The place to be in Australia this autumn - during the weekend 9th - 11th March 2012 - was Phillip Island, Victoria.Over 500 fabulous cars were entered in 47 events, and hundreds of the most desirable cars from all over the world were there for the 2012 Festival of Motor Sport.
The Island is 140km from Melbourne, and the drive is supposed to take an hour and 30 minutes. Along the Highway I spotted an AC Cobra, a Morgan 3 wheeler, all kinds and ages of Alfa Romeo, two or three Testa Rossa, Porsche, Maserati, MG Magnette, TC-TF, TR2, Aston Martin, General Motors and Fords, a pair of XK 120, and a couple of Bugatti. It was going to be a Festival all right.Here is a glimpse of some of the competitors in the Classic tradition.
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Victoria Le Gallais - BrabhamBT15 Formula 3
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Wayne Sayers - 1960 Elfin (blue)P. McKnight - Aarons Lotus (green)
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Tony Osborne - 1958 Simca Spl
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Thomas Benson - 1952 BMH Spl'Comic Book' 2200 cc
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Monoskate - Graeme Raper
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Mac Healey - Graeme Marks
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Cooper Climax T 45 - ScottyTaylor
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TS Special - Charlie Mitchell
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more text followed by 2nd of 3 sets of frames
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Dick O'Keefe - Photon (Lotus 11)
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John Anderson - 1962 Cooper Butler 1496 cc
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Nigel Gray - Singer Special Sports
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Alfa Romeo 6C -Trevor Montgomery
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Des Donnan's FN Boulogne
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John Rundell - 1953 Maybach 2
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Ferrari Tipo 500
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Bruce Jones - Ford Zephyr Spl
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Michael Stupka - Citroen 11D
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Bob Pinkerton - 1955 Peugeot Spl
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Bill Prowse - 1968 Alfa Ricciardi Spyder
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Kent Patrick - Bugatti 37A GP
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Geoff Burton - Brabham BT 29
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Click here for more photos in Part 2