This is the first in a series of interviews with the volunteers who provide support for the Australian Motor Heritage Foundation. The Foundation collects and stores important documentation throughout the timeline of the automotive industry in Australia - stretching right back to the early days of the motor car. In this interview, Andrew Taurins discusses the vast … [Read more...]
Ep 126 The 2024 HSRCA Summer Festival
Over the weekend of the 30th November and 1st December, the Historic Sports and Racing Car Association of NSW held their Summer Festival at Sydney Motorsports Park. I went along to day one to watch the action and to get a feel of the event. I last went in 2020 during the COVID period when attendance was discouraged by the State Government, so it was great to see the crowds … [Read more...]
Ep 125 Motors and Masterpieces Review
A few weeks ago, in episode 122, I interviewed ICJAG Concours Judge, Todd Gilmour, on what to expect at this Melbourne event. In this episode we review the event and discuss who won the ten categories of the show. There were some amazing cars on display but only ten could pick up the silverware - listen in to find out what cars won the day. Listen on the podcast page. … [Read more...]
Nissan Shedding Jobs
The last year has been a difficult one for Nissan and Motoring Weekly has written about the arrest of its CEO, Carlos Ghosn, who also controlled Renault and Mitsubishi in an alliance. Nissan were always unhappy that they were the money-makers whilst Renault (and through their ownership, the French Government) controlled all decisions. Speculation was rife that Ghosn was removed … [Read more...]
Israel is the Place to Be
We read an interesting report in Automotive News recently about how Israel is becoming another centre for automotive technology. In fact it has been a slow burn country for vehicle development. Motoring Weekly has written about Better Place that moved to Israel from Silicon Valley before collapsing in a heap. Back in 2008, the original version of General Motors opened a … [Read more...]
