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.

Steve Normoyle

Australian Muscle Car

Commodore no more

R-Spec sell-out

Lexus V8

Bullitt auction

Dodge

Back from the future for Supercars

Radburn’s ‘Craven-Mild’ Torana

Le Mans comp

Shelby memorabilia

Reporting from the passenger’s seat

Auction update

Born-again Eagle has landed

Auction update

Wally Words ’s Riding passenger with Brocky • Adventures with Brocky: tales from Peter Brock’s PR chief

Paul Newby

AMC BEST LETTER

Go with the flow • In 1969 Bolwell stunned the Australian motoring scene when it unveiled its sensational new Ford V8-powered muscle coupe, the Nagari. Half a century later, the Melbourne-based company has returned to its roots with a new-age Nagari. Just like the original, it boasts some innovative Bolwell-developed technology. Also like the original, it packs a performance punch heavy enough to knock even some of the world’s most exotic supercars out of the park. Bruce Newton sat down with Campbell Bolwell for this sneak preview of the new Bolwell, the Nagari 500.

Holden Commodore 1978-2019 • The end came for Commodore in December of last year – although for many Holden fans it was over when the last VFII SS-V Redline rolled off the production line in 2017. AMC reflects on the beginnings and the unfortunate end of an Aussie icon.

Saving the best till last

King of the hill • Just when you thought Ford had delivered the last word on high performance Mustangs with the recent release of the supercharged R-Spec, up pops Dick Johnson with his own limited edition supercharged ‘stang. The Ford race ace’s aim was to produce the ‘king of the hill’ of Mustangs – and with the engine package tuned to deliver more than 600kW, this Mustang will see off pretty much any car up any hill. But that’s only part of what makes the new Dick Johnson Mustang so special.

Seldo on Sunday • David Seldon was never a big name but he enjoyed some pretty good drives and made 12 Great Race starts - without ever having to field his own vehicle. Clearly ‘Seldo’ knew a thing or two about driving - even if Allan Moffat didnt think so...

1974 Surfers Paradise ATCC A Champion crowned

Fairly Unique • When former V8 Supercar ace Steve Reed went looking for a weekend muscle cruiser, he ended up with more than he bargained for – in more ways than one. Reed invited AMC to take a close look at his pride and joy, a very unique ’59 model ‘tank’ Ford Fairlane 500.

Home grown hero • Half a century ago Holden unveiled a new 4.2-litre V8 engine. The significance of what had been accomplished with this engine was probably lost at a time when Holden’s hero engine was the 5.7-litre small block Chev in the Monaro GTS 350 Bathurst challenger, and yet it ranks today among Holden’s finest achievements: a home-grown Aussie V8 that lacked for nothing alongside its small block Chev ‘cousin’ – which today is widely rated as the greatest production V8 ever made.

A V8 HR?

My Muscle Car

Your Car Here!

Life of Brian • For pioneers of Australian drag racing in the late ‘50s such as Brian Keegan, there was no how-to manual, and almost nothing in the way of an aftermarket hot-up industry to turn to. Anyone looking for serious performance improvements in those days usually had no choice but to do it themselves. But that suited Keegan just fine – for him, it was not so much about beating his opponent, but rather the challenge of making or modifying...