About

Hi I’m Paul,

I’m the Managing Director of Historic and Vintage Restorations (HVR). I have been involved with the business since the early 2000’s and became the sole business owner in 2012.

Prior to my involvement with HVR, I had a career in corporate project management and general management both nationally and internationally.

I’ve been a motorsport enthusiast since I can remember. It all started when my mother nearly gave birth to me on the way to a Melbourne hospital in a 1924 30/98 Vauxhall – which was later aptly nicknamed ‘the flying bedstead!’.

My first car rebuild at the age of 16 was a Riley 9 Special. And my first sporting event in that car was a run at Rob Roy Hillclimb. Then followed various adventures with MG TCs, a Mini Cooper S, a MG TB race car, lots of Alfa Romeo’s, a Lotus Super 7 and a Lotus 18, an E-Type Jaguar, and an Alvis Speed 25 Special. I mis-spent many years of racing, rallying and hillclimbing… thoroughly enjoying the Australian classic and vintage motoring scene!

Now I look forward to coming to HVR every day to work on and drive cars that were only dreams in my youth!