Motorclassica is Australia's premiere gathering of the finest classic cars and motorcycles under ownership in this country. The opportunity to see such a fine mix of automotive history at one of the (if not the) finest buildings in Melbourne, the Royal Exhibition Building, makes it a must-do on the automotive calendar every year.
The Australian Grand Prix was first run in the late 1920s at Phillip Island. For eight years the races continued on the rectangular dirt road circuit. This unpredictable and unstable surface called for creative mechanics and thus, the ‘Australian Special’ was born.