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K & A Engineering
K & A Engineering / K & A Motorsport associated with Ian Richards to built the Viper-Peugeot Special of Adelaide, South Australia in 1987.
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| 5 August 1987 |
Malmark Elfin
Malmark Elfin was a Formula Vee built in Victoria in 1968.
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| September 1971 Racing Car News |
Taipan
Taipan Motors is a premium vehicle producer who started in 2013, in the Gold Coast, Queensland with the Paragon.
Also see Taipan Motors - Home
Mitsubishi - Sigma
Mitsubishi - Sigma were made in Adelaide, South Australia from 1980 until 1987.
Also see separate Mitsubishi posts.
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| October 1981 Motor page 1 |
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| October 1981 Motor page 2 |
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| March 1982 Motor page 1-2 |
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| March 1982 Motor page 3-4 |
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| March 1982 Motor page 5-6 |
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| March 1982 Motor page 7 |
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| March 1982 pamphlet - side1 |
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| March 1982 pamphlet - side 1 (continued) |
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| March 1982 pamphlet - side 2 |
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| March 1982 pamphlet - side 2 (continued) |
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| September 1983 Modern Motor |
Proctor
Proctor was by Ted Proctor of Sydney, New South Wales and was a fibreglass coupe body on a Volkswagen chassis made in the later 1950's.
Also see Great Sports Cars and Specials.
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| March 1958 Sports Car World |
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| January 1972 Racing Car News |
Tecno
Tecno was Formula 4 racing cars built by Tecno Motors Pty Ltd of Sydney, New South Wales in the 1960's.
Note: That there was also Tenco Automobilli, a builder of racing cars in Italy.
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| September 1967 Sports Car World |
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Fowler
Fowler was John Fowler and Company (in England) who constructed a steam tractor with a rein drive (i.e. the horse was replaced, however reins still steered) built in 1923, the design was by Australian - Cornelius Murnane of Melbourne, Victoria.
Also see Murnane post.
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| 4 July 1924 Engineer page 1-2 |
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| 11 July 1924 Engineering |
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| December 1989 page 1 |
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| December 1989 page 2 |
Carter Corvette
Carter Corvette was made by Murray Carter of Victoria in 1957.
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| October 1994 Australian Classic Car Monthly |
Friday, February 14, 2025
Mildren
Mildren was by racing car driver Alec Mildren of Mildren Racing Team and included the Mono; Alfa and the Waggott.
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| August 1971 Racing Car News |
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| 13 December 1974 Australian Auto Action |
EBW
EBW was a motorcycle made by Ewin W Brown of Melbourne, Victoria in 1910.
Brown also introduced the Palm, Spark, Renown, Pine versions of the Model T Ford, see separate posts.
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| August 1910 The Australian Motorist |
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| August 1910 The Australian Motorist |
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| Australian Antique Auto News |
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| Restored Cars |
Murnane
Murnane was Cornelius Murnane, from Sydney, New South Wales who invented such diverse types of automobiles e.g. a steam tractor and an articulated car from 1910's until the 1930's.
Also part of the Ivan Hoffmann Collection, but not appearing here are copies of booklet "A Merger of the British Empire for a Great Revival" by C Murnane (1935); list of Patents ; documentation from National Archives of Australia (reference MP76/1/0IT1190).
Also see Fowler post.
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| Patent 12682/1914 (page 8) "Improvements in tractors for agricultural implements and the like." |
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| rein-driven tractor page 1-2 |
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| Midget articulated car |
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| National Archives of Australia MP76/1/0 IT1190 |
Grange
Grange is listed in South Australian Motor Cars 1881...1942 by George Brooks and Ivan Hoffmann as being first registered in 1917, in Adelaide, South Australia.
Grimmond
Grimmond is listed in South Australian Motor Cars 1881...1942 by George Brooks and Ivan Hoffmann as being first registered in 1906, in Adelaide, South Australia.
Jay Bee / Bono
Jay Bee was a Formula Vee clubman built by Jack Bono of New South Wales in 1966 (renamed as Bono).
Healing
(Alfred George) Healing was a major motorcycle maker in Melbourne, Victoria from 1920's until the 1930's.
Healing also manufactured shock-absorbers for Chrysler, Plymouth, Dodge cars; Ford cars and trucks.
Also part of the Ivan Hoffmann Collection but not appearing here are further articles from Restored Cars (magazine) #75 & #76; correspondence from National Archives of Australia (reference MT102/12 44/108/19A.
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| Restored Cars #77 |
Karma
Karma is listed in South Australian Motor Cars 1881...1942 by George Brooks and Ivan Hoffmann as being first registered in 1916, in Adelaide, South Australia.
Isuzu
Isuzu is a Japanese marque, however they were built in Australia in conjunction with General Motors Holden making cars (e.g. Bullet; D-Max etc.) and light commercial vehicles since the 1960's.
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| 16 June 1972 Australian Motoring News Weekly |
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