Articles by Mike Ryan

If you know your musclecar history, names like 'Grand Spaulding Dodge' and 'Nickey Chevrolet' will be familiar. At RM Auctions' January sale in Phoenix, Arizona, an example from each of these iconic tuners was up for grabs. Representing Grand Spaulding on the Mopar side of the fence was a 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T, while a 1967 Camaro SS tuned by Nickey Chevrolet flew the flag for the bowtie brigade.

Racer, model, student and general motorsport babe, Hayley "Swanny" Swanson is set to make her debut in the V8 Utes series at Symmons Plains this weekend, campaigning the Bay Point Developments Holden VE ute in Australia's most action-packed class of racing.

While most of us have a "favourite" car, our desires tend to waver from model to model, and sometimes even from make to make. Not Paul Davey, though. He had a single-minded determination to get just one car - a 1949/50 Ford "single spinner". Even more specifically, Paul was interested in only one body style - the 2-door Business Coupe.

If it was released a week from now, you'd be forgiven for thinking it's an April Fool's Day joke, but this Rolls-Royce Phantom-based hearse is the real deal, and is billed as being not only the world's most luxurious hearse, but also the most expensive way of taking your last drive.

For close to fifty years, the Geelong Speed Trials was a popular and well patronised event on the Australian motorsport calendar. Now, after a hiatus of eight years, the Speed Trials will return to the City by the Bay's waterfront this December, as part of a bigger and better event - the Just Cars Geelong Revival.

For close to fifty years, the Geelong Speed Trials was a popular and well patronised event on the Australian motorsport calendar. Now, after a hiatus of eight years, the Speed Trials will return to the City by the Bay's waterfront this December, as part of a bigger and better event - the Just Cars Geelong Revival.

Ferrari is celebrating 60 years in Australia in 2012, and it launched the celebrations with a multi-million dollar parade of 60 Ferraris at the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday 17 March.

In 1912, two adventurers set out to do what no-one up to that point in time had done - cross Australia from west to east by automobile. The intrepid duo were Syd Ferguson and Francis Birtles. In 2012, a century after the pioneering feat, a group of enthusiasts are recreating the cross-continent drive for the "Veteran Motors Across Australia" drive, which starts in Perth today.

In what could be seen as marketing masterstroke or disaster, depending on your point of view, the latest TV ad campaign for the Fiat-based Abarth 500 features legendary "troubled" actor, Charlie Sheen.

Shannons' Melbourne Autumn Classic Auction on March 5 boasted a number of intriguing vehicles. While a HSV Walkinshaw, Boss Mustang and late model Aston Martin were tipped to be the top sellers, a classic Packard eclipsed the lot, selling for $61,000.

The 2012 Bosch ARC season opener, Rally Calder presented by East Coast Bullbars, was a wild ride for many of the competitors in the wet and greasy conditions, but for Tom Wilde, it was a successful one, as the WA youngster recorded his first ever ARC round win.

The opening stage of day three of the 2012 Rally Calder presented by East Coast Bullbars was marred by a major accident involving the Aston Martin V8 Vantage of Tasmanian's Ivan Thompson and Karl Francis.