Subjects Wanted For New Ford And Holden Books

[Steve Holmes]

Folks, I recently started working on a couple of new books, which will be released in late 2017. One is called: 'Ford - A Kiwi Passion'. The other: 'Holden - A Kiwi Passion'.

Both books focus on Australian Fords and Holdens in New Zealand, and were brought about because of the discontinuation of Falcon and Commodore production.

What I'm looking for are subjects to include in each book. I'm looking for both road and race cars of interest, both new and old. Everything from very early vehicle right through to modern stuff. Just needs to be Ford or Holden Australia/New Zealand made. I'm after both New Zealand and Australian assembled vehicles.

I also want to include Ford and Holden collections, including car/truck, and automobilia.

Does anyone have an interesting collection of Ford and/or Holden related model cars? What about dealership brochures? I'm also after old magazine features, both road and race, and magazine cover photos. Also want old magazine adverts.

Anything else of interest would be appreciated.

If you can help, or get me a good lead, I'd love to hear from you. Please email me at: theroaringseason@gmail.com

Thanks in advance.

[ERC]

Good luck Steve! I have posted some Holden and Ford pix on here as you well know.

[Steve Holmes]

Thanks Ray, much appreciated. I will be in touch.

[Ray Bell]

Would you like some good photos of a Turbo 6 Brock Special?

I also have some of a Brock-modded Statesman. These pics were taken for (and some used) in magazine articles.

There's also one or two of the AWD Commodore ute (Crewman, I think), I think it was called the 'Avalanche'.

[Ray Bell]

Actually, I have a lot more than that...

Holden Brougham, HK GTS307, Cortina 220 (plus some GT500 shots), XP Falcon, HD Premier, HZ Premier plus some HZ ute resto pics, Falcon XD, Torana A9X, Holden FJ panel van, Mk 2 Zephyrs and Zodiacs. Odd other pics, but these are dozens of pics of each model from all angles for magazine articles.

Oh, yeah, that Brock Statesman was called a Magnum. I don't have many of it.

[Steve Holmes]

Hi Ray, those sound amazing! Would it be possible to get copies for the book?

[Ray Bell]

Of course, Steve, I did my stories and Australian Classic Car used what they wanted to use some time ago...

Send me an e.mail and we can work out what to do.

Samples, but not of the quality of the bulk of the pics:

https://s26.postimg.org/67qcbxzy1/2312holdenavalanche.jpg

https://s26.postimg.org/nmakk7x2x/2312holdenmagnum.jpg

[Steve Holmes]

Thanks so much Ray, I really appreciate that. Will be in touch.

[seaqnmac27]

Actually, I have a lot more than that...

Holden Brougham, HK GTS307, Cortina 220 (plus some GT500 shots), XP Falcon, HD Premier, HZ Premier plus some HZ ute resto pics, Falcon XD, Torana A9X, Holden FJ panel van, Mk 2 Zephyrs and Zodiacs. Odd other pics, but these are dozens of pics of each model from all angles for magazine articles.

Oh, yeah, that Brock Statesman was called a Magnum. I don't have many of it.

Didn't he do a special Hyundai or something similar at one point as well Ray?

[Ray Bell]

I believe he did something like that...

But I never knew anything about that.

[seaqnmac27]

Sorry to veer a bit, however, it was the Lada Samara. but he also built a one off Opel Monza with a 308.

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[Mark Fiddyment]

I know the current owner of the HDT Monza and it still has the same number plates. The last time I spoke to him the car was going up for sale but I don't think it has sold yet.

Steve if you want to speak to the HDT Monza owner for your book let me know.

[Steve Holmes]

I know the current owner of the HDT Monza and it still has the same number plates. The last time I spoke to him the car was going up for sale but I don't think it has sold yet.

Steve if you want to speak to the HDT Monza owner for your book let me know.

Hi Mark, thank you for the offer. Would love to include the car, but the publishers are focusing on this being more of a Kiwi book.

[Steve Holmes]

Folks, I'm still looking for cars to feature in this book. Can anyone help? I need anything that is New Zealand assembled, big or small, expensive or cheap. I'm trying to get a broad range.

Also, NZ assembled vans etc, utes, pick-ups, commercial vehicles.

Also want race cars, custom cars, street machines, hot rods etc. These don't need to be NZ assembled, just need to be Ford or Holden.

[Allan]

Steve try talking to someone in the Ambulance Service as for a while they used CF Bedford vans with a Holden 202 motor. Maybe a little out in left field but a thought.
Allan

[Steve Holmes]

Thanks Allan, great idea!

[Jac Mac]

Steve try talking to someone in the Ambulance Service as for a while they used CF Bedford vans with a Holden 202 motor. Maybe a little out in left field but a thought.
Allan

ALSO Ford F150 Ambos, Ford F series truck chassis for Aviation Fire services at ChCh, Deep Freeze operations (317 ci). Stretched Falcon wagons for Funeral Homes etc.

