I have no idea what sort of car this is, or what year these photos were taken, but this impressive motor is thought to have belonged to Hugh Robert Mackay.
Mackay had been Secretary to the Royal Commission into forests between 1897 and 1901. He had compiled its reports and later drafted the Bill on which the 1907 Forest Act was based.
He was subsequently appointed as the first Conservator of the new State Forest Department (SFD) in 1907 and remained until the formation of the Forests Commission Victoria (FCV) in 1919 when Owen Jones was recruited from England.
This snazzy car was thought to have been used in his travels around Victoria.
Victoria’s Forests & Bushfire Heritage 
Hi Peter,
What an interesting car! The first car is different from the second photo
Is there any motor vehicle registration information in the PROV? I havenât managed to find any. If the registration information exists it may be able to answer your questions.
I have been trying to find information on my grandfatherâs car. He had a car hire business before US Motors formed. His car was registered 35748 in early 1920âs.
I think the car in your photo is a lot later. From the following it is post 1939 (as it has letters). However it should have Vic on it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Victoria
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Thanks. I don’t have much info on the car(s). Its even a bit of a guess that it belonged to Mackay.
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