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Curbside Classics-Australian Brands Archive
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![(Update 2/25/2026) Australia’s long relationship with the U.S. Big Three automakers and the American-influenced designs produced as a result have been extensively covered here, as shown […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1.jpg "1972-73 Chrysler Valiant Charger 770SE — The Ultimate Australian Mopar Muscle Car?")
1972-73 Chrysler Valiant Charger 770SE — The Ultimate Australian Mopar Muscle Car?
Posted on February 25, 2026 | 51 Comments(Update 2/25/2026) Australia’s long relationship with the U.S. Big Three automakers and the American-influenced designs produced as a result have been extensively covered here, as shown […] -
![(Updated 2/23/2026) Blink and you’ll miss that there’s an automobile this picture. It may well be the simplest shape to emanate from Volkswagen, that paragon of simple […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/buggy3.jpg "1967-1968 VW Country Buggy: Australia’s Bare-Bones Beetle Off-Roader – Stark Bliss")
1967-1968 VW Country Buggy: Australia’s Bare-Bones Beetle Off-Roader – Stark Bliss
Posted on February 23, 2026 | 25 Comments(Updated 2/23/2026) Blink and you’ll miss that there’s an automobile this picture. It may well be the simplest shape to emanate from Volkswagen, that paragon of simple […] -
![(first posted 3/28/2016) If you want to know why Mitsubishi remains a major player in Australia despite being an also-ran in other markets, it helps to look at […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/mitsubishi-magna-elite-wagon-6.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1989-91 Mitsubishi Magna Elite Wagon – A More-Than-Galant Effort")
Curbside Classic: 1989-91 Mitsubishi Magna Elite Wagon – A More-Than-Galant Effort
Posted on May 29, 2025 | 33 Comments(first posted 3/28/2016) If you want to know why Mitsubishi remains a major player in Australia despite being an also-ran in other markets, it helps to look at […] -
![(first posted 3/27/2019) Cascada is the name of two things created in Germany: a dance music group and an Opel (albeit one assembled in Poland). The […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/holden-cascada-3.jpg "Future Classic: 2013-19 Buick/Holden/Opel/Vauxhall Cascada – Not Going Platinum")
Future Classic: 2013-19 Buick/Holden/Opel/Vauxhall Cascada – Not Going Platinum
Posted on March 26, 2025 | 45 Comments(first posted 3/27/2019) Cascada is the name of two things created in Germany: a dance music group and an Opel (albeit one assembled in Poland). The […] -
![(first posted 5/3/2016) The 1973 GM T-Car was a genuine world car, sold on 5 continents under the Opel, Vauxhall, Isuzu and Holden brands, among others. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/holden-rb-gemini-2.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1985-87 Holden RB Gemini/1985-89 Chevrolet Spectrum/Isuzu I-Mark – The Stars Didn’t Align")
Curbside Classic: 1985-87 Holden RB Gemini/1985-89 Chevrolet Spectrum/Isuzu I-Mark – The Stars Didn’t Align
Posted on March 5, 2025 | 36 Comments(first posted 5/3/2016) The 1973 GM T-Car was a genuine world car, sold on 5 continents under the Opel, Vauxhall, Isuzu and Holden brands, among others. […] -
![(first posted 12/4/2018) When new, the VR Commodore was a perfectly respectable choice for a new car. Fleets loved the base Executive and families loved the safety-focussed Acclaim. There […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/holden-vr-vs-berlina.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1993-97 Holden VR/VS Commodore – Second/Third Owner Stigma")
Curbside Classic: 1993-97 Holden VR/VS Commodore – Second/Third Owner Stigma
Posted on December 4, 2024 | 41 Comments(first posted 12/4/2018) When new, the VR Commodore was a perfectly respectable choice for a new car. Fleets loved the base Executive and families loved the safety-focussed Acclaim. There […] -
![(first posted 4/9/2014 – with comments left by the daughter of this car’s owner) Last week I caught myself an Aussie beast rarer than the Tasmanian Tiger: a Ford Landau. This example […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Ford-Landau.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1972-79 Australian ‘Super’ Premium Fords – Parsing FoMoCo’s Alternate Universe Broughams")
Curbside Classic: 1972-79 Australian ‘Super’ Premium Fords – Parsing FoMoCo’s Alternate Universe Broughams
Posted on September 30, 2024 | 110 Comments(first posted 4/9/2014 – with comments left by the daughter of this car’s owner) Last week I caught myself an Aussie beast rarer than the Tasmanian Tiger: a Ford Landau. This example […] -
![(first posted 9/28/2018) One day a while back I took a long stroll to the beach. On my way I managed to capture a host of CCs, but […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/53plymouth.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1959 Chrysler AP2 Plainsman – Happy Accident")
