License Plates

License plates, number plates, registration plates; whatever you call them they have been a ubiquitous element of motorcar and bike ownership since, well, the emergence of motorcars and bikes. First introduced in France in 1893 this regulated system rapidly spread throughout the world as both local and national government bodies rushed to keep track of […]

Rob Roy Hillclimb

One of the oldest forms of motorsport, hillclimbing pits a driver against the clock in a literal uphill battle to be the fastest to the top. In 1937 members of the Light Car Club of Australia established the Rob Roy hillclimb event at Christmas Hills, 30 kilometres north east of Melbourne, Victoria. At the time […]