On October 24, 1969 Fiat paid one lira (around 0.6cents) to gain outright control of Lancia. That one lira was merely a symbol of course, for Fiat also inherited Lancia’s […]
The Motoring Heritage of India
In the forecourt of the Liberty Cinema in Bombay a few years ago, an immaculate Figoni et Falaschi bodied 1936 Delahaye 135 stood in resplendent red, cordoned off by red […]
Julian Thomson
In 1989, when the Tokyo motor show moved 30km from downtown to Makuhari, the only practicable way from the city (where most of the press and manufacturers stayed) was by […]
Holden’s Stylng Directors
Leo Pruneau, former head of design at Holden, is one of my favourite car people. In the 1990s Leo and I worked together as members of the Wheels magazine Car […]
FJ Holden Special
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‘Dyno’ Dave. The Yella Terra Story
Part family history and personal anecdote, part business and motoring history, ‘Dyno’ Dave’s memoir is a valuable contribution to the literature of motoring in Australia. Bennett is primarily remembered for […]
SUNRAYCER and the World Solar Challenge 1987 & CONFESSIONS OF A FAST WOMAN
Darwin to Adelaide – the 1987 BP World Solar Challenge, six hard days and 3200 kms down the Stuart Highway, each car powered by nothing but the solar rays …
PRODUCING THE FIRST HOLDEN ENGINES: The 1946 Journals of a Tool Engineer
This remarkable, large and very specialised local work deserves a full review from our own specialist in matters of Australian motor manufacturing lore, the redoubtable …
