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Welcome to our first newsletter for 2019. It’s hard to believe that the automotive year has already kicked off with two important events already past – Car of the Year and the Bathurst 12 Hour Race. While the Wheels Car of the Year backed a safe bet yet again this year in awarding the Volvo XC40, Motor’s Performance Car of the Year team went all out, presenting the top gong to ...

Farewell to another year, and welcome to our tenth anniversary. It seems like only yesterday that we closed the door on yet another Motorclassica, an event so full of highs one could be forgiven for feeling just a little hungover. Congratulations must once again go to our Best In Show winner, Lawrence Southward’s beautiful 1932 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sports Spider with Zagato ...

Australia’s premier automotive collector and lifestyle show, Motorclassica, has won the prestigious Best Consumer Show (> 10,000 sqm) at the annual exhibition industry awards in Sydney.   Set to celebrate its 10th year in 2019, Motorclassica is now well-established as the country’s most-important annual automotive exhibition, and the most internationally-significant event of ...

We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 10th Australian International Concours d’Elegance at Motorclassica. Thank you for your ongoing interest and support. Thanks to your involvement, over the last nine years, we have shown more than 1000 incredible cars and 450 motorcycles in the beautiful halls of the Royal Exhibition Building, and in doing so, hav ...

Australia’s premier automotive exhibition will celebrate its 10th year in 2019.   Creating its own history, Motorclassica will be staged once again at Melbourne’s Royal Exhibition Building next year, from Friday 11 October to Sunday 13 October.   Motorclassica is Australasia’s largest and most important exhibition of classic and collectible, rare and exotic cars and motorcycl ...

A stunning 1932 Alfa Romeo 6C Spider was named ‘Best in Show’ at the 2018 Australian International Concours d’Elegance at Motorclassica.   Owned by Lawrence Southward, the spectacular Alfa 6C 1750 GS Spider was judged the ‘best of the best’ among the many class winners in the hotly-contested Concours competition, which headlined Motorclassica, Australia’s premier annual collect ...

More than $3.5 million was paid for just 30 rare and collectible number plates at tonight’s Motorclassica Auction.   Highlight of the night was the winning bid of $525,000 for the coveted Victorian ‘911’ number plate, which had previously been in the one family ownership for 35 years.   The packed Motorclassica Auction audience witnessed several bidding wars between collectors ...

It’s been a year in the making, but it’s been worth the wait. Tomorrow Motorclassica kicks off in earnest with Tour Classica supported by 3AW, departing Boathouse Drive on the south bank of the Yarra River around 10.20am. This is your first chance to see a large number of the cars and motorcycles which will be on display at this year’s show. For the full experience though, Mot ...

Australia’s premier automotive exhibition is set to be bigger and better than ever before, when the doors open to Motorclassica 2018 at the Royal Melbourne Exhibition Building on 12 – 14 October.   Now in its ninth year, Motorclassica will again bring together the greatest collection of classic cars and motorcycles in the southern hemisphere, mixed with the very newest supercar ...

    Australian vehicle premieres for Mercedes-Benz, McLaren and Ford along with the launch of the Alpine brand will be among the highlights of this year’s Motorclassica, to be staged at Melbourne’s Royal Exhibition Building from 12-14 October.   Motorclassica might be Australia’s premier event for classic and collectable cars and motorcycles, but as the country’s largest auto ...