Old Girls On The Road: Capturing The History Of Women And Their Vintage Cars.

A muse can come in all shapes and sizes, and for documentary maker Tracey Walker her inspiration comes in the form of a 1967 Mark II Cortina named Blanche.

The Brisbane woman is on a mission to find others like her so she can document the love affair that exists between them and their classic cars.

Old Girls on the Road is set to feature women across an array of ages and their history with the cars.

Tracey Walker with her first car traveling back from Kynuna, Queensland.

“I wanted to acknowledge her years on the road,” Ms Walker told.

“I thought at first I would just put cushions in the back window, but my overactive mind thought it was a good documentary.

“I’m focusing on women who drive classic cars as we’re a rare breed.”

The personal story of Blanche

Ms Walker said she recently started to drive vintage cars again after being sick of “boring new cars”.

Her current beloved white car has a 1.5-litre motor which manufacturers stopped making in 1967.

“I wanted to go back to my roots and buy an old car and there was one ready and waiting for me on Gumtree,” she said.

Tracey Walker captures images of classic cars as part of her documentary.

“She’s on the rare side and I bought her off a young lad who restored it with a paint job and some upholstery work.

“He basically put Festival Hall in the boot though and wired it up with speakers; I kept finding wires for a year afterwards.”

Aging gracefully

Ms Walker said the documentary would also look at the correlation between keeping vintage cars in good condition and the aging process of women.

“I want to look at what it’s like for these women to age with their cars and to what extent people go to keeping things young and beautiful.

“I’m finding that for many women it runs in the family. I have mothers and daughters interested in coming on board to take part.”

Ms Walker said she was determined to feature women in the film.

“When I first started looking for people to talk to it was mainly men with souped-up cars.

“I was more interested in cars that were being used every day and were owned by women, so that’s why I’ve gone in that direction.

“I’ve already spoken to an 81-year-old at Woolloongabba and she drives a 64-year-old Morris Minor.”