Defender Diaries, with Dominique Chaleyer

Defender Diaries, with Dominique Chaleyer

Welcome to the Defender Diaries, where I invite motoring minds to chat cars, restoration and motorsport. I’m Dominique Chaleyer, an Australian historic car racer, restoration professional and fanatic for everything machines, media and the mind. So jump in and let’s go behind the chicanes.

Episodes

July 24, 2021 19 mins

Special thank you to Nik Sharplin, the owner of the beastly 1937 Riley Blue Streak Special for being my guest on this episode of the Defender Diaries. 

In this episode of Defender Diaries, I take a drive out once again to the lovely Victorian country town of Castlemaine, where I steal time to chat with Nik Sharplin. Many years ago, Historic and Vintage Restorations helped restore and give new life to Nik's striking 19...

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Special thank you to Christophe Boribon, the National Auctions Manager of Shannons Insurance, for being my guest on this episode of the Defender Diaries. 
In this episode of Defender Diaries, I chat to Christophe about the extraordinary auction results of 2020 and 2021. We delve deeper into why the Aussie classic car scene is booming, and talk about the shift in mindset and buying habits of Aussie collectors and investors. To f...

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In this episode of Defender Diaries, I drive a couple of hours north of Melbourne to Castlemaine, to meet up with Aaron Barnes.  Aaron is the creator of 'Barnesy's Builds',  an engaging, educational and often hilarious YouTube channel dedicated to the many 'true blue' restorations he has undertaken himself.  Aaron and I are joined by his beautiful Kelpie Jayco, where we talk all things Holdens, DIU restorat...

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David Belford is a classic Porsche restorer. His highly reputable business Werk1 Porsche Restoration, formally known as Classic and Road and Track,  is based in North Melbourne. Dave is  a presenter/co-host with Benny Musu on  the popular YouTube show The Motorists, an organiser of a boutique rally experience Werk1 Rallye, a historic car racer, support crew for his brother, Matt, in the Pro-Am Porsche Michelin GT3 Sprint Challenge,...

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