WITH AN INTERVIEW WITH DAVID ZEUNERT

Reg Hunt, motor dealer, racing driver, collector and property investor was one of Melbourne’s best known and successful automobilists during his working life. Maserati historian, enthusiast and long-time friend, David Zeunert, will discuss with Mark Bissett Reg’s life exploits following a light lunch at the Royal Historical Society of Victoria.

Reg Hunt built one of Australia’s largest motor dealer operations and was known for his “Golden Mile” along the Nepean Highway, Elsternwick that included a 12-acre used car lot that held up to 2,000 vehicles and later Holden’s top selling dealership, Reg Hunt Rhodes.
Lesser known is Reg Hunt’s success in motor racing, particularly in his Maserati 250F Formula 1 car in which he competed against Stirling Moss, Jack Brabham, Stan Jones and others, earning the Australian Driver’s Championship in 1956. He is also remembered for his collection of Rolls Royce and WO Bentleys. Reg Hunt retired after 45 years in the motor industry, amassing some $95 million in property and a business that turned over $300 million per annum.

David Zeunert is a Melbourne based enthusiast/historian, a strong generalist with a particular passion for Maserati. It was via his ownership of Maseratis and the Maserati Club that David met Reg Hunt 40 years ago. Zeunert has a significant archive of Australian motor racing photographs, magazines and memorabilia. He has contributed his research knowledge to many authors. In addition, he has written for both club magazines and professional journals such as Benzina. Knowing Hunt as a friend, and many of those associated with Maserati in Australia places David uniquely to speak with authority about the late Reg Hunt’s racing and commercial achievements.