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Cars That Made Australia

Cars That Made Australia

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Australians have a long-standing love affair with the automobile and when, in 1948, the first Holden came off the production line, our cars also became part of our national pride.

Our cars do more than take us from A to B, they are freedom on four wheels. What we drive reflects our personalities, and our aspirations, and even allows us to let out our inner bogan.

This is the story of the car that your folks bought home when you were a kid and you climbed all over the back seat. It’s the car that you crammed into on those hot summer road trips. It’s that model that you saved up for when you were a teenager or the car that your friend has that took you out of the suburbs. It's the car that you were brought home in from the hospital (potentially without being secured properly).

This is the story of the people who drove them and the people that rode in them... this is the story of the Cars That Made Australia.

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  • Holden Commodore

    Holden Commodore
    Apr 19 2023

    Emerging out of the fuel crisis of the 70s as a more economical replacement for the famed Kingswood, the Holden Commodore is an undeniable icon - making and breaking records on and off the race track and in production for almost 40 years before the last locally made model rolled off the production line in 2017.

    In this episode, you'll hear the story of these beloved Aussies as well as the people who drove, owned and loved them, including the last one ever made...

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    33 min
  • Leyland P76

    Leyland P76
    Apr 26 2023

    It's the colossal, designed-and-made-in-Australia family sedan with a boot big enough to hold a 44-gallon drum. Revolutionary in design, it won the coveted Wheels Car Of The Year award in 1973.

    It's also Australia's most infamous lemon, a badly built butt of many jokes, a victim of bad timing on top of its own ambition.

    Despite its status as one of the most maligned cars we've ever made, there are scores of loyal fans who defend the Leyland P76 and its legacy, warts and all.

    In this episode, hear how the P76 came to life, came apart, and came to be endearingly remembered as a loveable lemon, a car that lives up to its claim of being anything but average...

    And hey, if it really was as bad as they said it was, why did Merrick and Rosso buy two of them?

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    32 min
  • Valiant Charger

    Valiant Charger
    May 3 2023

    A famous TV ad had us screaming out "Hey, Charger!" for decades but the enduring appeal of this classic 70s muscle car runs deeper than a memorable hand sign and a catchy slogan.

    Hear about the "Hey, Charger!" on-set hijinks from the Hollywood director who cut his teeth on this iconic ad campaign, find out why rock stars prefer to take a ride in a charger over a limo, and learn why - after all these years - we still lust after classic muscle cars...

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    30 min

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