EK4 1931 Vauxhall Tourer ..
Saw this today at Fraser Cove Shopping Centre, Tauranga .. no photo just noted the Plate
" Year: 1931
Make: VAUXHALL
Model: TOURER
Colour: Silver
Submodel: T80
Body Style: Convertible
VIN: 7A8HP0W0703756410
Plate: EK4
Engine No: 356025
Chassis: 2216 "
Car is now a dark green almost black - Huge Tourer and very tidy too !!.
John Mck - may know of it - done work on it or ??.
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Vanguard GT - TR3 Special ..
An interesting car - 1952 Standard Vanguard - a wreck provided the chassis and some components including the Engine. -Motor has been modified with TR3 parts and stated to have TR4 specs.
Body of the car is Fibreglass, by Ferris De Joux
If it looks familar - It is - as Ferris De Joux used the same body on his own Holden powered Coupe.
Photos from Sports Car World March 1964 issue -kindly given to me by BMC BOY [ Ross there were some photos cut out from other articles in the Magazine ? ].
Car was built by Kevin Lamb around 1963 -details from SCW March 1964 - Australian Magazine - article written by Grant Howard who was the New Zealand correspondent for SCW in the 1960's
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Photos a bit small - may try to resize !
This thread is called " Motoring pics Vintage cars -.."
The car is that now 1952 Chassis, mid to late 1950's mechanicals and created in 1963, Under the 30 year rule its a Vintage - wonder if it still exists.
Any information welcome.
Have gleaned quite a bit more about this car and the other similar bodied one - Bodies by Ferris De Joux - some details posted on the De Joux thread ..
Rumours are of a third car No1, Holden 6 powered - later repowered with a Holden 253 V8 - then ?a 350 V8.. however there is a comment that the Holden car was wrecked in 1967 .. sohis is there a third body - as a non Vanguard powered car - a V8 was for sale in 2013 ??
Questions, ??
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Vintage Car photos - well they were recent/current when the photos were taken
Cigarette Cards - just going through my boxes of Motoring Memorabilia and uncovered these.
The Album was put together by my late Father when he was young - he was smoker so assume he collected them himself in the late 1930's the cards a set of 50 by WD and HO Wills and they are in a
" Three Caftles " - Castles but using the old fashioned for of the " s ".
The 50 cards take up about half the album - I had found some cards in another book but they turned out to be duplicates.
The " Three Castles " Album
and the Five pages of cards.
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Images were photgraphed not scanned - will see how they look and later scan both the photos and the reverse with details of the cars.
Have also just acquired the " Souvenir Booklet " from the " 13th International Vintage and Veteran [ Car ] Rally " held in New Zealand in 1972.
I took a lot of photos of the Rally group who went on Route 22 the Hamilton to nelson Section when the cars were in Napier - have posted the photos previously but will post some highlights and now have more details on the cars.
Booklet came from Tony haycock a Vintage Car guy and former editor of the NZ Classic Driver Magazine back in the early 2000's through to around 2015.
More to come on this thread.
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13th International Vintage and Veteran [ Car ] Rally 1972
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Roger Dowding
Have found 36 colour photos of the same Rally - taken on the ex-wifes camera from memory indicates the event was early 1972..as photos of the same car in the same place .. memory fade obviously in the original posts.
With the Souvenir Booklet now at hand can more correctly identify the cars in Napier which I photographed some in Monochrome some in colour - was using two different camera's my Brownie Starlet [ square prints ] with the B W ones and my ex-wifes one as mentioned in the post - for the colour shots and maybe some B W too !!
The 13th International VV Rally .. the booklet and another book cover ..
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Just acquired a copy of this booklet too - set is complete of the Rally's publications - unless there is a further book with results etc.. [ 18 June 2020 ]
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My Mate the late Don Osborne and his 1919 Buick..
a Colour photo with Don standing by the car facing the Guy with his back in view.
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More to come on this thread with the booklet and the just posted Cigarette Cards.
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VCC a recent event part 2
More from Tauranga, 1940's 50's mainly.
Alvis, the early one - was a later one for the 1960's group
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Ford 8 REV instead of FEV, or FEF for today. Rear End View.
Love the sign on the boot.
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MG's a 1950's TF and a 70's B GT
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Triumph TR3, 1958
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American 40's English 50's or vv..
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something unusual 1950's Dodge Power Wagon.
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1960's to follow
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VCC a recent event - part 3 - 1960's 70's cars mainly
A very nice Graber styled Alvis Convertible ..
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" ROGBJ8 " - a slightly different photo from those posted on the Austin Healey thread..
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The TR4 - again
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A couple of Fords - A Consul Classic and a Corsair
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The Corsair - Had seen that car at a Greerton Vintage Fayre a year or two back.
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More to come - some Trucks and some Rolls Royce form different decades..
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VCC a recent event - part 4 -Mark Fords 60's and 70's and a 50's too !
Mark One Capri [ not counting the Consul 315 based car of the early 60's ]
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Mark Three - Zephyr and Zodiac
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The Grant Sprague - recently rebuilt Mark One Escort alongside a Rotary Mazda from the early 1970's
It sounded great as it left the event.
