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

James Cleary

Deputy Editor

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

James Cleary is CarsGuide's Deputy Editor, with over four decades’ experience across automotive editorial, marketing, product planning and creative advertising. He has written for national and international titles including Wheels, Drive, Carsales, Motor and Top Gear Australia providing everything from new product assessment and feature writing to industry analysis, news content and expert advice. He’s spent time as an advanced driving instructor, and had the opportunity to experience rare and valuable classics here and overseas. James worked in the PR and advertising/sales promotion teams at Mercedes-Benz Australia and has managed the Marketing Communications and Product Planning functions for Peugeot Australia. He also directed advertising client service for Hyundai Motor Company Australia and Volvo Australia. James has a Bachelors Degree in Communications from Macquarie University and driving qualifications from multiple advanced schools, including Ian Luff Motivation. He has been a member of the CarsGuide team for 10 years and as Deputy Editor manages everything from sub-editing to back-end platforms while creating written and visual content. Expertise New product assessment Industry analysis News content Expert advice Feature writing Experience BMW Performance Driving School Lamborghini Winter Accademia Master Maserati Driving School Mercedes-AMG Snow Performance School Porsche Level 4 Master training Volkswagen Driving Experience program Education Bachelor of Arts (MassComm) | Macquarie University | 1981-1984 Featured publications Carsales Drive Motor Top Gear Wheels CarsGuide
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