Michael Stahl

Contributor

Michael Stahl

Michael Stahl is a long-serving contributor to the Wheels and Motor brands.

Advice

Retro: 1970 Austin 1800 – Behold, the car of the century!

Self-proclaimed car of the century, that is...

Advice

Retro: Aston Martin DB6 Vantage

No Bond required: successor to 007’s DB5 left well-heeled customers stirred, not shaken

News

Stahly’s 1997 Bathurst winner discovered in a junkyard

Melbourne scrap pile held a nostalgia-inducing secret

Advice

Retro series: 1966 Alfa Romeo Spider

Here's to you, Mrs Robinson: Alfa Romeo's seductive roadster has aged beautifully

Advice

Retro: 1965 Lancia Fulvia

Rallying to the cause: competition success rewarded unconventional engineering

Features

Retro Series: 1972 Honda Civic

A small foot in the door: The Civic was pivotal in helping Honda crack the big time in the USA

Advice

Retro Series: 1973 Ford Landau

LTD appeal: a two-door LTD sounded great in theory; the execution took care of itself...

News

Retro Series: 1966 Toyota Corolla

In for the long haul: Corolla’s dependability resulted in a nameplate with unmatched longevity

News

There's another 22B up for auction, so here's a history lesson on the Japanese icon

Another example of the most prized expression of the supercar-baiting turbo all-paw four is up for sale. Here's Stahly with an explainer.

Porsche 911 Simpson Desert crossing feature
Features

Celebrating the new 911 Dakar: Porsche 911 across the Simpson Desert

Are we dreaming? Porsche has a new 911 Dakar! It's almost too good to be true. So while we're all praising Stuttgart, this feels like a good time to revisit a favourite old story. Remember this one? Michael Stahl conquered the Simpson's cruellest dune without a gun rack, flannelette shirt, or a tough-guy 4WD in the January 2000 of Wheels.

Features

Retro: Nash Metropolitan – Kelvinator's car for the times

The vision of a fridge boss, built in the UK, but aimed as USA’s ‘second car’

Features

Retro: The Renault Dauphine Gordini, France's rallying cry

Diminutive competition giant-killer delivered a tail-happy ending

Features

Retro: 1969 Ferrari 365 GT 2+2

The biggest-ever Ferrari at the time also took the brand into a state of lux

Features

Retro: 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air

Not even a host of design flaws could stop the ’57 becoming a classic

Features

Looking back at the 1956 Wartburg 311

A Soviet oddball with ties to one of the world’s biggest carmakers

Features

Looking back at the 1974 Datsun 260Z

Follow-up to the lithe 240Z had to face the challenge of extra ballast

Features

Battler from Britain: The MG TC

Prompt post-war timing gave this English roadster a key market advantage

Features

Chrysler VH Charger R/T E38: retro throwback

At Bathurst, it didn't win on Sunday, yet still sold on Monday

Austin-Morris Mini Moke
Features

How the Mini Moke became Aussie export gold

Abandoned by Brits, this tiny open-sider found export success Down Under

1968 Lamborghini Espada
Features

Retro: 1968 Lamborghini Espada

Four-seater Lambo forged its own path to stardom alongside supercar sibling

1959 Austin Healey 3000
Features

Retro: Looking back at the 1959 Austin Healey 3000

Rally-fit roadster with unlikely stage presence

electric powered personal mobility
Opinion

Electric-powered personal mobility is starting to revolutionise global transport

Personal mobility is changing rapidly, and all you can do is watch a transport evolution happen before your eyes

Features

An in-depth look at Merc’s iconic 300 SL Gullwing

This classic coupe had more power and speed than the Le Mans race car that inspired it

Features

How the 1976 Cadillac Coupe deVille sold like crazy amidst an oil crisis

Oil crisis? What crisis? Revered Caddy never missed a beat as the world worried