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Blown 355-cube Holden VP Commodore - TRMN8R

With punchy orange paint and a small metal mountain rising from the sheetmetal, Joe’s VP Commodore mixes old-school street muscle with a twist of hi-tech

Tucker: The Man And His Dream (1988) - Ripper Car Movies

An upbeat, inventive dreamer takes on the might of the American car industry in an attempt to build ‘the car of tomorrow

BMW’s forgotten South African specials

We look back at the most memorable Saffer 3 Series models as BMW switches Rosslyn production to X3

Diablo SV; GT40 replica; WRX RS40; Mini Cooper S; M4 DTM: Classifieds of the Week

Five very different cars for sale to tempt you into owning something special

Toyota Supra - evolution of a badge

Toyota’s next-gen Supra is imminent, and it’ll see one of Toyota’s most long-lived nameplates rise from the ashes. Here’s a quick history lesson on all things Supra to get you primed.

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HDT Aero-inspired 370ci Holden Stroker-Powered 1989 VN Commodore - FEARSM

Dumped, thumped and with trumps poking out of the bonnet – this is one helluva VN

Mick Doohan: The time I nearly had a leg amputated

Botched surgery and an unfaltering hunger for his maiden title almost cost Doohan his leg – or worse.

400-cube small-block Chev-powered 1970 Holden HT Monaro GTS

George Stathopoulos creates a 400ci stealth missile from an unloved HT

1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1 - reader's car

Danielle Miller's late father used to race Mustangs, so it was almost predestined that she would one day own one

Datsun 240Z sleeper has a BMW M3 engine

David Fettell’s Zed is a resto-mod delight for fans of fast things and chrome bumpers

A brief history of open speed limits in Australia

Going fast legally in Australia is a rollercoaster ride of sparring governments and road safety advocates

Roadtrip: Chasing ghosts in the 2018 Jeep Compass

Jeep’s all-new Compass points us to roads less travelled in search of California’s best-preserved 1800s gold mining town

Mark Webber: The time I photobombed the school photo in a Corona

The path from Aussie country boy to international racing legend started on a Queanbeyan dirt track

Awesome Muscle Car Collection Including '87 SM Giveaway Castrol FMX A9X Torana - My Shed

Andrew Beale was told to invest in super - he chose muscle cars instead

Blown 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle - PH FAT

Ben Brown turns a tatty Yankie streeter into a blown, 'bagged show-stopper

How Holden resold the classic Bourke and Back HQ as ‘new’

The Holden HQ that Peter Robinson drove 1800 kilometres in a day was sold to an unsuspecting customer as a “new” demonstrator

Used V8s and V10s galore: Classifieds of the Week

There’s no replacement for displacement in this week’s round up of ads

Feature: Kiwi drag racing legend Pete Lodge and his fuel altereds Baloo and Hombre

Kiwi Pete Lodge and his wild '70s rides

2018 Holden Commodore: To Bourke or bust

Jump on board as we torture-test the fully imported Holden Commodore in classic Wheels style

What we learned driving 3000km in the new Holden Commodore

The take away from the definitive Commodore test? Australianisation matters.

222-cube four banger 1931 Model A Ford coupe

Dormant Model A revived after 66 years

Nick Cockinos - My Life With Cars Part Two

More of the vans and characters that shaped Nick Cockinos's journey through the panel van heyday

Nick Cockinos - My Life With Cars Part One

Old-school vanning memories of Nick Cockinos, one of the founding members of the Renegade Vanners club