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Just days after it was received by its team, Ford’s GT4 Mustang won at the season opener for this year’s Monochrome Australia GT4 Series. Entered by Miedecke Motorsport and driven by the experienced George Miedecke and teenager Rylan Gray, the first Mustang GT4 in Australia won both races in the opening round held at Phillip Island. For Miedecke Motosport, it was a scramble to prepare the GT4 for its race debut, having only received the Multimatic-built car on the Tuesday ahead of race weekend, with the first test two days later. “The arrival of our Mustang GT4 marks a new era of Ford Performance in Australia, and we are thrilled,” said Andrew Miedecke, of Miedecke Motorsport. “This car embodies the spirit of performance and passion that defines the Mustang legacy.”…

For its second year back after a COVID-enforced layoff, Chryslers by the Bay once again welcomed all members of the Mopar family, from Chrysler and Dodge to Plymouth, Imperial and DeSoto, as well as Jeep, AMC and Chrysler’s European and British in-laws. The weather was hot for this year’s show, but the cars were cool! Forecast temperatures in the high 30s for the March show understandably kept some away, but hardcore Mopar members are a hardy bunch, so around 100 cars still made the journey to Geelong Baptist College in Lovely Banks, which also hosted Chryslers by the Bay last year and in 2020. Cloud cover made the conditions bearable throughout the morning, but once that sun broke through early in the afternoon, it was brutal, so credit must go…

After their radically-styled 1934 ‘Airflow’ range tanked in the marketplace, DeSoto scrambled to introduce a conventional looking model and the ‘Airstream’ was the result. Introduced for 1935, the Airstream was mechanically the same as the Airflow, with a 241.5 cubic inch six-cylinder engine (the largest DeSoto had offered to that point in time) and three-speed manual transmission. When the Airflow was dropped after 1936, the Airstream was renamed the ‘DeSoto Six’ for 1937 and 1938 before ‘Custom’ and ‘Deluxe’ model names were introduced for 1939. The 1937 DeSoto Six pictured is a Touring Sedan, which was one of ten body styles available that year, including fastback sedans and coupes, business coupes, broughams, long-wheelbase bodies and convertibles. There was also a limousine body that stretched the standard 116-inch wheelbase to 133…

With the Mustang turning 60 this year, Ford are celebrating the milestone for their Pony Car with the release of a special ‘60th Anniversary’ cosmetic package that’s inspired by the 1965 Mustang. To be built in strictly limited numbers, the 60th Anniversary package will also be restricted to the GT Premium grade in coupe or convertible. “We took inspiration from the original Mustang and applied some of the most special design elements to the latest in this limited production run,” said Matt Simpson, GM of Ford Enthusiast Vehicles. “Mustang’s design DNA has never been stronger or more enduring than this multi-generational tribute.” Announced on 17 April, the same day the original Mustang made its public debut at the New York World’s Fair 60 years ago, the 60th Anniversary package is…

After Chevrolet drivers won the first eight races of this year’s Repco Supercars Championship, Ford hit back at the Parth SuperSprint in May. Victory in Race 9 went to Walkinshaw Andretti United’s Chaz Mostert, while Tickford Racing’s Cam Waters won Race 10 following a time penalty for Mostert. Prior to Perth, Camaro drivers had dominated the podium, but the Fords came out strongly at Wanneroo, with Mostert on pole for Saturday’s Race 9 alongside his team mate Ryan Wood, while Waters secured pole for Sunday’s Race 10, ahead of Mostert and Triple 8’s Will Brown. In Race 9, Mostert was jumped off the line by Wood, but patience and trusting a bold strategy call ultimately paid off, with the two-time Bathurst 1000 winner victorious ahead of Brown and Waters. The…

Introduced as a premium Chrysler grade in 1926, Imperial became a standalone brand in 1954 and remained as such until 1975. Aimed at Lincoln and Cadillac, the Imperial occasionally outsold the former, but never the latter. Engineering mirrored that of existing Chryslers, while styling was distinctive but never strayed too far from Chrysler themes. The main difference was that the Imperial was usually longer and larger, opulently trimmed and stuffed with just about every premium feature imaginable. For 1964, the Imperial range consisted of the ‘Crown,’ ‘LeBaron’ and ‘Crown Imperial’. A 413ci V8 and Torqueflite three-speed automatic were standard across the range, and while the LeBaron and Crown Imperial were offered in one body style, the Crown could be had as a hardtop coupe, hardtop sedan or convertible. The Crown…

The one-off auction of cars and contents from the National Holden Motor Museum in Echuca has been declared a resounding success. Burns & Co. Auctions conducted the sale, which saw more than 1,200 lots offered, all of which sold. A 100 per cent clearance rate from any auction is a rarity these days, but it reflects the passion of both Holden enthusiasts and devotees of Australian motoring history generally. As reported by JUST CARS ahead of the auction, the sale was conducted over two days, with engineering items, engines, parts, memorabilia and collectables, as well as the general museum contents auctioned on Saturday, 18 May, while the cars in the museum’s collection, plus those brought along by others, were offered on Sunday, 19 May. A late addition to the sale…

While it never achieved the same sales as the MGB when new, nor has it become a favourite with enthusiasts of British sports cars today, the postwar Midget is still an important model in MG’s history. A very early part of that history saw the diminutive roadster receive a serious upgrade from the aftermarket, but as so few were built, it’s an almost unknown part of the MG Midget story today. While the Midget that most enthusiasts know of made its debut in 1961, the name has history with MG going back to the late 1920s. The original ‘M-Type’ Midget was a two-seat sports car where all previous MGs had been tourers or saloons (sedans). Fabric-covered, timber-framed bodies for the M-Type were the norm before metal panels became standard. Power…

When the majority of early Chargers you see at a Chrysler show are R/Ts (or R/T tributes), it’s refreshing to see something like this XL grade, which had been mechanically and cosmetically refurbished in several areas but retained the stock Hemi 245 six and factory option four-speed manual. When new, the XL sat above the base Charger and below the 770, while the R/T was the pick of the crop, even though it wasn’t necessarily the highest priced in standard Hemi 265 form. That changed when the E38 or E49 options were selected. Sold new in Queensland, this Charger XL spent many years with its meticulous first owner, who had it undersealed, along with other long term care measures. Apparently, he’d even written his address on the inside of the…

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