2025

7-9 November 2025: Classic Motor Show, NEC, Birmingham, uk [www].

4-7 November 2025: SEMA show, Las Vegas [www].

19 October 2025, .au: Bay to Birdwood, SA [www].

12 October 2025, .au: Bathurst 1000, NSW.

12 October 2025: Bonhams Zoute Sale auction [www].

3-4 October 2025 (Fri., Sat.): Deniliquin Ute Muster [www].

25 September - 5 October 2025: The Royal Show, Melbourne [www].

12-14 September 2025: Goodwood Revival [www].

13 September 2025: Bonhams Goodwood Revival auction [www].

9-14 September 2025: IAA Mobility show, Munich [www].

5-7 September 2025: Concours of Elegance at Hampton Court Palace [www].

5-6 September 2025, .au: Birdsville Races [www].

27-30 August 2025, .uk: Salon Prive, Blenheim Palace [www].

24-31 August 2025, .au: World Solar Challenge Darwin-Adelaide [www].

22-24 August 2025, .au: National 4x4 Show Melbourne Showgrounds [www].

22-24 August 2025: Silverstone Festival [www].

21-23 August 2025: Mundi Mundi Bash Music Festival, Broken Hill [www].

17 August 2025: Pebble Beach, Concours d'Elegance [www] (Sunday).

15 August 2025: Bonhams Quail Auction [www].

16 August 2025 (Sat.): Henley on Todd "Regatta", Alice Springs, NT, .au [www].

15-17 August 2025, .uk: British Motor Show, Farnborough [www].

10-13 July 2025: Goodwood Festival of Speed [www].

11 July 2025: Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed auction [www].

8 July 2025: John Williamson Big Red Sunset Concert, Simpson Desert, Qld [www].

27-29 June 2025: Tankfest 2024, Tank Museum, Bovington, uk [www].

27-29 June 2025, .au: Melbourne International EV AutoShow, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre [www].

22 June 2025: Pikes Peak International Hill Climb [www].

16-22 June 2025, .fr: Paris Air Show [www].

14-15 June 2025: The 92nd 24 Hours of Le Mans [www].

13-15 June 2025, .au: National 4x4 Show Sydney Showgrounds [www].

8 June 2025 (Sun.), .au: Darwin Beer Can Regatta (Darwin Lions Club) [www].

6-9 June 2025, .au: Finke Desert Race [www].

3-5 June 2025, .uk: London Concours [www].

26 May - 7 June 2025 (Mon.-Sat.), .uk: Isle of Man TT Races [www].

25 May 2025 (Sun.): 108th Indianapolis 500 [www].

23-25 May 2025 (Fri.–Sun.): Concorso d'Elegance, Villa d'Este [www].

18 May 2025 (Sun.), .au: AoMC National Motoring Heritage Day, Trentham [www].

29 April - 1 May 2025, .uk: Commercial Vehicle Show NEC Birmingham [www].

25 April 2025: Anzac Day.

18-27 April 2025: New York Auto Show [www].

12-13 April 2025, .uk: Goodwood Members' Meeting [www].

9-13 April 2025: TechnoClassica, Essen [www].

6 April 2025 (#3/24): Japanese F1 Grand Prix.

25-30 March 2025, .au: Airshow 2025, Avalon, Geelong, Vic., public 28-30 March [www].

23 March 2025 (#2/24): Chinese F1 Grand Prix.

22-23 March 2025, .au: Clunes Book Town Festival [www] Vic..

21-23 March 2025, .uk: Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show, NEC, Birmingham [www].

16 March 2025 (#1/24): Australian F1 Grand Prix, Melbourne.

14-16 March 2025, .au: National 4x4 Show Brisbane Showgrounds [www].

10-16 March 2025, .au: Corowa Swim In, 'Year of the Mack and Unimog,' [www].

10 March 2025 (Mon.): Labour Day, Vic..

8-10 March 2025: Steamfest, National Steam Centre, Scoresby, Melbourne, Vic. [www].

7-10 March 2025 (Fri-Mon): Port Fairy Folk Festival [www].

6-9 March 2025: Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance [www], and ...

7 March 2025: Goodings Amelia Island Auction [www].

27 February - 2 March 2025, .de: Retro Classics, Stuttgart [www].

26-28 February 2025 (Wed.-Fri.): F1 pre-season testing, Bahrain.

21-23 February 2025, .uk: Race Retro historic motorsport show, Stoneleigh Park [www].

16 February 2025 (Sun.): Victorian 4WD Show, Lardner Park, Vic., .au [www].

16 February 2025: AoMC British & European Motoring Show, Yarra Glen Racecourse, Vic., .au [www].

5-9 February 2025: Retromobile, Paris [www].

6 February 2025: Bonhams The Grand Palais auction, Paris [www].

4-5 February 2025: RM Sotheby's Paris auction [www].

1-2 February 2025: Heritage Vehicle and Machinery Display, Lardner Park, Vic. [www].

26 January 2025 (Sun.): Australia Day.

25 January 2025: Bonhams Scottsdale Auction [www].

24 January 2025: RM Sotheby's Arizona auction [www].

20 January 2025: Donald Trump "sworn in as the 47th president of the US ..." — [abc].

20 January 2025, .au: "Severe Tropical Cyclone Sean category 3, impacting the western Pilbara coast [WA] during Monday. ..." – [bom]. Check WA [www] roads.

19 January 2025: AoMC Festival of Motoring, Cruden Farm, Vic.. .au [www].

19 January 2025: A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began in Gaza. This is "what's left of Gaza" now — [abc][17/1] & [bbc].

