Burrell
October 17, 2019
Biscayne escaped the crusher, but only just
In the first of our Motorama specials we look at the Chevrolet Biscayne, a car whose design influenced the fabled 1962 C1 Corvette, reports DAVID BURRELL.
Author: Burrell
David Burrell is founder and editor of Retroautos.com.au, a free online classic cars magazine. Dave has a passion for cars and car design. He's also into speedway, which he's been writing about since 1981. His first car was a rusted-out 1961 Vauxhall Velox. His daily driver is a Pontiac Firebird. Prior to starting Retroautos, David was an executive in a Fortune 500 company, working and living in Australia, NZ, Asia, Latin America and the UK.
Burrell
October 17, 2019
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October 10, 2019
That’s what happened where HR was involved
Back in 1963 Holden was planning a two-door coupe version of the HR. It even created a full size model, reports DAVID BURRELL.
Burrell
October 3, 2019
Chic ‘Fintail’ made its mark in the movies
The 1959 “Fintail” Mercedes is an icon of the 1960s. Whenever film and TV advertisement producers want to evoke an aura 1960s chic they invariably use the W111 four door saloon as…
Burrell
September 26, 2019
Harry Potter car reaches magic milestone
Ford’s Harry Potter car the Anglia has reached a magic milestone. The little car that could achieved world-wide fame as the Weasley family car in the Harry Potter books and movies. While…
Burrell
September 19, 2019
British banger better than a Holden
Are you looking for a reasonably priced British classic car? Maybe you are considering your first classic purchase? Well, here’s one for you. It is the 1958-62 PA model Vauxhall. Compared to…
Burrell
September 12, 2019
No fireworks for this Triumph
It is 60 years since Triumph released its new small car, the Herald, but don’t expect all of the hoopla and shouting that accompanied the Mini reaching the same milestone. Rest assured…
Burrell
September 5, 2019
Mustang was almost called Cougar
Weeks before the Ford Mustang went into production executives were still fighting over the name. Back in August 1962 when executives were reviewing the 12 styling proposals for what would become the…
Burrell
August 29, 2019
Royal Daimler up and running
The National Museum of Australia’s Royal Daimler was officially launched on August 20 after a 10-year restoration period. When purchased by the Museum in 2009, the 1948 vehicle was in a very…
Burrell
August 22, 2019
First Falcon was a Chrysler
Back in the early 1950s, Chrysler’s executives were worried about declining sales. Market research had told them very bluntly that the company’s offerings were boring and stodgy. Meanwhile, the head of design…
Burrell
August 15, 2019
Mark II Jag still sexy at 60
It’s 60 years since Jaguar took the covers of its Mark II sports sedan, or saloon if you prefer to be properly English. Many Jaguar enthusiasts regard the Mark II as the…