Happy Back to the Future Day!
Written by Mick Bolognese | October 21st, 2015 If you’re on any type of social media, you’d know that today is ‘Back to the Future’ day – the day that Marty McFly lands in in the classic first instalment of the Back to the Future film trilogy. The car that Doc chose as his time machin...
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Riding the Wall of Death
Written by Pauline Cockrill | July 28th, 2015 History SA volunteer Michelle Toft has just got her motorcycle licence, so we asked her to ride the Wall of Death… after doing some research. Here’s what she found: When it comes to riding a motorcycle I am proud of myself for making it over a stic...
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The Rise and Fall of John DeLorean
Written by Mick Bolognese | June 22nd, 2015 Forget The Wolf of Wall Street: my prediction is that one blockbuster waiting to happen is the rise and fall of John Zachary DeLorean. Many of you probably read that and thought ‘hang on, I know that name!’ And you’d be right, because John DeLorea...
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Godzilla!
Written by Mick Bolognese | April 22nd, 2015 I left some of you with a cliffhanger last month… I say ‘some’ because ‘Godzilla’ quickly gained legendary status among Australian motorsport fans, so if you  remember its dramatic arrival on the scene in 1990 or grew up with parents whos...
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Everyone knows the Leyland Brothers, right?
Written by Mick Bolognese | March 31st, 2015 ‘… and this car was actually driven across Australia by the Leyland Brothers.’ My colleague paused for effect after dropping that bombshell during my first walk through the museum as a curator. My reaction was obviously completely unsatisfactory â...
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But why V8s?
Written by Mick Bolognese | March 3rd, 2015 Adelaide’s Clipsal 500 is one the most popular events in Australia’s sporting calendar, and while it doesn’t quite edge out Melbourne’s Formula 1 GP for attendance or global TV audience, there is certainly a much more ‘home-grown’ feel to V8 ...
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Australia Day the National Motor Museum way
Written by Mick Bolognese | January 27th, 2015 A look at one of our most beloved inventions and its ties to the National Motor Museum Well, Australia Day has come and gone but I thought I’d stay in the spirit by sharing a feel-good all-Australian story with you. With some amazing Australian ve...
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From usual suspect to special guest
Written by Mick Bolognese | December 19th, 2014 Graber’s bus returns to Lobethal for the Christmas Pageant on Tuesday December 23 To make the Lobethal Christmas pageant extra special this year, a very old friend will be returning to the town’s main street. It is no longer a familiar sight to A...
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Throwback Thursday: the 1994 Adelaide Grand Prix
Written by Mick Bolognese | November 27th, 2014 Thought the final Formula 1 race of 2014 was anticlimactic? Here’s a flashback to the drama of the 1994 season, resolved at the Australian GP in Adelaide. This past weekend saw the end of the 2014 Formula 1 season in Abu Dhabi, with Lewis Hamilton ...
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Get to the chopper!
Written by Mick Bolognese | October 20th, 2014 When Australian Customs contacted us to donate a backyard-built chopper from the former Soviet Union we were completely caught in two minds. On the one hand, if you’ve seen our custom KMZ Dnepr, you’ll know it’s a pretty mean bike. Stripped ba...
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