Peter Wherrett
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Peter Wherrett (born 1936) is an Australian motoring and motor sport journalist and former race car driver. He began his journalism career in 1958 at the Sydney Morning Herald and in 1967 set up Australia’s first post-licence driver training school as the Peter Wherrett Advanced Driving School.
Peter drove in the 1969 Bathurst 1000 race for Mazda, in 1970 for Ford and in 1974, 1975 and 1976 for Alfa Romeo.
From 1973, Wherrett presented the Australian Broadcasting Corporations television program series Torque and later a historical series called Marque.
In 1981, Mitsubishi Australia produced a limited edition "Peter Wherrett Special" GH Series Sigma sedan.
He has written several books related to motoring including:
- Peter Wherrett's A Century Of The Motor Car
- Marque a Hundred Years of Motoring ISBN 0642974608
- Torque ISBN 0725403837
- Quest for the Perfect Car : My Life in Motoring
- Motoring Skills and Tactics
- Explore Australia BY Four-Wheel Drive with Kim Wherrett
- What They Don't Teach You In Driving School ISBN 1920923403
- Grit: An Epic Journey Across the World - the story of Francis Birtles epic 1927 journey. ISBN 1-920923-62-4
- Wheels of Australia (editor)
- Drive It! The Complete Book of High Speed Driving On Road And Track (1981)
He also wrote a memoir called 'Desirelines' with his brother Richard. In the book he revealed that he is a cross-dresser, however he is heterosexual. Richard died in 2001. Richard was gay.
