Australian Automobiles - The Ivan Hoffmann Collection

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, (we also adopted a few New Zealand cars as Australian!). THIS SITE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION - SO COME AGAIN SOON.

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Tuesday, September 17, 2024

McKay

The HV McKay Harvester Company formed in 1886; HV McKay Pty Ltd in 1921; HV McKay Massey Harris Pty Ltd in 1930; Massey Harris Ferguson in 1955 and Massey-Ferguson (Australian) Ltd in 1958. Massey-Harris joined a conglomerate to form Canada Cycle and Motor Company, who as well as bicycles, built Quadricycle & Russell cars, some of which ended up in Australia from Canada.

HV McKay was from the suburb of Sunshine, in Melbourne, Victoria and made agricultural machinery (he invented a strip harvester and the stump jumper plough), later he was a bodybuilder under the name Sunshine Motor Cars Pty Ltd in Melbourne, Victoria (see separate Sunshine post). HV McKay has also been reported to have built a cycle car.

May 1996 Restored Cars #116

July 1996 Restored Cars #117

SAH Newsletter

Canada Cycle & Motor Co

Science Museum of Victoria pamphlet outside

Science Museum of Victoria pamphlet inside