Issue 136

Issue 136

Gen3

Better late than never, but finally it’s here. Gen3 kicked off the post-Holden Supercars era on the streets of Newcastle, and AMC went along to see if it lived up to all the fuss and hype

Phase IV

There were four XA Falcon GTHO Phase IVs assembled before the Supercar Scare killed the Phase IV stone dead. Of the four, this is the only one that rolled down the Ford production line

Back in the Day

Behind the scenes at the 1974 Hardie-Ferodo 1000

Prince Leopold von Bayern

Local race fans brought up on Australian-favoured V8s driven by local hero drivers didn’t quite know what to make of Prince Leopold von Bayern’s presence at Bathurst in 1984

Bob’s big banger

Some say it’s the best looking racing machine ever to grace an Australian race track. Bob Jane had such a soft spot for the 5.0-litre Repco V8 McLaren that it’s the one car he never sold

Phillip Island

Images from the latest installment of the Phillip Island Classic

A right Charlie

The record books from the late ‘‘70s and early ‘80s don’t list any major race or championship wins for Robyn Hamilton but the driver who was also known as ‘Charlie’ certainly made her mark

Super Supra

It wasn’t as super as it might have been - in fact, the works Toyota team Supra Turbo was the Group A car that seemed to promise so much but delivered so little