Let's Drive Together with Glenn Ridge

Car culture has always had a remarkable way of bringing people together—and raising extraordinary amounts of money for charity. From the legendary Variety Bash, which has generated over $200 million, to the Shitbox Rally’s $65 million for the Cancer Council, automotive events continue to make a massive impact. Add in the countless local car shows, cruise meets, and “cars and coffee” gatherings, an...

2025 marked a turning point for the automotive world—both in Australia and globally. With over 1.2 million new cars sold nationwide, utes dominated the charts, claiming three of the top four spots, while compact SUVs continued their surge in popularity. At the same time, electric vehicles gained serious momentum, driven in part by the rapid rise of Chinese manufacturers. But beyond the numbers, it...

Peter Vandesluys has spent decades restoring classic motor cars, both in Australia through his company Re-creation Automotive and previously in the United States. Over the years, he’s brought countless beautiful machines back to life—but one recent project stands out as both his most challenging and most rewarding. In this episode, Peter shares the remarkable story behind the restoration of a 1962...

John Zeigler is a celebrated advertising and marketing executive best known for his senior leadership within the global network DDB. He led one of the most successful agency groups in the Asia-Pacific region—26 agencies across 14 countries with more than 3,200 employees—and was honoured as the Academy of Marketing Science’s Global Marketer of the Year in 2013. But beyond the boardroom, John is a l...

2025 marks a major milestone for Brad Jones Racing as theteam celebrates 25 years in one of the most competitive and high-stakes arenas in motorsport — the Australian Supercars Championship. After achieving success across a range of categories including Formula Ford, Production Touring, GT racing, as well as championship victories in AUSCAR, NASCAR, and Australian Super Touring, Brad and his broth...

In the latest chat Glenn Ridge chats to Glen Wood — a bloke who’s been tearing it up in the Pro ranks of the Porsche Carrera Cup and loving every second of it. Glen’s no rookie. He kicked things off in Aussie Formula Ford, then took his talents to the UK in British Formula Ford before jumping into the Australian GT scene. He’s raced just about everything on four wheels — and if you’re into enduran...

In this special episode from the Famous archives, we revisit an unforgettable chat with a true icon of Australian motorsport — Barry Oliver . Barry's voice is instantly recognisable to fans across the country, but his legacy goes far beyond the commentary box. I first met Barry over 30 years ago at the Targa Tasmania Tarmac Rally, where he teamed up with motorsport great Jim Richards . That pa...

We’re throwing it back to September 2023 for a seriously revved-up episode featuring Bernie Quinn , the engineering brain behind Premcar —the Aussie powerhouse behind some of the most exciting performance projects on (and off) the road. From the Nissan Navara Warrior to hush-hush auto collaborations, Bernie shares stories from inside the garages of Toyota , Ford , FPV , and beyond—before co-foundi...

We are throwing back to 2020 when Glenn sat down with Melbourne’s king of classic motorcycles— Johnny Gee . Collector, storyteller, café owner and the force behind Naked Racer Moto Co , Johnny’s been keeping Australia’s motorcycle heritage alive (and roaring) for over 30 years. From a garage full of rare Indians to a bar full of bike lovers, Johnny’s built more than just a business—he’s built a mo...

This episode with Glenn Ridge features a name synonymous with Australian rallying— Dean Herridge . With rallying quite literally in his blood, Dean grew up in the co-driver seat of life. Son of dual Australian Rally Champion Rob Herridge , Dean carved his own path across gravel, tarmac, off-road stages, and circuits around the world. From Bathurst to the FIA Pacific Cup , and the Sunraysia Safari...

Rotary Royalty: Maisie Place on Grit, Gears & Going Full Throttle In this episode of Famous Last Words , we sit down with one of the most exciting names in Australian motorsport: Maisie Place . At just 25, Maisie is already a qualified mechanic, competitive RX-8 Cup driver, and race team owner—making waves on and off the track in a scene still largely dominated by men. Maisie shares her journe...

🏁 George Vidovic: The Man Behind Python Vehicles 🏁 From a humble Melbourne garage to the high banks of Daytona, George Vidovic has spent over 35 years building a legacy in motorsport and engineering. In this episode, we dive into his journey — from creating Australia’s most respected Cobra replicas at Python Vehicles, to winningmultiple Victorian Sports Car Championships with the iconic #98 Pyth...

