Proud of our past, passionate about our future.
RELEASE OF ECONOMIC VALUE STUDY
Survey reveals Australia’s historic vehicle owners spend over $9.9 billion annually
To read our press release and download a copy of the Executive Summary and Full Report, visit our EVS page
Welcome to the AMHF
Our vision is to preserve and promote Australia’s motor heritage
Located at Sydney Motorsport Park, Eastern Creek, Australia’s heart of motoring passion, the AMHF is a strategic partner of the Australian Racing Drivers Club (ARDC).
The AMHF’s collection started with our chair Hugh King’s personal collection and has already attracted other special material including the late historian Graham Howard’s unique motor racing archive collection.
Curated and managed solely by volunteers, the AMHF is a registered charity, with Deductible Gift Recipient status for the Library. We depend on the generosity of our friends and supporters, and greatly value your support to enable us to expand our archive and champion Australia’s motoring heritage.
If you would like to join us, volunteer or provide the Foundation with a gift, please let us know.
The AMHF’s Mission
The Australian Motor Heritage Foundation is dedicated to to maintaining a comprehensive archive and library of materials about Australia’s motor heritage for the benefit of all Australians through preservation, education and research as we’re proud of our past and passionate about our future.
Preservation
We are particularly keen to help preserve the historical knowledge that exists in the thousands of motor clubs across Australia and we’re also eager to preserve our history of motor racing, of motor cycling, of aviation in all its forms, and of road haulage by truck or bus.
We have established a library and archive for this purpose. It is a research library and we are aiming to make our information available in digital form as widely as possible. Our book and magazine collection has tens of thousands of volumes. We also have a substantial and growing collection of audio-visual items that includes photos, brochures, prints and videos.
Education
We would like to assist anyone who has an interest in Australia’s motor heritage. We are open to requests from primary, secondary and tertiary educational institutions and we are currently seeking government support for our program for primary and secondary school projects.
We are not ‘just a library’ (although that is a significant part of who we are). We are also seeking to foster social cohesion through public seminars, lectures and informal gatherings so we can share our passion for motoring with the widest possible audience.
Research
We also welcome approaches from those who have an academic interest in our collection. We would also like to become a source of information for the automotive and advertising industries, journalists, preservationists and inventive entrepreneurs.
We also intend to connect with and participate digitally with the many overseas foundations and heritage centres having similar objectives.
Partner Organisations and Foundations
The AMHF is part of an extended group of organisations all over the world who share common goals and values.
Recent Posts
Launch of our Economic Value Study
On 11 April 2024, we launched our Economic Value Study at the Australian Motorsport Innovation Precinct at Sydney Motorsport Park. To read more about the results of our Report and download a full copy, visit our EVS page. Here are…
Wonderful news, and congratulations Peter!
The AMHF, through the personage of our director Peter Robinson, is honoured to have received two awards at the Newspress Australia Awards on Friday evening (19 April). Peter was awarded “Feature of the Year” for his story, Star Crossed, that…
Cropley Curve
by Peter Robinson Silverstone has Hamilton Straight, Scotland the Jim Clark circuit, Sydney Motor Sport Park Brabham Straight and Bahrain the Schumacher S, all named to honour the memory of famous racing drivers. And there are other corners, straights and…
In pursuit of 200mph
by Peter Robinson Embarrassingly, I don’t remember the first time I topped 100mph on the road. Almost certainly most of you – at least those of a certain age – recall that milestone occasion with absolute clarity. I asked six…
Australian Motor Sport Results
The story so far Back in mid-2021 the Australian Motor Heritage Foundation identified a gap in Australia’s motorsport history. As many would know, virtually all our car racing results since 1997 are available on the Natsoft web site. Previously, organising…
Fast Female Drivers at Bathurst
by Brian Goulding A few years ago, while working for the Australian Racing Drivers Club (ARDC), I received a phone call from a journalist. The bloke was writing an magazine article on female competitors in Bathurst’s Great Race. I suspect…
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