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 Contents New Zealand HOT ROD DECEMBER 2023 ISSN. 0110-0211

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FEATURE CAR: DEPARTMENTS:
DESIGN & PRODUCTION: 14. Greg Stokes’ 1934 Ford 3-window 4. Publisher’s Podium.
hotlobster design ltd (UK) “Cop Shop Coupe”, Auckland. 6. Letters.
30. Paul Falvey’s 1932 Ford Tudor, Wellington. 8. In Passing.
CORRESPONDENTS: 42. Keith Hunter’s 1934 Ford 3-Window coupe, Auckland. 24. Flying Farewell
Spook Howard, Craig Houston, Greg Stokes, 54. T Simon Harman’s 1940 Ford Standard Bob Parker,
Owen Hall.
Bruce Taylor, Siggy Eichholz, John Daley, Coupe, Bay of Islands.
76. Industry News.
John Faulkner, Lew Bonnington, Steve Reid, 60. Carl & Rachel Bayard’s 1932 Ford 3-Window
78. Upcoming Events.
John Eva, Craig Stare, Owen Campbell, Coupe & Roadster, Queensland, Australia.
82. Toolbox Tales.
Golly Adams, Paul Martinez, Fred Sougnoux, Allan 68. Leo Voorend’s 1933 Ford Tudor, Hamilton.
Porter, Ken Sanders, Alastair Ritchie, Graham J Park,
Steven Virtue, Sam Marsden, Bruce Jenkins. EVENTS:
12. Spring Fling, Whakatane.
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PODIUM
That’s a Wrap
WOW, what a year, and looking in
the rearview mirror, it’s been one
of many changes. In the big picture,
our democratic autocracy ended on
election night with sighs of relief
from many Kiwis. The road ahead
now shows signs of hope. Focussing
on our fraternity – I’m right on the
deadline for this special Xmas issue
and writing this editorial from the
2023 Autorama show in Mystery
Creek. My Deuce coupe is
on display - not judged – to
support the embryonic first steps
towards creating NZ’s version of
SEMA by SIVANZ. What a show!
There is a river of underlying
support; some have stepped up
to be here, others are watching
carefully as momentum is built.
I won’t break into the show’s
report details here, and will save
that for the January issue, but
one highlight we enjoyed was
seeing ten show car reveals – a
first in NZ. The air was electric
during the unveilings thanks
to Vintage Air’s President Rick
Love, who interviewed each of
the owners, asking pertinent,
well-chosen questions about
the car’s history and a few
of its features. The quality
of cars was jaw-dropping,
and the crowds loved every
minute of it. Read more about
the show in our next issue.
A couple of pegs are
appearing in the ground to help
expose and hopefully extinguish the
scam of climate change. Eighteen
hundred scientists have come
together with facts to say climate
change doesn’t exist. There are
no facts that reducing CO2 will
make any significant changes. Our
government’s proposals supporting
the adoption of electric vehicles
will eventually be found to be
promoting white elephants. It’s just
been announced that five new car
manufacturers are now pulling back
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on electric vehicle production. Ford,
GM, Tesla, VW & Mercedes have
discovered that EV sales are tanking.
It appears that EVs are cars built for
politicians – but someone forgot to
ask the consumers, and the whole
EV scenario remains a solution
that doesn’t work for a problem
that doesn’t exist. The end is nigh
for EVs, so watch this space.
I’m delighted to report that 2023
delivered a rich vein of top cars
to feature and, when combined
with event coverage and regular
features, has cemented our spot as
the number one hot rod magazine
in NZ. I’m incredibly grateful for
our correspondents, advertisers
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and readers, and with year-on-
year sales increases, hopefully, we
have perpetuated the providence
of the NZ Hot Rod magazine
brand and brought a glimmer of
entertainment and education with
a dash of fun along the way.
During the third quarter, we
welcomed our eldest daughter
Rochelle, husband Kirk and children
Scout and Rook into our home while
they set sail on building their own
home. We’ve found it a real treat to
By Paul Grace
see them all daily.
Another upside to
be grateful for is
the regular contact
and visits with our
own parents. Liz’s
mum Shirley is now 98, and my Dad
Bryan clicks over 91 this month.
Talking about numbers – Since
2018, I’ve been using Grammarly
Pro proofing software to assist in
editing our stories and captions.
Grammarly keeps track of everything
submitted and reported that since
2018, three million words have been
checked and 39,000 errors identified.
Of course, we are only human, and
it’s not a perfect world, so mistakes
do creep in unintentionally,
and I acknowledge that there’s
always room for improvement.
We are eternally grateful
to our readers who spot
errors and let us know. Your
feedback means a lot and has
refined our checking, editing
and proofing procedures.
You’ll have noticed this
issue’s Christmas cover, which
is once again by hot rod artist
Craig ‘CraigR’ Robb. The art is
an alternate rendering of Dave
Bell’s original for the Cop Shop
Coupe, recently acquired by
Kiwi hot rodder and fabricator
Greg Stokes. The coupe will
remain in the USA until its
scheduled appearance at the
Grand National Rod & Custom
Show in Pomona; then, it
will be shipped here to NZ.
Looking forward through the
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windscreen to the year ahead, I
see another positive 12 months
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with a high degree of confidence
and look forward to presenting
the highlights to you through
these pages. I’m especially buoyed
by the success of Autorama and
can see momentum building with
improved cooperation and perhaps
a strategic alliance between SIVANZ
and FOMC (Federation of Motoring
Clubs). The doors are opening!
All that’s left to do is to sign off
for 2023 and wish you all a very
merry Christmas and a hot rod-
filled New Year. Take care, drive
safely, and I’ll see you in 2024.
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LETTERS
Flying Fordor
DALE AND DONNA GIFFORD’S
1934 FORD FORDOR

your own conclusions. Also, in the

last week, five car manufacturers are
cutting back on EV production. Ford, R I L LI A N T
B OR-LIKE SHINE
GM, Tesla, Mercedes & VW have
all announced production cutbacks MIRR
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due to the high manufacturing

costs and reduced sales. So where
Flying Fordor does this all lead to? Back to diesel-
HI PAUL, this is Dale Gifford of powered Rangers and Hi Lux’s?
Flying Fordor! I just want to thank In NZ, as the clean car discount
you for featuring our car in the mag comes off, RUCS are charged for EVs,
in, certainly from my biased point and I believe the insurance costs
of view, such an incredible fashion. will be climbing, too; the real true
It looks amazing!! Then, secondly, cost of electric vehicles might start
for being brave enough to print the to hit home. WATCH THIS SPACE!
story, potential warts and all, just as I Mark Wilkin.
wrote it. Honestly…I’m blown away!
Dale. SOWS EAR TO BLACK BEAUTY

MiDNiGHT SPECiAL

ROYCE EVERETT’S ‘32 FORD

5-WINDOW COUPE
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Royce’s Writing MEGUIAR’S

No Climate Emergency HI PAUL, I just finished reading
HI PAUL, Thanks for featuring my the feature on Royce Everett’s ‘32 METAL POLISH
thoughts and research as a guest Coupe. (Nov issue) It is a very good
editorial in the September Magazine. read, and maybe you should tell SAFE on all uncoated metals,
ʋ

Since publication, I have received a Royce that should he ever give up including chrome & polished
number of calls, messages, texts and his day job, he could become a aluminium
written comments supporting my feature writer for the magazine. Cleans and polishes without
ʋ

thoughts. Thanks to all for those. Bruce Taylor, Tauranga. scratching

As I sit here on another bloody cold
Leaves a brilliant mirror-like
ʋ

Wellington evening, I thought I

should respond with a brief update. shine
Since I keep finding more Removes oxidation, tarnish,
ʋ

information, which overall really stains and minor swirls for

has to make one wonder just what clartiy and shine
is really going on. One really Letter of the month this month goes Suitable for uncoated metal
ʋ

important news item is that a climate to Mark Wilkin who’s on cars, boats, motorcycles
declaration was signed by more won this month’s prize of and around the home
than 1800 scientists and professors Meguiar’s Metal Polish
from all around the world, declaring
there is no climate emergency. I urge Congratulations, we’ll be in
everyone to search www.clintel. contact with you soon.
org and read for yourselves to draw

Footnote:
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Not all letters received could be published, and we apologise to those who took the time and effort to
contact us. However, we’ll endeavour to publish your letters in the next or future issue if still pertinent. Ed.
 Just in
PASSING

³The Lukkari Ardun lives

THE late Dave Lukkari drove the
Arin Cee blown Ardun A modified all
over the USA. Current caretakers, Eric
and Parker Burfield, have recently got
the iconic little car back on the road
with many thanks to Jim Jake Jacobs.
³Yeah, I Kindigit We recently had the opportunity
DAVE Kindig (L) and Kevin from to ride in it, and it really honks!
Kindig It Designs and the reality- From Greg Stokes.
styled Velocity TV show ‘Bitchin
Rides’ are all smiles after perusing
NZHRM’s November issue at the SEMA
Show in Las Vegas. NZHRM’s Editor
Paul Grace signed the cover, and
Dave Kindig promptly autographed
a hero card, “Paul & Liz, Miss you”.
Dave and Paul worked together at
HPC (High Performance Coatings) in
Salt Lake City, Utah, in the late ‘90s.
Photo and thanks to Bruce Taylor.

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 ³New Race engines
THE future is now! The Ford RY45
(Roush Yates) race engine and
Chevrolet R07s are now
the platforms of choice
for racers, and both
feature in race-winning
NASCAR, Sprint car and
midget engines. Both
new blocks feature
³Big Bucks 4.5” bore centres that
THIS is where the money is in the automotive industry. Spotted at are a step up from
the SEMA show were three photographers taking a zillion photos factory 4.4” centres for
of this ’64 Ford Galaxie 500. The reason is because they chose the Chev and 4.380”
it to use as a video/online gaming car and needed a lot of detail for the Fords. The increased bore
photos. Video games make way more money than manufacturing spacing allows for a bigger intake
intake manifolds or custom steering columns. Speaking to one of valve to be used; plus, it gives more
the photographers, their company earned $120m last year. area for the head gasket to seal on.
From Bruce Taylor. These new-generation race engines
have been created in conjunction
with top American race teams.
Together, they have addressed all
the issues and weaknesses inherent
in mass production architecture
when stressed to the limit in racing
and engineered them out! There
are many improvements; just one
example is the Chevrolet R07, which
features a seven-bearing camshaft.

Truth passes
through three
stages: First it is
ridiculed. Second,
it is violently
opposed. Third is
³Dumb Bob
CALL me old-fashioned or out of touch with reality, but why would accepted as being
you do this to a really nice early RS/SS Camaro? It’s powered
by electricity and is an easy way to halve the car’s value. self-evident.
From Bruce Taylor at SEMA. Albert Schopenhauer.

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³Tongue-in-cheek
THIS is an air reservoir tank for an air suspension system. It is
decorated with a decal with a tongue-in-cheek message.
From Bruce Taylor.

³Speed Week at Lake Gairdner, Australia.

