Episode 197 includes interviews from the 100th Anniversary celebration of the Maserati Trident logo. The event was held at Maserati Sydney in Waterloo in Sydney on a chilly July night and celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Trident logo, created by Mario, one of the Maserati brothers - an artist rather than an engineer. In 1926 the Tipo 26 was the first Maserati to … [Read more...]
Ep 194 GVT Andrew Stankiewicz
I met with Andrew Stankiewicz from Garage Vision Tek recently to get an update on some of the products he now stocks that help keep our cars maintained and in good condition, whether it be a daily drive, a classic or a race car. We last spoke in Episode 160 about why he created the company and now we talk technical, covering a small range of locally manufactured products … [Read more...]
Ep 193 Halcyon Auctions
Episode 193 of the podcast is now live - a preview of the next Halcyon Auctions event with an amazing mix of cars, memorabilia and photographic prints from the golden age of rock music! I talk with James Nicholls, the auctioneer, about all the lots in the auction and we start with a review of the Sydney Harbour Concours. The auction is on the 9th of April with two events - … [Read more...]
Ep 189 Sydney Harbour Concours Preview
February has become the traditional month for the Sydney Harbour Concours d'Elegance and I speak with the founder, James Nicholls, to get a sneak peak of the cars on show and the event structure. We talk about the themes for each of the three days and the concours groupings from the interwar years through Italian design to James’ own version of the Ashes: Australian muscle … [Read more...]
Ep 175 AMHF Colin Piper
In continuing our spotlight on the Australian Motor Heritage Foundation, I talk with Colin Piper about his work in curating the Brian Lear Collection. Colin Piper has been a motorsport enthusiast all his life. An accomplished musician who played with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Colin's first taste of racing was at the old Warwick Farm circuit and he did some Formula Vee … [Read more...]