In February 2022, Ray Strong kindly lent the AMHF his extensive collection of official race results for scanning by Rod Chivas. Ray ran a successful mechanical repair business and started racing in the ex-Spencer Martin ‘Triumph Special’. He then went on to score many wins in an Elfin Mallala and later a Chevron B8 BMW […]
Stories
Three fine additions to our Library
Many thanks to Tony Cope, the President of the Jensen Car Club of Australia, for his recent visit to the AMHF and particularly for his donation of three rare editions to our Library, Jenson Service Bulletins, and two works by Richard Calver – A History of the Jensen: All the Models and The Jensen Genome. […]
The master’s last pass
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. The Jag then drove over to my side of the road, slowed down and stopped. The driver jumped out and walked quickly past me, nodding briefly […]
Sir Gordon Taylor GC MC – pioneering air routes for the world
by Hugh King HE PIONEERED AIR ROUTES FOR THE WORLD, AND WROTE EIGHT BOOKS ABOUT HIS WORK An important participant in building the Aviation Heritage of Australia Australians today may not recall much of Sir Patrick Gordon Taylor, one of the great and good adventurers of the twentieth century. He was responsible for many elements […]
On matters historical and the restoration of the two wheeled variety
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 or indeed a barn. “Where did you find that?” Over the years quite a few bikes have come to light from deceased estates, garage clearances, […]
Sunday Morning Drives
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 cue for me to prepare to borrow/steal my father’s car very early on the next Sunday morning. The routine for these Sunday “practice runs” was […]
The Affordable Sportscar
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’ means we are having this conversation over your hospital bed after you have emerged from surgery.”“But I’m not going to die or anything am I?”“As […]
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 more distinguished credentials in the area of Renault ownership than I can, let alone knowledge and mechanical expertise. In my 50-years of motor vehicle ownership […]
