Ikon Suspension

Ikon Suspension's parent company, Proven Products, is an Australian owned company established in 1962 in Sydney, Australia which specialises in providing shock absorbers and springs to wholesale, retail, and trade customers worldwide for cars, 4wds, motorcycles, trucks, buses, motorsport, and a variety of special applications. Proven was establishe... d by Peter Antill and Lance Lowe as a part of what was then Peter Antill Motors. The new part of the business was set up purely to exclusively import, distribute and service Koni shock absorbers. Until 1967 it was still known as Peter Antill Motors. Prior to the Koni shock absorber importing business Peter Antill Motors had been involved in importing the first Volvo cars into Australia. This had ended when Volvo Australia was established. Typically the business was being run as it is today by people who have long established interests in the motor industry. Peter was a well known rally driver of the 1950's. Peter also had a trucking business, Antill Ranger. Lance had been involved the automotive industry most his working life growing up in pre-WW2 Melbourne, Bonnie Doon and Benalla in Victoria becoming a motor mechanic before the war and car and motorcycle salesman and, motorcycle racer after the war. Later he also be-came a successful motoring journalist with work appearing in leading publications of the day up to 1978 and having a 15 minute ABC radio programme - Overdrive - at 9:00am Sunday mornings for several years where motor cars and motorcycles were reported on. Occasionally the odd aircraft or boat would show up for variety. Peter never worked in the business with the day to day running being left to Lance and Naomi Lowe. As the business grew other staff were added and another shock absorber business was acquired (3 Jays). 3 Jays were involved with selling Spax, Monroe, Girling and Armstrong shock absorbers. During the 1970's Proven was selling many brands of shock absorber, a shock absorber supermarket in a way. Only some of the brands from that time still ...Read More