Patrick Jackson
I am an automotive journalist with more than eight years of experience across a range of online, print, and broadcast media titles.
My focus is primarily on automotive content, having launched the car review website Drive Section in 2019 and automotive adventure site Essential Drives in 2024.
I am a passionate car enthusiast with a particular interest in classic cars.
My past credits include DriveTribe, Vehicle History, Finder, ForceGT, The Weekender Herald, Supercar Blondie, and WhichCar.
Latest articles
Hidden Collection of Rare but Dilapidated Classic Cars Headed for Auction
The secretive Rudi Klein collection is set to be auctioned off in October by RM Sotheby's.
All-original 1934 Bugatti Type 59 Sports takes Best of Show award at Pebble Beach Concours
One of the most prestigious car awards in the world, Best of Show at Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, has this year been awarded to an all-original 1937 Bugatti Type 59 Sports.
Sold This Week: 1978 Holden HZ Premier
It took 77 bids to determine a winner for this tastefully modified 1978 Holden HZ Premier when it sold for $50,200 this week on Trading Garage. The last of Holden's full-size sedans at that time, the HZ was in production for three years until the smaller Commodore was introduced in 1980. As the last of its lineage, the HZ was kept visually similar to its HX predecessor, although Radial Tuned Susp…
Honda's Pininfarina-designed HP-X Concept heads to Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
We all know and love the original Honda NSX, but you mightn't be so familiar with the prototype which spawned the idea that led to its creation. Now, 40 years after Honda first signalled its intent to bring a mid-engine supercar to market, the brand's first concept car is back on show.
Classic TVC: Football, Meat Pies, Kangaroos, and Holden Cars
A lyric synonymous with Australian culture, Holden came up with one of the catchiest advertising jingles ever written back in the 1970s. "We love football, meat pies, kangaroos and Holden cars," goes the famous lyric which was set to a tune so catchy you're probably humming along to it right now.
The Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale is a gorgeous 620hp throwback
You've got to love , right? It's just one of the immutable automotive laws. There are too many great cars in the brand's back catalogue to list here, up to and including the current Giulia Quadrifoglio.
Sold This Week: 1975 Porsche 911 (930) Turbo 3.0
A big money bid of $395,500 is what it took to secure this 1975 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.0 when this mint motor was sold this week on Collecting Cars. A rare and iconic modern classic performance car, this 930-generation 911 Turbo remained under the ownership of one family until now, and benefitted from an extensive restoration and engine rebuild between 2010 and 2014.