Book review by Ian Debenham OAM The title of this book is an apt description of the contents of this book. It is focussed on the Short S.23 flying boats — otherwise known as the Short Empire flying boat and the ‘C’ class in Imperial Airways aircraft classification — designed and built by Short Brothers […]
Gary R Squire’s “Bringing Connie Home”
Book review by Ian Debenham OAM Australian aficionados of old aeroplanes will be very aware of the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society’s (HARS) Lockheed Constellation VH-EAG, ‘Southern Preservation’, and its flights at various air shows here. At the time of writing this, it is the only flying Constellation in the world. Perhaps rather boldly, I venture […]
Brian Goulding
Motoring Interests & Career My love affair with motorsport began when my father took our family to Mount Druitt in 1955 by steam train. I was four years old. After this amazing experience I read anything on motor racing I could find and eight years later began collecting motor racing books. In 1977 my brother […]
All Historic Mallala – 22-23 April
The All Historic Mallala is scheduled for 22-23 April at Mallala Motorsport Park
Rob Roy Revival – 18-19 March
The Rob Roy Revival is scheduled for 18-19 March in the Christmas Hills, Victoria
Shannons Auto Caffeine – 18 February
Please come along enjoy a coffee with some food and check out what’s on offer. There are motoring wonders in the Auctions not to be missed!
Is the National Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 a threat to older cars?
There has been some comment in our Australian media in support of the recently released National Road Safety Strategy or NRSS (www.roadsafety.gov.au/nrss) published in December 2021 after consultations between our several Infrastructure and Transport Ministers.
2022 CMC Shannons Sydney Classic
I recall going to early versions of the iconic Council of Motor Clubs display day when it was at much-loved Warwick Farm. As I recall it was mainly pre-war and early post-war cars at that stage, with picnic baskets in abundance on the rolling lawns. What hasn’t changed is the variety and the opportunity to […]
Clubbing in South East Asia
A brief history of the sporting pursuits of the motoring clubs of Malaysia and Singapore By Eli Solomon Malaysia and Singapore have a rich motoring and an equally rich motor sports history. This article looks at the diversity of clubs that existed from the early days of the motorcar up to the 1980s, and the […]
