Mini up the Hume
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 …
Category: Events
Repco-Brabham Heritage Installation
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 …
Spring Is Here
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 …
Holden Day at Dandenong
On April 12, Dandenong Showgrounds was the setting for a large turnout of Holdens covering the classics of the late 40s and 50s through to the modern era. My distinct leaning towards those examples produced before the end of the …
Driving in Melbourne in a 1906 Vulcan Phaeton
Driving from the Melbourne Showgrounds in Flemington to Flinders Street station is normally a routine short trip. But when the vehicle is a 109 year old car it becomes a very special experience. So when Adam Auditori asked me if I …
Bathurst Motorsport Legends of the 60s
Put a group of old racing drivers and mechanics on stage for an intimate chat in front of hundreds of motor racing enthusiasts and it’s almost certain to be entertaining. When the main subject is Bathurst in the 1960s, it’s …