Paulie
Ring Richard Anderson 8366222 Bayview, Napier. He saw the remains of the car at Puketapu some years ago. There was a good picture in a book called "The Way We Were" which was a collection of photos from old HB Photo News.
Think it may have also been called the Acme Special in which case it lived at Acme Panel Beaters in Onekawa, just around the corner from your Dad's panel shop.