17 January 2025 (Fri.): Finish of Dakar 2025, Saudi Arabia, Bisha to Shubaytah [www]. (Started 3 Jan.) Bikes 1. Daniel Sanders (RB KTM); Car 1. Yazeed Al Rajhi & Timo Gottschalk (Overdrive Racing); Trucks 1. Martin Macek, Frantisek Tomasek & David Svanda (Mm Tech.).

16 January 2025: "Storms hit Sydney and regional NSW, SES receives more than 2,000 calls for help ..." — [abc].

18 Jan.: "Wave of storms pounding NSW declared natural disaster ..." — [18/1]. Check NSW [www] roads.

15 January 2025, .uk: "National Pothole Day 2025 ... [the AA] attended 643,318 pothole related incidents in 2024, compared to 647,690 in 2023 ..." — The AA [www].

13 January 2025: "Queensland hit with heavy rains, with BOM predicting more wild weather on the way ..." — [abc]. Check Qld [www] roads.

10-20 January 2025: Detroit Auto Show (NAIAS) [www] (8th media, 9th industry, 10th charity, 11-20 public).

10 January 2025: "Light Mobility Vehicle - Request for Information, Ministry of Defence ... tender_479205/1440960 ... The Ministry of Defence [MOD] has a requirement for the production, supply, in-service support and training for a Light Mobility Vehicle (LMV) as part of the Land Mobility Programme (LMP). LMV will explore multiple options including delivery of a wheeled utility platform to modernise capability in roles currently filled by Land Rover and Pinzgauer with a Common Based Platform delivering warfighting roles across the Joint Force. ..." — MOD [www] #army #military #uk

10 January 2025: "WMO confirms 2024 as warmest year on record at about 1.55°C above pre-industrial level ... The past ten years 2015-2024 are the ten warmest years on record ..." — WMO [www].

10 January 2025, .usa: The Los Angeles wildfires continued to burn, e.g., [abc], [11/1], [16/1], [bbc].

9-12 January 2025, .uk: Autosport International, NEC, Birmingham (9-10 trade only) [www].

8 January 2025, .au: "Hiker Hadi Nazari found alive after 13-day search in NSW Snowy Mountains ..." — [abc].

8 January 2025, .au: "... Halls Gap reopens after Grampians fire ..." — [abc].

8 January 2025, .usa: As wildfires burned, "... Red Flag Warnings remain in effect through Friday evening for much of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties due to gusty offshore winds and low humidities ..." — weather.gov [www]. Such severe fires in January (winter)  are  were unknown. Also see the [bbc].

8 January 2025: "Landmark investment [£300,000,000] crowns record year for bespoke ..." — Rolls Royce [www].

7-19 January 2025: Mecum Auctions Kissimmee Auction, Florida [www] including lot B152 a 2016 Land Rover Defender, 1,470km, chassis #SALLDVBR8GA478898 (sold us$99,000); lot S237 a 1969 Porsche 917K, chassis #917-022, Steve McQueen's Hero Car from the movie 'Le Mans' (1971); lot S258 the 'Shaguar' 1967 Jaguar E-Type Series I Roadster, chassis #4E8526 from the Austin Powers (1997+, Mike Myers) movies.

7-10 January 2025: Consumer Electronics Show (CES) (& media 5th & 6th) Las Vegas [www].

4 January 2025: "First heatwave of 2025 engulfs Australia's south-east while monsoon and cyclones mysteriously missing in action ..." — [abc]. Check the [bom], and Vic. [www] & WA [www] fire.

3-17 January 2025 (Fri.-Fri.): Dakar 2025, Saudi Arabia, Bisha to Shubaytah [www]. There is no 'Quad' class this year. And, "Watch the 2025 Dakar Rally exclusive and free on SBS On Demand from January 4 to 18. ..." — SBS TV .au [www].

3 January 2025: "Stellantis Italy output falls 37% in 2024 ..." — Reuters [www].

3 January 2025: "Hume Highway partially reopened after [four]-truck crash near Gundagai ..." — [abc]. Check NSW [www] roads.

2-5 January 2025 (Thu-Sun): Summernats Canberra, ACT [www].

2 January 2025, recall #REC-006234: "Hyundai Genesis G80, GV60 & GV70 2021-2024 ... Due to a software issue, the Integrated Charging Control Unit (ICCU) may develop an internal fault causing the 12-Volt battery to stop charging. This could result in a loss of motive power whilst driving." — .gov.au [www].

2 January 2025, .au: 2024 was "... Australia's second-warmest year since national records began in 1910, with the national mean temperature 1.46°C warmer than the 1961-1990 average ... Nationally-averaged rainfall was 28% above the 1961-1990 average at 594.0mm ..." — [www] at [bom]. Also see 10 Jan. above.
(BTW: "Abrupt reduction in shipping emission as an inadvertent geoengineering termination shock produces substantial radiative warming ..." — Tianle Yuan et al, Comm. Earth and Env., 5, #281, May 2024 [www].)

1 January 2025, .au: "Fast-moving bushfire engulfs property near Acacia Prison east of Perth ..." — [abc]. Check WA [www] fire. "More rescues overnight as record rain and flash flooding hit parts of Queensland ..." — [31/12]. Check Qld [www] roads.

January 2025: National road deaths in 2024: "During the 12 months ended December 2024, there were 1,300 road deaths. This is an increase of 3.3% from the 12-month period ending December 2023." — bitre.gov.au [www].

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