Australian Cars
Australian marques and the models we cover. Jump to a make, or pick a model to read its full history.
Australian makes
Models
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Bolwell Mk IV
Bolwell's first commercially produced car — a lightweight fibreglass spaceframe sports car inspired by the Elfin Streamliner and Lotus 11.
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Bolwell Mk V
A more commercially oriented successor to the Mk IV, using a steel backbone chassis and six-cylinder Holden running gear, with approximately 75 built.
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Bolwell Mk VII
Bolwell's highest-volume model — roughly 400 registered examples made the company Australia's fifth-largest vehicle manufacturer of the era.
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Bolwell Mk VIII Nagari
Bolwell's Ford V8-powered flagship — 118 factory-built coupes and convertibles that represent the high-water mark of original Bolwell production.
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Bolwell Mk IX Ikara
A mid-engined VW Golf-powered kit car conceived to sidestep Australian Design Rules — only 12 examples were built, marking Bolwell's original automotive swan song.
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Brabham BT62
Brabham's track-only carbon-fiber hypercar — 700 hp, 972 kg, and 1,200 kg of downforce in a limited edition of 70.
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Brabham BT63 GT2
GT2-homologated racing evolution of the BT62 — 600 hp from a 5.2-litre V8, built for the Fanatec GT2 European Series.
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FPV GT
FPV's V8 flagship sedan — 290 kW at launch, growing to 351 kW in its final year as the definitive Australian muscle car.
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FPV F6
FPV's turbocharged inline-six performance sedan — lighter and arguably faster than the GT through the corners, with 270–310 kW from Ford's Barra engine.
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FPV Pursuit
FPV's V8-powered coupe-utility — the performance ute for buyers who needed a tray and 290+ kW.
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Holden 48-215 (FX / FJ)
The first car wholly manufactured in Australia — launched by Prime Minister Chifley on 29 November 1948 to national celebration.
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Holden Kingswood
Holden's mainstream family car of the late 1960s and 1970s, sold in HK through HZ form until the Commodore took over.
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Holden Monaro
Holden's celebrated two-door performance coupe — an Australian muscle-car icon across two distinct eras (1968–1977 and 2001–2006).
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Holden Torana
Holden's compact of the late 1960s and 1970s — a lightweight Bathurst legend, especially the GTR XU-1.
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Holden Commodore
Holden's defining model — Australia's best-selling car for decades, built locally from 1978 to 2017, and the basis of the HSV performance line.
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Holden Gemini
Holden's compact of the late 1970s and 1980s — the Australian version of the Isuzu Gemini / GM T-car platform.
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Holden Camira
Holden's first front-wheel-drive car — the Australian J-car, replaced by the Holden Apollo (rebadged Toyota Camry) in 1989.
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HSV ClubSport
HSV's entry-level and highest-volume performance sedan — the ClubSport ran continuously from 1990 to 2017 on every Commodore platform.
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HSV GTS
HSV's flagship performance sedan — the highest-powered, most track-focused Commodore-based car in the range.
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HSV Maloo
The world's fastest production ute — HSV's V8 Holden Ute held the Guinness speed record at 271 km/h, set in 2006.
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HSV Senator
HSV's performance-luxury sedan based on the Holden Berlina and Calais — combining V8 muscle with a more refined interior than the ClubSport.
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HSV Grange
HSV's ultimate luxury flagship — a high-performance take on the long-wheelbase Holden Statesman and Caprice.
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HSV Coupé4
An ultra-rare all-wheel-drive Monaro-based coupé — fewer than 140 built, making it the rarest HSV of the modern era.
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HSV W427
A hand-built 7.0-litre V8 super-sedan — only 137 produced, making it the rarest and most collectible HSV sedan of the VE era.
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Leyland Australia P76
Leyland's locally designed Australian large car — a 1973 Wheels Car of the Year that became one of the country's most famous automotive failures.
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Leyland Australia Marina
The Australian-market Marina — a Morris Marina re-badged and re-engined with a locally developed E-series six-cylinder, built at Zetland from 1973 to 1974.
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Leyland Australia Mini
The Australian Leyland Mini — assembled locally from 1961 (as the Morris 850) and sold under the Leyland badge from 1973 until the final run of 810 Mini 1275LS cars in 1978.
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Leyland Australia Moke
The Leyland Moke — Australia's beloved open-sided beach runabout, built locally from 1966 to 1981 with over 26,000 units produced, including the 1977 Californian variant.