[khyndart in CA]

Does anyone have good information on this Holden concept car from 1969. It certainly was a fine looking machine.
The Holden "Hurricane."
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(Ken Hyndman )

[librules]

There should be plenty of info about, Ken. It was only restored relatively recently and featured in all the major Oz motor magazines at that time...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iezc14zdYCM

http://www.caradvice.com.au/142208/1969-holden-hurricane-restored-holdens-first-concept-car/

[Steve Holmes]

Folks, I'm still looking to get material for these two book projects. Does anyone have old personal photos for Fords or Holdens they themselves owned/own? Anything and everything is of interest. Its the cars that were common as part of New Zealand motoring heritage that I'm after.

Am also after old NZ street scenes right through to the 1980s in which Fords and Holdens appear.

I don't care about photo quality.

Here are a couple of neat examples from a couple of people so far.

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[Kiwiboss]

That's me with the welding helmet on, 17 years(Sept 1977)LOL....more Fords, hotted up 100E Anglia.......my dads jumbo Bedford with a 400 chevy engine.

[Steve Holmes]

Yes, this is exactly the sort of thing I'm after Dale! Perfect. Would you mind emailing me a high res copy please?

[Steve Holmes]

Folks, I'm still trying to gather material for this book;

Old car sales brochures
Adverts featuring Fords and Holdens
Old photos of Fords and Holdens on the street
Also need cars to feature. What have you got?

[GD66]

A couple of goodies on here, Steve.

http://www.raylovell.co.nz/index.php?page=LevinMotorRaces

I suspect the #57 Anglia may be the great Bryan Faloon. :cool:

[Oldfart]

I know where there is a 100E with the real period mods, in great condition and very close to where you have been before Steve.

[Grant Ellwood]

A couple of goodies on here, Steve.

http://www.raylovell.co.nz/index.php?page=LevinMotorRaces

I suspect the #57 Anglia may be the great Bryan Faloon. :cool:

#57 Flyin' Bryan for sure!

[Steve Holmes]

Sorry for the slow reply guys, I've been a bit sick lately which has slowed me down.

Thanks for all your great suggestions. I really appreciate it. Rhys, can you please email me more info on that 100E please? Sounds perfect.

I'm slowly gathering interesting old period photos for both books. Here is a neat one Alan Boyle gave me for the Holden book which he took at Kaikoura during one of his South Island visits while racing the Cke Viva.

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[khyndart in CA]

Is this location now above or below sea level ?

[Steve Holmes]

Is this location now above or below sea level ?

Good question Ken, I'm not sure.

[Ray Bell]

Maybe it depends on the tide?

[khyndart in CA]

Bare foot and bell bottoms !
Hyndman leaning on his mate's 1965 HD Holden Ute before we cruised the streets of Sydney in 1970.
With the chromed wheels and the big sun shade, we thought we were pretty cool in the "Chic Magnet"..NOT !

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Plus I found this ad for the 1967 HR Holden Ute

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( Ken Hyndman )

[John McKechnie]

Ken- round indicators under the bumper show it is an HD,
Just had a HR in my shop, had indicators in the grille.
HD, HR ute both had HD taillamps.
Maybe the chics thought the car was a magnet, but the bare feet and flares combination maybe not so hot..........

[Ray Bell]

The advertisement, however, is for an HR...

145hp was a 186S if I recall correctly. HDs were 149 and 179.

[John McKechnie]

The HR 225 that I had in was a factory 186S with 4 speed, bench seat,only 2 came to NZ.
How many utes would have been made as 186S 4 speed ?
X2 engine also made 145hp-http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/holden_HR_technical_specifications

AULRO general forums-

"Smoother performance and a gearbox that's a delight to use add refreshing variety to the Holden stable," Livingstone enthused.The combination of the 145hp (108kw) 186S engine and the four-on-the-floor transmission was available in all HR Holdens except commercials.The 186S could be specified in a ute or van,but not the transmission.Deemed a little to fragile for serious duty commercial work,the inherent 'weakness' in the Holden application was known.Although a German Opel division design,the transmission was originally developed for four-cylinder applications.Putting it behind the 186S was perhaps stretching things a little too far,as some owners would learn in time.

[Steve Holmes]

Bare foot and bell bottoms !
Hyndman leaning on his mate's 1965 HD Holden Ute before we cruised the streets of Sydney in 1970.
With the chromed wheels and the big sun shade, we thought we were pretty cool in the "Chic Magnet"..NOT !

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Plus I found this ad for the 1967 HR Holden Ute

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( Ken Hyndman )

Ken, this is a really cool photo! Would you mind emailing me a large format copy of it to include in the book?

[Steve Holmes]

Anyone here own any of the following, or know who owns any of the following models in New Zealand I can feature in these books?