THE closest any diehard Kiwi racer hot
rodder will come to being on the salt is
to be at Speed Week on the salt flats at
Lake Gairdner, Australia, on the 11th to
15th March 2024. That’s when you’ll hear
engines scream to the gods of speed at the
event hosted by DLRA (Dry Lakes Racers
Australia). There are links to all the latest
news, how to enter Speed
Week, advice and information
for entrants, spectators and
media, and a list of those
pre-entered for the event
on their web page
www.dlra.org.au/2024.htm
³The Rodfather remembered
IN mid-October, Roy Brizio cleared out his
shop to dedicate a Saturday to celebrate
the life of his father. Andy Brizio. Over
500 people came out to pay their respects
to the Rodfather and to convey their love
to the entire Brizio family. It was a special
day for a remarkable man with special
memories. Everyone from Bruce Meyer to
Ed Pink to Bob Larivee to Art Himsl and
everyone in between was in attendance.
The Rodfather’s footprints in hot rod history
are giant, and he will never be forgotten.
From Greg Stokes.

³Catalogue
DO you know what this is? “No we look up in catalogue for
you”. It’s “Made in China”, and like many vendors at SEMA
they had no idea what they had on display. Most readers will
instantly recognise this part as a tri-carb intake for a flathead.
This particular one was quite heavy, and from memory the
threads had not been cut for mounting the fuel pump or carbs.
From Bruce Taylor at SEMA.

Kiwi hot rodders L-R, Sparrow, Squeak

and Bundy soaking up the atmosphere.
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 HOT ROD & CUSTOM CAR DESIGN AND FABRICATION

CHASSIS WORK – TURN-KEY BUILDS

AGENTS FOR

Greg Stokes Ph: 021 955 459 www. gmshotrods.com

 Email: gregstokes1932@gmail.com

ALL ASPECTS OF HOT ROD FABRICATION OR MODIFICATION

 The Holden lineup which includes a ute and a panel van. I’m
picking that the vehicles are probably older than their owners.

Spring Fling
Report and photos by Bruce Taylor

SIXTY-SEVEN vehicles registered for the 2023

Spring Fling hosted by the Whakatane Rod &
Custom Club, with almost a third of the entries
from Bay Rodders alone. Also worthy of mention
are the two 80-plus-year-olds who came in their
own cars...Terry Furness and Bill Ward.
As usual, the run incorporated some entertaining
games, finishing at the Matamata Pub for prizegiving.
Grant McMillan from Bay Rodders leads this lineup with his
383ci smallblock powered ‘55 Chev Bel Air Sport Coupe.

Shane Woods owns this 1966 Impala. Its

3327ci engine sounds extremely healthy.
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Long Distance was awarded to James Hammond. It should really be
““Hell Of A Long Distance”, as he left home at Maramarua and picked
up his passenger at Te Aroha before venturing over the Kaimai Ranges
and down the coast to Whakatane in his 4-banger with rod brakes.

Matt Malcolm owns this cool LS big block-powered Buick. It’s a
real sleeper with airbag suspension and good-looking wheels.
Jimmy Murdoch built this good-looking 1941 Ford Pickup.
Whakatane Club member John Fenton, better known as Jaffa, owns
this front fenderless 1935 Ford Coupe. It runs a roller-cammed
468ci big block Chev, Turbo 400 and a Currie 9-inch rear end.
This is great to see. L-R: Whakatane Club President
Cade
C Gosden with the winners of the “Ball Bags” game,
Yanina Wester and co-passenger Dad, Chris Wester.
Mike Wells has run out of sober drivers and is now relying on his grandkids
to chaperone him in his Cadillac-powered Model A roadster. 14-year-old
Brooklyn Bethell is at the wheel and already adept at smoking the rear tyres.
What a difference flames make.
Critta always liked the Keith Weesner
C
style flames, so he recently engaged
Gravel Motor Garage to flame the
sides of his Model A Coupe. Critter
also won Rodder’s Choice.
Craig Whiteley owns this immaculate NZ new 1964 Chev Impala.
The Host Club. A drinking club with a hot rod
problem....or was it the other way round?
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 GREG STOKES’
1934 FORD 3-WINDOW COUPE

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Photos by Greg Stokes Tom Prufer, a prolific hot rodder & hot rod concept morphed from the
Story by Paul Grace drag racer, was inspired enough by pages of Street Rodder to become a
this cartoon to build a real-life hot hot rod epitomising rake and stance
MANY grey-bearded Kiwi rodders rod version. Tom recalls that when known as the Cop Shop Coupe.
will recall the monthly visit to he saw the Cop Shop cartoon, he A chopped body, still perched
their local magazine shop to pick knew that he and Dave were on on its original frame, was located
up a copy of Street Rodder, Rod the same wavelength when it came in Northern California to get the
& Custom, American Hot Rod and to hot rod design. That cartoon-to- project kick-started. Tom Prufer and
NZ Hot Rod magazines. In those
golden heydays, there were plenty
to choose from. Street Rodder
was top of the list for many years
and was an excellent source of
information via the many adverts
and a diverse range of hot rods
featured. In the back of each issue
was the cartoon artwork of Dave
“Henry Hirise” Bell. Dave had a
unique style, and his work focussed
on current hot rod highlights and
things pertinent to the hobby,
which was growing exponentially.
It struck a chord with hot rodders
as it was probably the only cartoon
that locked arms with hot rodding.
Bell’s cartoon version of a ’34
coupe with exaggerated proportions
was the masthead for Tony Kelly’s
Cop Shop column back in 1979.

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Pete Eastwood remember it being
a good body, too. Pete Eastwood
– then in his late twenties, was
tasked with creating a real hot
rod to emulate Bell’s cartoon.
It turned out to be a two-year-
long head-scratcher because it’s
one thing to draw something but
quite another to engineer it in
metal. The chasm between art and
fabrication was eventually bridged
by some of the most talented
minds in the business. Without
using 0800 catalogue parts, they
fused their ideas into hard parts
until it sat right. Metalwork by
the famous Ron Covell and Dave
Uyehara, plus a Kenny Foster
interior, engraving on the dash
insert, steering wheel and rear
end by Ed Pranger, black paint
with pearl flames by Rod Powell
and a set of ET mags with knock-
offs wearing Firestone Dirt Track
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Milestones
• Debuted at the 1983 Oakland Roadster Show (pre flames).
• Featured in Hot Rod Aug 1983 by the late Pat Ganahl (pre flames).
• Featured in Street Rodder Aug 1984 by Geoff Carter (flamed).
• Rod & Custom Magazine Top 25 ’34s of all time Apr 1994.
• Selected as one of the late Pat Ganahl’s All-Time
Top Coupes in Rod & Custom Jun 1995.
• Cover car of the 1997 Hot Rods & Customs exhibit curated by the late
Pat Ganahl and Phil Linhares at the Oakland Museum of California.
• Invited to the late Black Gejeian’s 42nd Fresno Autorama 2001.
• Featured in Street Rodder Sep 2001 “Milestones” by the late Jerry Weesner.
• Featured in the All-American Hot Rod book by Michael Dregni.
• Featured in Mark Morton’s HOP UP Annual Issue 5 by the late Peter Vincent.
• Featured in Hot Rod - The Photography of the late Peter Vincent.
• Featured in and on the cover of The Rodders Journal Issue
21 by Joe Kress with Steve Coonan photography.
• Featured in Hot Rod Garages by the late Peter Vincent.
• Celebrated in the Hall of Fame section of The Rodders Journal issue 47.
• Featured in and on the cover of NZ Hot Rod Magazine Dec 2023.
Returning to the Grand National Roadster Show in Feb 2024

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tyres complete the visual feast.
That was 40 years ago, and
today, the Cop Shop Coupe is as
timeless as ever. It screams HOT
ROD and has a commanding
presence when you view it from
any angle—a credit to the talented
individuals inspired by art to create
an automotive masterpiece.
Tom Prufer Remembers
Now 91 years young and living
in Texas, Tom Prufer remembers:
That was my favourite hot rod and
the most complicated to build. I
was kinda heartbroken that the
car seemed to vanish from the
scene. I had thought perhaps that
something bad had happened to
the car. It was a blast to drive, and
I remember assembling it the day
before Oakland at Rod Powell’s shop
and around 2 a.m. in the morning, I
put the fan through the radiator. So
I took the radiator out and raced up
to Jim Babbs to get it repaired. I had
the car back together and back at
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the show within 50 min of opening!
Andy Brizio called me the next
morning and said hey, Tom, your
car looks great, but it’s sitting
on two flat front tyres! For the
remainder of the show, Andy
pumped up the front tyres each
day. Eric Vaughan narrowed the
wheels, but I didn’t think to seal
them. Tom laughs. Building that
car from a cartoon presented many
challenges; it was a case of one
step forward and two steps back.
Kiwi Ownership
Greg Stokes remembers reading
about the Cop Shop Coupe
as a kid in New Zealand.
Greg recalls: As I grew up in
rodding, I learnt about guys like
Pete & Jake, Pete Eastwood, Barry
Lobeck, Bob Bauder, Fat Jack, the
Brizio’s and of course Tom Prufer.
If you think about the seventies and
eighties, these guys built some truly
memorable, badass, pure hot rods,
some of which still stand the test of
time. Closer to home, Colin Prouse’s
chopped and channelled ’34 5w
coupe had a certain Cop Shop Coupe
look, and I remember hanging out at
the late Pete Dore’s STR Engineering
shop as he rebuilt Marie Barbarich’s
’34 coupe with inspiration
from the Cop Shop Coupe.
I never thought I would see cars
like the Cop Shop Coupe in the
flesh, let alone meet the guy who
owned it or the guys who built it, let
alone talk to the now 91-year-old,
Tom Prufer in Texas. We all have our
hot rod favourites, and the Cop Shop
Coupe was on my Top Ten. I got
to know its owner, Chuck Rodgers,
online through social media and
always felt he was an easy-going guy
to get to know. In 2016, I reached
out as we were heading from LA
to Canada for Deuce Days, and I
wondered if it would be okay to
visit and see the Cop Shop Coupe.
This was the first time I had met
Chuck and his wife Marsha, and
naturally, Tania and I hit it off with

