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Car of the Year in 1968. Number 20 in Car of the Century polls. A technical tour de force and probably the best clothing of any sedan built in the 60's, 70's or 80's.

Few cars stir the senses more than the sight and sound of a red-blooded Falcon GT HO in full flight. In Phase III form, the GT HO was the ultimate Aussie muscle car of the early Seventies.\nFord launched the world's first 4-door GT, the XR, in 1967 and there were few who would have dreamt that this was the start of an era. The XR began the legend and today the XR, XT, XW and especially XY GTs have become the most collectible Australian built cars.

The Mazda MX-5 is the embodiment of everything that a sports car should be! It was first unveiled in 1989 and seventeen years later it remains a classic two seater.

Volkswagen have reinvented the Kombi van - a classic wagon from the Sixties!

Chrysler has increased the appeal of its retro PT Cruiser range with the addition of a soft top convertible.\n

In the past month or two, just about every Aussie would have been guilty of jumping on the Socceroos World Cup bandwagon to some extent. And why not? When you see a good thing - get on board, I say!

British car mag "Autocar" wrote a pretty damning piece about the RV8. Good for the flat cap brigade but not much chop as a Nineties sportscar.

The all new Nissan 300ZX sports car went on sale in Australia on December 8, 1990. With a mission to create "the world's best sports car", Nissan's design team created a new Z car which was more powerful, more aerodynamic and more sophisticated on every detail than the car it replaced.

The HQ Holden Series brought about major changes and improvements to all Holden variants. In many quarters the HQ Holden was heralded as the most significant Holden to date since the original 48-215.

Regular readers of Just World Cars will remember that we featured an EH S4 in the May 2003 issue.

I know the answer to the ultimate question - it's 41. I even know how many people can be crammed into a Mini - 17. What I don't know is why the early people at Holden spelt the alphabet backwards.

To celebrate the millionth Minor in 1961, Morris realised a limited edition...

It was the eighth Holden model since 1948. In a period of 18 months more than 250,000 EHs were sold making it the fastest selling Australian car ever.

It was late in 1969 that word of an all new sports car bearing the Datsun badge started circulating and, to be blunt, the enthusiasts were less than excited.

All motoring enthusiasts know the story. The E-type was the ultimate sports car; the XJ-S not a worthy successor - more a softie.

The 1966 HR Holden was GM Holden's most popular car of the 1960s. When sales of the HD started to wane Holden hit back with the HR.

Targa Tasmania is one of Australia's major motoring events, but the whole targa concept has its roots in Italian road race competition and the daddy of them all is the Targa Florio.

It was always going to be a hard script to follow, but Nissan have taken a great sports car and made the 350Z even better!

A great idea from Krause Publications are these pocket (okay, large pocket!) size 'Field Guide' books for classic & collectable American cars that are perfect for taking around swap meets, concourse events and other car shows.

Yokohama Australian Formula 4000 Drivers Championship kicks off at Calder!

The EK Holden was introduced in May 1961 and while essentially an upgraded FB, it introduced the first automatic transmission offered in a Holden.

The FE Holden celebrates its 50th birthday in July and more than 100 FE and FC Holdens built between 1956 and 1960 are expected to head for Phillip Island over Easter to celebrate the anniversary of the FE model