New Zealand Car Show Pictures

[ferrari_chris]

Not that interesting really, but I thought I'd post the pictures up anyway... You can click each picture to make it bigger.

Let me know if you see anything you like. And if anything is super rare or amazing, tell us about it.


Mercedes 350SL




Ford Mustang 390 GTA (correct? And is this car something special?)






Mercedes 450SLC




??? (any idea?)





1923 Ford Model-T




1925 Dodge




1932 Morris Minor 8




1971 Dodge Charger R/T




1999 Dodge Viper ACR








Austin Healy




Bug-eyed Sprite




Some old Buicks







Citroen C6




Some Cobras










Mercedes C280




Mercedes CLS500




Jaguar XK Convertible




BMW M325i Convertible




Toyota Corolla (Old Skool!)






Very nice dropped truck




Citroen DS Ute!




Pontiac Firebird






Ford Falcon GT




Blown HSV Coupe GTS






A Lomax, which is some sort of Citroen dirivitave, apparently...




Maserati Coupe




Maserati Spyder




MG Midget




Honda NSX




Ford Model-T?




Volkswagen Passat R36




A homebuilt racer that reminded me a lot of a car featured in a thread here on GTP a couple of years ago.






Honda S2000




Three wheeled car - a Morgan I believe...








Triumph Roadster




A couple of Jaguar E-Type V12s






BMW Z4




And this ugly piece of American trash





I feel like some of these shots are a homage to Serge.

 

[buickgnx88]

Did you happen to notice if the GTA was an auto? Because if it was, then it would make sense that the A stood for automatic, and came with the Select-Shift Cruise-O-Matic C4 transmission, which had a dual-range gearset and had manual-shifting capability.

The black truck is a '55 Chevy btw.

 

[Rotary Junkie]

lol @ Viper ACR.

Rated at 500 ft-lbs at 3700 eh? Okay. But 500hp at 5200rpm is more than 500 ft-lbs of torque by default.

 

[homeforsummer]

The Lomax is a kit car with 2CV running gear. And that DS ute is sacrelidge...

 

[Azuremen]

That old KE Corolla has a 4A-GE in it, from what I can tell at this hour of the night! I WANT IT!!!

 

[Leonidae]

that KE35 HT was sweeet.. and I concur, it indeed looks like slightly modded 4A-GE..

 

[DaddyVDUB]

While the Corvette is not very attractive(I Dont like it either) I was not amused with the "Ugly piece of American trash" line.

 

[C-ZETA]

Wow, most of those are exceptionally good.

 

[Revheadnz]

Cool cars and pics Chris 👍

Definately a 4AGE sitting in the KE35, it looks like someone has done a very tidy job with the conversion. I'm confused as to the Winnie the Poohs on the underside of the bonnet though, not to mention the furry seat covers.

 

[eiriksmil]

While the Corvette is not very attractive(I Dont like it either) I was not amused with the "Ugly piece of American trash" line.

I was 👍

 

[Sniffs]

looks like a lot of american cars filter down kiwi way, huh? no wonder we don't have any antiques left but Model A's!
the put-put (and I'm surprised you don't have more of em)is over restored. I mean, who brass's the windshield [windscreen] frame?! for some reason, that engine bay's giving me the impression it might be a steamer. at the least, that's a rich bachelor's car.

 

[Roo]

Three wheeled car - a Morgan I believe...

'tis indeed. They have a club and everything.

While the Corvette is not very attractive(I Dont like it either) I was not amused with the "Ugly piece of American trash" line.

Awwww, is somebody's national pride bruised?

 

[Nicksfix]

Nice,very nice,ferrari_chris 👍.Corvette was untastefully done,besides that looks like there was some really good stuff there.

Charger R/T , Cobra , Jag , get my votes. Ford Falcon GT is pretty cool also

 

[Cano]

MG replica, not Thriuhhmph of any kind.

The red Charger RT is exceptionally well restored.

 

[Nicksfix]

Ford Mustang 390 GTA (correct? And is this car something special?)

heres your answer 👍 : http://www.mustanggta.com/index.html.

I learned this today as well.

 

[Prosthetic]

I was 👍

That's because you aren't American.

 

[ferrari_chris]

Did you happen to notice if the GTA was an auto? Because if it was, then it would make sense that the A stood for automatic, and came with the Select-Shift Cruise-O-Matic C4 transmission, which had a dual-range gearset and had manual-shifting capability.

The black truck is a '55 Chevy btw.

No, I didn't notice. But reading the information posted by NicksFix it seems likely. Thanks for the truck info. 👍

Cool cars and pics Chris 👍

Definately a 4AGE sitting in the KE35, it looks like someone has done a very tidy job with the conversion. I'm confused as to the Winnie the Poohs on the underside of the bonnet though, not to mention the furry seat covers.

Yeah, I thought it was odd too. Also, the owner seemed to be an old guy which was even weirder. Why is a 50y/o guy restoring/modding a Corolla? I put the pics in there specially for you though.

heres your answer 👍 : http://www.mustanggta.com/index.html.

I learned this today as well.

Thanks. 👍

While the Corvette is not very attractive(I Dont like it either) I was not amused with the "Ugly piece of American trash" line.

I was 👍

That's because you aren't American.

There were quite a few Corvettes there. I'm not a fan and I don't think they're anything special or different or unusual, so I didn't bother with them. This one though, got a laugh as it was particularly ugly. It's more about the ugliness in this case rather than mocking it for being a useless car.

 

[Rotary Junkie]

I laughed about it. And yeah. I'm American. 'vettes are already somewhat ugly from the rear, they had to make the front look crap too?

 

[Duke]

It's more about the ugliness in this case rather than mocking it for being a useless car.