these lovely people. I remember the
original framed Dave Bell artwork
hanging on the wall, and I drew an
observation of how close it looked
to the Mid West Street Rods logo
back home in New Zealand. A few
years later, Tania was going through
some of her late husband Steve’s
files when she came across a cutting
of the Cop Shop column from Street
Rodder with Steve’s handwriting
stating that it was the inspiration for
the Mid-West club logo - small world!
A few years later, I was in Canada
helping Kevin Saran on his ’33 Ford
Roadster, and we got talking about
various cars and the Cop Shop
Coupe. I recalled visiting Chuck
and Marsha and remember the
coupe sitting in the back of their
garage. Randomly, I reached out to
Chuck and said, “This may be a bit
random and a long shot, but would
you please consider me first in line
when and if you were to sell the
car?”. Sure, no problem said Chuck.
Fast forward to June 2022, I
revisited Chuck & Marsha, and after
dinner, Chuck said, “Hey, are you
still interested in the coupe?” Hell
yeah, I replied. We didn’t really talk
money, but the fact we were talking
about this possibly happening was
enough to start putting things in
motion. Chuck & Marsha have been
the sweetest people from whom
you would ever wish to buy a car.
They knew what they had, but they
also knew I would appreciate the
car for years to come. Over the next
year, we tried to put a deal together.
Down here in New Zealand, I had
come across the nicest people you
would ever want to sell a car to,
and they were obsessively keen
on my GMS yellow ’32 roadster. It
was harder for me to let go of it
than I realised, and I learnt that
Chuck was having the same trouble
with the coupe. We had quite a
heart-to-heart and then moved on
to the price. Remember, we are
talking about a car everyone in hot
rodding appreciates, a car entitled
to command top price and Chuck &
Marsha’s asking price was more than
fair for this iconic hot rod coupe.
However, as fellow Kiwis will
know, the exchange rate plays
havoc with the feasibility of it
all. Due to that, I could see hard
and fast that the Cop Shop Coupe
was to be nothing but a pipe
dream for me. I had to face facts;
I simply couldn’t afford such a
car. I emailed Chuck explaining
that I was more than happy with
the price, but the exchange rate
wasn’t feasible for me, and I
thanked them for their time and
promised we would keep in touch.
Unbelievably, a few days later, an
email from Chuck & Marsha arrived
in response, saying, “We cannot
think of a better guy to own, care
for and celebrate the history of
the Cop Shop Coupe”. Graciously
and incredibly, they offered a deal
that put the car within my reach - I
honestly couldn’t believe my luck.
I sold my Deuce Roadster and
my Vicky project - both going
to great homes and for the next
three months, I worked around
the clock working and selling. It
was a challenging three months
as I didn’t want to say what car it
was as I wanted nothing to jinx
this. True to their word, Chuck &
Marsha held the car for me. It was
never listed for sale, but someone
did enquire about it a week before
I collected it, and I was worried
about being steamrolled out of the
deal. Here in New Zealand, people
were stunned to learn I had sold
the Roadster and Vicky. Speculation
ran wild about what I was replacing
it with, but the Cop Shop Coupe
ticks all my boxes as one truly
badass, on-point hot rod coupe - I
couldn’t build it any better myself.
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Collecting the Cop Shop Coupe
With the deal done, I wanted to
collect the car as soon as possible.
Mid-October worked for me, and my
Dad was to join me on what would
be a fantastic father & son trip. Many
thanks, as always, go to Squeak Bell,
as we based ourselves there, too. It
worked out even better as Squeak
had to deliver a car to the shipper
in Northern California and could
pick up the Cop Shop Coupe on the
return trip. Three months of hard
work was coming to fruition, and I
was as nervous as hell. We knew the
car hadn’t run in 10-15 years, and I
was hoping we wouldn’t be in for
major work to get it running. Squeak
dropped us at Chuck & Marsha’s,
and then he carried on his way to
deliver the other car to the shipper.
The plan was we could organise
everything to be ready for Squeak’s
return, and we all know how
organised he likes to be. The reality
is, though, he knew how this day
would go. “you don’t know which way
to think about this, do ya?” Squeak
laughed. He was right; a car I had read
and dreamt about was becoming real
for me, and I just wandered around it
about 100 times, trying to take it all
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in. It’s hard to put in words, actually.
Thankfully, Dad chatted away with
Chuck & Marsha while I found a way
to get back down to earth and gather
myself together. Around this time, I
started to realise what a piece of art
this car is. My reaction took Chuck
back, too, because he reacted the same
way when he purchased the car from
Darrell Eppler around 2000. The car
came with everything from trophies
and magazines to posters, original
Dave Bell artwork, and various
spare parts, including the original
two-piece ETs on original Firestone
dirt track tyres. Just amazing.
We filled the back of Squeak’s
truck, loaded the car and then sat
down together with Chuck, Marsha
and their son Curtis for lunch and
to do the paperwork; by 6 p.m., we
were heading south to Bakersfield,
and my nerves were calm and
overcome with excitement that the
Cop Shop Coupe was finally mine.
Ready for the Road
Back at Squeak’s, we removed the
alloy three-piece hood, pulled the
spark plugs and checked all fluids,
which were clean. We borrowed a
battery and spun the engine over.
40 psi oil pressure was a good start,
and the mechanical fuel pump had
delivered fuel up to the carb with no
leaks anywhere. Plugs back in, and
we proceeded to start, but found the
GM starter was shot, and it appeared
the ignition leads were around
the wrong way. We fitted a small
Powermaster starter and checked the
carb for a stuck needle. Cranked it
over again, and it fired up and sat at
a happy idle - un-freaking-believable!
We topped off the trans fluid,
and it moved front and back, then
adjusted the brakes and front wheel
bearings, and within two days, we
were driving around Squeak’s yard.
I swapped the dirt track tyres on
the back and cleaned and polished
the underside. All cleaned up
well, and seeing how this car was
constructed up close was a treat.
It all started with an artist’s spark,
which grew into a hot rod built
with vision, passion and a ton of
skill to sit right and become an icon
that has stood the test of time.
It was extremely special to
share the moment of collecting
the Cop Shop Coupe with my
Dad - a man who has been so
influential in my hot-rodding life.
Coupes in Good Company
1973 Pete & Jake Coupes
1978 Jim Ewing Super Bell Coupe
1981 Vern Luce Coupe
1983 Cop Shop Coupe
1984 Khrome Shop Coupe
1986 Cal Tanaka Coupe
1987 Bill Vinther Coupe

Features and Specifications at a Glance

OWNER: Greg Stokes
YEAR: 1934
MAKE: Ford
MODEL: 40
BODY: Three window coupe, chopped 3”. Louvred
decklid, filled cowl vent, narrowed and shortened 1933
grille, alloy louvred three-piece hood, alloy front chassis
covers, alloy louvred rolled pan, all by Ron Covell and
Dave Uyehara. Custom nerf bars by Pete Eastwood.
ENGINE: 355 Chevrolet by S&S Auto
& Machine, San Leandro, CA.
ENGINE MODIFICATIONS: Corvette cam,
Edelbrock intake, TRW pistons, Mallory ignition.
EXHAUST: Custom stainless headers and exhaust
system with megaphone tips by Lem Tolliver.
TRANSMISSION: B&M TH350 with Gennie shifter.
REAR END: Frankland Quick-change with 3.50 gears.
CHASSIS: 1934 Ford
CHASSIS MODIFICATIONS: Rear half 1934
Ford with front half 1932 Ford with extra kickup,
Model A front and rear crossmembers, tubular centre
crossmember - all chassis work by Pete Eastwood.
STEERING: Vega cross-steer.
FRONT SUSPENSION: 1932 Ford Mor-Drop
axle with a tapered Hollywood spring, 1940 Ford
spindles, and hairpins by Pete Eastwood.
REAR SUSPENSION: Model A spring, Pete
& Jakes ladder bars, tube shocks.
BRAKES: FRONT: 1940 Ford drum brakes.
REAR: Ford 11” drum brakes.
WHEELS & TYRES: FRONT: ET Wheels 14 x 6
with knock-off caps with 155 x 14 Firestones.
REAR: ET Wheels 16 x 10 with knock-off caps on 7.50
- 14 x 16 Firestone double diamond dirt trackers.
WIRING: by Tom Prufer.
PAINT: RM black acrylic lacquer paint with
pearl-painted flames by Rod Powell.
INTERIOR: Porsche 914 seats, black
Naughahyde upholstery by Kenny Foster.
INSTRUMENTS: Stewart Warner gauges in engraved
panel with engraved Moto Lita wheel, Pete & Jakes pedals.
CLUB: Pukekohe Hot Rod Club.
TIME TO BUILD: Two years in the early ‘80s
THANKS: The late Dave Bell for the inspiration, Tom
Prufer for the concept, Pete Eastwood for the construction,
Ron Covell, Dave Uyehara, Rod Powell, Kenny Foster,
and Ed Pranger. 40 years later thanks to Chuck & Marsha
Rodgers, Tania Foster, Mark & Janne Stokes & Squeak Bell

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Flying
FAREWELL
Robert ‘Bob’ Parker
From Dave Loose and Paul Grace
Photos by Allan Porter from NZHRM archives.
IT
T is with great
sadness that we
farewell another
of our rodding
fathers, one that
had a real influence
on me and many,
many others. I met
Bob around 1969 as an apprentice
panelbeater when he entrusted
my boss, Bob Craig, to modify the
rear fenders of his ‘52 Chevy; this
was to eliminate the fender skirts.
By then, Bob had already made so
many of the cool period mods to
the car, i.e., installation of a souped
up 270ci GMC six-cylinder truck
motor, reversed chrome rims with
mandatory whitewalls, an inline floor
shifter, custom colour, pinstriping,
recessed antenna and a vinyl top. The
interior featured black buttoned vinyl
a 1960 Dodge steering wheel - the
clear one with the metal flakes. All
mods were tasteful and performed
to perfection. The Chev was dubbed
“Sayonara” and featured as a colour
pinup in NZHRM’s March 1971 issue.
Later, a 303ci Olds Rocket V8 and
Hydramatic trans were swapped in,
and the car was raced at Champion
Dragway, where Bob’s wife Marlene
was the designated race driver because
she consistently ran better times down
the quarter than Bob. I guess the seed
was planted for many of the things we
duly did to our cars and in our lives.
Bob was a straight-up guy who
could put his hand to most anything.
At that time, he was in partnership
with Reid Evans (another very talented
man) doing car painting (although
Bob was a printer by trade). Bob
introduced me to the Auckland Hot
Rod Club, and back then, they catered
for all kinds of car activity. In later
years, Bob did a lot of work in the
administration of the hobby when
he served as Secretary of NZHRA.
The Parkers are a family that
always had an open door and
a welcome cuppa. I will always
cherish that last one—sincere
condolences to Marlene & the boys.
Dave Loose & family.
IN many ways, Bob was a mentor
to us younger hot rodders. He
was consistent and forthright and
spoke with an air of sensibility and
diplomacy, and in doing so, he set
an excellent example for us to follow.
He was a founding member of West
Auckland Street Rods and served
as club president in its formative
years. In the late ‘70s, I served on
NZHRHA’s executive committee
when Bob was the Secretary. There,
I found him to be rock-sold, offering
clear leadership, sound advice and
good vision, delivering strong and
stable governance. Bob was involved
with drag racing at Thunderpark,
and in 1990, he was awarded NZHRA
life membership. His passion for
Chevrolets extended to building a
family cruising 1936 Chev sedan for
Marlene and the boys. It was powered
by a 194ci inline Chevy six backed by
a Powerglide. The ’36 was featured
as a colour pinup in NZHRM’s May
1976 issue. In recent times Bob bought
another ’52 Chev, this one a stocker
for cruising and attending events.
Bob stood tall and cast a long
shadow. He is sadly missed
but will not be forgotten.
Paul Grace, Editor.

