Australian Muscle Car

Australian Muscle Car is a fresh, proudly Australian publication dedicated to preserving the legend of the unique ‘Australian made’ Ford vs Holden muscle car heritage. From 1960s classic Bathurst muscle to the super sophisticated Falcon and Commodore performance cars of the new millennium and everything in between.

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The last Six Pack • The VH model E49 R/T was the ultimate in high performance Valiant Chargers. But the legendary Hemi 265 ‘Six Pack’ didn’t end with the VH in 1972, because a small number of these big-horsepower, triple-carbied sixes found their way into the VJ range in 1973, as Gavin Farmer explains.

Design rules • Enthusiasts and detractors hailed HSV’s first car as the Walkinshaw, the Batmobile, the Plastic Pig but, until now, never the TWR Holden. But that’s what Peter Stevens called it, and he’s the man who designed the car’s controversial aero package. David Dowsey spoke to Stevens about how the original HSV Commodore race car was created.

Last lap thriller • Round 3 1978 ATCC Amaroo Park

May the fourth... • This extract from the much-anticipated 450-page hard cover book on Allan Moffat’s Trans-Am Boss Mustang 302 by David Hassall tells the inside story of this legendary Ford muscle racer’s arrival down under, its official unveiling to stunned onlookers and its race debut at Sandown on May 4th, 1969.

THE BOSS • The Inside Story of Allan Moffat and his Trans-Am Mustang

Tales from the factory floor • Back in the day, ‘corporate hospitality’ at Bathurst meant sending the sheep to the next paddock, clearing the piles of ‘ewe-do’ and setting up a tent and some camp chairs. Mike Breen remembers…

Engineering genius • As a brilliant motorsport engineer, Ron Harrop weaved his magic for all the Melbourne-based stars, from Norm Beechey and Bob Jane to Peter Brock and HRT. He was also good enough behind the wheel to drive for the Holden Dealer Team, but it was the mechanical side of racing that fascinated him, and his innovations are legend. David Hassall met a man who made a huge impact on the sport.

The other Moffat Mustang • The Mustang is what Ford goes racing with in Australia these days. Had this been the case in some alternative parallel universe in 1977, the Fords in the famous Moffat Ford Dealers ‘Form Finish 1-2’ might have looked something like these. This pair of ‘Moffat Mustangs’ is one Moffat fan’s unique tribute to a Ford racing legend and Ford’s finest moment on the Mountain.

The fabulous Flagman Part 1 • In motor racing he is known the world over. There have even been international fan clubs dedicated to him – which is not bad for a man who never actually raced, and who in fact served as a ‘mere’ volunteer official for the entirety of his time in motorsport. But then no one in the world waved a chequered flag quite like Glen Dix.

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Territory rule • It’s a largely forgotten vehicle today, but in the mid-2000s there was nothing in the SUV world that could match the bang for buck offered by Ford’s home-grown Territory Turbo. Bruce Newton reflects on Ford Australia’s brave attempt to develop a high-performance Territory for then-emerging uber-SUV market.

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