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Peter Wherrett (born 1936) is an Australian motoring and motor sport journalist and former race car driver.

Wherrett first learned to drive when his parents got their first motor car when he was 12. [1] Angry at the lack of motorsport newspaper coverage, he complained to various newspapers and was hired in 1958 by the Sydney Morning Herald to write for them on the sport. The Sydney Morning Herald ( SMH) is a daily Broadsheet Newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia [1]

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Advanced driver training

In 1967, Peter Wherrett set up Australia’s first post-licence driver training school as "The Peter Wherrett Advanced Driving School". In 1980 he sold the school to his manager Peter Finlay. [2]

Motor racing

Peter Wherrett drove in the 1969 Bathurst 1000 race for Mazda, in 1970 for Ford and in 1974, 1975 and 1976 for Alfa Romeo. The Bathurst 1000 (currently officially known as the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000) is a touring car race held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit ( is a Japanese automotive manufacturer based in Hiroshima, Japan. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following Alfa Romeo Automobiles SpA is an Italian Automaker founded in 1910

Television

From 1973, Peter Wherrett presented the Australian Broadcasting Corporations television program series Torque and later a historical series called Marque, which is the only television program on that topic to be produced for free-to-air television. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly abbreviated to the 'ABC' is Australia's national public broadcaster. Free-to-air (FTA Television (TV and Radio broadcasts are sent unencrypted and may be received via any suitable receiver Free-to-view [1]

Wherrett Sigma

In 1981, Mitsubishi Australia produced a limited edition "Peter Wherrett Special" GH Series Sigma sedan. Mitsubishi Motors Australia Ltd (MMAL is a fully owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC of Japan The Chrysler Sigma was a version of the Mitsubishi Galant automobile built by Chrysler's Australian manufacturing facility in Adelaide from 1977 Only 500 cars were produced, which were commissioned after Wherrett complained about the GH Sigma's handling and was challenged to design a better car by the Mitsubishi Chief Engineer. [3]

Family

Peter Wherrett has been married and divorced three times.

His first marriage was to Denise. They had a son and a daughter and now have six grandchildren.

His second marriage was to Lesley Brydon, former Executive Director of the Advertising Federation of Australia.

His third marriage was to Kim. When Kim obtained employment in Europe as a chef, Peter remained in Australia. Because of their physical separation, they decided to divorce amicably in 2007. Following that divorce, Peter sold the house that they had shared in Queensland and moved to New South Wales.

Crossdressing

Wherrett also wrote a memoir entitled "Desirelines" with his brother Richard, who died in 2001. [4] In the book he revealed that he is a heterosexual cross-dresser. Cross-dressing is the act of wearing clothing commonly associated with another gender within a particular Society.

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References

  1. ^ a b c Abc. net. au (August 29, 2004), ABC interview with George Negus. Retrieved January 2, 2008.
  2. ^ Finlays. com. au, About Us. Retrieved January 2, 2008.
  3. ^ Autoweb. com. au (June 3, 2004), 'Torque' of The Auction. Retrieved January 2, 2008.
  4. ^ Wherrett, Peter and Richard, Desirelines:An unusual family memoir, (Sceptre, 1997), ISBN 0733604854
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