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Opinion: Buying a car is easier than buying an appliance

Turns out buying a fridge wasn't as straightforward as buying a car

Blown LS3-powered 1964 Holden EH wagon - MATURED

Given the choice of stock or stonking, Joe Tyler opted for the latter for his Holden EH wagon build

The Lion sleeps tonight: Two years on from Holden’s Aussie factory closure

Wheels marks the second anniversary of the closure of Holden's final local production line with this emotional feature, written as it happened

LS1-powered 1969 Holden HT

Daniel's HT has been in the family since 1970 and now runs a stock-bottom-end LS1

Guide to engine superchargers and blowers

Want more power from your engine? You need a supercharger

VL Group A tribute built by prison inmates

This VL Commodore Group A tribute was built by the insiders at NSW’s Junee Correctional Centre. Now it’s finished, you can win it

Turbocharged 1965 Ford Galaxie at Chopped

Jay Gartside’s striking matte-black Galaxie rocks a turbocharged Clevo up front

Is it ethical to offer women cheaper car insurance premiums?

It was banned in the EU in 2012, but should women pay less for car insurance here?

2004 Joss JT1 prototype: Fast Car History Lesson

A world-beating Aussie concept that lacked cash rather than potential

60 Years of Mini at Motorclassica

Mini marks its 60th anniversary at Motorclassica by looking back on some the stories, cars and people that made the icon what it is today

“You guys need a car industry back again”: Ian Callum on design

Guest editor of our latest issue gives a state-of-the-nation address on modern car design

Chevrolet C8 Corvette's LT2 V8 examined: Geek Speak

Delving deep into the LT2, the new dry-sumped small-block powering Chevy’s C8 Corvette

Archive: Brickies, the home of Australia’s illegal street racing in the ‘70s

Wheels went behind the scenes at most infamous illegal drag strip in Australia

Mike Bowden’s 1949 Ford ute - SPINNA

When he was 21, Mike Bowden created a Street Machine Of The Year-contending, salt-racing ’49 Ford ute. More than two decades later, he’s been reunited with his survivor build

Debate me: The biggest reason you shouldn’t buy an SUV

There’s a division in the Wheels office and you get to decide who’s right

Remembering the 1994 Formula One Season

Euphoric highs and crushing lows – the 1994 Grand Prix season had more plot twists and drama than a modern box-office smash. To mark 25 years, we hear from those who lived it

Summernats 32 Grand Champion-winning 1932 Ford pick-up

Rick Werner's 1932 pick-up is a hot wheels car you can jump in and drive

Butt welding basics using MIG and TIG welders

Chad Atkinson talks us through the basics of butt welding with both MIG and TIG welders

Dyson pulls plug on electric car project. Can anyone make money from EVs?

The low barriers to entry mean almost anyone can have a crack at building EVs.

Bathurst 1000 behind the scenes

Huge gallery from the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000

Inside Look: We take a deep dive into the Ford Mustang R-Spec’s engineering

Ford Australia’s engineers reveal the nitty gritty details on its new blown ’Stang

Home-built 1970 Holden HT Kingswood

Jason Pellett's clean HT Kingswood proves that less can be way more when it comes to building a cool cruiser

The Deni Ute Muster Survival Guide

A pair of strangers wander into town and a reception they didn’t expect

All the tech in the 2020 Porsche Taycan explained

We experience Porsche’s astonishing Taycan at maximum attack. Join us as we explain what’s under the skin of the sports EV that changes everything