ..... more Mercedes-Benz at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 11th April, 2008 At this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, Mercedes-Benz will be out on the track outside Goodwood House with Grand Prix cars from 1906 and 1908. The brand will also exhibit outstanding supercharged cars from the 1930s ..... more Land Rover at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 11th April, 2008 Land Rover will be celebrating its 60th anniversary as the featured marque at England's 2008 Goodwood Festival of Speed from 11th to 13th July ..... more Ford at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 11th April, 2008 Ford, a major sponsor of England's Goodwood Festival of Speed since its inception in 1993, will again be supporting this prestigious event 11th-13th July, 2008 ..... more Thirty Years of the BMW M1 10th April, 2008 When the 64th Paris Motor Show opened its doors in 1978, sports car enthusiasts had only one destination – the stand of BMW Motorsport GmbH ..... more Fiat 500 takes part in the Liege-Brescia-Liege 50 Years After Victory 10th April, 2008 Some 50 years on, a group of Fiat 500s will once again return to historic Liege in Belgium – leading a 10-day celebration of one of the greatest endurance rallies ..... more Classic Ferraris Celebrate 40 Years Of Daytona 9th April, 2008 The second Mugello Historic Festival takes place this coming weekend (11th-13th April, 2008) at the Italian race track and the show will feature the Ferrari 365 GTB4, universally known as the Daytona, which celebrates its 40th 'birthday' in 2008 ..... more Vehicles at Heritage Afloat 23rd March, 2008 Not surprising, we were distracted by some nice old cars. There were not many cars on display, just a couple of dozen. Our photographic essay features some of them ..... more “Power and Splendour – Carriages for State Occasions” 12th March, 2008 The Audi museum mobile is holding a special exhibition entitled “Power and Splendour – Carriages for State Occasions”. It consists of a cavalcade of eleven vehicles such as have never before been gathered together at one place in Germany ..... more Hamilton and Moss confirmed for the Brooklands Motoring festival: The Double Twelve 11th March, 2008 Motor racing drivers Lewis Hamilton and Sir Stirling Moss are making driving appearances at this year’s Brooklands Motoring Festival: ‘The Double Twelve’ in England ..... more Volvo Shows Another Hot Rod 9th March, 2008 Just a few days ago, this unique car was unveiled at the Volvo Museum in Gothenburg, Sweden. Parked side by side, the similarities between old and new are remarkable ..... more Ford Model T Turns 100 6th March, 2008 The car that put the world on wheels, the Ford Model T, is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2008 and Ford is planning a year-long series of celebrations to honour the pioneering vehicle ..... more Skoda Celebrates 100 Years Of Competition 21st February, 2008 Skoda Auto indirectly celebrated 100 years since one of the most successful periods of its competition history ..... more Goodwood For 2008 19th February, 2008 Visitors to this year’s popular Goodwood motor sport events – the Festival of Speed and Goodwood Revival ­– will be able to rest a little longer in England's picturesque West Sussex Downlands setting thanks to some enhancements made to the hospitality facilities, as well as the introduction of a new, dedicated camp site located within the grounds of the Goodwood Estate ..... more Fifty Years of the Chevrolet Impala 27th January, 2008 An iconic nameplate of America’s automotive market for half a century, Chevrolet’s venerable Impala celebrates its golden anniversary in 2008 ..... more The Elvis Festival in Parkes, NSW 25th January, 2008 See the cars of the 2008 Elvis Festival, in Parkes, NSW ..... more VACC Hosts Historic 100 Mile Race 25th January, 2008 VACC is to sponsor the 80th anniversary of the 1928 Australian race, as part of the Phillip Island Classic (7th-9th March, 2008) ..... more Top of page Goodwood Announces 2008 Festival Of Speed Theme 31st December, 2007 The Earl of March has confirmed that the theme of the 2008 Goodwood Festival of Speed, is ‘Hawthorn to Hamilton – Britain’s Love Affair with World Motor Sport’ ..... more