Issue 61

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MUSCLE NEWS

Paul Gover reports on the securing of Holden’s immediate manufacturing future. He examines Ford’s four-pot Falcons, exports and engineering recruitment drive. Meantime, Muscle Maniac James Cockington delves into his pop culture treasure trove.

MUSCLE MAIL

This issue, readers recall: the McGrana Torana towing marathon, Wellington street races and classic Chargers; and give us some left-field ideas for future features. Muscle Assist has some mysteries to solve.

COLUMNS

AMC has a brand new columnist. Please welcome serial muscle car owner Phil Anders to the mag. Meantime, JB heads back to his old stomping ground, Longford.

AUSSIES IN TRANS-AM

Parnelli Jones called it “the greatest road racing series ever run in the States”. No arguments from us. Nor from the surprising number of Australian drivers who drove in Trans-Am.

MOFFAT & FIRTH

Did you know that Allan Moffat and Harry Firth were once co-drivers in Trans-Am? These supposed rivals share some little-known stories with Steve Normoyle. They joined forces to take on the big guns on their home ground.

HORST KWECH

Horst who? Paul Newby tracks down the muscle car star from Cooma NSW, Horst Kweck, who’s a Trans-Am legend in his adopted country.

HISTORIC TRANS-AM

History can repeat itself: witness the swag of original Camaros, Javelins and Mustangs running in the USA’s Historic Trans-Am Series. And they could be headed downunder sooner than you think.

TRANS-OZ

Australian Trans-Am Championship organisers are going all out for bigger and better things in 2012, the tribute category’s fourth season.

NISSAN IN V8s

AMC’s Paul Gover provides an intriguing insight into Nissan’s rationale for returning to the top division of motorsport in Australia. V8 Supercars here they come.

MUSCLE MAN

James Cockington takes us behind the scenes of ‘Hollywood’ George Elliot’s amazing half-century of non-stop action, on and off the track.

NOSTALGIA DRAGS

David Cook takes us back to a time when racing was simple, cheap and fun – and discovers it still is! Welcome to the world of Nostalgia drags.

ILINGA

Ill-fated, or simply ahead of its time? James Cockington looks at the audacious plan to produce a luxury sports car, with Leyland P76 V8 power, in Melbourne in the 1970s.

ISLAND CLASSIC

One of our classics – Bruce Moxon – reports on the cars and characters at Australia’s biggest historic racing event, on Phillip Island. No penguins allowed.

BACK IN THE DAY

With the Formula 5000s making their thunderous debut at this year’s Muscle Car Masters, AMC revisits the 1975 Tasman Series and a unique Australian victory.