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Looking up the Hill, the main group of cars
A few more were to the left and right beside where the photo was taken
- more photos to come

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There were very few pre-war Cars - the Plymouth already posted and then there was this a 1930's Morris Minor.
Car is unregistered unwarranted and it would seem immobile.

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Fords...

Seeing the " Mitsuoka Viewt " on ERC's thread, and as it doesn't really fit there
Thought the belong here
- It / They are not even VCC Eligible as still a youngster at only 23 years old.

The...

" Yeuk! didn't realise anyone had brought one of those into NZ. "
Just following Nigel's story ERC, Like you have not seen the Jaguar version but have seen others with " British Style " grilles of...

Thanks to Milan Fistonic for this interesting magazine article - the Auckland Car Club 24 Hour " Hepolite " Trial from 1954.
Run 24th and 25th July 1954.
Article appeared in the " The Autocar "...

Previous post - the extract " quoted above " said that the Jim Richards photo of the Anglia was from an NSCC meeting in December 1967.

It would seem it was either the incorrect date or was an...

Herald Advert 30th October 1967 for the November 1967 National Meeting. promoted and run by NSCC

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Club Circuit event - think this was an ACC event

Allan Woolf and Jim Richards on the...

Good stuff Ken H,

Thanks for sharing .. and I have been to Solvang, the " Danish Town " of the Pacific Central Coast, California - interesting place.

" Year: 1998
Make: NISSAN
Model: MARCH
Colour: Grey
Submodel: MITSUOKA VIEWT
Body Style: Saloon
VIN: 7AT11K03X20308959
Plate: NGN129
Engine No: COVERED
Chassis: HK11-308959

ERC, looks like the MX5 group had a good selection of cars.
Thanks for the photos.

Thanks to from me for the photos Nigel, as I was asked by Ken to take some recently and I failed to do so.
Cheers
Roger. remember seeing that Hall, but not sure if this trip 28th December 2020 or...

Kev, Hi,
Slow reply.
Auckland - was there a week or so ago for a few days, but not the right time for Smales Farm.
Will be good to catch up again at a future one, or a similar Car Show.
Waipu...

V - Day meant Vehicle Day, on Valentines Day in the Pahoia, Omokoroa, Te Puna, Whakamarama area.
A local show [ mentioned on the AH thread ]. A lot more than the AH BT7 were there.

A selection ;...

Kevin yes a Tri-Carb when built they were made for around a year in the 1961 -62 period - car originally LHD as shown by chassis number " BT7L ....
Car owner is a member of the Austin Healey club,...

Saw this car today at a Car Show at Pahoia, near where I live in Omokoroa.
Car Show was organised by the local Mechanic Brian Kirk and the local Tyre Guy Steve Abbott.
Steve is the son of Russ...

ERC, thanks for the C and C photos, lots of ragtops too !!.

The Big Healey, a BJ8 - last of the 3000's Am unsure whose it is ??
Do you have another shot with the Rego as it looks a bit like "...

Milan, yes and I wrote it correctly on the NSCC page after seeing the note from Bob Kidd. now corrected, thanks.

Thanks ERC, for the links, will take some time and have a good look.

As an aside have just got one of your NZ Classic Car mags moved on to another guy, Jonathan Paape, who has bought a 1963...

The following picture was posted by O J McLean on the Facebook page " NZ Car related street scenes 1950-1980's "
- with the comment ;
" 18-year-old Jim Richards of Manurewa in his "extremely rapid"...

There's a couple of photos to work from in a previous post !!

Pete Dicks was the Sprite Registrar for the AH Club Midlands branch in the UK, he was doing that when I started the NZ Sprite register within the AH NZ Club in 1975 and we got in touch.
Finally met...

Yes Donn got it new in 1973 a Bathurst Clubman GT [ 1275 motor ] - special Australian Mini and sold it a few years later, he bought it back in the late 80's early 90's and fully restored it - [need...

Was that the same Ian Walker who was involved with Private Entrant Austin Healey cars in Rallying in the early mid 1950's ?
Maybe the question is for Ken H - seeing his answer in post #258

I have...

Graeme Staples who is writing a book on Motorcycle Circuits and Racing in New Zealand has sent me an artcile on Seagrove in 1949 - Had already posted page one back in April 2020 on this thread....

Ross Haldane was an NSCC member from the early 1960's and a serious Triallist winning many Club and Gold Star Trials - He was Trials Gold Star Champion in 1972.
Bob Kidd a former NSCC President, who...