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Just in case Holden's new car, the 48-215 or “FX” as it became known didn't work out, it had a plan B up its sleeve -- the 1952 FG Holden, reports DAVID BURRELL.
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David Burrell is founder and editor of Retroautos.com.au, a free online classic cars magazine. Dave has a passion for cars and car design. He's also into speedway, which he's been writing about since 1981. His first car was a rusted-out 1961 Vauxhall Velox. His daily driver is a Pontiac Firebird. Prior to starting Retroautos, David was an executive in a Fortune 500 company, working and living in Australia, NZ, Asia, Latin America and the UK.
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In 1969 the new XW Ford Falcon presented a powerful and assertive alternative to the HT Holden and VF Valiant, reports DAVID BURRELL.
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Despite its mixed origins the Porsche 914 was one of the best selling sports cars of its time, reports DAVID BURRELL.
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This year marks the 60th anniversary of the arrival of an all-new luxurious Datsun Cedric in Australia,. reports DAVID BURRELL.
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Everyone knows the Ford Mustang, but who remembers Ford's Beetle buster the Ford Maverick? asks DAVID BURRELL.
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Who can forget that great American cop show, The Rockford Files? Star James Garner raced cars when he wasn't cracking jokes on the set, reports DAVID BURRELL.
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It’s the 60th anniversary of the VC Valiant, reports DAVID BURRELL.
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The Vauxhall Viva was GM's answer to the growth in sales of small cars in the 1960s including the Mini and Beetle, reports DAVID BURRELL.
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While buyers didn't think so, DAVID BURRELL reckons the the 1960 Ford is one of the early 1960’s great shapes.
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Chrysler ‘s Flightsweep was as close as the company ever came to creating a competitor to the Ford Thunderbird, reports DAVID BURRELL.