Dedicated to the men and woman affected by the winddown of Australian car manufacturing, Chasing History is about the history of a significant industry
Makers
Meeting the people who designed and built Australian cars and their components.
I’m not going to shy away from this, but I had to go and see a psychiatrist in the end. After all those years working in the automotive sector, that was all I knew.
One of our neighbours used to work for Holden in Dandenong and he would basically drive home with a new car every day. We used to sit outside and wait for him to drive past.
I jacked up the ‘mule’, removed the wheel, and a section of brake disc rotor fell on the ground. I will never forget the look on the brake engineer’s face!
Owners
Sharing stories from people who have owned and grown up in Australian cars.
Buying a Ford from a Holden Dealer was just wrong! I gritted my teeth, lowered my pride and bought it.
I got out of the car and caught a glimpse of the rear corner. I couldn’t see anything else, but I had already fallen in love with it.
I was just so excited with the White Knight that nothing else mattered. The rest is history and I still have the car.
Dashboard
A blend of yarns that don’t have a driveway of their own.
Sometimes my sister and I were allowed to go for a passenger ride with Dad in the Charger out on the track. It was the highlight of our weekend feeling that brutal acceleration and the sound of the screaming engine.