Patrick Jackson
Patrick is an automotive journalist with more than eight years of experience across a range of online, print, and broadcast media. His focus is primarily on automotive content, having launched the car review website Drive Section in 2019 and the automotive adventure site Essential Drives in 2024. He is a passionate car enthusiast with a particular interest in classic cars. His past credits include DriveTribe, Vehicle History, Finder, ForceGT, The Weekender Herald, Supercar Blondie, Exhaust Notes, and WhichCar.
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Classic TV: Mitsubishi Magna AWD
In 2002, Mitsubishi made history by releasing the first all-wheel drive series production car built in Australia, the Magna AWD. Soon after, it also changed history with the same car's advertising campaign.
Star drivers steal the show on day two of the 2025 Adelaide Motorsport Festival
The second and final day of the 2025 Adelaide Motorsport Festival didn't disappoint, with attendees treated to impressive on-track displays and plenty of celebrity signing sessions.
History recreated and big-money plate sales on day one of the 2025 Adelaide Motorsport Festival
Day one of the 2025 Adelaide Motorsport Festival offered a throwback to the very first Adelaide Grand Prix 40 years prior, with history recreated on the Victoria Park circuit.
Classic Alfa Romeos claim top honours at Sydney Harbour Concours d’Elegance
Alfa Romeo took centre stage at the 2025 Sydney Harbour Concours d’Elegance, with one particularly stunning example of the Italian brand’s heritage claiming top honours.
Magnarrific: Here’s why the Mitsubishi Magna deserves more love
While Holden and Ford may have produced the best-known locally-designed darlings of the Australian automotive industry’s heyday, the Commodore and Falcon you’ve likely owned at least one of or were at least driven around in as a child, there was of course a third major player that sat alongside them: the Mitsubishi Magna.
Everyday cars to sit centre stage at the 2025 Festival of the Unexceptional
While glamorous exotics or rowdy muscle cars are the classics many enthusiasts crave, for others, there’s still some appeal in the humble everyday car. That's exactly what will feature this July at one of the UK’s biggest and most distinctive car shows, the 2025 Festival of the Unexceptional.
BMW launches comprehensive 424-car online archive
Looking to brush up on your automotive history, or simply in need of a way to kill some time? BMW has the answer, as it has finally launched a comprehensive 424-car online archive containing images and details of each historic model the Bavarians have built.
This iconic Ruf CTR Yellowbird could fetch over US$6,000,000 at auction
The Ruf CTR Yellowbird is one of the most iconic cars of its era, but is this one really going to fetch more than US$6,000,000 when it goes to auction in March 2025?
Must-have mod: You can now fit a gated shifter to your NA Mazda MX-5
Startup company Minottek has started offering a gated shifter for the first-generation Mazda MX-5, and while it's currently the only product the company sells, it could soon offer similar kits for other sports cars.
Classics in the snow: The ICE St. Moritz
While most concours events are held on the most pristine lawns at golf clubs and palaces, The ICE in the affluent Swiss town of St. Moritz is just a little bit different.