Garage Visit...now with added car show

[STUNO]

Firstly a spot in a blackberry patch for the truckers out there.

Then a visit to see my old written off white BX that has now been repaired and is ready to go. To top it off , a trip to the back yard of the new owner of the BX to see the contents of his shed. The Renault 19 cabriolet has a transmission problem ! the Ami is next on the list to finish, chassis and engine are done, just the body to do with the supply of NOS panels he has, yes correct, NEW OLD STOCK. Under cover outside a very early BX19 GTI. There was also a C5 out the front that has covered 350,000km with no problems.

Enjoy.

 

All the photos attached were lost during todays roadworks and have been reloaded a few short posts below

[Split_Pin]

The Toledo looks like a bit of a rogue amongst the French cars!

[vulgalour]

wow.

[STUNO]

I hoped you would not see this vulgalour, that R4 would have you in tears. 1964 ? model purchased by the current owner for his mother in 1968, she died aged 103 last year and he got the immaculate 4 back again.

[Six-cylinder]

Visa, Visa, Visa!

[hairnet]

SPLUMPH

 

mines as nice as yours

[colnerov]

The Toledo looks like a bit of a rogue amongst the French cars!

 

 Yes, it does look like 'a tanner on a sweeps arse'.

[STUNO]

Onwards to Sunday and a gathering of most NZ Autoshite members was held in Rotorua to attend a car show on the green. Members present were Philibusmo, Petrolize and myself. Jon cried off, something about being away with mates camping somewhere.

Anyhowz enhugh babble, on with the show...

 

 

An Oxford too pristine to drive

 

 

A Triumph 2000 not pristine at all

 

 

The same again, well used is the word

 

 

The Australian take on a Vauxhall Victor, with at the back their job done on an HC Viva. Holden Sunbird and behind , a Holden Torana

 

Apparently a Vauxhall

 

More to come

 

 

 

 

[STUNO]

Apologies about the delay in postings, but it was nighttime I was asleep.



I had been gobbing off talking about Alfas rusting away earlier, but this proved me wrong !

 

 

why do E types look good in yellow ?

 

 

Dodge Dart convertible in RHD flavour

 

 

A leany bike thing, Phillibusmo even knew it's name.

 

 

Count em, five Leyland P76's together

 

 

The Mini from the film "Goodbye Pork Pie" . This was a museum exhibit last time I saw it.

 

more to come

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This would have taken the prize for the "longest trip to the show" if there was one. Philibusmo got quite teary-eyed about this.

 

 

The rest of it, just a mid-60's Holden.

 

 

Nothing exciting

 

 

It's a Morris Minor van but not as this chap knows them

 

 

There was a "difference of opinion" about the headlights, I thought anything was better than the original lights, especially if you had hugely uprated the engine power.

 

 

to 1300cc ford 

 

 

I like a good Wolseleying

 

 

 

more to come

 

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The fleet of ambulances in attendance, the Dodge actually lives at the local depot.

 

 

 

Aussie Ford Falcon coupe

 

 

Philibusmo looked at this Peugeot's bumper and blurted out in his excitement that it wasn't normal

 

 

and that is why (click on any of these photos to enlarge)

 

 

the front bumper !

 

more to come

[STUNO]

More sleeping completed, now to get going again.

 

 

Paddle boat leaving the wharf in Rotorua next to the show

 

 

 

GET OUT OF THE WAY !! Angrier Dickie wants to see this

 

 

Not many VW's of this age about here

 

 

 

I'm glad Jon wasn't with us, we would have had to carry off a drooling mess after seeing this.

 

 

OOOOFFFF one for Essexv6

 

 

A Marse Minor with a proper engine

 

 

 

Ford Falcon for the sunny days, the roof bits were not there.

Or how to do a proper job of taking the lid off 4 door car.

In the background a huge Studebaker president 8 seater Limousine

 

 

 

A bicycle tree, quite a rare species.

 

 

When we pulled in the gate the keeper told us to put the GOLF in the dirty corner, so we did.

 

 

Petrolize turned up in his new specialist vehicle

 

That's all folks

[danthecapriman]

Excellent, That green well worn Triumph 2000 is my fav though.

What's the big pile of bicycles all about? Modern art or something?

[STUNO]

Excellent, That green well worn Triumph 2000 is my fav though.

What's the big pile of bicycles all about? Modern art or something?

No idea, but probably art at huge cost to the local council.