Then was it necessary to point out that it was American? If the nationality is irrelevant, let's keep it that way. Whether the car is American, French, Australian, or whatever.

 

[DaddyVDUB]

then was it necessary to point out that it was american? If the nationality is irrelevant, let's keep it that way. Whether the car is american, french, australian, or whatever.

Thank You.

 

[Revheadnz]

From the Kumeu Classic and Hot Rod Show 2009










































I have some more pics from other shows that I'll try to put up in the next few days.
If anyone needs further bigger pics for any reason let me know.

Thanks to Chris for letting me post these up in his thread.

 

[ferrari_chris]

Wow, some great cars there. Thanks for posting them up.

I think I saw a couple (or just one?) at the Top Gear Exhibition on Friday when I was up.

My favourites are:

👍

 

[Revheadnz]

I just threw the pic of the shuv in for a laugh, I reckon it looked cool, slammed on the whitewalls and with the roofracks.

And now some pics from the Galaxy of Cars 2009. Rather an eclectic collection of vehicles.

Minty fresh 240Z



Mk2 Esky



A VX220, an unusual sight over here, never officially imported but I've spoken to the owner before, he bought it while living it the UK and couldn't bring himself to sell it.



Gorgeous Austin Healeys.




Wait? What? Only one Mini? At a car show? No, perish the thought.



A cool Dodge van. Would love to see one of these slammed.



Daimler SP250



A couple of Capris




A Sunbeam Imp



And a Sunbeam Stilletto



Karmann Ghia.



With a Corvair motor.



A left hooker Texas plated rust bug. I could hear people pondering on why someone would bother importing a rust ridden VW....







Mk1 Esky Wagon



A quite mental Jag XJ6. No rear seats, huge flared arches to accomodate equally ridiculous Simmons wheels. I have some other pics of it from another show for later..



The ubiquitous E Type Jaguars



As per the plate, 1957 300SL Mercedes. Took the number 1 spot in individual cars on the day.




I love Mk1 Cortinas.



A Mercedes 600



Tidy Datsun 1200 Coupe. It was leaving so I didn't get any great pics but the guy saw me taking pics and paused so at least I could grab this one.....



It's Luigi!



Ah, I knew there had to be more Minis. Here's a nice van.



And another



Ah, here's the rest of them.



Sierra Cosworth.



Audi RS2



Rear engined Renaults. Check out the rear camber on these little weapons. The blues ones are rather hot, especially the Gordini, and get driven accordingly.






A Celica coupe, I think its engine bay plays host to a 1JZGTE.




Oh no, it's Kujira!





Mazda 808, probably the only one left in NZ that hasn't been converted to rotary propulsion.



Crazy mint Mazda 1200 Ute, came 3rd on the day. You could have eaten from the engine bay.





Mazda Familia 1200 Coupe, the piston engined version of the R100.



Toyota Corona Coupe.

 

[Sniffs]

*smirk* i was right...unless they sent you guys almost every model america made, those photos are proof...the Kiwis got all the bloody mucle cars! no wonder we can't find any...

'course, Britan can say the same thing...I've seen so many british rod-lettes over here for sale it's rediculus.

 

[Jay]

*smirk* i was right...unless they sent you guys almost every model america made, those photos are proof...the Kiwis got all the bloody mucle cars! no wonder we can't find any...

'course, Britan can say the same thing...I've seen so many british rod-lettes over here for sale it's rediculus.

We have lots in Australia too, the old old vintage stuff (hot rods) were all sold here but the muscle cars were imported. In the 70's and 80's they were imported like crazy, even in the 90's (my father used to import them also)


We have soooo many 60's mustangs it is not funny, I always think "One day the americans will ship them back".


Those New Zealand car show pics look just the same as Australia shows

 

[Revheadnz]

And now the Ellerslie Concours 2009. Excuse the poor photos, conditions weren't great + loads of people swarming the cars.

Ferrari Dino




Previously mentioned Jaguar XJ6.



BMW E34 535i



BMW E28 535i M



BMW E39 M5



BMW 530D M5 lookalike





BMW 635i M



BMW 1502



Lancia sports car. Anyone confirm the model?



Renault Clio V6



Renault Sports Spiders



Ford Escort Twin Cam




Ford Escort RS1600





Janspeed Turbo RS2000



Ford Cosworths




This thing is madness, genuine RS500 with a Brodie Brittain Racing motor, Gaz suspension, big AP brakes, 425hp on a 14psi tune, something like 560hp has been seen.





VW Variant.



Nice Karmann Ghia




VW Golf Gti 16V



VW Golf Gti Mk1s




Porsche 911 GT3



Porsche 911 Turbo




Porsche 930



There were a few Porsches there.











Holden Toranas





Lotus Elise S2



Lotus Espirit Sport 350



Lotus Elite



AC Ace



Remember the Sti ATV? Bow before the reincarnation.





TVR Griffiths



TVR Sagaris









Aston Martin DBS



C1 Corvette




Lotus Exige S1, looked fairly hardcore, you can't really tell but everything in black is CF.






And this BMW 3.0 in the parking lot as I was leaving....

 

[Turbo Lag]

BMW E60 M5

Not M5, 550i I think.

Awesome Subzilla too. 👍

 

[Revheadnz]

Not M5, 550i I think.

Awesome Subzilla too. 👍

Correctamundo acutally, I did a quick rego check and it's a diesel, 530D

 

[Sniffs]

dude, you can do us all a favour...and SHRINK those PICS. even my DSL is taking half an hour! and not all of us are lucky enough to own a flat widescreen monitor, either.

oh, btw, that is NOT a C2 'vette. that is a C1 scoopside.

 

[ferrari_chris]

Surprisingly, I saw a number of those cars recently at the Top Gear Exhibition.

Thanks for the pics mate. 👍

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Is that a 550 or a 575?