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The Australian MUSCLE CAR Magazine Podcast is a place for all the yarns that didn't fit between the pages. Hear from the heroes behind the wheel and the legends behind the scenes, from a golden era of Australian motoring.
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Episode 11 - John Smith
John Smith was a fiery openwheeler star who in the early ‘80s matched it in identical equipment with current F1 drivers. He is widely regarded as one of our best-ever in single seaters, but ‘Smithy’ also had a long career in touring cars, in works Toyota Corolla touring cars and then the Supra Turbo, which Smithy dubbed the ‘White Whale’.Join Smithy and Australian MUSCLE Car Magazine founder Ray Berghouse for a trip down memory lane, exploring the races and rivalries from a golden era of Aust...
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Episode 10 - Spencer Martin
Spencer Martin has a long and storied career behind the wheel, piloting everything from the stunning Ferrari 250LM in the mid ‘60s to a near-stock-standard Volvo 242 GT which Martin and David McKay raced in the 1979 Bathurst 1000 – ‘that bloody Volvo!’ as some of the other drivers dubbed it. Join two-time Australian Drivers' Champion Spencer Martin, and Australian MUSCLE Car Magazine founder Ray Berghouse for a trip down memory lane, exploring the races and rivalries from a golden era of...
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Episode 9 - The Australian Muscle Car Editors
In this unique episode, the Chairman of Chevron Publishing and founder of Australian Muscle Car magazine Ray 'Bergie' Berghouse interviews three of the luckiest men alive - the only three people on the planet to have edited Australian Muscle Car magazine.Beginning with launch editor Mark Oastler, moving to the tenure of Luke West and on to the incumbent Steve Normoyle, Bergie takes these three seasoned journalists and muscle car tragics on a trip down memory (and pit) lane.From memorable issu...
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Episode 8 - Sue Ransom
With a career spanning continents, decades and myriad vehicle classes, Sue Ransom has, among other things, five Bathurst starts, multiple top ten touring car performances and a host of drag racing records to her name in both Australia and the United States. From rallying, circuit racing, Top Fuel drags and even Funny Cars, Sue has lived a life on the edge and as you'll hear, even survived the occasional parachute malfunction.Join us this episode as Sue relives these high-octane adventur...
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Episode 7 - Paul "Wally" Weissel
As long-time PR man for the legendary Holden Racing Team, Wally Weissel spent many years working alongside drivers such as Peter Brock, Craig Lowndes and Mark Skaife as well as the likes of Jeff Grech, John Crennan and Tom Walkinshaw. As you might suspect, those exciting years provided some great yarns and on this episode of The Australian MUSCLE CAR Magazine podcast, Wally casts his mind back to that magnificent era and shares some of his most memorable moments.
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Episode 6 - Colin Bond (Part 2)
Strap yourself back in for part two of MUSCLE CAR Magazine's far-reaching conversation with Colin Bond, this time diving deeper into his rallying career alongside the likes of Ari Vatanen, Hannu Mikkola and David Richards. From memorable cars to memorable crashes, Bondy doesn't spare the details and we the listeners are the lucky ones, getting these cracking tales from his long and storied career straight from the man himself.