Elfin Magic: A Spellbinding SA Success Story 26th November, 2007 The National Motor Museum has announced the opening of a new exhibition that centres on a remarkable South Australian Racing Pioneer ..... more Ten Million VW Kombis 22nd November, 2007 A remarkable milestone has been reached as Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has now produced in excess of 10 million examples of the iconic Transporter ..... more Great Day for The Great Ocean Road 22nd November, 2007 For the motoring enthusiast, 40 vintage cars will re-enact the original opening tour of 1932, covering 450 kilometres from Melbourne to Portland over the four days of the tour ..... more Amazing Specials Come out of the Wood-Work for VACC ’75 Years’ Great Ocean Road Celebration Tour 14th November, 2007 Some of Australia’s most amazing vintage cars are about to be cranked into life for the VACC ’75 Years’ Great Ocean Road Celebration Tour, which commences on 25th November, 2007 ..... more Woodcote Trophy Heads for Monza 13th November, 2007 Motor Racing Legends has been invited by the organisers of the Coppa Intereuropa, the highly prestigious historic race meeting at Monza, to run one of the feature races at next year’s event (6th-8th June 2008) ..... more Porsche at Los Angeles Motor Show 13th November, 2007 It was this vehicle, Ferdinand Porsche’s first major project completed at the time without layshafts and without a transmission that gave the 24-year-old automobile genius his breakthrough as a pioneer in the history of the automobile ..... more MG Club of South Australia at National Motor Museum 6th November, 2007 The MG Club of South Australia Inc has opened a display at the National Motor Museum in Birdwood, South Australia ..... more £3.967 million .... SOLD! 5th November, 2007 The highlight of a recent auction in London was undoubtedly a 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Spezial Roadster ..... more Ford Dunton Looks Forward To Another 40 Years Engineering The Blue Oval's Lead 1st November, 2007 Ford Dunton (England), where future engines, transmissions and commercial vehicles are developed, turns 40 this year. During his visit in July to mark the anniversary, The Prince of Wales drove a prototype Ford Focus low-carbon ECOnetic model ..... more Worldwide Recall Issued on Ford Model Ts 30th October, 2007 The recall is, of course, voluntary and all part of the fun of the 2008 Model T Ford Centennial T Party being held at the Wayne County Fairgrounds and Exposition Centre in Richmond, Indiana, USA ..... more Volkswagen Celebrates “60 years of the Bulli” 22nd October, 2007 An official event to celebrate 60 years of Volkswagen vans held in Hanover, Germany, earlier this month (5th-7th October) attracted 71,000 visitors with an amazing selection of over 5,000 Transporter vans and campers ..... more Holden's Lang Lang Proving Ground Passes 50 Year Milestone 16th September, 2007 GM Holden's proving ground at Lang Lang marked its 50th anniversary last weekend with a celebration day for current and former employees ..... more Success for Coventry Festival of Motoring 13th September, 2007 Coventry's annual Festival of Motoring, staged this year on 1st and 2nd September has been hailed as yet another overwhelming success and a hugely enjoyable weekend ..... more 2007 Goodwood Revival Was A Success 11th September, 2007 Visitors and competitors at this year’s Goodwood Revival, held over this weekend, 31st August to 2nd September, have deemed the historic motor sport event the best one yet with record crowds of 116,000 soaking up the unique Revival atmosphere ..... more VACC 'Spirit of the Twenties' Vintage Rally Coming 10th September, 2007 The VACC celebrates its 90th anniversary in 2008. However, as part of the celebrations leading into this anniversary, VACC is sponsoring the Spirit of the Twenties vintage car rally, which starts on Saturday, 22nd September, 2007 ..... more Multi-Million Pound Grid At The Goodwood Revival 24th August, 2007 The Goodwood Revival, the world’s most authentic historic motor sport meeting, always attracts the top cars, motorcycles, drivers and riders ..... more New Innovations Blend With Timeless Traditions At The Goodwood Revival 11th July, 2007 A number of new additional attractions