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Steve Holmes
12-20-2018, 02:48 AM
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Time for another installment from the incredible collection of historical New Zealand photos by Allan Porter. This time we're doing something a little different. Rather than the drag racing events of previous installments, this time we're covering Hot Rod shows. To be more specific, these are hot rod shows from 1968 - 1974, and include Autorama, Bay Rodders, Wellington Hot Rod Show, Hamilton Hot Rod Show, and Harbour City Hot Rod Show, plus various random photos of which I'm unsure.

These pics capture some of the legendary New Zealand built hot rods of the era, and a nice mix of New Zealand made hot rod speed equipment, at a time when there was such an industry due to strict import laws.

I'll group the photos based on date and event. Feel free to jump in and ID cars and people as you see fit.

Steve Holmes
12-20-2018, 02:50 AM
1970 Hamilton Hot Rod Show:

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12-20-2018, 02:51 AM
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12-20-2018, 02:52 AM
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Steve Holmes
12-20-2018, 02:53 AM
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12-20-2018, 02:54 AM
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Steve Holmes
12-20-2018, 02:56 AM
1970 Wellington Hot Rod Show:

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Steve Holmes
12-20-2018, 03:00 AM
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Steve Holmes
12-20-2018, 03:01 AM
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Steve Holmes
12-20-2018, 03:02 AM
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12-20-2018, 03:03 AM
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Steve Holmes
12-20-2018, 03:06 AM
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Steve Holmes
12-20-2018, 03:19 AM
1970 Autorama:

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12-20-2018, 03:20 AM
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Steve Holmes
12-20-2018, 03:21 AM
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12-20-2018, 03:22 AM
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12-20-2018, 03:23 AM
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Steve Holmes
12-20-2018, 03:24 AM
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More to follow from Autorama.....

bry3500
12-27-2018, 01:16 PM
Way cool Steve - cheers

bry3500
12-27-2018, 01:19 PM
Wild Honey!!

Steve Holmes
01-01-2019, 01:29 AM
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01-01-2019, 01:30 AM
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Steve Holmes
01-01-2019, 01:31 AM
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01-01-2019, 01:32 AM
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Steve Holmes
01-07-2019, 03:42 AM
1971 Harbour City Hot Rod Show:

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01-07-2019, 03:44 AM
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01-07-2019, 03:45 AM
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Roger Dowding
01-07-2019, 04:58 AM
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Featured on the " Sanitarium Weetbix " card series back in 1970 1971 - these from the 1971 series.

Morris Minor and a Plymouth
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The " T bucket " entry #34 ..
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Was told the photos were from a show in Rotorua ??

Must go through the other " Weetbix " cards as think a few more of the cars on this thread.

Steve Holmes
01-10-2019, 03:14 AM
Featured on the " Sanitarium Weetbix " card series back in 1970 1971 - these from the 1971 series.

Morris Minor and a Plymouth
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The " T bucket " entry #34 ..
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Was told the photos were from a show in Rotorua ??

Awesome!

Steve Holmes
01-10-2019, 03:15 AM
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01-10-2019, 03:16 AM
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Paul B
01-10-2019, 07:43 PM
Great nostalgia shots Steve, All or most of these cars must still be around, tucked away in garages & sheds, likely still owned by the same people.

John McKechnie
01-10-2019, 09:36 PM
Your not trying to tell us they have ended up as Garage Queens......?

Paul B
01-11-2019, 05:03 AM
Most of them were garage queens back in the day

John McKechnie
01-11-2019, 06:28 PM
Not all of them Paul...am reading Wide Wheels July 1971 issue 20- on page 12 article on kevin Wittes MK 3 Zodiac-says.."shows little sign of wear after daily use for three years."

Steve Holmes
01-18-2019, 01:03 AM
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01-18-2019, 01:04 AM
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Steve Holmes
01-30-2019, 11:06 PM
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Steve Holmes
02-10-2019, 10:49 PM
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End.

Roger Dowding
02-11-2019, 05:03 AM
Awesome!

Steves - response to the Sanitarium Weetbix card picture - I must have eaten quite a few Weetbix in 1971 ..

Steve have posted these elsewhere on TRS but they belong here
This is most of them- sorry if a repeat !!

Zodiac and story
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Ford T and story
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Two Fords
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Two Fords - the story
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The Morris Minor and Plymouth [ again ]
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Morris and Plymouth the story
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There were 12 cards in the series - I have over 12 cards but missing a couple as have duplicates and in one case triplicates

NZnoboss
02-18-2019, 08:51 AM
That colour picture of Ron Wickham's blue F100 custom is the only colour shot I've ever seen of it. That truck started it all for me. I saw it on display in Hutchison Ford's showroom with my Dad while on Holiday in Christchurch when I was 10 years old. It must have been prior to the Autorama show I'm guessing. I'd never seen anything like it before, and I've never forgotten the metallic blue paint and chrome, and the Falcon ute tray on the back. It burned itself into my brain and set the fire in me. Great to see it again after almost 50 years!