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Viva la Torana! The first Holden small car turns 60
By Byron Mathioudakis · 15 Dec 2024
The first Holden small car in history turns 60 – and it's not what you think it is!
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It's the same car underneath! From the 2022 Nissan Z to the Ford BA Falcon and Holden VT Commodore, these are some of the best and most surprising automotive design makeovers ever sold in Australia
By Byron Mathioudakis · 12 Sep 2021
It can’t be easy for a carmaker to conceive, design, engineer and launch an all-new model, only to find that it doesn’t quite hit the mark, runs out of sales puff, or finds itself looking old before too long.
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Mazda's reborn RX-7, Holden's revived Torana, Hyundai's electric Porsche rival and other concept cars that should become a reality
By Stephen Ottley · 15 Aug 2021
We recently looked at some concept cars that never stood a chance of seeing a showroom. But what about the opposite? The concepts that are so good they deserve to hit production?
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Peter Brock's Group A Commodore out of reach? 1972 Holden HQ SS, 1973 Ford Falcon XA GT, and other classic Australian muscle cars that are still affordable
By Neil Dowling · 05 Jun 2021
Six Aussie power-house models that are now on the auctioneer's block have been selected as ones to watch as bidders queue for Australian muscle cars and their prices rocket to huge figures.Peter Brock's personal Group A Commodore hit almost $1.1 million a
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Why the Holden Monaro, Torana, Ford Falcon GTHO Phase III and other classic Aussie cars are going gangbusters at auction
By Neil Dowling · 04 Apr 2021
Aussie cars are well and truly back in vogue, with record prices on sought-after rare examples seen at recent auctions expected to continue for at least another three years.Shannons national auction manager Christophe Boribon told CarsGuide that the heat
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Holden, HSV and Porsche classics lure cashed-up buyers unable to holiday overseas
By Neil Dowling · 30 Dec 2020
It's the most depressing year in modern history but it's become a boom time for classic cars as pent up, and locked down, enthusiasts push up prices of collectable Holdens, HSVs and blue-chip Europeans.Auctions have cleared up to 97 per cent of cars offer
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Which classic Holden cars should you buy?
By David Morley · 08 Mar 2020
With the impending implosion of the Holden brand, it’s worth having a look to see if any of the lion products will be worth hanging onto as investments in the longer term
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Holden history timeline: All the biggest hits and misses from 1856-2020
By David Morley · 22 Feb 2020
The Holden-badged car is no more, with General Motors announcing it will ‘retire’ the brand after deciding to withdraw from all right-hand-drive markets including Australia.
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1973 LJ Torana GTR XU-1 up for auction
By Chris Riley · 06 Jul 2016
Treasure hunters will find plenty of gems to drool over at  Shannons Melbourne auction this week. The auction is headlined by a brace of American V8 muscle cars, with a 1974 Plymouth Barracuda Coupe leading the charge. But for Aussies the real jewel in the crown will undoubtedly be the “no reserve” Holden XU-1
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Brock collection headed for Dreamworld
By Paul Gover · 18 Sep 2015
A theme park trip to the Gold Coast will soon be available with a Peter Brock twist.
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