THE FRONT BOOT
A NEW AGE FOR
WALKINSHAW
The Walkinshaw Group has taken ownership of
New Age Caravans. with Walkinshaw in order to bring design
innovation to the business.
The Walkinshaw name is known for its association
with Holden Special Vehicles, as well as V8
Supercar team Walkinshaw Andretti United. The Walkinshaw name came to prominence in
Australia when Tom Walkinshaw started racing
his Factory Jaguar XJS at the Bathurst 1000 in
1984, followed by a three-vehicle assault on
Mount Panorama in 1985.
“We are excited about our ownership of New
Age Caravans,” Walkinshaw Group’s Ryan
Walkinshaw said. “We have been working
steadily in the background to develop new
aspects to the product, and we are looking
forward to accelerating the outputs from our
design and engineering teams.”
As part of the change in ownership, New Age
founder and CEO Gabby Montagnese will take
a role on the board of New Age Caravans.
“What Gabby has achieved is truly remarkable,
and with Gabby’s continued support we look
forward to building on her legacy and creating
the next chapter in this remarkable company,”
Mr Walkinshaw said.
Ms Montagnese said
she began New Age
Caravans’ partnership
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This foray was the catalyst for a growing
presence in the Australian automotive landscape,
eventually seeing Walkinshaw become the engine
room behind the iconic brands of the Holden
Racing Team and Holden Special Vehicles.
“We pride ourselves on pushing the limits,
and as we continue our automotive transition
and achieve growth in what is a challenging
market, we believe this spirit and attitude will
serve us and our customers well in delivering
unique caravan and camper product under the
New Age banner,” Mr Walkinshaw said.