For Sale: 1965 Brabham BT16 F2

The Classic Throttle Shop currently has this little beauty for sale.
Brabham Chassis No F2-8-65 was bought directly from the factory at Byfleet in the UK by John Coombes Racing. The John Coombes F2 racing team …

Roaring ‘40s’ celebrated at Historic Sandown

The 40th birthday of some of the greatest nameplates in motoring and motorsport will be celebrated at this year’s Historic Sandown from November 6-8.
Melbourne’s major annual historic race meeting will mark the 40th anniversary of …

BK Motorart

Barry Knight at BK Motorart art produces incredible acrylic on canvas artwork inspired by classic racing cars of yesteryear.
His focus is on classic motorsport machinery from 1950-1990 and he has captured some of the world’s …

Peter Molloy Honoured

One of Peter Molloy’s first bosses told him: “as long as your arse points towards the ground you won’t make a mechanic”. Thankfully for the subsequent history of Australian motor racing, Molloy ignored him.
Otherwise, we …

Ford Escort – Rally Legend

Ask a cross-section of rally fans to name their favourite rally car of all time and one name is guaranteed to crop up more often than any other: the Ford Escort.

The Blue Oval’s ubiquitous family …

2009 Shannons Eastern Creek Classic

The 2009 Shannons Eastern Creek Classic is on next weekend August 22 & 23rd and will features over 1,800 veteran, vintage and classic cars, motorcycles, commercial and military vehicles on display and performing parade laps.
Saturday …

Dick Johnson and the rock 1980

The Australian public sat glued to their TV screens as Dick Johnson explained the bizarre circumstances which saw him crash out the lead of the James Hardie Bathurst 1000. “I just couldn’t believe my bloody …

Biggest crash in NASCAR history.

In 1960 a sportsman race at the Daytona Speedway went down in history as the race that featured “the most fantastic pile up in auto racing history”.
From a field of 68 starters, 37 cars were …