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Something else big and expensive. Interesting transformable top.
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Borrowed from a facebook page. Something large and expensive by the looks. Auburn??
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13 hours ago, MetroPetro said:
I think I see a Studebaker badge under the bear's head. Early 1920s Light Six I think.
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6 hours ago, edinmass said:
The Cadillac in this photo is apparently not the car which Marlene actually bought - explanation on this page - V-16 Survivors [1934-1937] (newcadillacdatabase.org)
Marlene's actual car has been in NZ since the late 1990s and made an appearance at the Napier Art Deco event a few years ago.
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An interesting shot that turned up on a facebook page. I guess in this case the riders survived their crashes.
"Seen here inside the Lake Cliff Motordrome on October 21, 1912, are Ed Bowen, Mike Cafarello, Bert Bruggerman, Jim Trafsky, Ed Harmer, Jim Cox, Harry Swartz, “Tex” Richards, and their mangled crimson Indians."
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4 hours ago, 30DodgePanel said:
Gorgeous car but I'm not use to seeing pinstriping in those areas. Was that common for Erskine?
I am not aware of a factory pinstripe option for the Erskine. It wasn't the big seller Studebaker hoped it might be and I suspect the production of the cabriolet probably only amounted to a few hundred units. There are no surviving records to show one way or the other.
Studebaker did offer pinstriping on their cars circa 1928-31 (and maybe later), which usually involved discreet stripes around the belt moulding area, as in this photo of a 1928 car shot in Los Angeles in 1932. From the 5.50 tyre size this car could be either a Dictator or a Commander.
The pin stripe colour is also used in the belt panel on this model which was only built for a few months in 1928. The 1929 Erskine didn't have that belt panel, or the belt moulding that connected the hood to the body.
The article does mention that wood wheels could be had with pin striping.
The factory photo of an Erskine cabriolet shows another pinstriping variation.
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3 hours ago, 8E45E said:
There were also 'Studebaker Pierce Arrow' trucks with 'SPA' logos: https://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/forum/your-studebaker-forum/general-studebaker-specific-discussion/1885486-studebaker-pierce-arrow-spa-a-question-on-history
Craig
It is unlikely though that the US SPA trucks had right hand drive and a logo that matches the one on the mystery truck.
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3 hours ago, alsancle said:
SPA - Societa Piedmontese Automobili - S.P.A. (automobile) - Wikipedia
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As the Marr cycle car wasn't really a Buick I guess the real 'smallest Buick' was the Model 14 from circa 1911. A now late acquaintance of mine restored this one in New Zealand in the 1970s. I rode in it with him once in 1982. I recall him saying it was the worst car he had ever owned. Photo taken in 1980 at the VCC NZ International rally in Rotorua. Photo credit Stephen Satherley on Flickr.
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Try to find a stamped engine number. That will identify it.
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10 hours ago, MetroPetro said:
Fiat Tipo 3?
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3 hours ago, alsancle said:
1929 Erskine cabriolet - although the top didn't fold down.
This one was apparently abandoned on the side of the road in NZ circa 1960.
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4 hours ago, 3macboys said:
Looks like a 28 Plymouth but with a Chrysler hub cap
Chrysler 52 maybe - the last model four cylinder Chrysler that morphed into the Plymouth.
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A long shot. This was posted on a local 'derelict' facebook page. One photo only and no information.
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The post on the previous page with the black '32 Packard reminds me of this one. Due to it being right hand drive 1932 Packard Light Eight 'coupe sedan' I suspect it is a particularly rare variant. I don't know many details of its history other than what is noted in the 1960s newspaper clip. What the sentence about it being 'one of three special models made by the Packard company' refers to I don't know. I recall seeing it at a few events in the early 1970s but then it 'disappeared' into Graeme Craw's Packard collection where it remains today. The collection has 'morphed' more recently into a full fledged museum - The mission of the museum is to show the changes in design and technology from horse drawn vehicles through to motor vehicles and heavy machinery that made NZ what it is today. This charitable trust encompasses a vast collection of vintage cars and early heavy machinery housed in 4 large sheds (packardmuseum.co.nz)
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16 hours ago, edinmass said:
Down under…….Buick & Indian.
The Buicks are most likely to have fitted with bodies made by Holden's. By 1925 they were supplying several hundred bodies a week, to a variety of makers but as the 1920s went on the percentage of their production supplied to GM increased and Holden's became part of GM in 1931.