🏁 Toby Hederics: Rookie Rider to Dakar Finisher 🏁 The 2025 Dakar Rally had plenty of drama — from Daniel Sanders taking the Moto title to Toby Price switching to four wheels — but it’s Toby Hederics who stole our hearts. Raised on the banks of the Murray in Gol Gol and the son of Aussie desert racing legend John Hederics, Toby only set his sights on Dakar two years ago. After being the top rooki...

🏁 Mal Rose: Privateer to Endurance Racing Legend In this episode, we sit down with one of Australia’s most respected racing privateers — Mal Rose . With a career spanning over 30 years, Mal has raced it all: from Formula Ford and AUSCAR to V8 Supercars , and even 24-hour endurance classics around the globe. He’s a former Australian Production Car Champion , V8 Supercar Privateer Series winner, an...

🚗 Richard Ferlazzo: Designing the Future of Holden With over 30 years at GMH, Richard Ferlazzo shaped the look and feel of some of Australia’s most iconic vehicles. From Senior Designer to GM Australia Design Director , he led a team of 150+ creatives across production, advanced, and concept design — not just for Holden, but for global GM platforms. In this episode, Richard shares stories from in...

Gavin King, the Director of Sydney’s Concours Sportscar Restorations has been restoring and rebuilding classic Jaguars, Aston Martins and Ferraris for more than 30 years. He started the business at 21 years of age and has built it up to become one of Australia’s top restoration companies. Over the years Gavin and his team have restored, rebuilt, or recreated classic Jaguars like the C Type as well...

Richard Craill has been commentating at major motor racing events around the country since 2004.  His knowledge of the sport is second to none, and it was great to see him called up by the Ten Network to call this year’s Formula 1 at Albert Park. Richard is also the man behind the motorsport website theracetorque.com and a part of the very successful ‘On the Grid Podcast’ team.

Kevin Weeks is well known in the Australian Tarmac Rally scene as well as in building circles as the founder of Weeks Building Group and Supaloc steel building systems. I’ve known Kevin for many years and he’s one of the most enthusiastic and positive people I’ve met.  These traits have enabled him to succeed in both business and his motor racing endeavours, which include Formula 2 Champion, Bathu...

The limited-edition Mustang R-Spec has been a standout success story for Ford Australia and Herrod Performance, selling all 500 Supercharged performance machines nearly as quickly as they were being built.  Constructed at what was until now, a dormant Broadmeadow’s plant, the R-Spec are one of the rare occasions that the blue oval has worked closely with an after-market supplier to construct a lim...

John ‘Stonie’ Stoneham is one of Australia’s most recognisable cartoonists, certainly within the motor racing fraternity. He was the resident cartoonist at Australia’s weekly motor sport magazine ‘Auto Action’’ for more than 40 years until it closed several years ago, and also for the Murdoch Newspapers afternoon Adelaide News for a time. He loves motor sport and has been involved as a competitor...

Dale Moscat has been a professional co-driver in the cutthroat sport of rallying for more than a decade. He started as a circuit racer, but since changing to the side of the car without the steering wheel, he’s teamed up with some of this country’s top drivers in all forms of rallying including dirt rally, tarmac rally, desert racing and SideXSide. Dale competes regularly in international events a...

Jon Waterhouse is known to many as the guru of rotary motors. Jon is a two-time ACT Rally Champion and as well as being involved with the development of the RX7SP, he was also an integral part of the Mazda Motorsport team in the early 1990’s for the likes of the 12-hour endurance races. Jon’s latest motorsport passion is still with rotary motors and he’s a big supporter of the very successful RX8...

Alan Heaphy grew up in Benalla, just down the road from Winton Raceway in country Victoria, and his interest in motorsport started from a very young age, in fact he bought his first car at the age of nine.  Since then, he’s not only continued to tinker with them, but has built an international reputation as an engineer and team manager. His cars have won 3 Bathurst titles in V8’s and Group A, 2 Ba...

Sunday August 5th, 1979, was a chilly afternoon at the Melbourne Showgrounds when 167 cars embarked on an adventure that would see them compete in what many regard as the toughest long-distance rally since the Continent to Continent epics of the early 20th Century, and the last great round Australia trial. The 1979 Repco Round Australia Reliability Trial was a 14-day event, where competitors in on...