Owen Hall
(10 Aug 1956 --- 31 July 2023)
WITH sadness, we announce the
passing of Owen Hall, a member
of Southern Street Rodders in
Christchurch for the past thirty
years, including stints as President
and NZHRA Club Rep. He was
66 years old. Owen will also be
remembered as a very accomplished
fitter and turner, working for many
years at Slade Engineering.
With his teenage sweetheart
Kay (married in 1976) and three
kids in the back, Owen loved
cruisin’ in their ‘61 Chevy and
working on his long-term ‘32
Ford coupe project. Owen and Condolences to Kay, their
Kay moved from Invercargill to three offspring Jolene, Jai and
Christchurch in 1990; in 1983, Kayla, their partners, and four
Owen was a founding member of grandchildren. Already sadly missed.
Street Machines (Southland).
Owen was never one to big-
note or blow his own trumpet,
and his humility was duly noted
at his celebration, as well as
his engineering skills and club
organisation nous. A brief battle
with cancer ended on 31 July. The
love and respect was apparent at
the funeral, with a great line-up of
hot rods, kind words from NZHRA’s
Teena Robinson (amongst others),
and rodders from Blenheim to
Invercargill there to pay respects.

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 One of the themes this year was
‘Supercars’, and they were in abundance!

Autospectacular
Presented by Roscoe’s Rewinds and Repairs
Report and photos by Craig Stare.

THIS is a great all-makes, all-

club, one-day show organised by
the Otago Post Vintage Club in
conjunction with the Otago Early
Falcon Club, with all proceeds going
to the local Alzheimer’s organisation.
With over 150 cars on display, I
usually choose a cross-section of
cars that will interest our readers.
One of the themes this year was
Supercars, with over 40 on display.
Paul Garlington from Queenstown had this very rare
1949 Packard Custom Eight Convertible on display.

Kerry Stewart’s wild street legal T-bucket is finally Very good-looking 1947 Ford pickup.
back together after a nasty drag racing accident.

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 “Over the top” 1929
Cord is magnificent
C
and, amazingly, Another perfect Packard roadster.
factory colours.

Trevor Bills super rare Cadillac V16 touring car has separate
instruments in the rear compartment for the passengers and
featured in many old movies, including the ‘Carpetbaggers.’

Very tidy 1956 Ford Tudor sedan.

Come in, Mr Bond, 007 is in the house!

Beautifully restored 1935 Ford pickup.

They don’t get much better than a GT40.....timeless.
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 Over a ten-year build, Mike Ramsey
debuted his wild airbagged “Bonus pickup”.

Much of the work on Mike

WIlson’s 1955 Chevrolet
was done at Gas Alley.
2012 McLaren MP4-12C was the first ever production car wholly designed and built
bby McLaren. It’s powered by a 3.8 litre, twin-turbo V8, making approximately 600 hp.

A trip down
memory lane. Many
old rodders had a
How about a Commer Cobb or maybe a Husky with a mid- “hotted up”. Anglia
mounted Chevy engine? Its purpose was not revealed! when growing up.

Corvettes were another of the feature

themes. There were twenty in attendance.
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PAUL FALVEY’S 1932 FORD TUDOR

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Story and photos by Craig Stare

IT was
w back in the late seventies when Paul was a
backkseat passenger in Colin Robinson’s heavily chopped,
4-speeed,1935 Ford Tudor on the way to a week-long
Westt Coast rod run. This was his first introduction
to th
he hot rod scene, “igniting the spark “inside
one yyoung Paul Falvey. Those early days provided
cons
nstant sightings of a chopped 1938 Ford Coupe
on the streets of Timaru built by ‘Bluenose’, plus the
“madman” himself with his chopped 1933 Ford Tudor
dubbed ;The Butcher’. Paul just loved chopped cars.
After building a chopped Ford Popular, Paul purchased
a custom-built Model A400 street rod in 1998, adding
a few shiny bits and adjusting the ride. But in the
back of his mind, he still wanted a “real” hot rod. The
dictionary definition of hot rod should read: heavily
chopped, lots of horsepower, manual trans, fenderless
with unknown excitement to drive, and with possible
traction problems. The words dangerous and mysterious
were in Paul’s head. Being a well-adjusted family man and
caring father, he knew it had to carry the whole family,
and like a roller coaster, they had to enjoy the ride, yet
‘scream to get out alive’. The answer to his vision was
the ‘Orange Crate’ with headlights and a number plate!
Luckily, Paul came across a 1932 Ford Tudor body
for sale in Blenheim that was originally imported from
Argentina. It was in reasonable shape and had all the
parts required. The body was taken straight to the
body shop to be stripped, and then all panels were
reworked to perfection, along with a massive 3-3/4”

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roof chop and hidden hinges.
About this time, Paul read about
a new hot rod shop in rural New
York called “Rolling Bones”. Apart
from building their own cars, their
first actual customer build was a
chopped hi-boy 1932 Ford Tudor for
well-known American hot rodder
Denis Varni. This severely hammered
Tudor just ‘“bled hot rod “. This
was the car that inspired Paul the
most. It had a rear nerf bar, a hood,
low headlights, a cool radiator cap
and a fully louvred roof insert.
At this time, the car went to
Ed Juniors to have the already-
filled roof insert removed. After
much experimentation, they built
a louvre punch that would not
cut the panel all the way through,
creating ‘non-leaking’, blind
louvres that look sensational.
American stamping rails formed
the foundation of the frame with a
Kugel Komponents Winters quick
change independent rear end with
custom bottom arms and a Kugel’
open wheeler’ independent front
end. The wheelbase was extended
4”. Don’t let those Y-block valve
covers fool you; They have been
cleverly adapted to sit on top of
a Smeding Performance 427 cube
Ford engine based on a 351 Windsor
block producing 563 horsepower and
580 ft-lbs of torque. Add a Tremac
TKO 600 5-speed and a McLeod
clutch, and you quickly realise this
car is “not for the faint-hearted”.
Having great websites to research,
like Roy Brizio Street Rods, proved
invaluable for researching ideas.
Moal Coach Builders supplied the
hanging pedal assembly and CNC
master and clutch cylinders. These
were mounted to an internal support
structure up inside the cowl, which
also provides places to mount the
hand brake, heater and demister
(thinking of the family again),
and steering column mount. The
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hanging pedals also gave more room between the
chassis rails for exhausts and Thrush mufflers.
A lot of custom handmade shiny bits were
needed. Intricate construction and tricky tig
welding were crafted with patience by Paul’s
son Brendan. The radiator cap is not a “Mr
Bones” unit but hand-crafted out of a block
of aluminium. The only decision to make was
the colour. The bare metal body was given to
Ben Martin at Customs Body Shop in Upper
Hutt to paint it. Three full undercoats went
on over epoxy before the Cromax water-
based Porsche Mahogany was sprayed with
Chromaclear over the top. It looks sensational.
When asked how long it took to build the car,
most people are stunned to hear it was 15 years,
but despite the time frame, the build has been
enjoyable and had to be done right to last the test
of time and ensure Brendan gets his inheritance.
Future work includes a full tuck and roll pleated
black interior and some internal pinstriping. Note
cool temporary Dave Bell cartoon door panels.
Paul was determined to enjoy the car this Summer
and debut it at the recent Nelson City Rod and
Custom Club’s 50th anniversary. It took out Top
Hot Rod and a Top 5 award. Paul was a member
of this club in the ‘80s and recently rejoined.

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FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS
YEAR & MAKE: 1957 Chevrolet
BODY: 1932 Ford Model 18 Tudor
imported from Argentina. 3-3/4 inch
chopped. Custom blank-louvered roof
insert. 2-inch extended Rootlieb louvred
hood with custom latching and stays.
Hidden hinges. Stainless steel custom-made
75-litre fuel tank mounted behind the rear
seat and filled through a custom-made and
recessed filler neck topped with a 1949
Ford locking fuel cap.
PAINT: Cromax water-based paint,
Porsche Mahogany
CHASSIS: American stamping rails
Kugel Komponents Winters quick-change
independent rear suspension. (3.7.1 and
4.23.1 range) Kugel Komponents hi-boy
custom open-wheeler front suspension. The
wheelbase was extended to 110 inches.
ENGINE: Smeding Performance Cobra
Special 427ci V8 making 563 hp at 580
ft-lbs torque. 750 Holley. Custom-built
serpentine pulley assembly. Thunderbird
rocker covers are fitted via custom-made
adapters. Pertronix high torque starter
motor and Flamethrower ignitor 2
distributor and coil. Custom-built fuel
filter assembly.
COOLING: Walker radiator and a
custom-made fan shroud.
EXHAUST: 2-1/4 inch exhausts with
Thrush Rattler mufflers.
TRANSMISSION: Tremec TKO 600
5-speed with 0.86 overdrive
WHEELS: Front: 15 x 4-1/2 Small Kidney
Bean Real Rodders Wheels shod with
Protrac 5.60-15” tyres. Rear: 15 x 10
Original Sprint Style Real Rodders Wheels
wearing Hurst 31 x 10.50R 15 Piecrust
racing tyres.
STEERING: Custom Kugel Komponents
rack and pinion. Flaming River tilt steering
column. Custom-made column drop and
bottom mount.
BRAKES: Wilwood 4-pot callipers all
around. Moal Coach Builder’s Road Champ
pedal assembly.
LIGHTS: Glide headlights, Ron Francis
front indicators, ‘37 Ford tail light body
with custom mounting stalks, including blue
dots. Custom light built within the rear
licence plate frame.
ELECTRICAL: Power by two 6-volt 80-
cca Optima batteries mounted under the
rear seat and wired in series. Racers Inc.
Junior wiring board custom designed.
INTERIOR: Range Rover electric seat.
Autometer Classic gauges 1953 Chrysler
speedo. Custom-built dash insert. Genuine
1960s deep-dish woodgrain steering wheel.
Current door panels include a collage of
the late Dave Bell’s cartoons from the early
Street Rodder magazines. Upholstery plans
include a real tuck and roll black vinyl /
leather in the 1960s style.
THANKS TO: Son Brendan for ongoing
welding resource. Graeme Kidd, for at short
notice being available to make changes to
get certification across the line. Tony Cook
and Dave Jackson for helping with body
procurement back in 2007. The family for
the ongoing encouragement and interest
to get the car finished. Colin Robinson
and Phil Andreassend from Tornados Hot
Rod Club for early hot rod influences, with
many memorable trips and incidents. Fawlty
Towers TV series (inside joke!)
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Nelson Rod & Custom
October 6th-8th.
Club’s 50th

Parked up at Riverhaven Winery.

Report and photos by Craig Stare

THE celebrations started on Friday

morning with over 40 cars in
attendance, including a bunch from
Wellington. The group left the
Founders Park complex (historic
reproduction town) and headed out
to Jim and Flavia Goulding’s “slice
of paradise” in Glendaun to view his
extensive car collection. From there,
it was off to the Classic Car Museum
for lunch at either the museum or
Speight’s Ale House opposite.
Friday evening, while enjoying
pizza and a nog & natter, we Friday morning saw a Garage
Tour to view Jim Goulding’s
were entertained with old videos car collection. This is part of
from the early days of the Club. his display. (RB pic)
The next day, we embarked on a
Mystery Run, which took us through an English entertainer now living Saturday night was dinner, dance
amazing Nelson scenery to the West. in New Zealand. He is famous for and prizegiving, with most leaving
It was an untouched beauty scattered being the first host of Top Gear and on Sunday after breakfast. It was
with old derelict farmhouses. We a bunch of children’s programmes. a great little run with a good
ended up at the Riverhaven winery He made us very welcome, and time had by all. Congrats, Nelson
on the Moutere highway. This lovely meals were available, along City Rod and Custom Club.
winery is owned by Noel Edmonds, with some interesting beers.

