John Grant’s 1st encounter
Before the NW motorway was opened in 1956, the Northern Sportscar Club organised a standing quarter-mile sprint followed by a flying quarter mile sprint along the new motorway near the Te Atatu offramp. I went along on my pushbike, having recently arrived in NZ and living at the top of the Waikumete Hill. This was […]
Looking for Peugeot 504 in good condition
I am currently looking to purchase a Peugeot 504. Any model in good condition considered. Edmund McWilliams <edmundmcwilliams@gmail.com>
President’s Ramble – August 2018
We are about to have our AGM, and with that in mind I would like to ask for volunteers to step up and take on roles in the committee. In particular we are in need of a new secretary for next year. Wynne has decided it is time for her to step down after 24 […]
Sharing Restoration Skills
[This information came from the F.O.M.C.] In addition to the forecast threat to fossil fuel supplies in the emerging age of electric cars, finding the replacement parts to keep our prized classics roadworthy is becoming increasingly onerous. Tracking down the bits needed to complete a restoration or pass a mechanical inspection can be part of […]
DREAM CAR
[To the tune of ‘KANSAS CITY’] We picked up our new Peugeot on a Friday, By Saturday we’d learned a thing or two. ‘Cause up to then we didn’t have an idee Of what the modern car was coming to. Seatbelts we were used to, but airbags were new, The windscreen wipers started on their […]