Aurora Vehicle Association started in Melbourne, Victoria in 1980, being a group specialising in energy efficient vehicles. The Aurora Q1 is a Solar-powered vehicle, which took part in the World Solar Challenge (a solar-car race from Darwin, Northern Territory to Adelaide, South Australia) - approximately 3000 km) also see Aurora Solar Car Team | Drive The Future
This web-site presents the Ivan Hoffmann Collection of research materials about Australian Automobiles - clippings, brochures, diagrams, photos, articles etc., from early days until more recent. It qualifies as Australian if one or more components - body/engine/chassis were either prototype, designed, built, assembled, manufactured or made for use, only in Australia. THIS SITE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION - SO COME AGAIN SOON.
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Sunshine
Sunshine Motors was started by HV McKay from the suburb of Sunshine, in Melbourne , Victoria and was a switch from making agricultural ma...
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Gilgen was a steam three-wheeled coach (9-seater) built by the Swiss maker Gilgen. In 1881, the young British Princes Albert and George visi...
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JB Minor was three Jeffress brothers who made a prototype low cost three-wheeled automobile in Brisbane, Queensland in 1949. 28 March 1949 T...
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Hartnett Motor Company of Melbourne, Victoria operated from 1949 until 1955. Laurence (Larry) J Hartnett was the Managing Director of Gen...