Articles by Mike Ryan

Australia's first Formula 1 World Champion, Sir Jack Brabham, had been honoured with two sections of the revamped and expanded Sydney Motorsport Park (aka Eastern Creek) named in his honour.

This September 7 - 9, a once-in-a-lifetime motoring event, the Windsor Castle Concours of Elegance, will be held in the grounds of the UK's most historic castle. In honour of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee, Windsor Castle will host a display of sixty of the rarest and most desirable motor cars from around the world.

On August 31st, Ford reached a significant milestone with the production of its 350 millionth automobile since the company was founded in 1903.

Following the lead of European prestige brands, Ford Motor Company have announced they market the Lincoln brand in China, with the first Lincolns available in China from the second half of 2014.

In a brilliant organising coup, the Ballarat Festival of Motoring has created history by bringing two iconic Formula 1 championship-winning cars together for the first time. Both cars will be on display over this weekend, September 1 & 2.

Lancia has continued its partnership with the Venice Film Festival, providing cars for VIP duty, sponsoring the 'Lancia Cafe', and unveiling a one-off Flavia convertible.

At Shannons Melbourne Spring Classic auction on August 27, a selection of Aussie muscle, including Monaro, Charger, GTS and Sandman featured amongst the diverse range of vehicles on offer.

Shannons Melbourne Spring Classic Auction featured a diverse range of makes and models, as per usual, but this auction bucked recent trends insofar as it wasn't an American classic or Aussie muscle car, but a stately British saloon in the form of a 1947 Jaguar MkIV.

Following its successful introduction in Easter 2011, when over 5000 people attended the event at the Ballarat airfield, the Ballarat Festival of Motoring is currently underway, and set to culminate in a weekend full of motorsport displays and competition.

An upgraded version of Mazda's top-selling sports car, the MX-5, is expected in Australian dealerships in late Spring.

If the McLaren MP4-12C isn't exclusive enough for you, you can do what one wealthy customer did - commission McLaren to build a one-off just for you!

Shannons Melbourne Spring Classic Auction, scheduled for this coming Monday, August 27, will feature a rare piece of Czech motoring history in the form of a 1974 model Tatra 603 sedan.