Burrell February 18, 2021
ECOmmodore — an opportunity missed?
Back in the year 2000 Holden came with a hybrid version of the Commodore that pre-dated both the Prius and Honda Insight, reports DAVID BURRELL.
Category: Retro autos
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Biggest selling car in Sixties was a Morris
It floated on fluid, it was Wheels Car of the Year and it was cheaper than the EH Holden Premier back in the 1960s, reports DAVID BURRELL.
Burrell February 4, 2021
Vauxhall dream machine had Aussie connection
Back in the 1960s General Motors’ Vauxhall subsidiary in the UK had a rather staid and conservative image, a bit like an old cardigan. That all changed when three, like-minded, young car…
Burrell January 28, 2021
Scout meant to replace the horse
The International Scout was the product of a company that built trucks and farm machinery, a vehicle designed to out-Jeep the Jeep, reports DAVID BURRELL.
Burrell January 21, 2021
Back in the day Japan built official knock offs
There was a time after the Second World War when Japan made official knockoffs of English cars, reports DAVID BURRELL.
Burrell January 14, 2021
It’s not boring in the back
There's something about a car with the engine in the back. They just seem to go that much better, reports DAVID BURRELL.
Burrell January 7, 2021
They thought this Toyota was a Chrysler
The last surviving example of the first Toyota was found rotting on a farm in Russia after they were all thought to have been destroyed during the Second World War, reports DAVID…
Burrell December 24, 2020
Lightburn gave it a red hot Aussie go
Back in the 1960s South Australia's Harold Lightburn announced he was building a car, but instead of support he got ridicule, reports DAVID BURRELL.
Burrell December 17, 2020
Glamorous Stag riddled with problems
Triumph's glamorous Stag sports car is an English motoring icon, but the fact is the convertible is riddled with problems, reports DAVID BURRELL.
Burrell December 10, 2020
Corolling along — timing is everything
It's all about timing and when the Toyota Corolla arrived here in the late 1960s, it's timing was perfect, reports DAVID BURRELL.