Burrell
January 9, 2020
Put these car museums on your bucket list
Resident historian DAVID BURRELL has some must-see cars museums for your bucket list.
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
January 9, 2020
Burrell
December 30, 2019
Secret Commodores the public never shown
Resident historian DAVID BURRELL has put together a revealing story on the origins of the Holden Commodore.
Burrell
December 19, 2019
Chrysler’s letter perfect cars spelled dollars
In the early 1950s Chrysler in the USA decided to do something about its dowdy image, reports DAVID BURRELL.
Burrell
December 12, 2019
That’s a print — a car too!
In our digital and YouTube world the impact of a great print media car advertisement has long gone, reports DAVID BURRELL.
Burrell
December 5, 2019
Shelby secret weapon in Ferrari showdown
When Ford wanted to build a Ferrari rival for Le Mans in the Sixties, it turned to motor racing legend Carroll Shelby, reports DAVID BURRELL.
Burrell
November 28, 2019
The hi-tech Morris that floats on fluid
The Morris 1100 was the followup to the Mini and was the car that floats on fluid, reports DAVID BURRELL.
Burrell
November 25, 2019
Ford’s Mach-E Mustang a masterstroke
Author and long time car industry commentator DAVID BURRELL has hailed the much-maligned Ford Mustang Mach-E as a masterstroke.
Burrell
November 21, 2019
The blue? Or was it green? Supersonic machine
The Oldsmobile Delta 88 boasted a “supersonic shape” according to Motorama publicity from the 1950s, reports DAVID BURRELL.
Burrell
November 14, 2019
Legend has it film crew pushed Eldorado
In the fifth installment on GM’s 1955 Motorama dream cars, this week we focus on the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham, reports DAVID BURRELL.
Burrell
November 7, 2019
Bean counters pulled the pin on V8-powered van
GMC's V8-powered, front-wheel drive van was canned because it would have been more expensive than a Cadillac to build, reports DAVID BURRELL.