Library Acquisitions Paint colours – Manufacturer’s guide for Veteran & Vintage body paint Donated by Hugh King, 2023 This pristine hard-bound book measures 22×11.5cm. Thin A4 size, 83 pages with glued cloth binding and a ‘floating’ cardboard reference sheet to assist viewing across open pages. Publisher is Valentine & Company ‘Established 1832’ in New York, […]
Sketch to Street: David Bentley and the Austin Tasman/Kimberley – Part 3
by David Burrell In this five-part series the Australian Motor Heritage Foundation (AMHF) is featuring the automotive design work of David Bentley, and his involvement in shaping the X6 Austin Tasman and Kimberley. David worked in the styling studios of BMC Australia (BMCA) and BMC in the UK during the 1960s. This third instalment covers […]
EJ Holden: Pivotal role in Holden’s Future
Retro Stories by David Burrell The EJ Holden was released in July 1962, thirteen months before its more celebrated successor, the EH. Since then, it has been in the EH’s shadow. And yet, the EJ had a more pivotal role in the history of General Motors’-Holden (GMH) than the EH. This crucial influence is revealed […]
Ken Miles – Muscle Car Master
by Brian Goulding For me, the outstanding character in the popular 2019 movie Ford v Ferrari was the cantankerous, ex-patriate race driver and engineer Ken Miles. Actor Christian Bale was Miles exactly as I imagined him to be. The movie was a not very accurate story of how Ford finished 1-2-3 in the 1966 Le […]
My winning 1979 Holden Gemini TD series wagon
By John O’Farrell In August 2024, I entered my 1979 Holden Gemini TD series wagon for display at the All Holden Day as part of the Lions Pride Holden Car Club. I set up early in the morning with the club, including putting out my story board explaining the history of my car. The car […]
Sketch to Street: David Bentley and the Austin Tasman/Kimberley – Part 2
by David Burrell Over a five-part series, the Australian Motor Heritage Foundation (AMHF) is celebrating the automotive design work of David Bentley, who worked at BMC Australia (BMCA) and BMC in the UK during the 1960s In this second part, the early design proposals for the X6 Austin Tasman and Kimberley are revealed, some previously […]
XR Falcon: Moving Out Front
Retro Stories by David Burrell When the XR Falcon was released in September 1966 it established the dimensional and packaging template for locally built sedans and wagons that only disappeared when the final Holden Commodore rolled off the production line in October 2017. It was a big, affordably priced, powerful, six-seater, Australian family sedan and […]
Sketch to Street: David Bentley and the Austin Tasman/Kimberley – Part 1
by David Burrell The Australian Motor Heritage Foundation is privileged to showcase some of the automotive design work of David Bentley, who worked in the design studios at British Motor Corporation Australia (BMCA) and its parent company, the British Motor Corporation (BMC), in the UK, during the 1960s. In this five-part series, David will share […]
The HD/HR Holden Coupe that never was
Retro Stories by David Burrell One of the magazines in AMHF’s 12,000+ collection is the January 1967 edition of Australian Motor Sports and Automobile (AMSA). AMSA is largely forgotten these days. Launched in 1946 it was called Australian Motor Sports, with a focus on racing. During 1960 “and Automobile” was added and the content widened […]
