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The master’s last pass

Shamus Toomey · Dec 28, 2023 ·

Sir Stirling Moss 1929 – 2020 By Dave Williamson Auckland NZ, January 1959: I was riding my bike home from school when I saw a Jaguar saloon steaming towards me. […]

Season’s Greetings

Shamus Toomey · Dec 24, 2023 ·

To all our friends, volunteers and supporters. Looking forward to 2024!

On matters historical and the restoration of the two wheeled variety

Shamus Toomey · Nov 27, 2023 ·

by Phil Whitton In the current parlance of the restoration fraternity, the term “barn find” is now an indication of something uncovered from the depths of some storage unit, garage […]

Newsletter – November 2023

Shamus Toomey · Nov 19, 2023 ·

To each of our valued Supporters and Patrons You can now have your AMHF wall calendar for 2024, featuring twelve of the best of Brian Caldersmith’s excellent illustrations of classic […]

My Friend Griff

Shamus Toomey · Oct 29, 2023 ·

by Peter Robinson Forty-nine years ago, upon becoming the editor of Wheels magazine, I discovered a pile of manuscripts written by Griffith Borgeson. The name was familiar, I dimly knew […]

Sunday Morning Drives

Shamus Toomey · Oct 22, 2023 ·

Dave Williamson writes about his very early morning drives around Auckland in the late 1950s Being the un-ripe age of 15 years, “let’s go next Sunday” was an excitingly whispered […]

Newsletter – October 2023

Shamus Toomey · Oct 22, 2023 ·

To each of our valued Supporters and Patrons One of our great Partners at Sydney Motorsport Park is the Re-Engineering Australia Foundation www.rea.org.au. The founder and Chairman is Dr Michael […]

First Born Lamborghini 350 GTV

Shamus Toomey · Oct 15, 2023 ·

by Peter Robinson October 29, 1963. Ferruccio Lamborghini has invited a handful of journalists to his unfinished factory in Sant’Agata Bolognese. For months rumours the Italian tractor manufacturer planned to […]

Newsletter – September 2023

Shamus Toomey · Sep 30, 2023 ·

To each of our valued Supporters and Patrons This month we have seen a marvellous response to our survey questionnaire on the economic impact or value of the nation’s classic […]

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