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23crate

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.. this event has been going here in NZ for decades.. this is my first time, 5hr drive south from here ,, was a good time , did the event with my Daughter and her partner, whose place I stayed at all in all a great weekend ..
 

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a few more trekking through tent city,

black 5 window had copper plated wheels, very cool ! 55 chev in the background was cruising all round the town ..
 

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Willys was very cool .. had a chat with the owner- 570+ cui and runs low 7's in a 1/4..

killer Camaro really fried them hides!! Woman driver got out laughing.. fire crews put out the tires, and off she drove..

rat pick up running a 440 did its best Galaxie tried and just couldnt pop 'em

57 Chev just disappeared till he cooked the airlines on the airbags (thanks fire guys)
 

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burn out comp ended, so we wandered off to the main show.. rubber smoke in our nostrils, bits of tyre stuck in our hair ….
 

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still more ,, and a lot to come

I don't normally go for Mustangs,, but this white one was just too immaculate to not enjoy, it really was faultless !!

rat truck in the last pic is a English Bedford
 

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…..

we wernt sure if the (Australian) valiant was found like that .. apparently the same effect can be done by smearing yogurt all over the car... all I can say is it didn't smell bad when we walked past it...
 

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if I could work out how to post one link to a file I placed somewhere (??) :D

wonder if the 2 "A" fenderless 5 windows anyone here recognizes,?, both US imports...
 

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…...
 

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this roady would be my pick of the 30's cars , totally immaculate and driven ..
beautiful way the exhaust disappears

the purple pick up and the flamed Nash are both owned by the same woman Nash being an ex local(my town) car she dearly loves both and wouldn't part with either. way cool ,, she could be my girlfriend -- if I didn't have one !! :)
 

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ok next
 

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Woody was super cool ,, surfboard and water ski attached
 

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well then that's sum total of last Saturday....

heres a couple of parting shots :rolleyes:
 

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Thanks for posting crate!

I spied a couple Canadian models and lots of 4 door cars. I guess 4 doors are more popular down there...

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Thanks for posting crate!

I spied a couple Canadian models and lots of 4 door cars. I guess 4 doors are more popular down there...

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indeed Dr C..

US air force runs from Christchurch NZ to Antartica,, way back the families posted here imported a lot of Fordors,, most 2doors [are more recent imports ,

and Canadian care of the NZ govt at the time not to sure on that history..
 

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