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Pop quiz: what’s the greatest sports car ever built in the Australia? Well, there are a few potential candidates. There’s the short-lived 2004-2006 Pontiac GTO nee Holden Monaro, for one. Then there’s the Ford Falcon GTHO Phase 4, the Holden Torana A9X hatchback and the then-futuristic Holden Commodore SS Group A. They’re all good cars, and all highly collectible.
- Aussie Ships 1972 Valiant Charger To The U.s. For Drag Racing
While unknown to the masses here in the States, the Chrysler Group's Valiant Charger is one of the most iconic sports coupes to come out from the land Down Under. One of them was recently shipped to the U.S. to take part in the 2013 Drag Week –...
- Infographic Compares New Holden Hsv Gts To European And American Power Sedans
With the future of the Holden Commodore as a traditional rear-wheel drive sedan looking as bleak as the prospect of Australia keeping its automotive manufacturing industry intact over the next decade, the new Gen-F could be the last hurray for a country...
- 1967 Ford Xr Falcon Zero'd With 600hp V8 Diesel Is Even Greener Than It Looks
Joining the local introductions and even some world premieres like the Lexus LF-LC II at the 2012 Australian International Motor Show in Sydney this October will be a unique muscle car build from the Land Down Under. Australia is known for its love...
- New Rumors Of The Pontiac G8 Returning To North America As A Chevrolet
The demise of the Pontiac brand in 2009 also brought about the death of the G8, the Americanized derivative of the Australian-built Holden Commodore SS. It was a sad day for Pontiac and Holden fans alike, the loss of the G8 export contract costing Holden...
- Holden Celebrates Commodore's 30th Anniversary
The introduction of the Commodore in GM Holden's range in 1978 along with the addition of a Statesman De Ville in the family the same year is probably one of the first -though very vague- automotive memories of yours truly. The first Commodore rolled...
Cars
Aussie Valiant Charger R/T Turns Up Stateside
Pop quiz: what’s the greatest sports car ever built in the Australia? Well, there are a few potential candidates. There’s the short-lived 2004-2006 Pontiac GTO nee Holden Monaro, for one. Then there’s the Ford Falcon GTHO Phase 4, the Holden Torana A9X hatchback and the then-futuristic Holden Commodore SS Group A. They’re all good cars, and all highly collectible.
Personally, I’ve always been a fan of the Chrysler Group's Valiant Charger R/T E49. The Valiant Charger was the short wheelbase version of the unremarkable Valiant coupe and the R/T’s homologation specials of their motorsport cousins.
The E49 was the last of the R/T’s, built primarily to win the 12 hour Bathurst endurance race. There were 149 of these legendary cars made, in colourfully named shades such as “Hot Mustard†and “Bondi Bleachâ€.
Read more »- Aussie Ships 1972 Valiant Charger To The U.s. For Drag Racing
While unknown to the masses here in the States, the Chrysler Group's Valiant Charger is one of the most iconic sports coupes to come out from the land Down Under. One of them was recently shipped to the U.S. to take part in the 2013 Drag Week –...
- Infographic Compares New Holden Hsv Gts To European And American Power Sedans
With the future of the Holden Commodore as a traditional rear-wheel drive sedan looking as bleak as the prospect of Australia keeping its automotive manufacturing industry intact over the next decade, the new Gen-F could be the last hurray for a country...
- 1967 Ford Xr Falcon Zero'd With 600hp V8 Diesel Is Even Greener Than It Looks
Joining the local introductions and even some world premieres like the Lexus LF-LC II at the 2012 Australian International Motor Show in Sydney this October will be a unique muscle car build from the Land Down Under. Australia is known for its love...
- New Rumors Of The Pontiac G8 Returning To North America As A Chevrolet
The demise of the Pontiac brand in 2009 also brought about the death of the G8, the Americanized derivative of the Australian-built Holden Commodore SS. It was a sad day for Pontiac and Holden fans alike, the loss of the G8 export contract costing Holden...
- Holden Celebrates Commodore's 30th Anniversary
The introduction of the Commodore in GM Holden's range in 1978 along with the addition of a Statesman De Ville in the family the same year is probably one of the first -though very vague- automotive memories of yours truly. The first Commodore rolled...