Ian Irwin's enthusiasm for early motoring goes back over fifty years. As a youth he attended motoring events before the Veteran Car Club of Australia and Rolls-Royce Owners Club of Australia was formed. His now substantial motoring library and archives had their origins back then. His fascination with Silver Ghosts commenced in the 1950s when he first saw the 1924 model 64EU.
Ian has served as Federal Secretary and Federal President of the Veteran Car Club of Australia, and is a past President of the Rolls-Royce Owners Club of Australia (ACT Branch) Inc. In 1990 he was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for his administration of the 1988 FIVA Australian Bicentennial World Rally. He has owned several Silver Ghosts, and (as of 2004) was restoring the 1910 car Chassis 1404, the car that conceived the legendary Rolls-Royce Spirit of Ecstasy mascot.