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 The Greymouth Rodders contingent. The lead car is Les
On the garage tour, the front car is Sam Samson’s 1964 Mercury. (RB pic)
Larking’s big block Chev powered ‘32 coupe. (RB pic)

Noel Edmonds, the Riverhaven Winery owner,

enjoyed himself and also has a classic car collection.

Paul Falvey’s deuce Tudor goes as good as it looks!

It’s Hard to think that founding member Lloyd Heyward restored this Tony Cook’s wife, Sue, had pleasurable
1959 Plymouth Sport Fury some twenty years ago. Still a stunner! difficulty deciding which beer to start with.

Danny Neilson travelled down from Upper

Wellington and scored a Top 5 award.
Spot Christofferson’s Pontiac GTO also made
the Top 5. It’s another Nelson club car. > 39
 Jim Goulding with his
All Henry Ford steel, Jac Silke had his local 1932 1934 Ford sedan he
3-window coupe at the run, rumoured to be for sale. joined the club with
almost 50 years ago!

Just a small sampling of the unique beer available on tap.

Nelson local Jane Reed managed to get to the Saturday run in
her immaculate 1958 Ford, note unusual and rare side trim.

New life members from left are Lloyd

Not to be outdone by the trophies was this special
Gable, Julie Bennett and Tony Cook.
anniversary cake, which tasted as good as it looked.

Four founding members in attendance, from left, Tony Cook,

Bevan Bennett, Dave “Wobbly” Webley (first President) and Lloyd
Heywood, along with current President Dave Verry 4th from left.
Don Muir’s 1939 Chevrolet coupe.
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 Kevin Lamb on Saturday’s run in their
iimmaculate 1936 Ford roadster from Nelson.

Pete Davey followed by “Bing” on the swing bridge.

Sam Samson was thrilled with her Top

5 trophy,
t finally a trophy she can keep!
Quentin Farrelley owns this imported 1937
Chevrolet
C coupe powered by a late model Chevy six.

This was one

of the amazing
trophies
built by club
members.

Top 5 Hot Rods

Don Muirr 1939 Chev coupe Nelson City R&CC
Paul Falvey 1932 Ford sedan Nelson City R&CC
Guy Griffiths getting ready to leave on the Mystery Run on Saturday Mark Wilkin 1932 Ford 3w Roadrunners
morning in his flatty-powered chopped “A” coupe from Nelson.
Danny Neilson 1932 Ford 3w Moonshine R&CC
Robin Matheson 1930 A roadster Custom & Classic Waimate.

Top 5 Street Machines

Sam Samson 1964 Mercury Nelson City R&CC
Lloyd Gable 1970 Mach 1 Nelson City R&CC
Spot Christofferson Pontiac GTO Nelson City R&CC
Lloyd Heywood 1959 Plymouth Fury Nelson City R&CC
Terry Bennett 1962 Ford Sunlinerr Nelson City R&CC

Rodder’s Choice
Paul Falvey 1932 Ford sedan Nelson City R&CC

A 3-window hattrick. From left: Danny

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Neilson,
N Jac Silke and Mark Wilkin.
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KEITH HUNTER’S 1934 FORD 3-WINDOW COUPE

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Photos by Alastair Ritchie to come out of the only mould not Every Friday & Saturday morning,
Story by Paul Grace damaged in his factory fire. It was to Keith would head to Jock’s in Te
be a year-long wait as Pete got going Kauwhata, and they’d work together
Holden Commodores, Porches again post-fire, and while the body on the hot rod. Jock’s talents saw
and drag racing were the spicey was underway, a start was made him make cardboard patterns for
ingredients moulding Keith Hunter’s on the chassis. A pair of American brackets and crossmember parts then
automotive tastes. Then, a few Stamping repro rails were the Keith would cut them out and finish
years back, while visiting a Ferrari foundation for the coupe’s chassis. them for final welding by Jock.
showroom in Sydney, he spotted
an exotic 8-stack injection on one
of Enzo’s finest, and Keith thought
to himself – if I ever build a hot
rod, that will feature. That led to
him buying parts to build a hot rod
engine before a car was chosen.
He’d always wanted a nice hot rod,
and it was through a mate that Keith
was introduced to the talented Jock
Hinton. Keith and Jock hit it off
instantly and were eventually to
became close friends. Discussions
between them on what would
become 56-year-old Keith’s first hot
rod ensued, alongside the engine
build. That work progressed until
the decision was made to go with a
hiboy ’34 Ford 3-window Coupe. Pete
Osborne was contacted and agreed
to supply what was the last body

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> 47
 Keith’s previous employment as a
cabinetmaker and builder saw him
develop a good eye for detail, and
his transition from wood to metal has
been a true success story. He loves
making bracketry, and this worked
well with Jock’s skill as a fabricator,
and it wasn’t long before a strong
friendship bond was formed.
Keith saw a Rods by Reid IFS at an
outdoor show and thought, “I have
to have one of those to smooth out
the bumps”. Gradually, all bridges
were crossed, and when 80-90% of
the work was completed, disaster
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struck. Jock was tragically killed
in an accident while moving to his
new factory in Whitford. The entire
hot rod industry was stunned and
hit Keith hard, too. He took a few
months off to reflect, then decided
the hot rod had to be finished, so
he got stuck in and finished the
car himself, using the knowledge
imparted by working with Jock for
3-4 years. Graeme McNeill offered
advice, and that, along with Keith’s
good eye for detail, saw the car finally
together, and after a nine-year build,
it was unveiled for the first time at
Southside Streeters 50th Anniversary.
The coupe is currently going
through final certification and
engine tuning, and at 64 years old,
Keith is planning to attend the
anniversary meeting of the ’33 and
’34 Fords in March next year.
But that’s not all. Keith has a new
project on the go – a radically chopped
’66 Mustang, which we are sure
will be another surefire winner.
Footnote: Many thanks to the NZ Warbirds
Association for their time and very kind
use of an aircraft/hanger backdrop.
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 THE COUPE IS
CURRENTLY GOING
THROUGH FINAL
CERTIFICATION AND
ENGINE TUNING...

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Features and Specifications at a Glance

OWNER: Keith & Sonja Hunter

YEAR & MAKE: 1934 Ford
MODEL: 40
BODY: 3-window coupe by Pete Osborne
ENGINE: 427ci smallblock Ford Windsor
ENGINE MODIFICATIONS: 351 Windsor stroked
to 427ci with eight-stack electronic fuel injection.
EXHAUST: Custom-made headers into a 3” system
and dual turbo mufflers – all ceramic coated.
TRANSMISSION: Ford 4-speed AODE
REAR END: Currie 9”
CHASSIS: American Stamping rails with custom-made crossmembers
CHASSIS MODIFICATIONS: John Hinton Special, step-
boxed frame rails with custom-made X-member.
STEERING: Power rack and Ididit tilt column.
FRONT SUSPENSION: Rods by Reid IFS
REAR SUSPENSION: 4-bars, QA1 coil-
overs, sway bar and Panhard bar.
BRAKES: FRONT: Wilwood discs and calipers
REAR: Wilwood discs and callipers
WHEELS / TYRES: FRONT: Hoosiers
REAR: Hoosiers
WIRING: Jason Swan
PAINT: L&Y Motors
INTERIOR: Custom upholstery by Ian Goodwin
INSTRUMENTS: American Classic
TIME TO BUILD: Nine years
CLUB: Southside Streeters

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SIMON HARMAN’S
1940 FORD STANDARD COUPE

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> 55
Story and photos by Paul Grace in Palmerston North. It was love at bit him hard, so he bought an LS7
first sight, so Simon tracked down 454ci big block Chevrolet but found
RIGHT fromrom the
th get-go, Simon the owner, Wayne Jensen and bought it didn’t rev as high as he wanted,
Harman is yourr quintessential hot it for $4,000. Under the hood was so he swapped the LS7 heads onto
rodder
dder and
an racer
racer. It was a mate of his a 283ci Chev and Powerglide. It’d a 396ci big block. He installed a set
who o sowe
sowed the e first
f seed when he previously been owned by Dennis of titanium valves, which saw it rev
bought a ’47 cou oupe from a bunch of McAnerin in the Wellington area. The safely to 7500rpm. A set of racing
stock car racecers for $300. He drove Pontiac’s hotted running gear was wheels off the Cologne Capri were
it to
o high school
schoo but turned “hippie”, swapped into the coupe and vice- purchased and fitted with slicks.
and d Simon woun
wound up buying the versa. In 1985, Simon raced the coupe The best timeslip recorded was an
coupe ffrom hi him. By then, it had at Thunderpark,. The racing bug 11.611 – 118.42mph pass. At the
a blown gearbox, so a paltry $100
traded hands. Replacement gears
were included in the deal, so Simon
repaired the gearbox and got it
back on the road. It was quite an
accomplishment as he was fresh
out of high school, so figure on
him being around 16 years old. He
painted it blue using an Electrolux
vacuum cleaner and drove it for
a while before trading it on a ’56
Buick, which he “did up”. That
Buick was traded on a ’64 T-Bird
convertible, which in turn was
traded on a ’64 Pontiac Grand Prix.
The Pontiac had a souped-up motor
with cam, carb and headers added.
Then, one day, Simon spotted a
pair of sergeant striped taillights
belonging to a red ’40 standard
coupe as it was driving past the pub

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drags, Simon met Euan Marks, who
was racing his Puff ‘n Stuff T-bucket.
Euan was having fueling troubles,
so Simon offered to help, which was
accepted, and lower ETs resulted.
Bruce Kiminim was a panelbeater on
Euan’s crew and offered to rebuild the
body on Simon’s coupe in exchange
for a rebuild on Euan’s big block
engine. The coupe’s original Ford
chassis was sold off, and a totally new
tube frame was fabricated, especially
for racing. The body was repainted,
and the entire car was ready in a scant
10-12 weeks. Back at Thunderpark,
the rebuilt and re-engineered coupe
posted a best of 10.6 at 127mph. That
was followed by a trip to the Nationals
at Meremere, where Simon made it
to the semi-finals up against Roger
Murray in his Boss 429 Shotgun-
powered T-bucket. After hole-shotting
Roger off the line, Simon made it to
three-quarter track before breaking
an axle and handing the win to
Roger. The final saw Roger lose to
Euan Mark’s big block Chev tuned
by Simon, so it was a victory of sorts
for him. Simon thinks the coupe is
good for a solid 9-second pass. The
next race was at Thunderpark again,
but the coupe’s radical departure
from stock saw it being ruled out
of competition for various reasons.
Disheartened by officialdom’s cruel
judgements and politics, Simon
retired the coupe from racing.
In the ensuing 40 years, Simon
started a family and went marathon
Jet boat racing. After running
consistently in the top six at the
World Champs, the costs of racing
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at that level became prohibitive,
and the boat was sold less motor.
The jet boat’s exotic high-
horsepower Kinsler timed injection,
racing big block was installed in
the coupe, which has been driven
occasionally, but it’ll never be certed.
The coupe remains an enduring
legacy of a life of the love of speed
and the style of a ’40 Standard coupe.
Simon also has endearing memories
of the camaraderie that existed in the
early days of NZ drag racing, where
everybody competed fiercely on the
track but were as good as family off
track. Simon’s unique talent for tuning
for best power and speed is mixed
with his passion for building nice cars.
He loves to compete and participate
rather than shoot for an all-out win.
It’s attitudes and behaviours like
Simon’s that have made racing
memories so rich and colourful.

