Lost and Found – Saving the Stoewer
In 1966, John Stanley was a university student with a holiday job sampling bore water on farms for the Mines Department. He also had a plan to find and restore a vintage car, so long as it was something unusual. …
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Czech Car Collection
Like many teenagers, Joe Šlarko dreamed of having a car, but going for a drive in communist Czechoslovakia in the 1960s was a privilege largely reserved for government officials and their chauffeurs. “Most people couldn’t afford a car,” Joe says. …
History made in cars
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 …
Mad Max Museum
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 …