Car Show.

[khyndart in CA]

Our local high school here in Santa Ynez, California arranges a car show each year to help buy equipment and tools etc. for their Automotive Department.
I was a late entrant and parked next to a beautifully restored 1962 Austin Healey 3000 and a 1971 Datsun wagon.
There was something there for everyone from an old 1925 Indy racer to 2018 Chevy Corvettes.
I managed to take some pics while most folk were at the prize givings. I do not have the information for each photo but please feel welcome to fill in for me and please share any car show pics on this thread also.

(Ken H)

[Roger Dowding]

Our local high school here in Santa Ynez, California arranges a car show each year to help buy equipment and tools etc. for their Automotive Department.
I was a late entrant and parked next to a beautifully restored 1962 Austin Healey 3000 and a 1971 Datsun wagon.
There was something there for everyone from an old 1925 Indy racer to 2018 Chevy Corvettes.
I managed to take some pics while most folk were at the prize givings. I do not have the information for each photo but please feel welcome to fill in for me and please share any car show pics on this thread also.

(Ken H)

Ken H, very timely as I went to the Greerton Vintage Fayre on Saturday [ only about an hours drive from Kiwitahi ?? ] with my Brother -in - law and our wives .. took quite a few photos, no Healey's but some interesting English USA and Europeans, from 1920's to recent..
Just have to download the pics [ today maybe ].

A good idea for their own thread [ Car Shows ] as I have posted my earlier ones on the Dunedin Thread, which is a bit disconnected.
Cheers

[khyndart in CA]

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The always popular Mini Cooper tailgate gathering for a cup of tea and Mr Bean and "teddy".
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They were the family of the owner of this prize winning 1971 Datsun wagon.
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A fun time has enjoyed by all on a beautiful clear day.

Ken H

[khyndart in CA]

1925 Indy Racer built by Duesenberg. ( An unexpected entrant.)

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[khyndart in CA]

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[Roger Dowding]

Last weekend at Greerton, as mentioned not more than an hour from Ken of Kiwitahi's home town [ locale as there isn't a town ]. were these :
A mix of English,and USA with a couple of Euro's and the odd Australian.

The Advertising poster - was in a shop window

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Mercury - just like " Officer Johnson " of the Police School liaison had back in the 1950's - except for the colour !;
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Dodge - a smallish one - huge one to follow in a later post;
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Because I used to own and Race one - a GT6 - before I had " That TR4A !! "

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The photo numbers do not mean 80 or so photos I took about 35 - just renumbered the TRS resized ones
More to come Ken H - even managed to do it today !!

[Roger Dowding]

some more - no order apart from photo numbers ;

Americans
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The ladies don't know but my wife [left ] and sister in hat - by a Morris Minor Camper ..

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Mini's - there were a lot !!
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More Mini's and an Austin Metropolitan - Mini with race #43 is well known Donn White from Tauranga has owned the car since 1973 - more photo's to come on that car.
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[Milan Fistonic]

A few shots from the Matamata Car Show and Swap Meet held last Sunday.

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Impressive intake and exhaust on the RatRod
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[Milan Fistonic]

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[Roger Dowding]

Milan, a good show by the photo's Would like to borrow the " Ratrod " photos as my son is a big fan of them .. mean looking engine !!

[Milan Fistonic]

Milan, a good show by the photo's Would like to borrow the " Ratrod " photos as my son is a big fan of them .. mean looking engine !!

Go for it.

A straight six with a supercharger on the front makes for a rather long engine bay.

[khyndart in CA]

Sorry Roger for not having more Rat Rod photos from Santa Ynez.
The cool thing is the high school has it's own stock-car team. #11. (Wish they had one of those when I was at Morrinsville H.S. in 1965 then we could have had Malcolm Gill as our coach and Rhys mum, Mrs. Nolan, keeping us fed with scones and mince pies etc.)

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(Ken H )

[khyndart in CA]

March 16. 2019
A 1950s Studebaker Champion convertible.
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[John McKechnie]

Nice Pack Woody..thanks Ken

[Roger Dowding]

The Donn White Mini;
Donn states the car is a Bathurst Homologated One and as such quite rare.

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A Fordson Van - with trailer and Motorcycle

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Ford Corsair

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Fords Corsair and Model A with an Austin Metropolitan
Red over white seems to be the colour scheme for Metropolitans as there were two at Caffeine and Classics a month or two ago, one RHD and one LHD ..

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[Roger Dowding]

Greerton Vintage Fayre

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Caffeine and Classics

LHD
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RHD
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I note the smaller bonnet badge on the Greerton car and that car is a 1958 model
the other RHD one is a 1959 model

Year: 1958
Make: AUSTIN
Model: METROPOLITAN
Colour: Red
Second Colour: White
Body Style: Saloon
Plate: AF6299
Engine No: IH192068
Chassis: 77171

The number plate " AF6299 " would have thought relating to the 1964-65 licencing year - but this indivates 1976 and is a standard plate ??

