Our family have dedicated their blood, sweat and tears into restoring and maintaining vital pieces of Australian motor racing history. The car collection has grown to over 70+ cars that are housed mostly on our Sunshine Coast property, as well as a few museums and showrooms throughout Australia. And it is due to our love of the cars in our collection, that we started our uniquely Australian car care range – Bowden’s Own Premium Car Care. This is our story.

1944
PASSION BORN
David Bowden had his passion for cars forged at a very young age. In 1925, his father Frank began selling the very first Australian made Fords back in Dalby for his sister, Nell, who was the first female Ford dealer anywhere in the world. Frank was later to move on and part own the first local Holden Dealership in Nambour, Qld, right after the war, so David of course developed a love for Fords! He owned his first car, a 34 Ford, at the age of 12, becoming a keen and avid hot rodder, building up many different side valve V8 powered Fords, till he finally acquired a 1932 Ford Roadster. He was to become notorious for this Ford Roadster around Brisbane, with it being channeled and having the '48 Mercury V8 fitted with a McCulloch supercharger, it was ideal for getting into all sorts of trouble back then!


A Proud David with his hot rodded '34 Ford V8.
1960's
A LOVE OF MOTORSPORT
David moved around a bit in this time, working numerous jobs within the car industry, starting his time as an apprentice mechanic at Coach Craft Ford in Brisbane, then moving between Sydney, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Nth Qld and Darwin. His parents sold his beloved 32' Ford while he was away in his travels, something he never forgave them for!

David's passion for motorsport was developed in this time as well, after a trip to Warwick Farm and being spell-bound by a white '65 Mustang being hurtled around by the extemely talented Ian 'Pete' Geoghegan. He met 'Pete' in the pits later that day and it was the start of a life long friendship, that involved him becoming an unofficial member of the Geoghegan racing team, helping wherever and whenever he could at their race events.

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P.O Box 162. Buderim Qld. Australia 4556.