Burrell
June 18, 2018
Stunning Pagoda rewrote the book
When you see a Mercedes 230SL coupe it is still hard to believe the car made its debut way back at the 1963 Geneva Motor Show. When Mercedes Chief Engineer Professor Dr…
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
June 18, 2018
Burrell
June 14, 2018
Colin’s Classic a classic twice over
Colin Main’s 1964 V8 Rambler Classic 770 two-door hardtop coupe is factory-built, right-hand drive. It was a “special order” car as Rambler only sold four door sedans and wagons in Australia back…
Burrell
June 12, 2018
Fairlane stays in the family
The 1962-64 Ford Fairlane is one of those models that has been overshadowed by the success of the first Falcon (456,700 American sales in its first year) and the Mustang (600,000 sold…
Burrell
May 28, 2018
The Riviera that Cadillac didn’t want
Can it really be 55 years since General Motors rolled out one of the most elegantly styled cars of all time, the fabulous Buick Riviera? When they pulled the curtains back on…
Burrell
May 21, 2018
Hornet hid a little ‘gremlin’ magic
Make no mistake. I think that the American Motors’ (AMC) Rambler Hornet is one of the best automobile designs of the 1970s. Released in 1970 in the USA, and in Australia, it’s…
Burrell
May 18, 2018
Lenstra turns back the clock
Jerry Lenstra does not collect classic cars. He races them. And so does his son Mark. They campaign RS1600 Mk I Ford Escorts up and down the east coast of Australia in…
Burrell
May 14, 2018
Wayne Williams – car whisperer
Not everyone’s classic car is in driveable condition. We estimate the number of classics being restored is about equal to the number that are actually being driven on our roads. And so…
Burrell
May 7, 2018
Spacemaster an Aussie race master
Vanguard is not an automotive brand name you hear much about these days. But there was a time, back in the 1950s and early 1960s when they were very popular in Australia…
Burrell
May 2, 2018
Our little pony late to the party
American Motors’ Javelin was the only American pony car to be built in Australia. Just 258 went down the Australian Motor Industries production line between 1968 and 1972. This makes the stylish…
Burrell
April 23, 2018
Dodge had a feminine touch
The La Femme was Dodge’s idea of how to appeal to the growing number of female car buyers. Unveiled in 1955, it’s one of the earliest examples of automotive marketing that is…