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 […]
Stories
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 […]
David Crotty’s “Qantas and the Empire Flying Boat”
Book review by Ian Debenham OAM The title of this book is an apt description of the contents of this book. It is focussed on the Short S.23 flying boats […]
Gary R Squire’s “Bringing Connie Home”
Book review by Ian Debenham OAM Australian aficionados of old aeroplanes will be very aware of the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society’s (HARS) Lockheed Constellation VH-EAG, ‘Southern Preservation’, and its flights […]
Andrew Moore’s “Aintree Down Under”
On Saturday August 13th 2022 our very own Ambassador and Volunteer Adjunct Professor Dr Andrew Moore delivered the “54th Ward and Olive Havard Memorial Lecture”
My First Repco Brabham Adventure
The following is a first-hand account of the (hurried) restoration of Jack Brabham’s 1966 World Championship winning Brabham BT19. The article, by Bill Freame, first appeared in the April 2020 […]
FORMULA ONE The Australian and New Zealand Story – by John Smailes
In recent year, John Smailes has become Australia’s most prolific author of motor sport books. His first, in 2018, was Climbing the Mountain, Allan Moffat’s autobiography. Then came Race Across […]
