A mouth-watering array of machinery covering 120 years of the motoring age is set to assemble at the inaugural Motors & Masterpieces festival, which is set to take over the Melbourne Showgrounds from November 22-24, 2024. Encompassing vintage classics through to modern supercars, the festival will include cars and motorcycles displayed along ten key theme lines, with concours and outright Best in Show honours set to be hotly contested.
Renowned for its expertise in showcasing contemporary Australian and international art, Lennox St. Gallery will oversee the selection and judging process for the competition. The competition invites artists and photographers to explore the beauty and history of the automotive world through creative expression, with a special focus on the classic motoring movement.
One of ten different categories at the event, the Golden Age will focus on the early automotive pioneers, with a spotlight on the unique craftsmanship evident in machines built prior to 1930. The Golden Age was an incredible time in motoring circles - it saw tremendous innovation that became rapidly accessible to the masses and spurned significant global cultural impact.
At the head of the queue of motor car groups is La Dolce Vita, an Italian phrase which simply translates into English as “The Sweet Life”. The phrase is most famously associated with the 1960 seminal Italian film of the same name, as directed by Federico Fellini.
Australia's preeminent motoring festival, Motors & Masterpieces, is set to be a class affair when it launches at the Melbourne Showgrounds from November 22-24, with ten distinct themes for the celebration now confirmed. Over 300 cars and motorcycles are set to be displayed in distinct groups that reflect on the significant cultural settings and evolutionary stages of man and machine,