to this year’s Goodwood Revival, being held at the Goodwood Motor Circuit, in England, from 31st August to 2nd September .... more Restoring Historic Roadside Markers 3rd July, 2007 An ancient milestone has been restored and returned to its rightful place on the Great North Road (A1) in Bedfordshire, England .... more Holden FE-FC Display For National Motor Museum 24th June, 2007 Sunday 8th July, 2007, will see the opening of a display by the FE-FC Holden Car Club of SA at the National Motor Museum in Birdwood, South Australia ..... more Jaguar At Goodwood Festival of Speed 21st June, 2007 Jaguar’s famous motor sport heritage is to be celebrated at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, in England, with an irreplaceable array of its most prestigious cars ..... more Ford At Goodwood Festival of Speed 19th June, 2007 Ford Motor Company, a major sponsor of the Goodwood Festival of Speed since its inception in 1993, will again be supporting this prestigious event on 22nd-24th June, 2007. The Festival of Speed is Europe's premier historic motor sporting event, a combination of hill climb, rally stage, garden party and motor show, all in the grounds of Goodwood House ..... more Bentley Brooklands Celebrates Circuit’s Centenary 17th June, 2007 This week, as the Brooklands track celebrates its centenary, the most famous of the vintage Bentley racing cars are reunited at the circuit for the first time in the company of the very latest Bentley Brooklands coupe ..... more Stirling Moss Thrills Le Mans Crowd 17th June, 2007 A capacity Le Mans crowd was thrilled to see Sir Stirling Moss display the iconic Aston Martin DBR1 in the Legends race at Le Mans yesterday morning, for sports cars built between 1956 and 1968 ..... more Ferrari At Goodwood Festival of Speed 17th June, 2007 This year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, in England, will feature a homage to Ferrari’s 60th Anniversary, with a display of race and GT cars in the Stable Yard, adjacent to Goodwood House ..... more Mazda At Goodwood Festival of Speed 17th June, 2007 Mazda will display an mix of 11 past, present and future vehicles at England's Goodwood Festival of Speed (22nd-24th June, 2007) as it celebrates the 40th anniversary of the rotary engine ..... more 50 Years Later, Tulsa to Unveil 1957 Plymouth Belvedere 15th June, 2007 On Friday, 15th June (local time), the city will unearth a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere buried in a time capsule in front of the county courthouse in downtown Tulsa 50 years ago. The vehicle will belong to the person (or heir) who in 1957 came closest to guessing the city's population in 2007 ..... more Saab Celebrates 60 Years 8th June, 2007 Saab enthusiasts from all over the world are gathering in the Swedish town of Trollhättan this weekend, to celebrate Saab’s 60th anniversary as a car manufacturer ..... more An insight in the Jazz Age through Motoring History 8th June, 2007 Visitors to Adelaide's National Motor Museum’s new exhibition, The Jazz Age, will learn about the decadent American lifestyle of the 1920s and early 1930s through their cars ..... more Historical Beijing to Paris Challenge Underway 5th June, 2007 The Peking To Paris Motor Challenge, which is celebrating its centenary this year began in Beijing, China, last week. Some 130 vintage cars will follow the same trans-continental itinerary forged in 1907 by five cars from Peking (now known as Beijing) to Paris, France, covering 13,000 kilometres in five weeks ..... more Centenary Of The Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost 31st May, 2007 The largest gathering of Rolls-Royce Silver Ghosts ever, took place on Saturday at the Rolls-Royce head office and manufacturing plant at Goodwood, West Sussex. More than 60 of the historic motor cars, built between 1907 and 1926, were displayed before they embarked on a 17-day, 2,000-mile tour ..... more Mazda Celebrates The 40th Anniversary Of The Rotary Engine Vehicle 30th May, 2007 Today marks the 40th anniversary of Mazda's first rotary engine powered vehicle. As of April 2007, Mazda has manufactured approximately 1,970,000 rotary-engined vehicles since production first began ..... more Jaguar D-Type Returns To Le Mans 25th May, 2007 