Australian Muscle Car

Paul Newby

The year 2030 is shaping up to be a significant one. As anniversaries go, it will be 70 years since the Australian Touring Car Championship commenced, 60 years since the Holden Torana GTR XU-1 debuted and 50 years since arguably our most successful touring car, the Holden Commodore, hit the track. Not to be outdone for Ford fans, it will be 60 years since Allan Moffat’s first win in the mighty Falcon GTHO.

However, 2030 is also the year where the UK government

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