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FEATURES & SPECIFICATIONS
OWNER: Simon Harman
YEAR & MAKE: 1940 Ford
MODEL: Standard Coupe
BODY: 1939 Deluxe Ford body shell
ENGINE: 427ci big block Chevrolet
ENGINE MODIFICATIONS: GM 4-bolt, Hi Perf block
and 3.76 stoke crankshaft, +.060 overbore, JE 13:1 forged
pistons, (NGK sparkplugs have to be indexed), Carrillo
+.270 longer conrods, Summers Brothers geardrive and
front distributor drive, Fluidampner, Crower solid roller cam,
lifters and stainless steel rockers, Cylinder heads are GM
L88 replacement, hand ported by TRACO in USA, Manley
SS intake valves and Inconel exhausts. TRACO also supplied
the Weaver Bros. 4 stage dry sump pump and Hamburger
sump and dry sump tank. Crower injection manifold sent to
Kinsler and converted to mechanically timed injection, Vertex
magneto, Peterson/Moroso water pump, toothed belt drive.
EXHAUST: 2-inch primary/4-inch collector headers
TRANSMISSION: Borg Warner Super T-10 4-speed,
Mcleod long-style clutch, pro stock clutch plate
REAR END: 1964 Pontiac, Graeme Berry-
built 36-spline spool, 5.14 Zoom gears
CHASSIS: Tube chassis
STEERING: Morris Major rack and pinion
FRONT SUSPENSION: tube axle, Jaguar coil overs and 4 bars
REAR SUSPENSION: Aldan coil overs, tramprods
with adjustable top links, track rod
BRAKES: FRONT: Mk 3 Zephyr
REAR: Pontiac drums
WHEELS / TYRES: FRONT: Fenton 5-slots, Michelin tyres
REAR: BBS rims Goodyear Eagle 33 x 15 tyres
WIRING: By owner
PAINT: 40-year-old Dulux Acran – Folkstone Grey
INTERIOR: 1947 Ford dashboard, alloy
buckets, swaged alloy panels
INSTRUMENTS: Moroso cable drive tach, Smiths oil and water
TIME TO BUILD: 12 weeks, 40 years ago
THANKS: Bruce Kimmins – panel, Colin Kimmins – paint,
Ross Dallas, Roscoe’s Engine Service – jet boat engine
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6 0 > N Z H OT RO D D E C E M B E R 2 0 2 3
 CARL AND RACHEL BAYARD’S
1932 FORD 3-WINDOW COUPE & ROADSTER
STORY AND PHOTOS BY TERRY HOSKING

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1932 Ford 3-Window Coupe
EX-PAT Kiwis Carl and Rachel Bayard’s ‘Double Deuces’
are two of the finest full-fendered Deuces currently
participating and enjoying the Southeast Queensland
rodding scene. Before calling Australia home, Carl
and Rachel ran with Fifeshire Rodders in Nelson and
East Coast Rodders in Christchurch. Returning to hot
rodding once settled in Queensland, they are now
members of ASRF and recently purchased the ’32 3W
Coupe in a somewhat different guise than it is today.
A few upgrades and attending many hot rod
events filled the void for ten years until the
decision was made for a major makeover.
Busy with their Kiwi Flooring business, Carl and
Rachel were impressed with the style and stance
of cars coming out of one hot rod shop and called
upon Dion Willcox and the Kustom Shop team to
complete the Coupe upgrade. Dion’s vision soon
transformed the Coupe into the stunning 3W Deuce
you see today. The 3” chopped Deuce Customs
body and fenders received a complete tidy-up.

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 A Lilow polished stainless independent front
suspension and a narrowed Ford 9” rear end sprung
by Viking coil-over shocks support the custom repro
chassis. Horsepower wasn’t overlooked either. The 4-bolt
383ci stroked smallblock Chev received a freshen up
with 10-1 forged pistons and moly rings. A Comp Cams
‘Thumpa’ cam and roller rockers control the valve train
motion. A double-row timing chain, a Melling oil pump
and a custom oil pan complete the rotating assembly.
An Edelbrock alloy intake and 650cfm Brawler carb sit
atop a set of new Edelbrock alloy 180cc cylinder heads.
Spent combustion gas flows through custom headers to
a 2-1/2” system with Hooker Aero chamber mufflers.
A Rootlieb 4-piece hood and grille shell, a
dropped headlight bar, and the Kustom Shop Bull
nose and custom front spreader bar complete
the front-end upgrade. The rejuvenated Coupe
is finished in high-lustre Black paint.
The classic black vinyl interior was done by
Carl using a Glide bench seat. A compliment of
Classic Gauges completes the custom dash.
Wheel upgrade choice was easy with American
Rebel sprints 15 x 4-1/2” fronts and 15 x 8” deep
dish rears complimenting the outstanding stance.
A GM Turbo 350 trans shifted by Lokar and a
custom torque convertor drive this tough 3W.
Built as a driver, the Coupe has successfully
garnered several awards.
• Australian Street Rod Nationals at
Maryborough 2019 Top 20
• Australian Street Rod Nationals at
Hawkesbury 2023 Top 25
• Drag-ens Yamba Rod Run 2023 Top 10
• Plus, a few Top 10 at smaller regional shows.
Carl and Rachel couldn’t be happier with
the upgrade on their 3W Coupe and the
friendships formed along the way.
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1932 Ford Roadster
LIVVING in Southeast Queensland
andd enjoying ten months a year
of h
hot rod weather, Carl and
Racchel long wanted to add a
Deu uce Roadster to their stable.
Preferring
Prefe the one-stop shop
build, D
Dion and the Kustom
shop te
team were once again
chosen to design and build
their new ride. Carl’s only
stipulation was that it had to be
big block Chevrolet-powered.
Enhancing style, stance and
ride height is a pair of American
stamping chassis rails, with custom
crossmembers and K-member that
feature in their signature chassis
design. The front suspension
consists of a Super Bell chromed
4” dropped 46” wide I-beam axle
and spindles suspended by a
multi-leaf reversed-eye spring and
chromed SoCal tube shocks. The
rear 4-bar suspension locates a 9”
Ford housing sprung with Viking
multi-adjustable coil-over shocks.
Brakes are SoCal fully polished,
while steering is via a RHD Vega
box. A Tru Trac alloy 3.5 ratio 3rd
member locates 31-spline axles to
fully floating outer wheel hubs.
Wheel choice once again using
Polished American Rebel sprints.
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15 x 4-1/2” fronts and 16 x 8” rears.
A 402ci big block Chevrolet was
fully rebuilt and fitted with a Comp
cams ‘Thumpa’ Cam, Edelbrock
alloy intake and 750cfm carb.
Edelbrock air cleaner and rocker
covers dress the engine. Custom
in-house headers tuck nicely
between the chassis rails, leading
to a 2-1/2” exhaust system utilising
Hooker Aero Chamber mufflers.
A GM turbo 400 trans was
rebuilt, and a custom torque
converter complete the drivetrain.
Adams Hot Rod shop in Rydal,
Georgia, supplied one of their
Deuce roadster bodies. The 2”
extended doors adding a great
comfort touch. Brookville steel
fenders and running boards work
perfectly with the Kustom Shop
front apron sheet metal and dropped
headlight bar with commercial
headlights. Completing the body are
rear taillights by Alan Johnson.
The paint dept fully prepped
the body before executing the
flawless Kustom Shop Blood Red
paint scheme.
At its first
A Rodwell windscreen frame blends
perfectly with the Kustom Shop-
outing at
designed roof covered in Mercedes
black cloth. A classic black interior
Drag-ens
was stitched in-house by Shane,
incorporating one of his ‘Bench and Yamba Rod
Bucket’ seats. A Limeworks steering
wheel and classic column, along Run, the
with a Lokar shifter and handbrake,
complete the interior functions. Roadster
A custom dash insert filled with
Classic gauges monitors all vitals. was picked
At its first outing at Drag-ens
Yamba Rod Run, the Roadster was in the
picked in the Top 10. Carl and Rachel
couldn’t be happier with the finished Top 10.
Roadster and thank all involved.
They are now spoilt for choices as the
summer rodding season approaches!

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6 8 > N Z H OT RO D D E C E M B E R 2 0 2 3
LEO VOOREND’S 1933 FORD TUDOR

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Story and photos by Graham J Park

Back in the ‘70s, St. Johns College

in Hamilton held a fundraiser at the
school with a Hot Rod Display. For
student Leo Voorend, this moment
in time was a game-changer in many
ways. Harry Donker’s Chrysler, John
Reid’s Vandal, Bill Perriton’s Plymouth
Coupe, and Gary Martin’s ’36 Ford
Roadster were present among those
on display, but what captured Leo’s
schoolboy eyes was the 1934 Ford
Sedan of Terry & Joy Ferguson. From
this moment on, hot rodding took
his fancy. Little did he know at that
time, another pupil, Bert Van Wijk,
who had attended the same College
but was four years older, had done
a deal on a ’34 Ford Sedan once
owned by Gary Martin. Not only posed questions in class. Just how Science and Geography when you
would they both share a love of Ford’s did they get that buggy in the space wanted to own a Model 40 that was
stylish Model 40s, but they would capsule? It was a ’34 Ford chassis much more interesting and fun?
eventually become brothers-in-law. boxed, Ford 16 “artillery wheels and Once Leo quit school, he found his
The ‘70s was a great era to be young twin carb side valve, right? Meat Loaf older sister Thea had taken up with
with eyes wide open. With his parents was something his mother made for Bert, who owned the ex-Martin ’34.
telling him his school days would be dinner, but Meat Loaf sang about So, naturally, Leo was always around
the best years of his life, their wise “Paradise was under the Dashboard at Bert’s, listening and learning all
words may have held water at the Light” of a ‘34 Ford, maybe? Really, about the Model 40s and helping as
time, but somehow his interest in I double-checked to ensure her often as he could. In the late ‘70s,
‘33/34 Ford Model 40s seemed more name wasn’t Lola, as not much light Leo was working on his parent’s
interesting. Learning how man had comes out of the small stock ’34 dash Poultry Farm in Te Rapa, Hamilton.
landed on the Moon in geography lights. Who needed Maths, English, With some ready cash, he purchased

