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retro lotus esprit 1976
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Retro: 1976 Lotus Esprit

Lotus only built 894 S1s, but the Esprit became one of the longest-lived designs of all time

Retro: 1963 Renault Alpine A110
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Retro: 1963 Renault Alpine A110

Renault mechanicals and minimal kilos made for a rear-engined pièce de résistance

Retro 1953 Porsche 550 Spyder
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Retro: 1953 Porsche 550 Spyder

It claimed the life of an acting Giant, but this lightweight’s racing success was relentless

Retro 1969 Ferrari Dino
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Retro: 1969 Ferrari Dino

Enzo’s first-born was the inspiration behind Ferrari’s agile, mid-engined gem

Retro 1931 Auburn Speedster
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Retro: 1931 Auburn Speedster – From a rose-tinted time

American car maker Auburn delivered some brief flashes of brilliance

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Retro: 1953 Holden FJ – Fundamental as anything

The FJ Holden was nothing too sophisticated, which was just the way Aussies liked it

Retro 1984 Peugeot 205 Turbo 16
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Retro: 1984 Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 – Forest Thump

A Pug-nacious homologation special that ruled rallying in the mid-’80s

Retro Review: 1999 Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR
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Retro Review: 1999 Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR

A road car in name and little else. The CLK-GTR was arguably the most extreme racing homologation example ever. Read Robbo’s take straight from the Wheels archive.

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2017 Fiat 500 Anniversario special edition

Limited edition Fiat 500 celebrates the legendary Italian mini-car’s diamond anniversary with attractive colours and retro styling

Retro: 1965 Bizzarrini 5200 GT
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Retro: 1965 Bizzarrini 5300 GT

A stunning gran turismo built by former Ferrari chief experimental engineer whose masterpiece was none other than the 250 GTO

Retro 1958 Aston Martin DB4
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Retro: 1958 Aston Martin DB4 – Stiff upper brit

Beautiful yet brawny Aston was the unlikely holder of a production car record

Retro Review: 1978 Holden VB Commodore review
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Retro Review: 1978 Holden VB Commodore review

Our very first road test of the very first Commodore

Retro review 1999 Honda S2000 Plain Sailing
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Retro review: 1999 Honda S2000 – Plain Sailing

Few cars have aged as gracefully as the S2000, Wheels flicks back through the archives to bring you our thoughts on the then-new Honda

Retro Review: 1960 Ford Falcon - The Falcon Swoops
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Retro Review: 1960 Ford XK Falcon – The Falcon Swoops

1960 – the year the Reserve bank was created, the West Indies and Australia had their first ever test match tie, and Wheels reviewed the first Ford Falcon

Mazda Rotary turns 50 – R100 Review
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Mazda Rotary turns 50 – R100 Review

Our rotary retrospective continues, with a Wheels review of one of Mazda’s earliest rotary road cars, the R100 coupe.

Retro: 1989 Mazda NA MX-5 - Roofless for the people
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Retro: 1989 Mazda NA MX-5 – Roofless for the people

Mazda’s iconic roadster brought driving joy to the masses yearning to breathe free

Retro: Tatra T700 - The Bouncing Czech
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Retro: Tatra T700 – The Bouncing Czech

Luxury- East European-style. BOB HALL catches up with the Tatra, an intriguing 20-a-year oddity

20 modern retro styled cars
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Retromania: 20 modern retro-styled cars

Ever get that sense of deja vu? That you’ve seen it all before? In the world of car design, the clock is turning back once again to a bygone age of style. Here are 20 slices of thoroughly modern retro.

In pics: Ford in Wheels Magazine, magazine covers, retro, australia
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In pics: Ford in Wheels Magazine

Ford and Wheels Magazine – Australia’s oldest and most trusted motoring title – have enjoyed a long and colourful history.