Countach, Testarossa, CTR Yellowbird, and V8 Vantage flat-chat in '80s flashback

James Cleary
Deputy Editor
13 Dec 2017
1 min read

It’s an ‘80’s dream made real for the small screen.

Kidston, one of the world’s most high-profile classic car dealers, has produced an utterly awesome homage to gangster films from the decade that made the brick Motorola and Filofax famous.

‘Wolf of the Autostrada’ features a quartet of 1980s poster cars tearing up the Italian tarmac, supported by an on-point soundtrack featuring Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Spandau Ballet, as well as George Thorogood & The Destroyers.

Let your jaw drop and your fist punch the air as a RUF CTR ‘Yellowbird’, Aston Martin V8 Vantage, Lamborghini LP500 S, and Ferrari Testarossa are driven in glorious anger (and shot beautifully). It’s five and half minutes very well spent.

We won’t give away the cast (they’re all in the credits), or the ending, but let’s just say a rather well-known factory test driver gets behind the wheel of something unexpected.

What do you think of the race? Which of the four cars would you race in and why? Tell us what you think in the comments below.

James Cleary
Deputy Editor
As a small boy James often sat on a lounge with three shoes in front of him, a ruler between the cushions, and a circular drinks tray in his hands. He would then play ‘drivings’, happily heading to destinations unknown for hours on end. He’s since owned many cars, raced a few, and driven (literally) thousands of them at all points of the globe. He’s steered around and across Australia multiple times, spent time as an advanced driving instructor, and had the opportunity to experience rare and valuable classics here and overseas. His time in motoring journalism has included stints at national and international titles including Motor, Wheels and TopGear, and when asked to nominate a career highlight, James says interviewing industry legend Gordon Murray, in the paddock at the 1989 Australian Formula One Grand Prix was amazing, especially as Murray waived away a hovering Ayrton Senna to complete the conversation. As Deputy Editor, James manages everything from sub-editing to back-end content while creating written and video product reviews.
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