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It has been great catching up on the posts on this thread. Lately I have been pretty distracted with the book. Its official title is "New Zealand Manufactured Cars - A Cottage industry. Having seen the final pdf version I can say that it is contains over 300 pages of unique NZ cars on what I think is slightly less than A4 size paper. Thanks to all those that sent me pictures especially ones of the Everson Cherub as I was scraping the bottom of the barrel with those.
The publisher has also asked me to take preorders which are being sold for $45-00 in hard cover format. Expected delivery time is in September. Production this stage is a print run of 1000 or 2000 copies. Publisher yet to decide. If you want a copy let me know. I hope that I am not being too forward and asking this on this site.
Patrick
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Patrick, no disrespect and thank you for the work, it is long overdue, however we have had a number of release dates, and as a result I will not pre-order. Had this been closer to some of the previous times, no question. Congratulations for the work you have undertaken, and please accept that most of the comments have been well intentioned.
Hi Patrick. It looks like you can cross Oldfart of the list, but I am more than happy to pay up front.Would you PM me, payment details
Maybe you could sign my copy and number it number 1.It could be worth a few bucks in a 100 years time (lol). Markson
No Worries. I well and truly know that you can never make everybody happy. Although in this instance I am pretty sure that Oldfart is not talking about my book but others that have made similar promises. I think that this is the first time I have given a publisher date on this forum so there have never been any changes. From about January last year if anybody had ever asked me for when I wanted to see it in print the aim has always been to have it on the bookshelves for Fathers Day 2013.
Orders will be taken but I will take no money until I have the books in my hands.
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I am currently approaching publishers about printing the book with an aim to publish either for Fathers day 2012 or 2013 depending on printing issues.
Still no worries. I shall avoid making lots of promises in the future. :)
(Took me a while to figure out how to add the smiley face.)
That should have had a smiley. I still admire what you are doing.
Oldfart!
Knowing Patrick,and understanding the tremendous amount of time and effeat that he must have put into bringing this book to use, I for one don't care if it is Fathers day 2015, before it arrives,baring in mind that God said he would return, and we are all still waiting.
I think I might have to go and see him instead.
Maybe you should write your own book.
I am putting a book together myself based on one off cars built in NZ.
Here is a photo of the type of the many one off's, that were built in NZ.
This one was built in South Africa
I think they copyied the Trekka.
I have called it a MK1 NIECAONE PEDALLA???.Markson
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Markson. I have written books
Oldfart
Here's me thinking that you are quite knowledgeable,
now I see that you get your info out of a book:confused: (lol)
My book will only feature cars that were one off built only
Such as the Everson Eagle, and many other's that I can remember seeing over the last 60 odd years, and probably many more that I have never seen.
I wonderer have many people can remember what color the Everson Eagle was, and what motor it had in it without reading about it, or asking someone who does.:cool:
For all those who can???PM me. Markson
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[QUOTE=markson;30291]Oldfart
Here's me thinking that you are quite knowledgeable,
now I see that you get your info out of a book:confused: (lol)
My book will only feature cars that were one off built only
Such as the Everson Eagle, and many other's that I can remember seeing over the last 60 odd years, and probably many more that I have never seen.
I wonderer have many people can remember what color the Everson Eagle was, and what motor it had in it without reading about it, or asking someone who does.:cool:
For all those who can???PM me. Markson
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The colour is hard for me to pick as I am blessed with colour blindness. However I pretty sure that it was the colour shown below. (Awesome picture recently acquired)
Unfortunately it will not be able to go in Marksons book either as a second car was started. However I am not sure how close it was to being finished before both cars were sold to raise some urgently needed cash. This removes it from the realms of a being one off. There should have been lots more but sadly it was not to be.
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Hi Patrick
My book will feature one off cars only ,regarless of how many were started, it will only feature cars that were built,
completed,registered and driven on the road. Until a car is registered, legally it is only a pile of assemble motor parts. Markson
The question will always remain. "But was the second Eagle finished?" The first Eagle is now being lovingly restored by its current owner and is currently an unregistered pile of parts. The length being taken to do it right will put this car in wining concurs condition when it is finished.