Jaguar’s iconic D-Type sports racing car is set for an historic return to the scene of its most famous racing victory, in a celebration of the 50th anniversary of an unparalleled 1-2-3-4-6 finish at Le Mans in 1957 ..... more Centenary of Birth: BMW's Alexander von Falkenhausen 23rd May, 2007 As a racing competitor, designer and test driver, Baron Alexander von Falkenhausen had a greater influence on the history of BMW than almost any other man ..... more Alfa Romeo at Mille Miglia 2007 20th May, 2007 Alfa Romeo participated in the 25th Mille Miglia revival (17th-19th May), with the official "Automobilismo Storico Alfa Romeo” team of five cars which were made available by the Alfa Romeo Vintage Car Museum ..... more Le Mans Legend 2007 13th May, 2007 This year’s Le Mans Legend, the historic support race at the Le Mans 24 Hours, will see 61 of the greatest sports-racing cars of all time lining up on the grid on the morning of Saturday 16th June ..... more Ferrari Aims For A New World Record 13th May, 2007 British Ferrari owners are calling on their fellow Ferrari owners from around the world to help them beat the Italians at their own game and set a new world record for the “Largest Parade of Ferraris” ..... more The 1932 Ford and Henry Ford’s Flathead V-8 engine 2nd May, 2007 To commemorate the 75th anniversary of two automotive icons, a once-in-a-lifetime celebration will take place in Dearborn, Michigan, USA, on 9th-12th August, 2007 ..... more Ferrari Relay Passes Through Japan 23rd February, 2007 With just a week to go before it arrives in Australia, the Ferrari 60th Anniversary Relay has passed through Japan ..... more Ferrari Parades For Sydney And Melbourne 19th February, 2007 A total of 120 classic and modern Ferraris are set to parade through Melbourne and Sydney on Saturday 3rd March (Melbourne) and Sunday 4th March (Sydney) to mark the 60th Anniversary of the Italian car maker ..... more Le Mans classic in the Audi museum mobile 19th February, 2007 What is surely the world's toughest and most fascinating motor racing event will be held for the 75th time in 2007. Lap after lap. Around the clock. Reason enough for the Audi museum mobile in Ingolstadt to dedicate a special exhibition entitled "24 heures" ..... more Ferrari Parades For Sydney And Melbourne 19th February, 2007 A total of 120 classic and modern Ferraris are set to parade through Melbourne and Sydney on Saturday 3rd March (Melbourne) and Sunday 4th March (Sydney) to mark the 60th Anniversary of the Italian car maker ..... more Old Fire Appliance Rescued 2nd February, 2007 In England, the Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service have restored back to its original condition a vehicle from its historical fleet, a Dennis F7 Pump Escape Fire Appliance ..... more Auto Union Type D racing car on the block 24th January, 2007 Perhaps the most expensive car ever to be sold in the history of the auction house Christie's is due to go under the hammer on 17th February at the international vintage car fair Rétromobile in Paris ..... more Top of page 1.4 Million Km Wait For New Holden Diesel 5th July, 2006 The launch of Holden's new Astra turbo diesel cars lured a Queenslander out of the woodwork to upgrade his 22-year-old Holden Gemini diesel boasting a staggering 1.4 million kilometre life ..... more LOOKING BACK - 1946 Volkswagen Beetle 1st February, 2006 Production numbers were tiny by comparison when the incredible story of Volkswagen’s success began 60 years ago ..... more Top of page Summer School Chevrolet Chevelle 8th November, 2005 Their (the students) goal: have it (a '70 Chevelle) ready in time to be revealed in the GM display at the 2005 SEMA show in Las Vegas ..... more Historical Brazilian Truck's Driving Odyssey 12th October, 2005 An intrepid group of eight passionate Brazilian adventurers traveled nearly 19,312 kms (12,000 miles), crossing two continents, eleven countries and the Amazon River ..... more Ford Mustang ..... 40 years of history! 12th April, 2004 Forty years ago, the Mustang came along ..... more Top of page About | Car Clubs | Home | News | Road Ramblings | Road Tests | Subscribe | Top Drive ©   2004 - 2010   All rights reserved.   Next Car Pty. 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