orn in 1945, Gavin has been married for over 50 years, has two adult sons, and three adorable grandchildren. He lives in the picturesque Adelaide Hills, South Australia, tinkers with a Subaru ff–1 Special in the back shed, and is a supporter of the Adelaide Crows AFL team. He worked for Chrysler before working in the retail section of the automobile industry through the 1970s which is when he began his extensive library and model car collection. During the 1980’s he was State Manager for two companies, one in educational publishing and the other in the computing industry. Both careers were successful, particularly that in computing where he marketed computerised dispensing systems for pharmacies.