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a ’34 Ford Tudor body with a 5” roof
chop from Geoff Mitford-Taylor. Dave
Green from Matamata did a huge
amount of panel work on it, but it
sat for many years. By now, Leo had
met and married Majella, and they
had a young family and taken over
the family Poultry Farm. The ’34
Ford Tudor was eventually sold and
changed hands several times over
the years, and its whereabouts are
now unknown. The Poultry Farm
was sold after Leo & Majella spent six
years managing a dairy farm on the
outskirts of Hamilton in Ohaupo.
Bert, by now, had sold his ’34 Ford
and was now full-on building a
fenderless ’34 Ford 5-window Coupe.
Leo was there in most of his spare
time, helping his brother-in-law with
the build. Bert has owned the coupe
for some 48 years, and in the ‘90s,
it featured in the NZ Hot Rod Mag.
Come 2015, Leo decided it was time
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to purchase a hot rod of his own.
He went online (Hot Rod Hotline)
and found a 1933 Ford Tudor Sedan
built by Canadian hot rodder Wayne
Shay, who had done several hot rod
builds. The Tudor had been built
in 2005 and was stored in Langton,
Ontario. After several phone calls
between Leo and Wayne, the ’33 was
purchased and trucked from Langton,
Canada, to Long Beach, California,
USA, before being shipped to New
Zealand, arriving in April 2015.
Once landed and cleared through
Customs, Leo drove it around on its
Canadian plates for a while, then
started a rebuild on it. First up, a Kiwi
Connection chassis was purchased,
so the body came off. A Heidts Super
Ride front end was purchased, and
Don and his team at Jonesy’s in
Hamilton set about doing the whole
fit out right up to Certification and
Compliance. A Ford 8-inch diff with
Positrac and 3.50 gears is linked to
Aldan coil-over shocks with four-
bars, and the rear brakes are drums.
The motor is a 350 Chev with a 260
Comp cam, high-rise intake with an
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Edelbrock 600 carby. Trans is a 700R
4-speed auto with a Lokar Shifter. The
radiator is stock ’33 covered with a
reproduction ’33 grille and an electric
fan. Aftermarket VDO gauges give
out the following data - Volts, Oil,
Speed, Fuel, Temp and Tach and
all are lined up on the stock dash.
A GM tilt column connected to a
rack & pinion steering finishes off
the interior. Keeping things quiet
on the outside are Blockhugger
headers and Flowmaster mufflers.
The body remains the same as
when it was built in 2005, with a
high-class paint job in Raven Black
over the 2-1/2 inch roof chop. The
whole floor had to be replaced,
and once that was completed, the
original hot rod upholstery was
refitted, all done in black leather
covering the GM seats. Headlights
are aftermarket, and taillights are the
ever-popular ’39 Ford teardrops. The
wheels are Americans, front tyres
185/60-15 and rear 255/70-15s.
Everything else was retained as
it was when Leo first purchased
the ’33 Ford and following the
12-month rebuild at Jonesy’s - Leo,
Majella, along with their children
Emma, 31, Nicole, 30, Scott, 27
and Blair, 24, have enjoyed several
Beach Hops and local Rod Runs. Leo
has been a member of the Hamilton
Hot Rod Club for the past 43 years,
serving a stint as Club Secretary and
on the committee for a few years.
For the past few years, Leo has been
employed as the Facilities Manager
at Alandale Retirement Village in
Hamilton, and Majella continues to
enjoy working in a local Florist. Bert
still keeps Leo busy helping with his
three builds, and they are more like
brothers than In-laws, such is their
passion for one of Henry Ford’s most
popular models, the ‘33/34 Ford.
Special Thanks To: Majella &
family for sharing the passion for
hot rodding. Bert Van Wijk for all
his sound advice and help since
school days and beyond. Don and
his staff at JONSEY’S, and to the
teacher who arranged for the hot
rod display at his school, it was
the best career path move ever.
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 The event brought all Troublebound’s members together for the first time in ten years.

The Side Show

Presented by Troublebound
Photos by Spook

SIXTY cars made the brave call to

attend Troublebound’s Fifth Side Show
and the second at the Glenora Bears
Rugby League Club in Glen Eden. It
rained throughout the entire event,
and the skies cleared just as the
action ended for the day. Despite the
weather, the club donated $2,000 to the
Testicular Cancer Society. The Glenora
Bears League Club’s Choice went to
Spook Howard’s Deuce 3-window
coupe, and the Troublebound’s Fire engine red paint brings this
Club Choice award went to Glen 283-powered ’58 Impala to life.
Longley’s hot rod Model coupe.

’35 Ford wires and whitewalls dress

this mint 1930 Model A coupe.

L-R, Glen Longley, Grant Longley and Graham Weeks.

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 Brian Phillips’ ‘34 Fordor catching a few raindrops. Brett Barry’s ’30 Model A is an older restoration, now running on
16” Ford wires and recently participated in the Irishman’s Rally.

Mike Courtney’s ’33 Ford pickup is a

patina’d beater, just the way we like ‘em!

Jack & Carlene Rainbow’s ’64 C10

features a potent twin-turbo’s smallblock.

Ritchie Malam’s ’56 Nomad is the centrepiece

of his triple Tri-Five Nomsd collection. Donna Smith’s cool ’34 3-window
features a TPI smallblock.

