Growing up in England, Charles Scott and his neighbours Michael and Peter Sargent indulged their passion for speed on a private road near their home in Surrey called Bishop’s Walk, for them more accurately Boys’ Raceway. The trio built a …
Recently I had the opportunity to drive the RACV’s 1967 Morris Mini Deluxe from Melbourne to Albury and return. The excuse for this fun was a car display in Wodonga, sponsored by RACV, organised by the Antique Car Club of …
Memorable events through the 20th century involved cars. What happened to President Kennedy’s limo, Archduke Ferdinand’s Graf & Stift or Menzie’s Bentley? JFK’s Lincoln President Kennedy was in …
The contribution made by Repco and Jack Brabham to the industrial and motor racing heritage of Melbourne’s inner west was recognised at a ceremony on 30 September 2015. The event, sponsored by the City of Maribyrnong, was held at the former site …
It’s been a while coming, but finally spring is here and the classic car season is getting under way. Last weekend I took the family to a terrific get-together at Marong, a little town near Bendigo in country Victoria, for …
Serene, stately and timeless. All fitting and undeniable characteristics for any Rolls-Royce, but for this Silver Cloud timeless is definitely the best description. The 1962 Silver Cloud II currently on display at RACV Club Melbourne is as near as you will ever see to …
Sometimes the best thing to do is just show people, so here’s a video clip of the start of a race for classic saloon and touring cars at Winton Motor Raceway, Victoria, Australia. Video clip – start of classic saloon …
No, it’s not a rock band but there was plenty of noise and a lot of fans. Bob Jane drove many sensational cars over the course of his long and successful racing career and three of them were Ford Mustangs. They were …
On a recent sunny Saturday afternoon in Melbourne, I pulled up at a traffic light right behind a D-Type Jaguar. Not the sort of thing you see every day. And unlike most of the D-Types I’d seen, this one was …
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Originally from Bradford in Yorkshire, Adrian Bennett became such a devotee of the Mad Max movies he built a replica Interceptor, moved to the outback New South Wales location of Mad Max 2 and opened a museum. Here’s my story …