The Machines

Porsche RSR historic race car
Porsche RSR
A racing Porsche, a family history, and one lap time still waiting to be beaten. Read more...
BMW CSL photographed for Retromotive Volume 3
BMW CSL
David James and the restoration of a BMW CSL. Read more...
Lancia Stratos photography for Retromotive Volume 3
Lancia Stratos
A singular rally machine, three consecutive titles, and the extraordinary logic of purpose-built design. Read more...
Ford RS200 Group B homologation car
Ford RS200 | The Group B Years
An engineer’s fascination with rare machines and Ford’s uncompromising Group B rally car. Read more...
Jack Brabham’s green and gold BT7A racing car, photographed by Nathan Duff
Brabham BT7A
The 1964 Australian Grand Prix-winning Brabham BT7A, its restoration and the friendship between Sir Jack Brabham and Peter Harburg. Words Bruce McMahon, photography Nathan Duff. From Retromotive Volume 4. Read more...
Adam’s white 1974 Mazda RX-3 Series 2 coupe
Mazda RX-3
A painstaking restoration of a 1974 Mazda RX-3 Series 2, its period-correct 12A rotary engine and the family memories behind Adam’s car. Read more...
De Tomaso Mangusta photographed front three-quarter in a pale concrete studio.
De Tomaso Mangusta
This incredible Mangusta was once owned by the son of one of the most famous singers who ever lived — and therein lays the mystery of its providence. Read more...
The Ford XC Cobra Hardtop in a shipping-container yard.
Ford Cobra
Paul and Kerri Buckendahl’s 1978 Ford XC Cobra Hardtop No. 361, one of 400 built and a car they use rather than preserve. Read more...
Lotus 11 150 LM
Lotus 11 150 LM
Richard’s Lotus 11 150 LM, chassis 305, and a twelve-year restoration that took it back to the track that ended its racing career. Read more...
Yellow Nissan R390 GT1 photographed front-on against a dark background.
The R390 That Became His
A Le Mans car, a lost road-going dream and the two-decade journey that brought Érik Comas back to the Nissan R390 GT1. Read more...
Peter Ingersole’s white 1968 Dodge Charger R/T beside dry Australian grassland.
Dodge Charger R/T
Peter Ingersole’s 1968 Dodge Charger R/T: understated white-on-beige, dark green upholstery and a life shaped by cars and motorsport. Read more...
Clint Boughen’s 1964 Ford Galaxie at the grandstand.
Ford Galaxie
Clint Boughen’s 1964 Ford Galaxie, shaped by family racing, grassroots speedway and a lifelong taste for big American iron. Read more...