It’s fair to say James Monahu has a bit of experience with cars. He has, after all, been honing his skills for 55 years. He started work in the motoring industry when he was 15, built his first car when he was 16 and, his lifelong passion for Holden cars is as old as...
1924 CHEVROLET ROADSTER AN EARLY MODIFIED STUNNER AT GVC
Hot rodding has become a bit of a glamorous industry, which often has a price tag to match, but its origins are much more humble than many of us realise. The Gippsland Vehicle Collection’s latest exhibition, Rods and Custom Cars and Bikes, is a showcase of modified...
Moody Blue gettin’ ’em through our doors
Our new Rod and Custom Cars and Bikes exhibition officially launches this Sunday, 11 July, from 9am, and frankly, you would be mad to miss it. An outstanding array of vehicles awaits you inside the Museum as part of the new theme, with 'wow' moments at every step, and...
Budget hot rod looks the goods
Once upon a time, 25 years ago, in a place full of wonder called Gippsland, there was a collection of old, unused car parts that nobody thought they needed anymore. But there was also a car lover, Ross Foster, and he looked at that collection of rusty parts and saw...
First and Last makes way for Rod and Custom
If you were lucky enough to visit our First and Last exhibition, there is no way you could have missed the delightful pair of VW Beetles at the entrance and the impressive Monaro duo across the floor. The vehicles from our First and Last exhibition move out of the...
GVC celebrates Chrysler Australia’s Valiant and Charger
Let’s talk about Chrysler for a moment. We have a couple of stunners on show right now as part of our First and Last exhibition, which finishes on Friday, 25th of June. Chrysler Australia sold Chrysler Valiant’s between 1962 and 1981. Initially a rebadged, locally...
Studebaker Lark and Hawk impressive exhibits
The era of Australian-assembled Studebakers was relatively brief, from 1960 to 1966, but it made its mark on the nation and the vehicles were familiar figures on local roads, especially when they were in use as police cars and ambulances. Initially, all Studebakers...
Simca duo provides a flamboyant touch to First and Last exhibition
We at the Gippsland Vehicle Collection (GVC) are currently exhibiting a number of pairs – the first and last vehicles of a particular type manufactured or assembled in Australia. And there are some sweet surprises in here. French automaker Simca manufactured the...
Current exhibition First and Last celebrates vehicles assembled in Australia
First and Last, the latest exhibition at the Gippsland Vehicle Collection (GVC), which officially opened on Sunday, 14 March, celebrates the evolution of car manufacturing in Australia. The GVC’s first Display Day exhibition launch since last March...
Rootes Group Car Club takes over Club Corner
From now until the end of October, we are paying homage to Bygone British Marques, with a great range of vehicles on show. As part of the exhibition, Club Corner has been taken over by the Rootes Group Car Club, with display vehicles including a 1938 Hillman Minx,...