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Back to the 50's with this Mark One Zephyr that was parked outside the event, next to my modern - he was there first.
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More to come - a mixture, including a Truck and some Vans..
The Zephyr Six in pale blue is a Zephyr 6 Special - the New Zealand only model assembled at Seaview, was intended as a Fleet Car and was missing some items on the normal Z Six - the grille does not have the body coloured centre-piece only a chrome strip with the badge
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VCC Tauranga event part 5 Truck and Vans - Kombi Vans
Ford AA Truck - the Truck version of the Ford Model A Car.
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VW Kombi - a 1961 model - was for sale
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A newer Kombi Camper and a Beetle..
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A little story that was on the back of a Ford 8 - seen in an earlier post.
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Part 6 to follow.
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VCC a recent event Part 6 Triumphs and general views of the event.
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Part Six and Six photos.
Last set will be from " Over the Hedge " .. as I was leaving, so were a lot of the cars!
Show ran from 8;00am to 2;00pm but from midday onwards there was an exodus and most of the Swap Meet cars and people had already gone.
Whangamata Beach Hop starts today with the Waihi Drive In Show - bad weather in the Bay of Plenty
[ Plenty of rain ]
- Steve Abbott the local tyre guy was getting his late 60's Plymouth with a 383 Big Block ready.
Giving it a miss - the Waihi Show because of the weather.
The " Beach Hop " got postponed from March to now but the 2021 event will be on in March again.
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VCC a recent event Part 7 general views of the event. Outside the Hedge ..
The last pics - what was left of the cars by 1;00 pm approx - lots had left
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" That's all Folks " .... 40 odd photos
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Car Day at Pahoia - a locally organised event
V - Day meant Vehicle Day, on Valentines Day in the Pahoia, Omokoroa, Te Puna, Whakamarama area.
A local show [ mentioned on the AH thread ]. A lot more than the AH BT7 were there.
A selection ;
The Poster / Flyer
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The Organiser vehicles - Brian Kirk - the Bus.
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Steve Abbotts, new to him Chev Pickup Truck
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A very smart looking Plymouth Coupe
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The French connection two Citroen B15's " Big 15 " - according to their Rego stickers Not an expert but the one on the left looked bigger - It had a nice woodgrain dash, so an English built car.
They did came out as a 12 - 4 cylinder engine and a 15 - 6 cylinder engine and big 4 too !!
Need a French car expert.
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The closer car is this one which would be a Big 15 ? with the 1911 cc four.
Carjam details below
Not an expert on French vehicles but I know the model did come with a Six as well.
Both cars had the big boot, not just the spare wheel on the back, and have the 4 cylinder engine.
" Year: 1955
Make: CITROEN
Model: B 15
Colour: White
Body Style: Saloon
Plate: RW1487
Engine No: AZ09980
Chassis: 9555058
Vehicle Type: Passenger Car/Van
Seats: 5
CC rating: 2,000cc
Fuel Type: Petrol
Assembly Type: Unknown
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Industry Class: PRIVATE "
" RW1487
Plate Type: Standard
Origin: NZ New
Used as: Private Passenger vehicle
Cause of Latest Registration: Re-Registered
NZ First Registration: 19-Mar-1993
NZ Last Registration: Get CarJam Report
Was Registered Overseas? No "
The other car is this one Rego IS54 - supposedly an NZ New Car but Rego dates from 1979
" Year: 1954
Make: CITROEN
Model: B15
Colour: Black
Body Style: Saloon
Plate: IS54
Engine No: 19302894
Chassis: 9535524
Vehicle Type: Passenger Car/Van
Seats: 5
CC rating: 1,979cc
Fuel Type: Petrol
Assembly Type: Unknown
Country of Origin: Not known
Industry Class: PRIVATE "
" IS54
Plate Type: Standard
Origin: NZ New
Used as: Private Passenger vehicle
Cause of Latest Registration: New
NZ First Registration: 03-Dec-1979
NZ Last Registration: Get CarJam Report
Was Registered Overseas? No "
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Car Day for Locals - a few more from Pahoia
There were very few pre-war Cars - the Plymouth already posted and then there was this a 1930's Morris Minor.
Car is unregistered unwarranted and it would seem immobile.
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Fords were there in a big group,mainly Zephyrs, a Mark One, several Mark Twos - including the one towing a small period caravan, and a number of mark three's including my neighbours Rod and Pat Galbraith.
The Guy who owned the farm Tony, is rebuilding a Mark Two - it was there without enginbe or brakes so had two concrete blocks to hold the back wheels.
Z and Caravan
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A pair including Rod and Pats Mark 3
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A patina'd Mark Two - this is for Andy Thorpe who has a Farnham wagon also - as well as his Austin Healey
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Rod and Pats Mark 3 again - backing into place in the group.
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More photos to come once resized - Morris Minors more Fords and a mix of newer cars - 1970's mainly
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Car Day for Locals - a general view.
Looking up the Hill, the main group of cars
A few more were to the left and right beside where the photo was taken
- more photos to come
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