by Colin Piper – – – The AMHF houses many treasures, most of which have been donated by enthusiasts, collectors and, let’s face it, hoarders, over many decades. Most of the collection has come from the baby boomer generation who, faced with inevitable choices as to what to do with all the stuff they have […]
Tony O’Donnell’s Life with Cars
by Tony O’Donnell – – – What prompted me to buy an F90 BMW M5 Competition? This question started me thinking about a common theme that might link my motoring choices. I grew up around cars; my father was a panelbeater and he often had small jobs around home. I often “helped” when I was […]
GMH’s first sports sedan: 1962 Vauxhall Victor VX 4/90
Retro Stories by David Burrell – – – Many assume that the 1963 S4 EH Holden was the first “sporty” performance sedan offered by GMH. Not so. It was the 1962 Vauxhall Victor VX 4/90. Built from CKD (completely knocked down) packs by GMH, the VX 4/90 was the sports sedan version of the new […]
The Newman-Freeman “Budweiser” Can-Am Race Car
by Geoff Piggott – – – The Can-Am (Canadian-American) series is simply the stuff of legends. From 1966 to 1974 these were the fastest, most powerful sports cars in the world, running under nominal-rules that allowed much innovation and led to (mostly) hotly contested racing. And they were driven by the best racing drivers on […]
The 1950 Henry J’s Australian connection
Retro Stories by David Burrell Henry J. Kaiser was a self-made steel, aluminium, ship building, health care and construction magnate. And, he wanted to design and build a car for post war Americans. Joseph Frazer was an automotive executive, having held senior roles at GM and Chrysler while still in his twenties and thirties. At […]
Film, Video, DVD and Digital Archives
“Looking to the Future with our Legendary Past” AMHF volunteer Peter Tomlinson, already a collector of motor racing film footage, took on the daunting task of developing what we believe is Australia’s finest archive of our moving visual motoring history. An extensive range of materials has been added to the Archive Database through the development […]
The inspiration for Pontiac’s iconic stacked headlights
Retro Stories by David Burrell The 1963 full-sized Pontiacs are hailed as the cars which first defined Pontiac’s youthful and exuberant image in the 1960s. Long and low, they combined a deeply sculptured split grille, stacked headlights and subtle “coke bottle” hips which proved irresistible to buyers. Work on the 1963s started in late 1960. […]
1946 Cadillac CO/Interceptor secret concept car
Retro Stories by David Burrell The 1946 Cadillac C.O., aka the Interceptor, was one of General Motors’ (GM) most intriguing post-World War II concept cars. It was a secret which few people ever saw. The CO/Interceptor was styled at the end of WWII by Frank Hershey. Its shape was based on airplane design motifs. According […]
AMHF at Motors and Masterpieces in Melbourne
by Paul Rogerson Melbourne hosted the 2024 Motors and Masterpieces show from 22 – 24 November at the Melbourne Showgrounds. There were more than 150 classic cars on display ranging from cars dating from the early part of the 20th century to the current day. AMHF had a stand at the show selling new and […]
