by Rod Chivas – – – I bought a Lotus Elan Series 4 in May. I was in Tasmania visiting my daughter – the V8 Supercars just happened to be on at Symmons Plains the same weekend. I’d been looking at Elans for about six months. Initially, I was tempted by a white DHC in […]
Stories
Who was Hugh Griffiths?
by Colin J. Piper – – – Enter the name Hugh Griffiths into the AMHF Archive Database and you will be directed to one book in our collection: “The Fabulous Farm: Tasman Cup Races,” published by Racing Car News in 1979 and sold for the princely sum of $2.50. It is in magazine format, the […]
Decca Major – Rebuilding a classic motor
by Dave Williamson – – – John Murn and I had been discussing the state of the motor in his 1960 Decca sports car. While being a solid power plant and having the reputation for being reliable, the trusty English 1500 BMC “B” series motor has its own Achilles heel: its weight. Part of the […]
Decca Major
by John Murn – – – History: My Decca Major was built in Victoria and has lived in NSW for many years, yet its history starts in South Australia with Derek Jolly. Derek, nickname ‘Decca’, was a well-known figure in Adelaide society and a capable steerer, initially of an Austin 7 special. In the mid […]
Sir John Henry Douglas Whitmore
by Brian Caldersmith – – – My friend John Whitmore came to Australia several times to participate in the Tasman Revival meetings at Eastern Creek. His very successful racing career included sharing the Border Reivers Lotus Elite with Jim Clark at Le Mans, winning both the British and European Touring Car Championships and sharing the […]
A gentle mechanic
by David Williamson – – – I was 14 on that warm January afternoon in Auckland in 1958, when, together with my mate Tom, we rode our bikes to Newmarket. We were hunting … looking for Grand Prix cars stored in the many car-sales showrooms along Great South Road, as we awaited the upcoming NZIGP […]
Gordini Gathering
Andrew Moore and his R8 Gordini were at the first national Gordini meeting for the AMHF The name of Amadee Gordini is well remembered in French car circles around the world. The magnificent Schlumpf National Automobile Museum, in Mulhouse in the south of France, features many Gordini sports and racing cars. Gordini came to be […]
AMHF volunteers at the HSRCA Spring Festival
Our very own AMHF volunteers at the HSRCA Spring Festival at One Raceway (Goulburn). It was absolutely freezing for Practice on Friday. Snow was forecast but did not eventuate. Howling winds and periodic horizontal rain did. Saturday Qualifying and Racing was also very cold (4 degrees C until around lunchtime) but little or no rain. […]
The wild ways of Wally Warneford, motor racer and undercover policeman
by Andrew Moore – – – For those of us who read Racing Car News in the 1960s and 1970s, the name Warneford may strike a chord of recognition. No issue of RCN was complete without an advertisement for a Warneford product. They made some pretty good kit, particularly manifolds for carburettors. Many a hot […]