Ford Prefect
Ford Anglia
Ford Escort MkI, MkII
Ford Capri
Ford Falcon XK - FGX (including sedans, coupes, utes, panel vans, etc
Ford Cortina
Ford Lazer
Ford Telstar
Plus, any other Ford that was NZ assembled or sold new in NZ

Holden 48-215 - FJ
Holden FE, FC, FB, EK, EH, HD, etc
Holden HK - HG (including Belmont, Kingswood, Premier, Monaro, plus utes, panel vans etc)
Holden HQ - HZ (all models included)
Commodore
Gemini
Torana
etc etc etc

[khyndart in CA]

Steve,
Did you mean used to own or presently own one of those vehicles ?



Ken

[Ray Bell]

Originally posted by John McKechnie
The HR 225 that I had in was a factory 186S with 4 speed, bench seat,only 2 came to NZ.
How many utes would have been made as 186S 4 speed ?
X2 engine also made 145hp-http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/holden_HR_technical_specifications....

Yes, the X2 in the HR did, but the X2 in the 179-engined HD didn't... only a very small number of 186 X2s were built before they were replaced by the 186S with a 2-barrel carby.

I was involved in on attempt to persuade GM-H to supply a 4-speed in an HR panel van. We pleaded steep driveways and things like that, they supplied the van but it was not a regular option.

[Steve Holmes]

Steve,
Did you mean used to own or presently own one of those vehicles ?



Ken

Either one Ken. I'm looking for any of the above list to do a few features on in the book. These would be cars that people currently own, that I can go and photograph, and do a small write-up on.

But I'm also looking for old photos of any of the cars listed above, as the book will feature a mix of period photos and current photos.

[Allan]

Steve there was a story I heard many years ago of a mid 1930s sedan that was built in Lower Hutt (maybe Seaview) that had two doors on one side and only one on the other because the teams doing the welding didn't notice what the team on the other side was doing. I have heard this story from a number of sources but cannot confirm it's validity. I worked at the Seaview plant for a short time in 1964 when face lift Mk1 Cortinas, Anglias, Mk3 Zephers and Zodiacs and Fairlanes were being assembled.

[khyndart in CA]

Going barefoot was part of growing up in Kiwitahi. My mate Neil would arrive and we would drive over the farm looking for something to shoot at, even eels in the creek !. This 1964 ? Anglia 1300 with Weber DGV was a good running beast and we could get it up to 100 mph on the straights between Morrinsville and Hamilton. Note the safety features of the cockpit with that steering wheel before the days of airbags ! ( None )
Anyway good memories of my life in the Waikato. (I apologize for boring you all with stuff about me but it I have to empty my "shoe box" ) BTW. I sold this Anglia to Craig Pullman before I went to Australia in 1970.
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(Ken Hyndman)

[Rod Grimwood]

gee love to have it now

[Steve Holmes]

Going barefoot was part of growing up in Kiwitahi. My mate Neil would arrive and we would drive over the farm looking for something to shoot at, even eels in the creek !. This 1964 ? Anglia 1300 with Weber DGV was a good running beast and we could get it up to 100 mph on the straights between Morrinsville and Hamilton. Note the safety features of the cockpit with that steering wheel before the days of airbags ! ( None )
Anyway good memories of my life in the Waikato. (I apologize for boring you all with stuff about me but it I have to empty my "shoe box" ) BTW. I sold this Anglia to Craig Pullman before I went to Australia in 1970.
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(Ken Hyndman)

Wow Ken, these are neat photos! Could you please send me high res versions like you did with the others?

[Steve Holmes]

gee love to have it now

Rod you must have a few cool old photos from the various Fords in your past?

[Milan Fistonic]

This from the 1985 Maramarua Rally.

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[Steve Holmes]

Wow Milan that is cool! Would you mind emailing me a larger format version of it? Thanks so much Milan.

[khyndart in CA]

One more Anglia angle. You will note that mine has a tow hitch which was not a great set up when I tried to haul my brother's racing Mini to Pukekohe from Auckland in 1969. As I approached the "Tip Top" factory corner I decided to pass a slower vehicle and suddenly the Anglia is "hop scotching" across the motorway and the trailer almost came unhitched but I managed to slow in time but everyone around was greatly amused and honked and waved at such stupidity !. But the hitch was good for towing a trailer on the farm and bringing in distressed sheep during the lambing season so all was not lost.

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[Steve Holmes]

Ken, where did you get the widened steel wheels from?

[Oldfart]

What colour was that 105E Ken?

[khyndart in CA]

Ken, where did you get the widened steel wheels from?

Steve,
I bought the car from a friend and he claimed it was set up by Jim Palmer's family garage in Hamilton.
It certainly was a good handling car. So I don't know much about the wheels. I just thrashed it !

[khyndart in CA]

Rhys,
It was a light blue Anglia.
Were you one of the ones that would blow past me going over the Kaimais to Bay Park ?
p.s.
Have you moved to live in England now ?
Stay safe or you could shelter over here in California !


(Ken H)

[Bruce302]

http://i67.tinypic.com/28sleag.jpg

253, 4 speed owned my my friend Quentin in 1978