I went down to see the racing at One Raceway near Goulburn, for the HSRCA Spring Festival, although spring hadn't yet sprung! It was windy, cold and there was an expectation of rain during the day after an overnight downpour. The sun did come out, however didn't do much for the temperature! I met with the HSRCA President, Wayne Wilson, to talk about the event in general and … [Read more...]
Open Top Cars
What is fascinating about the car industry is the number of names used for the same item - and often it comes down to history with Europe and the US adopting different names at different times. The convertible is such a beast - it has so many different names, some driven by marketing and others by other long forgotten reasons. The simplest of the names, a convertible … [Read more...]
Ken Costello
Ken Costello was one of those breed of men who could make a car perform better than the manufacturer could - possibly helped by the fact that many vehicles come out of their respective factories with a medium tune for general consumption. Not many people would know him, however many would know about his creation: the first commercial MGB V8. It wasn’t the first - during the … [Read more...]
British Motor Corporation
The British car industry has been one of massive consolidation over the years until only a handful of manufacturers were left. It is probably similar to the American industry as both countries technically had a handful of big players. In the US the industry has been dominated by GM, Ford and Chrysler who owned all the main brands, and in Britain it was the British Motor … [Read more...]