I cannot remember Everson starting another Eagle, as not long after he was starting the EMW's. I know only 1 EMW went onto the road at that time, but he was building three,I nearly traded a Falcon GT, at that time, for 1 of the 3 that he was building ??? Markson
I guess Cliffs forman of that time would have all the info
His name was Grant, cannot remeber his second name ,
but I nick named him ( YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN )
as he would always ended a sentence, with YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN .Markson
Totally agree. cobra is fantastic BUT needs the size to pull it off. Use too much flares and nose on a tiny car like the Ibis and it just could not pull it off. We went through many nose designs and I recall many hours of sweat trying to come up with something that would take height of a mini motor without being too long in front overhang or having huge gaping nose. I put a cross bar through the grill and two tone paint on mine to brake up the mass of the nose opening.
Hi All
I had a nice long chat with Patrick Harlow today, who had come up from Wellington. I wish him every succsess in the publishing of his new book, and ask every like minded petrol head or enthusiast, in this forum to give him, there deseving support.Markson
Attachment 20578Attachment 20579Hello . can anyone help me with this cars identity .. fibreglass body ,front of the vehicle looks like bugeye sprite without the eyes . i would say possibly austin 7-10 running gear , maybe ford . .. reason for this presumption is the narrow wheel track short wheel base . looking at the moulding it certainly looks to have been from a mold and not a one off . sorry about the pics its in an awkward area to photograph . any help or suggestions would be apprieciated. . location south island .. Iwas thinking of making a hillclimber out of it with motorbike engine ..
Looks very like a Tiki fiberglass body - maybe three were made.
Bill Ashton & Ted George from Dunedin and/or Christchurch were involved
Kiwi G, I see that New Zealand Fiberglass Ltd. is owned by Ted George ( George & Ashton ). Business address is 109 Morrin Road, Panmure, Auckland.
That's lovely! Definately a Tiki if Graham Vercoe's book is correct. The same source says they were designed for Ford 10 mechanicals. None of my business but you could make something fantastic and collectable with a period build. Not sure the design is really congruent with a bike engined theme...
I have an inkling the doors are missing. Measuring the wheelbase as it sits would give a clue. I very nearly bought a Tiki a very long time ago from a car dealer in Great North Road. I would be somewhat surprised if there were only 3 made, but????
Doors aren't missing believe it or not! Will hunt up a picture...
Thanks guys .. ive spent hours and hours trying to source what it was . Ford 10 makes sense for a period build .. the motorbike engine idea was only if I couldn't source the maker or history... anyone have a pic of a tiki finished. The guy I got it off was in chch and didn't know what it was .. I saw the cantwell puma and thought it may have been an early version but apart from basic looks nothing else was the same .. I could be interested in selling if a genuine buyer was interested ..but that's not why I bought it .. any information will be welcome.
My apologies/thanks to Graham Vercoe for 'borrowing' this content....
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There aren't any doors - it's a short wee thing!
That's it .. wow .. awesome . restore coming up . it looks cool .
thankyou Paul and Graham vercoe.
Funny you should mention the Puma. I saw a neat looking car on a rooftop in Lyttelton - made more mysterious by the fact the building doesn't look to have vehicle access! The Puma was the first car I thought of but it didn't quite feel right, then the Tiki popped into my head but I've never heard of it being developed into a coupe. Whatever it is, I think it's neat! Doeas anyone know what it is? I'm sure once Patrick sees it he'll enlighten us!
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looking at the rear of that coupe and the way the rear arches suddenly hump up. i would say its the same as my roadster . but im no expert .my photo of the cars side makes it look flatter in the profile than it really is . the front guards have quite an arch to them like the coupe does. too .
I am officially an idiot. Looking more closely at Vercoe's book there is a picture of a coupe Tiki right next to the picture above! The text saying 'two versions' should have been a clue but I thought the picture belonged to the car in the other column - which would have meant it was a Tojeiro Jaguar! Oh dear!
It hasn't got the scalloped side though, which is strange...
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that pic of the coupe beside the roadster isnt right . fronts wrong and so are the rear quarters .. the red coupe is correct tho .
Very cool, it was ancient memory! Paul, when did you take those photos in Port? My old house is clear in the background!
The photos from Vercoe side on seem to be 100E hubcaps.
Is the coupe photo supposed to be one of the Tiki, or does it refer to the text above it?