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Can anyone positively identify the model? It would have been a rare sight here in the day as the rest of the cars on the street are more typical of the NZ fleet - small and British. From the top I see a Morris Minor, a Ford Prefect, a circa 1940 Ford 8 and a 1938 Morris 8. In the centre is a circa 1949-50 Humber Hawk. The exception is the 1956 Chev top left. That one is unusual in that the 1956 Chevs sold new in NZ were all Bel Air sedans (Ex Canada). This one appears to be a 150, and likely a private import.

Unknown truck from a facebook page. Not a very hi-res version unfortunately. The colour(?) version is as found but I think it looks better in b/w. It looks as if the make name may be on the radiator.

As has been noted the term vintage has its origins in the wine industry but has taken on the use of referring to a particular period or age - ie 'people of a certain vintage' will remember... etc. The Vintage Car Club of New Zealand was founded in 1946 by a small group of students at the local university, one of who by the way is still with us and still active. (Initially it was the Vintage Vehicles Association). At the time their arbitrary cut-off date was 1927 being the end of the Ford T, which also tied in with vehicles owned by the members. Later as the club became more organised category dates were set up with veteran being up to 31 December 1918 and vintage from there up to 31 December 1931 (this one due to the peculiarities of the NZ market). Anything after that was on a case-by-case basis. As time went on it was felt that the club should have more coverage but, as Fordy noted above there were some members 'stuck in time', and there was quite vehement opposition to the cub accepting post WW2 vehicles. The same thing happened in the 1990s when the club decided to accept cars up to 1960. In more recent (enlightened?) years the club accepts vehicles up to 30 years old and has become 'the Historic Vehicle Authority of NZ' and works with government whenever issues relating to older vehicles come up. There are still grumpy old buggers who are stuck in time though, but it is noticeable that as many members get older they choose to drive something that is for all intents and purposes 'modern' and easier to drive and capable of staying with modern traffic. As I am sure is the same with many old car clubs the average age of members is now a lot higher than it was fifty years ago. The VCCNZ currently has nearly 9,000 members spread over 37 branches nationwide. With regard to that other much misused word - 'classic', as far as I am concerned it should never be used or even mentioned in the VCC but it is gradually creeping into usage in some branches. Home Page - Vintage Car Club of New Zealand Vintage Car Club of New Zealand (vcc.org.nz) This page lists the various vehicle categories - Club Eligible Vehicles - Vintage Car Club of New Zealand Vintage Car Club of New Zealand (vcc.org.nz)

Definitely not a Ford as you can see the front chassis iron and part of the longitudinal spring.

Suicide front doors a Hudson/Essex specialty which only a few others used.

If you read the wiki article you will see the original Triumph Dolomite was a 'copy' of an Alfa Romeo. The Dolomites are a range of mountains in Italy so perhaps the name was to give an Italian connection. Dolomites - Wikipedia

1927-28 Chrysler Imperial 80 roadster in Brazil back in the day - Fotografia Carro Copacabana Família Canabarro Rj 1929 1039 | MercadoLivre

Triumph Dolomite. Triumph Dolomite (1934–1940) - Wikipedia There are a few here in NZ - the green one is a saloon. Simon Cars - Triumph Dolomite Triumph built a confusing and complex range of cars in 1930s, which probably helped them to run into financial trouble, and they were taken over by Standard after WW2. Triumph Motor Company - Wikipedia

Photo from 1960 of the dealer's used car lot. New Zealand's car market was dominated by American cars up to the late 1930s but from then on, the government decided that we should buy British. From left are a mid 1950s Vauxhall, either a Velox or Cresta, a circa 1954 Standard Eight, and a Triumph Renown. On the right are two Phase 1 Standard Vanguards and another Vauxhall. In its day that series of Vauxhall was the biggest selling car on the market. Of interest are the two cars under the shelter. I think that is a 1936 DeSoto on the right but the older sedan is a mystery. Not many cars had those pillars under the headlamps. Bowater Motors are still in business selling Toyota, Isuzu and Hyundai. For those with facebook - Facebook

Short hood suggests a four cylinder model. I am guessing it is the new short wheelbase (103" vs 109"), and smaller-engined, Model 50 introduced in late 1926.

Late teens/early 1920s Oldsmobile - distinctive rear hubs.

Cleaned up the lower photo a little. I have no idea what it is. I hope Varun will tell us.

The upper one - the torpedo is reminiscent of the Nyberg but I don't think it is though.

Grey sedan with the irregular oval rear window - 1930 Hudson.

In a word, yes.

Some photos from a facebook page taken in Western Australia in 1915. The cars are Talbots.

Another one from Whangarei, New Zealand. The date is pre-19212 as a new building was put up on the corner on the left in 1912. Any thoughts what the car might be.

I think surviving Empire cars must be quite rare. This one - a 1913 car from memory - was imported to NZ from Australia in recent years. My photos from 2016.

Auckland, New Zealand, 1940. A military parade, although I don't know the occasion. The uniforms are air force. Note in the left background something a little unusual. There has to be a story there.

Maybe 1934-35 Buick Series 40??

No idea what it is but this version might show a little more detail. That lubricator on top of the dash looks rather vulnerable.

From a facebook page. The great grandfather of Maureen Quinn with his new 1914 KRIT. One of the last KRITs I think.

Hastings, New Zealand, circa 1912, the premises of the Tourist Motor Company, who in late 1928 imported my Studebaker GE cabriolet. Cars in this photo are on the left a circa 1910 AC Sociable and on the right a Minerva.