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Reflections on the Repco Reliability Retrial 2019

It was a blur!

Floris takes on the 2019 Repco Reliability Retrial

15, 000km in 28 days

The 1979 Repco Reliability Australia was the last great Around Australia rally. A tradition that had started from the 1953 Redex trial. Led by Brock, a clean sweep by the HDT team made it a commercial success for Holden. 19,000 kms in two weeks. A low finish rate, two fatalities made this a dangerous,…

Historic Winton is vintage car heaven

Historic Winton is our favourite historic motorsport event on the calendar. As you can see, we are staunch supporters of this stellar event…check out our coverage of the event in 2012, 2016 and 2017.

This event has etched a place in Australia’s Motorsport History as one of the longest running events. Whilst this event is the 42nd year, no years are ever the same.

There’s always a reason to…

Historic Winton- The best is yet to come

Historic Winton is a must do event for all car enthusiasts. It’s relaxed feel, action-packed racing and unique ability to unite all car enthusiasts makes it time and time again, an unmissable event on the motorsport calendar. Check out our impressions of last year’s event here. If you’ve been living under a rock, Historic Winton honours the motorsport narratives of the past. It’s Australia’s…

Melbourne better than Monaco

With Shanghai just concluded and the next round in the F1 season, right round the corner. We thought we would be reflect on the season opener and Melbourne’s turn for 2017. Ofcourse, we’re biased, but know one does the Grand Prix like Melbourne. In Melbourne, the Grand Prix is not the main event. It’s a festival. Endless car displays. New machines unveiled. Hello DB11. On track action from a…

Amore Alfa Romeo Soul

Find a true car fan that is not a lover of the Alfa Romeo marque. Let’s face it they are some of the most beautiful cars ever produced. They have something that is hard to describe. Its intangible. Hard to put a finger on. Its called soul. We could not think of a better way to kick off the 2017 season of Federation Square Car Displays than with Alfa Romeo. The passionate Alfa Romeo club of…

Automobiles shine on Australia Day

For as long as we can remember, Veteran, Vintage and Classic cars have put on a show in the heart of Melbourne on Australia Day. This year’s RACV Australia Day Picnic and Federation Vehicle Display at Kings Domain featured some mouth watering machinery. We were there and captured a few of our favourites. First up one of the cleanest Alfetta’s we’ve laid our eyes on. The restoration of this…

A visit to the Classic Throttle Shop

A stone’s throw away from one of Australia’s national icons, The Sydney Harbour Bridge the Classic Throttle Shop is a must do, when you’re next in the NSW capital. High quality classics and blue chip investments is what this place specialises in. The gorgeous lines of the DB5 never get old. Just name a price… Like the DB5 above, some car models are just timeless. Their legend is more than the…

Hot rods, classics, vintage and everything in between ascended on Geelong’s picturesque waterfront last November for the Annual Geelong Revival. We were last at this event back in 2013, and it felt good to be back. The 2016 Geelong Revival Motoring Festival included 400 competition cars and bikes, 500 motor show cars and bikes and more than 2000 participants. With quarter mile sprints and hill…

The 25th Anniversary of Historic racing at Sandown recently took place. There were 13 different Historic categories from the 1920s to the ‘80s that took part in this fantastic annual event. 2016 also marked the 50th anniversary of the late Sir Jack Brabham’s unique achievement in winning a World Driver’s Championship driving a car bearing his own name. His Brabham Repco V8 BT19 (affectionately…

Extraordinary and Exquisite; Motorclassica 2016

Motorclassica is now a globally-recognised Concours d’Elegance event. After running for seven year’s at Melbourne’s iconic Exhibition building, this event seems to get grander and larger each year. This annual running event attracts some of the most beautiful cars from collections not only around Australia but also from around the world With over 500 vehicles on display both inside and outside…

Tasmania Delivers a worthy Museum

Automobile museums are some of our favourite places to get lost in. It’s easy to kill a couple of hours reading the stories behind historic and interesting vehicles. And there’s no better place to do that, than at the National Automotive Museum of Tasmania. Ever-evolving, the museum comes alive with four varied theme displays each year as well as constantly changing exhibits in the main hall. Its…

Ferrari on its home turf

Are you are a Ferrari Fan? Italian countryside. We hope you enjoyed our coverage of the Ferrari Museums. Thanks so much for reading. Watch this space.

Historic Winton- If it ain’t broke…

The old adage ‘If it ain’t broke…don’t fix it’ certainly applies to Historic Winton. It’s an event that keeps building and growing every year. But the core feel of this event has remained unchanged. The variety and balance of cars and events is spot on! There’s always some action somewhere on track. This is an event that doesn’t need any tinkering with…and long may it continue. For forty years,…

New Zealand Punches above its weight

With its twisty state highways, one way bridges and breathtaking scenery, its no secret that New Zealand offers some of the best driving roads in the world. But did you know the land of the long white cloud also punches above its weight in sightings of classic metal. First up, from the small French settlement of Akaroa (a stone’s throw from Christchurch) delivered us this zesty Mustang. Mustang’s…

Kalorama Rally: 60 years young and still going strong

A 60 year old tradition was proudly continued recently at the Kalorama Rally. A brilliant vintage car display amidst the beautiful backdrop of the Dandenong ranges. Fortunately Melbourne’s weather was in fine form as cars originating from all corners of the globe from the 1910’s to the 1980’s descended to the Kalorama oval for this relaxed family event. Once a competitive ‘Motorkhana’ type event…

Classic overtake Phillip Island

The Phillip Island Classic is a not to be missed event on the Australian Motorsport sport calendar. With a record number of entries and non-stop action packed racing, the event seemed to feel bigger than ever. Overcast conditions for most of the weekend allowed for mostly cool temperatures. Unfortunately a lot of the races were cut short or suspended due to on-track incidents. That’s racing. This…