Motoring pics Vintage cars - early years, events from 1960's 70's and 80's

[Roger Dowding]

" Year: 1930
Make: FORD
Model: SEDAN
Colour: Black
Second Colour: Red
Body Style: Saloon
Plate: BZ3656
Engine No: CAE404
Chassis: CAU1343 "

" BZ3656
Plate Type: Standard
Origin: NZ New
Used as: Private Passenger vehicle
Cause of Latest Registration: New
NZ First Registration: 05-May-1930
NZ Last Registration: Get Full CarJam Report
Was Registered Overseas? No "

Car was New in New Zealand in 1930. Most likely a CKD Kit out of Canada - the John Stokes Book "Ford in New Zealand should tell.

Recent photo of the car - duotone and with cream or white wheels ..



Repost of the Official photo of the car - the start of the Hunua Hundred in 1971.
** Car has black wheels and I seem to think was only one colour " Black " at that time.
Carjam mentions Black with Red - so ?? - unless taken back to original, if known !!



The crew [ Ken H's Gangsters sans guns ]. Sepia print to reflect the right age ??



Ford in New Zealand - the book. John Stokes Fb photo Mark Three Zephyr - just like our family had 1963 -68 ..and the Author.

[928]

why the audi and daimler in the last photo?

[Roger Dowding]

why the audi and daimler in the last photo?

928, your question ??
That is from John Stokes Facebook page - guess he likes them !! - I got for the Book Cover ..
Understand that John is writing another book on Ford in New Zealand, more about the Seaview Plant than the cars.

[928]

thanks

[Ray Bell]

That Ford 'New Beauty' is the same as the one I went on my first trip to Boggabilla in...

No it's not! Ours had a spare wheel on a front mudguard. But it wasn't black, it was a very dark blue.

It was quite a trip, the exhaust pipe broke somewhere near Dungog and made it quite noisy until we got to Taree.

I remember this trip quite well, right up to when we went to play in the river at 'Little Bondi' between Boggabilla and Goondiwindi, but I recall nothing whatever of the drive home.

Oddly, I am the only person left who recalls the trip details at all. My 'big' sister doesn't remember anything, nor does my younger brother, my youngest brother was there, but only a baby and he died 11 years ago anyway.

It was certainly different to our previous car, a Chev 4 converted to a panel van.

[khyndart in CA]

Ray,
You will have to write a book, just the names of the towns / places, amused those I shared this with here at work today.
Cheers,
Ken H