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Giorgetto Giugiaro retires from automotive design

Italian designer Giorgetto Giugiaro has retired from automotive design at the age of 76. Known as one of history’s most influential car designers, Giugiaro penned cars for brands including Volkswagen,

Talking to the people of Classic Trial events

  “Trialling continues to be a very popular way for many enthusiasts to enjoy classic motorsport — so we gathered together a half-dozen classic triallists to find out more” View

The original Gran Turismo: 1955 Lancia Aurelia GT

From its debut in 1951, Lancia’s Aurelia Gran Turismo was hailed as one of the world’s finest cars Older readers may remember New Zealand Classic Car’s irascible columnist, Gabriel — and

The pie-man cometh: 1978 Porsche 911 SC

  View fullsize Over the past few years I’ve been fortunate enough to follow Targa New Zealand events around most of the North Island. My main priority during these trips

Traffic stopper: 1966 Dove GTR4A

  View fullsize In a parallel universe, this super-rare, hatchback sports coupé might well have been a serious rival to the MGBGT As the ’50s fizzled out, with war-rationing having

The fabulous thirties: 1938 Chevrolet

  View fullsize During the course of any given month, the myriad number of cars that are shuffled in and out of our purpose-built photography studio is nothing short of