A life in a day

1971 Holden Monaro GTS Alastair Watson AUSTRALIA WAS NEVER a major car exporter and, when it did venture into overseas markets, it was usually to other right-hand-drive countries such as New Zealand a

P38s are often seen as a challenging DIY-maintenance money pits but a well-chosen one can be a genuine pleasure to own – and, if you buy right, a bargain, too

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FIVE YEARS. THAT’S how long the ‘new’ Land Rover Defender has been on sale. Usually by this point in a car’s life there would have been a facelift, with a whole new generation probably only a couple o

The ultimate in off-road performance, Land Rover’s powerful Defender Octa turns everything its predecessor does well up to 11. Our writer took it for a test drive

FIRST DRIVE