L'un des plus grands salons européens dédiés aux légendes des voitures anciennes et des objets de collection.

The Macedon Ranges Grand Tour has been run on the second Saturday in February for the last four years. It attracts some of the most elegant classic cars in Victoria.Participating vehicles start the Tour in the charming old town of Gisborne, an hour or so north of the Melbourne GPO.The starter flags the 120 or so cars off at 9.00 am. Their route takes them through old goldmining ditricts to their destination at Mount Macedon.      

My introduction to Motor Sport was at the 1953 Grand Prix at Albert Park, where there were a couple of Allards competing (little did I know what the future held). I did the usual progression thru Car Club Rallies, Gymkhanas and then to Kart racing and then in later years to some Club racing using a Toyota MR2. Then a complete change of direction to the “old car movement”, with a 1927 “Geelong” Ford followed by a 1946 Pontiac, I then began looking for a challenge, and thought a British Sportscar, such as an MGB or Spitfire may be the way to go.  

©  All images copyright to Martin Stubbs.  

Text and photos - Richard McWhannell The full history of the Austin Seven CMC Dieppe Sports Model is still being written. But for the purpose of getting the record straight, here are some facts (where lines are blurred and truth tampered with just occasionally).   

Veteran Racer - Trevor Cole

Trevor Cole and his bright green racing Austin 7 have been together for 35 years and when you see Trevor and the car in the pits or on the track at historic events, they just seem to belong as a pair.