Cars of Australia – March 2012
Although we hear of the increasing globalisation of all sorts of things including the car markets, it is clear that there are still considerable diffe...
Motor Museum of Western Australia – Whiteman Park, WA (AUS)
I last came to Perth in 2003, and recall enjoying a visit to the Fremantle Motor Museum. Aware that this has now closed - it would appear that the lea...
Prescott Season Opener – April 2012
Having renewed my membership at Prescott for the 2012 season, I resolved that I should try to take full advantage and attend more events there than I ...
2010 Ford Falcon XR6 (AUS)
Ford Falcon. Probably the most iconic nameplate for an all Australian car, and in continuous use since 1960. Of course, the first Falcons weren't stri...
Ford Discovery Centre – Geelong, VIC (AUS)
Ford have been producing cars in Geelong, a town approximately 50 km to the west of Melbourne since 1925, so it seemed fitting to open a centre to sho...
2011 Lexus IS250 Prestige (AUS)
The established world of automotive wisdom received something of a shock when the Japanese giant, Toyota, unleashed the first models badged Lexus, bac...
National Holden Museum – Echucha, VIC (AUS)
Holden is well known around the world for being an Australian car maker, but few outside its native country, me included, know all that much about the...
York Motor Museum – York, WA (AUS)
Located about 90km north east of Perth, on edge of the Western Australian "wheat belt" is a small country town called York. It amounts to little more ...
2010 Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 SXi a/c 5dr (GB)
Even to the non-enthusiast, Vauxhall's Corsa needs little introduction. Late to the supermini party, as, among other reasons, GM Europe lacked the pro...
Fox Classic Car Collection – Melbourne (AUS)
When doing my research to see what there might be of automotive interest in the Melbourne area, I was surprised to find that there was a museum on the...