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3 hours ago, alsancle said:
Since George posted an Isotta does anybody remember this one?
I think that may be this car. English body and never been apart I believe. I don't know many details, but it arrived here in NZ a few years ago. The first photo is at a shop in Lower Hutt June 2020 where it received some attention before attending the Art Deco festival in Napier (second photo from Clive Barker on Flickr). Obviously at some point the owner decided it needed a birthday, so it has been in the shop my younger son works at since late 2020. I took the last two photos in November 2022.
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22 hours ago, JamesR said:
Would your son mind if I set up a cot in his workplace and lived there for a while? Beautiful!
It might be a long way away for you.
My son was saying that waiting for parts is why so many cars are in there at once.
On their website the photo of the line-up of car is part of the owners' collection of about 30. They only recently (a couple of years ago) bought the building. It is a quarter acre building on half acre site which start life as a brush factory so is 'festooned' with sprinklers. Before NZ became one of the most unregulated markets in the world, it was heavily regulated and most necessary things in life were made here.
Classic Workshop | Classic Car Repairs | Cars | Bikes | Trucks
They have a facebook page as well - Classic Workshop | Christchurch | Facebook
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A shot taken from the facebook page of my son's workplace - taken this week. The mid 1930s Austin York in the foreground is mostly original. The 1919 Nash wrecker was converted from a touring car in the early 1920s and remained with the same owner for decades. My son's boss bought it about ten years ago and made it drivable.
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5 minutes ago, avgwarhawk said:
Maintained is fitting. Is there truly a car that has not had some part replaced for whatever reason?
There is a 1958 Studebaker in New Zealand with only 128 miles on it. Obviously to be in running order it must have had a few consumables replaced.
The Ultimate Time Capsule: 1958 Studebaker Champion | New Zealand Classic Car
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2 hours ago, TAKerry said:
Maybe organize a local 'cruise' first, then put out feelers while you have a captive audience with information regarding starting something. I go to a cruise that a guy has at a crab house. He has worked out a deal with the owner, gets about 100+ cars once a month. Rest. gets plenty of business and gives us a place to drive to. You may have to strike up a deal with a mom n pop place and do so on an off evening. There are a couple of local things at Starbucks too, but I don't know what you would run into with the whole corporate thing. I think Steve is onto something regarding ins. as well.
Even though there are many one make and general old car clubs in this part of NZ it is the coffee and cars events that are popular. The greater Christchurch area has a population of about 450,000 and there are as many six events on every month, so there is plenty to choose from.
Coincidentally, currently - this week and weekend - is the 33rd edition of 'Musclecar Madness'. I know the guy who still runs it and recall he mortgaged his house to get the show underway back in the day. I suspect even now it only breaks even. Despite the name it is just a general old (mostly American) car/ hot rod/street machine get together. Although officially the 'show' is only on Saturday and Sunday many of the participants were camped at the event by Wednesday. In the past on the Thursday evening they have closed the main street of the local town - Rangiora about 20 miles from Christchurch - and had a 'park up car show' but in recent years permission has been difficult so instead they have a cruise to the next town (Kaiapoi) and back. It is chance for the locals to set up their deck chairs along the street and watch a moving show. There are probably close to 1,000 entrants although only a small percentage are really nice (sort of interesting to me) cars. I happened to drive the bus up there last evening so became a temporary 'participant'. Today Friday they have a run to a popular picnic spot and then go back to a farm for some paddock racing.
Lots more info in the entry form - hand altered from last year, increased fees due to increased costs -
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Gunsmoke said "That peaked my curiosity so I googled Camp Cajon" - If it peaked it might then have waned. You would be more likely to have had your interest piqued.
"pique my interest" vs. "peak my interest" : Pardon the Expression | Vocabulary.com
Quote from the link - "So if something piques your interest, it gets your attention in a way you just can't ignore. When your interest is piqued, you want to follow up and learn more about whatever excited you, as in these examples:...."
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A circa 1927 photo from a facebook page of Route 66 postcards.
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1929 photo of the Holland Tunnel New York toll booth
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1931 McLaughlin 90-have to make a realistic choice ?
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As an aside to this discussion regarding McLaughlin and export cars, New Zealand is a right-hand drive country but all of our Buicks came from Flint. I assume our Pontiacs and Oldsmobile did also, although our Chevrolets, Fords and lower price Mopars were imported from Canada. In 1931 only one model 91 sedan came into NZ.