Curbside Classic: 1959 Chrysler AP2 Plainsman – Happy Accident
Posted on September 28, 2024 | 59 Comments(first posted 9/28/2018) One day a while back I took a long stroll to the beach. On my way I managed to capture a host of CCs, but […] -
![(first posted 8/10/2018) I hope readers of the antipodean persuasion will not be offended when I confess, from the get go, that I’m way out of my depth […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_20180705_120147.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1988 Holden Camira JE Wagon – Chimera Obscura")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Holden Camira JE Wagon – Chimera Obscura
Posted on August 9, 2024 | 24 Comments(first posted 8/10/2018) I hope readers of the antipodean persuasion will not be offended when I confess, from the get go, that I’m way out of my depth […] -
![When General Motors-Holden axed the WB Statesman and Caprice in 1984, they effectively handed the segment to Ford and its Fairlane and LTD twins. That left the Commodore was their […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/holden-vq-caprice-1.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1990-94 Holden VQ Statesman/Caprice – The Admirals To The General’s Commodore")
Curbside Classic: 1990-94 Holden VQ Statesman/Caprice – The Admirals To The General’s Commodore
Posted on July 11, 2024 | 19 CommentsWhen General Motors-Holden axed the WB Statesman and Caprice in 1984, they effectively handed the segment to Ford and its Fairlane and LTD twins. That left the Commodore was their […] -
![(first posted 5/22/2018) To help you, our predominantly North American community, understand the Australian 1988-95 Ford Fairlane and LTD, let me describe it to you in North American […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ford-dc-ltd-1.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1988-95 Australian Ford Fairlane/LTD – Identifying The Common Lincs")
Curbside Classic: 1988-95 Australian Ford Fairlane/LTD – Identifying The Common Lincs
Posted on May 23, 2024 | 42 Comments(first posted 5/22/2018) To help you, our predominantly North American community, understand the Australian 1988-95 Ford Fairlane and LTD, let me describe it to you in North American […] -
![(first posted 5/8/2018) Most cars would usually be looking rather tired eight years into their model run. Not so the first-generation Holden Commodore. Other than an unchanged width, the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/holden-vl-commodore-4.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1986-88 Holden VL Commodore – A Heart Transplant From Overseas")
Curbside Classic: 1986-88 Holden VL Commodore – A Heart Transplant From Overseas
Posted on May 8, 2024 | 54 Comments(first posted 5/8/2018) Most cars would usually be looking rather tired eight years into their model run. Not so the first-generation Holden Commodore. Other than an unchanged width, the […] -
![Rich Baron’s recent capsule on the Australian Matador X Coupe captured by Peter Wilding struck me with a double-barrelled CC effect. Buried in the recent past was an Australian AMX […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/hornetturbineside.jpg "Automotive History: The AMCs of AMI")
Automotive History: The AMCs of AMI
Posted on May 6, 2024 | 32 CommentsRich Baron’s recent capsule on the Australian Matador X Coupe captured by Peter Wilding struck me with a double-barrelled CC effect. Buried in the recent past was an Australian AMX […] -
![(first posted 1/26/2018) (The 26th of January is Australia Day so let’s celebrate with some Australiana.) Both Ford North America and Ford Australia released controversially-styled replacement large sedans in the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2003_Ford_Falcon_BA_XR6_Turbo_sedan_17164291199.jpg "Curbside Classic: 2002-05 Ford BA Falcon – One Of The Greatest Australian Cars Ever Made")
Curbside Classic: 2002-05 Ford BA Falcon – One Of The Greatest Australian Cars Ever Made
Posted on January 26, 2024 | 51 Comments(first posted 1/26/2018) (The 26th of January is Australia Day so let’s celebrate with some Australiana.) Both Ford North America and Ford Australia released controversially-styled replacement large sedans in the […] -
![(first posted 1/18/2018) Five years ago today, I published my first article here on Curbside Classic. The subject was the Holden Camira, Australia’s version of the GM […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/holden-camira-6.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1982-89 Holden Camira – The Thrill Of Writing About J-Cars")
Curbside Classic: 1982-89 Holden Camira – The Thrill Of Writing About J-Cars
Posted on January 18, 2024 | 46 Comments(first posted 1/18/2018) Five years ago today, I published my first article here on Curbside Classic. The subject was the Holden Camira, Australia’s version of the GM […]
