by Tom Wheelwright “How bad is it?” My doctor of 40 years was scrutinizing a scan of my heart.“It’s very serious but not dire.”“What does dire mean?” I asked nervously.“’Dire’ […]
Stories
Colin Bond OAM with Peter Robinson – Fireside Chat on 23 June 2023
Gordinis and me
by Andrew Moore I feel a bit of a fraud writing about Renaults and me. There are so many others in the Renault Car Club Australia (RCCA) who can claim […]
Don’t just sit in it – wear it like a glove!
by Dave Williamson, 1994 and 1995 NSW Sports 1300 State Champion 1995: Butterflies. Large flapping butterflies….so surely it must be spring?Bloody great butterflies …in my stomach.All this, while I wait […]
A one-family Gemini for 44-years
by John O’Farrell I’m custodian of a Holden Gemini that I believe is the best surviving Gemini wagon in Australia. Since it’s in stock specification and showroom condition, I make […]
Why a Canstel?
by Rod Chivas I blame dad for my love of Triumphs. My father was Sales Manager, NSW, forStandard-Triumph Australia and each evening came home in different examplesof the company’s locally […]
Maserati: mia grande passione
by Dave Williamson The year was 1954, I was standing at the wire fence at Auckland’s racetrack, Ardmore, and watched as Stan Jones won the first NZ Grand Prix. On […]
Alberto Santos-Dumont, Pioneer in Aviation
Two books, reviewed by Garry Pritchard and Hugh King The Library at the Australian Motor Heritage Foundation holds two books from the first decade of the 20th century, with contemporary […]
45 years with a special car
by Brian Caldersmith I always admired Colin Chapman and his designs, especially from an engineering point of view. Breakthrough after breakthrough, advancement upon advancement, was routine in the development of […]
