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Classic Ads: Wheel Appeal
August 26, 2010 | No Comment

Aunger Wheels where something of a must have for the more sporting driver in 1970s Australia.
Here we have a ‘young Johnny Goss’ finding himself in the disturbing situation of his pit crew not being particularly …

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Muscle Car Masters to celebrate 50 Years of the Australian Touring Car Championship
August 24, 2010 | No Comment

Sydney’s Eastern Creek Raceway will once again play host to Australia’s largest gathering of racing muscle cars from as early as the 1960s – Muscle Car Masters.
Muscle Car Masters is a celebration of …

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Dick Johnson Racing kicks off 30th anniversary celebrations
August 4, 2010 | No Comment

Dick Johnson Racing kicked off celebrations to mark its 30 year anniversary on Friday with a supporters lunch at the Norman Hotel in Brisbane.
Speaking to the 150 invited guests, founder Dick Johnson …

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Ex Dick Johnson “Greens Tuf” Ford Mustang for sale at Motorex
July 22, 2010 | No Comment

A very original Australian-delivered Nissan R32 GT-R first owned by Orbital Engine Corporation founder Ralph Sarich is one of 31 special vehicles and 29 items of automobilia in Shannons Custom & Collectable Vehicle Auction at …

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Video: Bathurst 1000 winners of the 1970s
July 15, 2010 | No Comment

Some fabulous memories in this clip highlighting the winners of the “Great Race” from 1970 – 1979.
Here are the list of winners
1970 Hardie-Ferodo 500:  Allan Moffat  – Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II
1971 …

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Champion crashes Brock’s Commodore at Goodwood Festival of Speed
July 4, 2010 | No Comment

The Spirit of Goodwood was really on display in the Cathedral Paddock today, where entrant Peter Champion has successfully fixed the Holden VH Commodore that he crashed yesterday. The car won Bathurst in …

The ex-Dick Johnson Group A Mustang
Johnson’s ‘Greens-Tuf’ Mustang in Shannons MotorEx sale
June 18, 2010 | No Comment

A legend of Australian touring car racing, the ‘Greens-Tuf’ Ford Mustang GT of Dick Johnson, will go under the hammer at next month’s Meguiar’s MotorEx.
After a successful run in Europe with driver Klaus Ludwig, the …

Phil Read and Ago at Brands 1974
Classic circuits: Brands Hatch
May 28, 2010 | 6 Comments

Very few of the world’s modern-day, sanitised, super-safe international race tracks command the sort of respect their tree-lined, blind-summitted, heart-in-the-mouth forbearers once did. Names such as Elkhart Lake (Road America), Mosport, Nurburgring Nordschleife, Rouen and …

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New Retro T-Shirts from RACE RALLY ROAD
May 20, 2010 | No Comment

Race Rally Road is expanding its offering of stylish retro threads with the addition of two new totally awesome t-shirts. These t-shirts are sure to please fans of retro motorsport everywhere and help us here …

Smoking at Bathurst
Dick Johnson’s Ford Mustang
February 25, 2010 | One Comment

In 1984 Dick Johnson was in a bit of trouble. The new Group A racing rules were coming the following year and Ford Australia was not at all interested in helping him racing their local …

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Documentary: Trans Am 1970
February 11, 2010 | 2 Comments

Here are some video snippets from a documentary called Trans Am 1970.
The 1970 Trans Am series is regarded by most racing enthusiasts as the high water mark of American road racing.
Six full factory teams prepared …

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Brock-buster Torana A9X stars at Top Gear Live
February 8, 2010 | No Comment

The famous Marlboro Holden Dealer Team Torana A9X in which the late Peter Brock and Jim Richards delivered the most crushing of all Bathurst victories will be one of the stars of the 2010 Top …

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Chequered flag falls on Oran Park
January 23, 2010 | 7 Comments

Oran Park was one of my favourite tracks. It really had to be as there weren’t many to chose from if you were a kid growing up on Sydney’s North Shore!  When I was a …

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60 Minutes interview with Peter Brock 1986
December 30, 2009 | No Comment

Its almost new year and therefore time to let the hair down a little, so here is a light hearted interview with Peter Brock from Channel 9′s 60 Minutes program.
Interviewer Ian Leslie pursues a serious …

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The Bowden’s Open Their Christmas Gift to You
December 16, 2009 | No Comment

Bowden’s Own Premium Car Care is hosting the annual open day of their $25M car collection on Sunday March 7th 2010. The open day will be held at their head-quarters in Buderim QLD as a …