Ben Wilton’s LHD ’57 210 four-door sedan Jack Russell’s Rat Catcher ’40 Ford pickup is a
features spats and period two-tone paint. local car with a big block Chev under the hood.
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THE Meguiar’s New Zealand team
always enjoy mingling with fellow
car enthusiasts, and what better way
to come together to enjoy our cars
than with coffee? Meguiar’s is hosting
an intimate Meguiar’s Coffee & Car’s
event at Spraystore Christchurch,
all in the name of charity and,
of course, to give our car-crazy
enthusiasts and their cars an outing.
We’re all looking forward to
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& Cars supporting the Prostate
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We’ve locked in Sunday the 3rd
of December from 9 am -12 pm at
Spraystore Ltd - 270 Main South
Road, Sockburn, Christchurch.
Registration is just $25 per car,
and you’ll take home a Meguiar’s
goody bag valued at $75 of
goodies; you’ll be in the draw
to win one of two Meguiar’s Car
Care Kits valued at $450 each.
This event is strictly by registration
only due to limited space allocated
for parking. Our charity events have
proven very popular in the past, so
we highly recommend paying your
registration fee as soon as possible
to secure your spot and avoid
disappointment. Spectator entry is
FREE, so you can squeeze your mates
in your car (they can shout you a
coffee!). There will be a coffee cart
and food available for purchase.
All proceeds from your registration
fee will go to the Prostate Cancer
Foundation – that’s right, every cent
of your $25 registration! In addition,
Smits Group will donate 20% of all
Meguiar’s product sales on the day,
which will have our show discount
applied so you can stock up!
Register your car online now
at www.meguiars.co.nz
The Meguiar’s Coffee & Cars Charity
Event is limited to well-presented
vehicles only, including customs,
classics, hot rods, imports, and street
machines. So spread the word and
get your registration in promptly
so we can raise as much money
as possible for the Prostate Cancer
Foundation of New Zealand.
Due to the popularity of our
charity events, places will not
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EVENTS
DECEMBER
> 1 NSDW 3 at NAPA Autoparts Dragway, Meremere.
Info at www.napaautopartsdragway.co.nz
> 2-3 Central Nationals and Round
2 of the NZ National Championship Series at
Masterton Motorplex. All classes incl Group 1.
Info at www.mastertonmotorplex.co.nz
> 3 Rodders Breakfast Kustoms’
Club Rooms McLean Island
> 3 Wellington Rodders Breakfast at The
Larf’n Tiger Café at Hutt Indoor Sports, 93 Hutt Park
Rd. Doors open at 8.30 and there is a Managers
Choice Trophy and a breakfast voucher to be won!
> 3 Gas Guzzlers Breakfastt at Caroline’s
Boatshed Bar & Eatery 181 Somme Parade,
Aramoho, Wanganui from 9 am.
> 3 Land Speed Trials at Goudies Rd, Reporoa.
Race or road cars go as fast as you want over 6km of
straight, flat, wide road. Info at www.landspeed.org.nz.
> 4 Toy Run hosted by Nth Shore R&CC
> 4 Rotary Summer Drags at NAPA
Autoparts Dragway, Meremere. Info at
www.napaautopartsdragway.co.nz
> 7 Pub Night at GMS Hot Rods is weekly
every Thurs from 5.30pm. Riverhead - limited parking.
A great way to catch up with people and check out
products and services at GMS. BYO drinks and if you
want to eat bring food - BBQ will be on. Call 021 955
459 or email gregstokes1932@gmail.com for details.
> 9 Super Street Nationals and Round 3 of the
NZ National Championship Series at Amisfield, Tokoroa.
> 9 Old School at NAPA Autoparts Dragway,
Meremere. Info at www.napaautopartsdragway.co.nz
> 9 Rocket Open Day, Hamilton from 1-4 pm..
> 10 Whangarei Rodders breakfast
at the new venue - CIBO Cafe in Reyburn St,
next to Southern Cross. All Welcome.
> 10 Coffee & Cars at Southwards Museum, 250
Otaihanga Rd, Paraparaumu from 10 am ‘til 1pm.
> 10 Oogah Breakfastt at the Swanson
RSA, 663 Swanson Road from 8.30am for a
great buffet breakfast and good company.
> 10 Warkworth hot rod breakfast at The
Sugar Loaf Bar and Café in Waiwera from 8.30am.
> 10 Classic Car Show hosted By Street Machines
Southland at 84 Flora Rd, East, Makarewa from 12pm.
> 16th Super Quarter at NAPA Autoparts Dragway,
Meremere. Info at www.napaautopartsdragway.co.nz
> 17 Meguiar’s Coffee & Cars at the Auckland
Showgrounds, 217 Green Lane West, Auckland
from 9am-12pm.The event is free to participate
in and open to all classics, hot rods, exotics. For
more information contact Shantelle at ShantelleS@
smitsgroup.co.nz or phone 0800 227 422.
> 17 Mid West Breakfast at the Mitre 10
Mega Carpark at the Northwest Shopping complex
from 8.30am - 10.30am. Good value breakfast
is available at the Columbus Cafe on site.
> 29 Caffeine & Gasoline at Hampton
Downs. Open to all types of classic vehicles,
hot rods, muscle cars and motorbikes.
> 29 Meguiar’s presents Coffee & Cars
at Mt Smart Stadium (Maurice Rd entrance),
Auckland. From 9 ‘til 1. Open to all classics,
hot rods, exotics and JDM vehicles.
> 30 Rods at Methven Hot Rod Show
around the Blue Pub from 10m ‘til 3pm. Hot Rods,
Street Machines, Classic Cars and Motorbikes,
Entry $5, children under 12 are free.
> 31 Hot Rod Breakfast hosted by Whitestone
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Attention:
This Upcoming Events is a free listing, if you have an event which is not listed, please let us know,
or if the details of your listing have changed then email paul@nzhotrodmag.co.nz.
Rodders at the Last Post Pub/Restaurant,
South end of Main St, Oamaru from 9am ’til
10am. All Car/Bike enthusiasts Welcome.
> 31 Summer Nationals and Round 4 of
the NZ National Drag Racing Championship
Series at Amisfield, Tokoroa.
2024
January
> 4 Pub Night at GMS Hot Rods is weekly
every Thurs from 5.30pm. Riverhead - limited parking.
A great way to catch up with people and check out
products and services at GMS. BYO drinks and if you
want to eat bring food - BBQ will be on. Call 021 955
459 or email gregstokes1932@gmail.com for details.
> 6 Jalopy Dust Up at Waihi Beach
Dirt Track from 10am. Contact kot@xtra.
co.nz or jalopydustup on Facebook.
> 6-7 Dragstalgia, Wild Bunch Wars and
Gasser Madness at Masterton Motorplex.
Info at www.mastertonmotorplex.co.nz
> 7 Annual vehicle display y hosted by Golden
Bay Rodders at Marchwood Park in Motueka from
10-2pm. It’s free to display your car and $2 entry per
person for public.. Any enquires contact Gary Busson
0274 733646 or Justine Read 027 2083629.
> 13 Wellington Invasion and Round 5
of the NZ National Drag Racing Championship
at NAPA Autoparts Dragway, Meremere. Info
at www.napaautopartsdragway.co.nz
> 14 Coffee & Cars at Southwards Museum, 250
Otaihanga Rd, Paraparaumu from 10 am ‘til 1pm.
> 14 Meguiar’s Coffee & Cars at the Auckland
Showgrounds, 217 Green Lane West, Auckland
from 9am-12pm.The event is free to participate
in and open to all classics, hot rods, exotics,
For more information contact Shantelle at ShantelleS@
smitsgroup.co.nz or phone 0800 227 422.
> 19-21 30th Annual Kumeu Classic Car
and Hot Rod Festival. All website Bookings
are now open at www.kumeuhotrodfestival.co.nz
> 19-21 50th Anniversary Wellington
Chevrolet Club at the Clubrooms, Upper
Hutt. Open to all former club members and their
families, along with affiliated clubs and friends of
the club. Contact Dean Tredrea Ph 027 4445839
> 21 Roadrunners Annual Picnic
at the Otaihanga Domain.
> 20 NSDW 4 at NAPA Autoparts Dragway,
Meremere. Info at www.napaautopartsdragway.co.nz
> 26-28 Muscle Car Madness at Rangiora. Entry
is now open, www.musclecarmadnessnz.co.nz.
> 26-28 Rodders Beach Festival at Orewa Beach.
Entry is open now, along with all the information and
details of the event at roddersbeachfestival.co.nz.
> 28 4 ‘n Rotary at NAPA Autoparts Dragway,
Meremere. Info at www.napaautopartsdragway.co.nz
> 28 Drags, Round 6 of the 2023-24 NZ
National Championship Series at Ruapuna.
> 28 Hot Rod Breakfast hosted by Whitestone
Rodders at the Last Post Pub/Restaurant (Member,
South end of Main St, Oamaru from 9am ’til
10am. All Car/Bike enthusiasts Welcome.
February
> 1 Pub Night at GMS Hot Rods is weekly
every Thurs from 5.30pm. Riverhead - limited parking.
A great way to catch up with people and check out
products and services at GMS. BYO drinks and if you
want to eat bring food - BBQ will be on. Call 021 955
459 or email gregstokes1932@gmail.com for details.
> 1,2,3 & 4. The NZ T-Bucket Nationals
in Hastings. Contact ntbanationals2024@gmail.
com or T Bucket Enthusiasts NZ on Facebook.
> 4 Waipu Car & Bike Show presented by
BBS Timbers in association with the Waipu Lions at
the Caledonian Park, Waipu from 10am ’til 2pm.
Cars, bikes, stalls, food and entertainment.
> 4 Comp 3 at NAPA Autoparts Dragway, Meremere.
Info at www.napaautopartsdragway.co.nz
> 4 Drags, Round 7 of the 2023-24 NZ
National Championship Series at Motueka.
> 6 Twilight Run hosted by Wheels Inc. Assemble
at Hooten Reserve, Albany in time for a 3pm peel
out for a cruise through the countryside. Coffee,
food and refreshments available at the event.
> 9 NSDW 5 at NAPA Autoparts Dragway, Meremere.
Info at www.napaautopartsdragway.co.nz
> 10-11 National Drag Racing Championship.
Grand Finals of the National Championship at
Masterton Motorplex. All classes incl Group 1.
Info at www.mastertonmotorplex.co.nz
> 10-11 Morrinsville Motorama hosted by Yankee
Haulers in Morrinsville. Saturday 10th - Mystery Cruise
and Drive in Movie. Sunday 11th - Car, Truck, Caravan
and Bike Show. Contact Todd Sherburd ph 027 4927337
> 11 Coffee & Cars at Southwards Museum, 250
Otaihanga Rd, Paraparaumu from 10 am ‘til 1pm.
> 16-17 Moutere Hop 2024 4 hostd by Golden Bay
Rodders in the beautiful Taman region. Entries are open
now, so for more details and registration form visit -
https://www.mouterehop.com. Any questions contact the
Moutere Hop team via email - info@mouterehop.com
> 16-18 40th Anniversary Run Eastside Street
Rods. Entries are now open and will fill up fast.
Email: eastside 40th@gmail.com for an entry form or
jump on to the Eastside 40th Anniversary Facebook page.
The run is NZHRA Sanctioned and is open to All NZHRA
members. Party on! Contact Ron Ward ph. 027 240 7410.
> 17-18 NZ Drag Racing Nationals and
Round 8 of the 2023-24 NZ National Championship
Series at NAPA Autoparts Dragway, Meremere.
Info at www.napaautopartsdragway.co.nz
> 18 Meguiar’s Coffee & Cars at the Auckland
Showgrounds, 217 Green Lane West, Auckland
from 9am-12pm.The event is free to participate
in and open to all classics, hot rods, exotics,
For more information contact Shantelle at ShantelleS@
smitsgroup.co.nz or phone 0800 227 422.
> 21-24 Americarna. Mark your calendars!
Americarna 2024 is scheduled to take place from
Wednesday 21st to Saturday 24th February.
> 24 NSDW 6 at NAPA Autoparts Dragway,
Meremere. Info at www.napaautopartsdragway.co.nz
> 24-25 Rod & Custom Rumble hosted by the
Knuckle Draggers at Mystery Creek, Hamilton. See
Hot Rods, Customs, Muscle Cars, Street Machines and
Bikes. Registration essential at meatstock.co.nz.
> 25 Hot Rod Breakfastt hosted by Whitestone
Rodders at the Last Post Pub/Restaurant(Member,
South end of Main St, Oamaru from 9am ’til
10am. All Car/Bike enthusiasts Welcome.
March
> 2 Junior Dragster Champs at
NAPA Autoparts Dragway, Meremere. Info
at www.napaautopartsdragway.co.nz
> 3 Comp 4 (Wild Bunch) at NAPA Autoparts Dragway,
Meremere. Info at www.napaautopartsdragway.co.nz
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TALES
Ghosts In The Back Yard
By John Eva
Most people in Christchurch of a
certain age will have at least heard
of Aranui Speedway, which began
just four years after the end of World
War 2. (Speedway had happened
in Christchurch long before Aranui;
Monica Park Speedway had closed
in 1938, with wartime looming.
Other short-term tracks popped up
in Tai Tapu, Bexley and Wainoni).
In 1947, the site for Aranui
Speedway was chosen on a piece of
wasteland consisting of sand dunes
and shrubbery in Rowan Ave, just a
mile from the New Brighton coastline,
situated away from residential areas
but within easy reach of the city. It
was the brainchild of a Wellington
entrepreneur named Alec Pratt.
The sand dunes were levelled, the
gorse bushes cleared, embankments
constructed with terraced seating for
18,000 spectators, fencing and pits. The
clay and sand track surface was covered
in cinders. On the opening meeting on
29 January 1949, 10,000 race fans were
treated to a brass band, marching girls,
and an evening of thrilling excitement
supplied by speedway bikes, including
a 15-year-old rider named Ronnie
A programme from December 1955.
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Aranui Speedway circa 1953. Pages Road runs across the top of the photo, left towards New
Brighton, right towards central Christchurch. The Garage today is at the top right of the photo.
Moore. And the public couldn’t get
enough of it. Within a few seasons,
Ivan Mauger and Barry Briggs began
their careers at Aranui. Mauger, Briggs
and Moore all went on to represent
New Zealand on the world stage.
By the end of that first season, 57
bikes had competed at Aranui, mostly
local riders but also from Auckland,
Wellington, Dunedin, and even
Australia. Over the following seasons,
sidecars, midgets, racing cars, stock
cars and TQs were introduced.
But urban sprawl was gradually
encroaching from all directions, and
ten years and 182 race meetings after
it opened, Aranui Speedway had its
last gasp on 11 April 1959. It would
be another two or three years later
that Templeton Speedway opened.
Folklorists have suggested Aranui
closed its gates following a fatal
midget car rollover that claimed the
life of driver Earl Wilde in January
1959, but the writing was already
on the wall; as the suburb of Aranui
became more populated, the track was
broken down and filled with housing.
Fast forward 31 years: Every
Thursday since 1990, Grazee and
Heather Collins have hosted The
Garage at their place in Pages
Road, just a stone’s throw from the
Aranui Speedway site, yet oddly
enough, the old racetrack barely
gets mentioned at The Garage, even
though it’s an amazing piece of
neighbourhood history. Generally,
it was “before our time”.
Although the vast majority of
Thursday gatherings at The Garage are
low-key affairs, on the odd occasion
there’s been a Funny Car fire-up, a
Bonneville salt car, a land-speed bike,
the odd ‘accidental’ driveway burn-out
(yeah right), a rock band once in a
blue moon, and even some rollicking
Happy Birthday singalongs, even if
some of us can’t remember the words.
But generally, while always enjoyable,
most Thursdays at The Garage have
all the action of a rest-home knitting
circle gearing up for an afternoon nap.
I still chuckle when I recall Pete
Tyrell from Whakatane Rod & Custom
Club’s first visit to The Garage. Pete
enquired where to go to take a
pee. Grazee told him to follow the
‘Toilet’ sign on the fence across the
garden. “God,” replied a bemused
Pete, “it’s like a bloody airport!”
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you can stand outside The Garage and
imagine what it sounded like when
Aranui Speedway
was in full swing,
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RETAIL $249
70cc exh runners 289-302-351W 170cc intake /
Small Block and clip-in plates. 2.02 & 1.60 stainless valves 60cc exh aust runners
Ford Kit FIA APPROVED Only $1895 pair 2.02 & 1.60 stainless steel valves
$929 Only $1895 pair
Chev HEI
6 point Hans style. # SRP-SBC200 Chev S/Block
Includes eyelets 23 degree 200cc intake / #SRP-BBC290 Chev Big Block #SRP-BBC315 Chev Big Block
$639 and clip-plates. 70cc exh runners 290cc Intake 110 Runner Oval Port 315cc Intake 117 Runner Rectangle
Small Block FIA APPROVED 2.02 & 1.60 stainless valves 2.190 & 1.88 Stainless Valves 2.25 & 1.88 Stainless Valves
Ford HEI $769 ONLY $
289 Only $1895 pair Only $2398 pair Only $2398 pair