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Harris Speedster asked about conrods articlulating one off the other. The Hollier V8 from the mid teens had this feature. I have seen inside the remains of an engine. The car was built by Lewis Spring and Axle in Michigan but I don't know who designed or built the engine. There was a restored example in Ireland.

The two green ones - and maybe the red one? - look to be 1927 Commander because of the five stud fixing. The yellow one is different.

Can't help re parts though I know there are a few cars of that model in NZ, but re the SD designation; the first Studebaker four in that 25 hp series was the 1913 SA. The 1914 was the SC - don't know what happened to SB - the SD followed in 1915 and the 1916 was the SF - again no idea about SE.

White truck - like this one - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/White_truck.jpg/1280px-White_truck.jpg

RT 60 is a late '60s Corona - Toyota Corona - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Also sold internationally as an Austin Cambridge, Morris Oxford and Riley 4/68 amongst other things - MG Magnette - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

There are also quite a few of them here in New Zealand. Much of our car and light truck/SUV fleet is imported secondhand from Japan - not only domestic market models but European cars as well. I own several imports myself.

If the engine is from a Plymouth its engine number should start with a P and a number which denotes the model.

1936 Hudson.

Any thoughts on what this one is?? - IMCDb.org: Buick unknown in "Quand tu liras cette lettre, 1953"

On the subject of European-bodied Buicks, any thoughts on this one? - IMCDb.org: Buick unknown in "Quand tu liras cette lettre, 1953" I will post it in the pre war Buick section as well.

As expected probably more than half the cars are Ford Models Ts of various years but the most recent car I see there is the 1927 Buick - fourth from left. 9th from left is a Chevrolet of either 1926 or 1927. Third from left is an early 1920s Hudson. On a second look maybe the car upper just right of centre against the kerb might be a Ford Model A but I don't think so.

Du Pont looks to be closer to it - but earlier than 1924 with those skinny wires and the style of head lamps. Here is another pic - http://www.carfolio.com/images/dbimages/zgas/models/id/26802/1921%20du%20pont%20roadtser.jpg - though not a very good one.

Du Pont looks to be closer to it - but before 1924 with those skinny wires and the style of head lamps. Here is another pic - http://www.carfolio.com/images/dbimages/zgas/models/id/26802/1921%20du%20pont%20roadtser.jpg - though not a very good one.

I agree it looks like a Mercer but all of the Mercer pics I found on the net from 1917 to 1923 show cars with only a small number of coarse louvres on the hood whereas this car has quite fine louvres. It also has an opening door which the Mercer did not have.

Just tripped over this thread. Al Brass, the last Canadian Pontiacs were imported in 1969 according to a list I received from GM NZ many years ago. Canadian Pontiacs were inported here from 1959 to 1969. The '59s were all 6s (261 cid) but from then on they were V8s (283s to '67 and 307s after that). The NZ assembled ones were all Laurentian sedans but a small number of Parisienne 4 door hardtop sedans and some wagons were imported fully assembled. I don't have the figures to hand but most years about 100 cars came in. Exceptions were 1962 with only about 20, and 1966, which was the big year, with about 160. I think the locally assembled ones had only upholstery, wiring, heaters and batteries as local content.

Some close-up, pics of the casting marks might help identify them. The one with the vee belt pulleys has probably been used in some industrial application. Maybe the 'wooden flywheel' is the remains of a cone clutch set-up?

There a few examples of Minerva, Metallurgique and FN in New Zealand. I suggest you email your request to Beaded Wheels magazine which is the national magazine of the Vintage car Club of New Zealand - beadedwheels@vcc.co.nz Most owners will be members of the club and will be most likely to see your request there.

Hmmm not much left of the original 1920s car whatever it was. Maybe a few more pics of the chassis from different angles might help identify it. What is the wheelbase measurement?

I went to that one in 1978. It was a very impressive display. I wonder how many of the cars that were there in 1978 were there again 35 years later. I must dig out my photos (slides) and get them put on disc so that I can look at them. I still remember some of the cars I saw there, like the Stovebolt Special - BillTibbetts004BillPollackHWMChevy and the Packenberg, a 1931(?) Packard roadster with a Duesenberg engine. Does that car still exist? Or has the engine been retruned to a Duesenberg?

A close up of the rear suspension might help identification.

Spent a bit more time on another thread and see this one is already on the Stude forum.

Found one here - Bob Johnstones Studebaker Resource Website (Studebaker cars - 1933 St. Regis Brougham) - note the door has a small cut out to fit the fender.

There was a St Regis brougham body available for the basic Model 56 Studebaker 6 for 1933. The wheelbase was 117".

The Okalnd also has vertical windshield pillars where as this car has them shaped. The 'hinge' of the landau iron is high on the oakland and low on this car.