Burrell April 18, 2019
Half century since the Hurricane struck
It is 50 years since Holden unveiled its futuristic Hurricane dream car. Yep, 50 years! It was a different world in May, 1969 when the Hurricane was first shown. The Apollo 11…
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.
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Unique, child-sized Ford tractor up for grabs
Fancy the tractor that Henry Ford had made for his grandchildren? This unique artefact will be sold to the highest bidder by Aumann Auctions in Illinois on April 13. The 5/8th scale…
Burrell April 4, 2019
Cool Capri the son of Mustang
Can it really be 50 years since Ford took the covers off its stylish Capri coupe? I guess it must be. The trouble with that is that I can remember rushing down…
Burrell March 28, 2019
Datsun 120Y why, why why?
The humble Datsun 120Y — a car habitually rated in the top 10 of “worst-evers” — is now one of the most sought after Japanese classics. With its coke bottle side styling…
Burrell March 25, 2019
Raise a glass to the Aussie V8
At Cars4starters we are raising a glass of amber fluid in celebration of a true home grown automotive achievement. It’s the 50th anniversary of the release of Australia’s first, mass-produced locally developed…
Burrell March 21, 2019
The ‘Airflowed’ but sales didn’t
The 1934 Chrysler and DeSoto Airflows are almost forgotten cars. But back in the day they made big news in the USA. They are widely recognised as the first truly modern car.…
Burrell March 14, 2019
So, what car does David drive?
When it comes to cars, I am invariably asked at some stage: “and what car do you own?” Right now I have a 1988 Pontiac Formula Firebird. Until recently I also had…
Burrell March 7, 2019
Cadillac stopped the ‘crank’ calls
In 1912 Cadillac fitted the first starter motor as standard equipment with its model 30. This deceptively simple device made it possible for anyone, no matter what their strength, to turn over…
Burrell February 28, 2019
Last of the BIG Lincolns
They do not make them like Bill Kington’s 1970s Lincolns anymore. He has five of them and whenever he takes one out for a drive it always attracts attention. “I get the…
Burrell February 21, 2019
LTD had a back seat that went on forever
When the first locally designed and built Ford LTD (meaning Lincoln Type Design) was released in August 1973 it allowed Ford to further tighten its grip on the local long wheelbase luxury…