Articles by Mike Ryan

The 2012 Australian International Motor Show is only a few short days away. If you thought it was just all-new passenger cars and SUVs, there will be a few machines of appeal to custom fans at the show that kicks off this Friday, including Mick Fabar's awesome "ZERO'D" custom Falcon.

While a number of Aussie companies have featured at the famous SEMA auto industry show in the USA in the past, there will an extra "Aussie" touch this year in the form of a heavily-customised Holden ute, created by Bernt Karlsson from the '401k Club Hot Rod Shop' in Anaheim, California.

Think 'Batmobile' and not many of us would think of a Kia, but that's the brand behind a new series of vehicles created as a joint venture between Kia Motors America, RIDES Magazine and DC Entertainment.

HSV are celebrating their 25th birthday with a limited edition version of their GTS sedan, the 'HSV 25th Anniversary GTS', which goes on sale from this Wednesday, October 18.

Amongst the latest offerings from the world's automobile manufacturers at the upcoming Australian International Motor Show, the announcement of an "old" car may not cause much excitement, but when that car is one of the world's rarest and most desirable supercars, it definitely will!

While 1975 may be remembered as the year that saw the last convertible Corvette for more than a decade, or maybe as the year that the big block V8 was dropped, it was also significant in that it marked the retirement of the man many saw as the father of the Corvette - Zora Arkus-Duntov.

In 2012, Victoria's iconic Great Ocean Road marks its 80th birthday. To celebrate the milestone, a special 'Great Ocean Road Celebration Tour' will take place this November 24 - 28.

For their first post War offerings, Riley unveiled a pair of stylish 4-door saloons that, while inspired by their pre War cars, featured new styling that was sleeker, lower, longer than past models. In late 1948, two convertibles were added to the range, one of which was the 'RMD' drophead coupe.

While some us may think the former owners of our treasured classic cars were 'clowns', how many of us can actually say their car was genuinely owned - and used - by clowns? Brian Jeffery can!

Ian Farrar is proof that you don't need a super-quick car or a super-large budget to enjoy sprint racing. The long-time automotive enthusiast may have only competed at the Geelong Speed Trials once, in 1962, but his connection to the event goes back several years beyond that.

When your garage sale boasts over 100 items of memorabilia and garagenalia, as well as an XW GT Falcon, custom Studebaker pickup and one-of-none FC Holden Crewman, you know this is no ordinary clean out!

The latest collectable item for revheads celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Bathurst enduro race at Mount Panorama is a commemorative 50 cent coin.