Plates History

Plate Effective Date
AF6299 02-Nov-1976
Registration

Registration Status: Get Full CarJam Report
Plate: AF6299
Plate Type: Standard
Origin: Import from
Used as: Private Passenger vehicle
Cause of Latest Registration: New
NZ First Registration: 02-Nov-1976
NZ Last Registration: Get Full CarJam Report
Was Registered Overseas? Yes

[Kevin Hirst]

Greerton Vintage Fayre

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Caffeine and Classics

LHD
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RHD
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I note the smaller bonnet badge on the Greerton car and that car is a 1958 model
the other RHD one is a 1959 model

Year: 1958
Make: AUSTIN
Model: METROPOLITAN
Colour: Red
Second Colour: White
Body Style: Saloon
Plate: AF6299
Engine No: IH192068
Chassis: 77171

The number plate " AF6299 " would have thought relating to the 1964-65 licencing year - but this indivates 1976 and is a standard plate ??

Plates History

Plate Effective Date
AF6299 02-Nov-1976
Registration

Registration Status: Get Full CarJam Report
Plate: AF6299
Plate Type: Standard
Origin: Import from
Used as: Private Passenger vehicle
Cause of Latest Registration: New
NZ First Registration: 02-Nov-1976
NZ Last Registration: Get Full CarJam Report
Was Registered Overseas? Yes
I was of the understanding that these where sold as Nash Metropolitan back in the day through austin agencies but could be wrong

[nigel watts]

Yes, I too always knew these as a Nash Metropolitan.

[khyndart in CA]

A bit more of Santa Ynez, CA.
Our neighbor found this Ford Fairlane behind a remote barn about 20 years ago in long grass and full of rodents etc.. He gave the owner $ 100 and had it towed home. When he got it started you could hear it for miles !. It is a credit to him now and is a beautiful restoration.
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Another white beauty.
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A bit of Irish green.
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[Roger Dowding]

Yes, I too always knew these as a Nash Metropolitan.

The centre grille badge is a stylised " N " - they were of course built for Nash and had that Refrigerator style door tops and the slab sides that were Nash styling of the time.
The second time an English Company had made the Nash connection, the earlier one was the Nash - Healey,pre Austin connection.
Unsure if there is any Austin Badging on the outside - must do some more research !!

Briefly

" History of the 1955 - 1961 Austin Nash Metropolitan. The Metropolitan was an innovative car that was a result of a joint project between Austin Motors and the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation of Wisconsin. It was made in Longbridge from 1953 to 1961 and is regarded as a highly desirable tourer on both sides of the Atlantic. "
from a link by Hagerty, not Wikipaedia

There is quite a piece on Wikipaedia -

" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nash_Metropolitan "

The engine was the 1200cc version of the " B " motor used in Austin A40's/ A50's of the early 1950's and on through the Farina range and of course the MG A and B into the 1980's ..

[Roger Dowding]

Hopefully no duplicates - a few more from the Day..

as an aside Beach Hop 2019 starts tomorrow in Waihi, then on to Whangamata for the main event 27 -31 March.
My tyre guy Steve Abbott -[ son of my TR guy Russ Abbott - back in the 1970's 80's ] is going, asked him for some photos.. Nigel Watts may well be there ??

Back to Greerton.

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The Railton is a great car and an earlier TR than mine was .
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Oops this is a duplicate
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[khyndart in CA]

March 16.2019.
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("You can have any colour you want.... ")

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(Ken H)

[khyndart in CA]

A rare sight at a local car show.
1971 Checker Marathon A 12
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(Ken H)

[Roger Dowding]

A rare sight at a local car show.
1971 Checker Marathon A 12
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(Ken H)

Great story Ken .. remember the TV show ' Taxi " with Judd Hirsch and Danny De Vito, and others !! there were a couple on the set ..

Meanwhile here in NZ another Austin Healey photo has emerged, well a Motorman cutting ..
The AH 3000 an early one 1959 .. that is still owned by BMC BOY ..
This from Graham Woods .. in 1966 ..

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Will be putting the clip on the AH thread too !! but you see it first ..

[Milan Fistonic]

Morrinsville Car Show

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[khyndart in CA]

Milan,
John McKechnie might get excited when he sees that yellow Monaro in the background of your first photo, as his Monaro was first developed in 1969 at Spinner Black's workshop which was about 1/2 mile away from where you took this photo in Morrinsville.
Thanks for sharing.
Ken

[Roger Dowding]

" Los Angeles British Car Day today ** and Moss Motors had a booth set up. Next to it I was their TR 6 with the latest supercharger project."
** Posted Monday afternoon NZ time- from Sunday in LA

some photos posted by Mel Hildebrandt on the Six Pack Car Club site - for 6 cylinder Triumph Sports Cars ; TR5, TR250 and TR 6

Ken H .. were you there ??

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Will check to see if any other photos posted.