https://www.musclecarmag.com.auAustralian MUSCLE CAR Magazine Premium is the home of exclusive stories, photos and more from the legendary Australian MUSCLE CAR Magazine archives. Join the team now for instant accessCopyright 2026 nextmedia Pty. Ltd.Sun, 12 Jul 2026 10:02:52 +100010Outspoken Kiwi racer Robbie Francevic was best known in Australia for his short but highly successful spell in mid-1980s touring car racing at the wheel of a Volvo 240T Group A car.https://www.musclecarmag.com.au/feature/vale-robbie-francevic-627199?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amc_rssmusclecar627199Tue, 7 Jul 2026 09:03:00 +1000Stunt driving teams wowed generations of Aussie showgoers with a range of cunning stunts. And a stunning array of cars, often supplied by manufacturers Ford, GM-H and Chrysler. AMC recalls the classic showmen and women – and laments the passing of such entertainers.https://www.musclecarmag.com.au/feature/drivers-from-hell-627103?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amc_rssmusclecar627103Thu, 2 Jul 2026 22:18:00 +1000He was the 'Hostile Hippie', or simply 'The Great GP', and if you asked Gary Patterson himself, he would tell you he was the greatest driver in the world - outside of his hero, AJ Foyt. https://www.musclecarmag.com.au/feature/i-am-the-greatest-627105?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amc_rssmusclecar627105Thu, 2 Jul 2026 04:47:00 +1000Scenes from the All Aussie Auto Show at Gough Whitlam Park in Sydney on June 21. https://www.musclecarmag.com.au/gallery/gallery-all-aussie-auto-show-627104?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amc_rssmusclecar627104Thu, 2 Jul 2026 04:11:00 +1000Colin Bond was never one to get hot under the collar...https://www.musclecarmag.com.au/feature/bondy-no-sweat-626982?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amc_rssmusclecar626982Sat, 27 Jun 2026 08:11:00 +1000They’re not direct descendants of the Trans-Am glory days from 1966-’72, but this is Trans Am 21st century-style – and it’s quickly established a strong foothold down under.https://www.musclecarmag.com.au/feature/trans-am-for-the-21st-century-626945?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amc_rssmusclecar626945Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:49:00 +1000Who better to restore an historic racecar than the bloke who originally built it? Who better to race it than the car’s original star driver? Images: Alex Mitchell, Wayne Collins, Bruce Moxon, Chevron Archivehttps://www.musclecarmag.com.au/feature/jim-richards-bmw-635-csi-626760?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amc_rssmusclecar626760Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:17:00 +1000AMC pays tribute to the late, great Allan Moffat with this special edition of Australian MUSCLE CAR magazine. https://www.musclecarmag.com.au/feature/moffat-remembering-an-australian-muscle-car-legend-626629?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amc_rssmusclecar626629Mon, 15 Jun 2026 03:30:00 +1000The birth of what we know today as Supercars racing involved an agonisingly difficult labour, but it all turned out for the best in the end. Here’s how it all went down in the early '90s when the original blueprint for the ‘5-litre V8’ category was hammered out. https://www.musclecarmag.com.au/feature/the-birth-of-supercars-626585?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amc_rssmusclecar626585Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:15:00 +1000David Bowden, patriarch of the remarkable collection of Aussie muscle that comprises the Bowden Collection, has died. https://www.musclecarmag.com.au/feature/aussie-muscle-car-saviour-david-bowden-dies-626533?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amc_rssmusclecar626533Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:35:00 +1000Scenes from the annual Torana Muscle on the Murray event. Pics: Luke Hunter - www.lukehuntermedia.comhttps://www.musclecarmag.com.au/gallery/gallery-2026-torana-muscle-on-the-murray-626515?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amc_rssmusclecar626515Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:41:00 +1000If you wanted to win Bathurst in 1982, you needed to have a ‘Commodore Moonrocket’. That was Allan Moffat’s description of the Holdens that year – a year that was dogged by controversy from almost the first race of the season until the very last.https://www.musclecarmag.com.au/feature/moonrockets-on-the-mountain-626401?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amc_rssmusclecar626401Wed, 3 Jun 2026 07:57:00 +1000Scenes from the second round of the Touring Car Masters Series at Symmons Plains. Pics: James Smithhttps://www.musclecarmag.com.au/gallery/gallery-symmons-plains-touring-car-masters-626389?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amc_rssmusclecar626389Wed, 3 Jun 2026 04:16:00 +1000Group S sports car and Group Nc touring car racing action from Historic Winton. Photos: Russ @ Foot in Bowl Photography. https://www.musclecarmag.com.au/gallery/gallery-historic-winton-2026-624505?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amc_rssmusclecar624505Tue, 2 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +1000Back in the 1970s in Melbourne, if you needed your XR Falcon GT to outperform an XW or XY GTHO, Ford performance specialist Paul Dan was the go-to man. https://www.musclecarmag.com.au/feature/dans-the-man-626312?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amc_rssmusclecar626312Mon, 1 Jun 2026 05:03:00 +1000When Allan Grice made it big in touring cars he’d already been racing openwheelers for eight years – and had nearly won an international grand prix. This is the little-known story of where it all began for Gricey – his early years in the sport before he got a roof over his head.https://www.musclecarmag.com.au/feature/openwheelers-are-for-sheilas-626216?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amc_rssmusclecar626216Thu, 28 May 2026 02:01:00 +1000If there was one single reason for the popularity of Channel Seven’s Bathurst telecasts in the 1980s it would have to be Racecam.https://www.musclecarmag.com.au/feature/sevens-racecam-revolution-625767?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amc_rssmusclecar625767Mon, 11 May 2026 05:21:00 +1000Any Falcon GTHO is a rare and special car, but a survivor with a racing history – including at Bathurst – like this one is obviously even more special. Photoshoot: Kathleen Coe Images: Chevron Archive, Autopics.com.auhttps://www.musclecarmag.com.au/feature/hidden-ho-history-625696?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amc_rssmusclecar625696Fri, 8 May 2026 03:11:00 +1000The Mustang Dark Horse returns to Australia for 2026 – along with a Triple Eight special edition.https://www.musclecarmag.com.au/feature/mustang-dark-horse-returns-625459?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amc_rssmusclecar625459Wed, 29 Apr 2026 02:57:00 +1000The early 1970s touring car racing action at Sydney's Warwick Farm was so good that spectators risked crossing a river to get in without paying.https://www.musclecarmag.com.au/feature/up-the-creek-624883?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amc_rssmusclecar624883Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:04:00 +1000