Galaxy of cars 2011

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KiwiRover

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I've just had a pleasant morning wandering around the 'Galaxy of cars' show here in Auckland. Thought you all might like to see some piccies. :D
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Selection of Hillmans and Humbers.
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Some Austins.
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Sunbeams.
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5 Jowett Jupiters! The one in front belongs to my Aunt.
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Assorted Morris Minors.
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Daimlers.
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Assortment of American stuff with an Australian interloper in the middle.
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Zephyrs and Zodiacs.
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An eclectic collection
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Vauxhalls.
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Minis including a rare De joux.
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And some jaguars.
 
Quite an oddball assortment of cars really. Lots of lovely stuff and I got the missus to take lots of pictures so here are a few more vehicles of interest.
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Very tasty 3500S. This was one of 3 P6Bs there, immaculate and fitted with an SD1 motor and box. Kiwis may recognise it as the ex- Cashel car.
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Nice P5 3 litre.
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Freshly restored 1908 Rover 6hp. Single cylinder motor. The guy who restored it also owns a 9hp. Visible in the background is another P6B and one of two Cyclops that were there.
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Jensen Interceptor convertable.
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AC Cobra coupe.
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Spitfire and Herald. Also note Skoda S110R coupe in background.
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Sunbeam Alpine Harrington Le mans. Rare!
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Another rarity. Australian built Austin Tasman. Based on the 1800/2200 platform.
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A personal favourite. Genuine 1958 Plymouth Fury. Body is rust free and original, slightly faded and battle scarred. Underneath the car has been completely restored. Chassis and engine bay are immaculate.
 
Drool! Amazing the variety you have in NZ!

My personal favourites - the Super Snipe, the Tasman (if it's a six), and the maroon yank woody (Buick?)
Chris
 
That is indeed a genuine Fury, with original paint in the only colour offered on them. All Furys for the first 3 years of production ('56, '57 and '58) were very exclusive top of the line models, only available as two door hardtops (no convertables) with the top spec V8 and in one colour- eggshell white for the first two years and buckskin beige for '58. All are rare cars with production over the 3 years of 4400, 7400 and 5300. (which is rare for US stuff!) From '59 the Fury name became just another model, offered in all body styles and engine packages.
There is also a beautifully restored '57 Fury in Auckland but it wasn't there today.

There is a wide variety of cars here. We got mostly British and Australian stuff from the '50s to '70s with a fair smattering of (mostly Canadian built) American stuff and a bit of European. Japanese stuff started to become common in the '70s and the British stuff almost disappeared in the '80s. However we do seem to have a lot of car enthusiasts and a lot of classics (mostly American) have been imported.
That Super Snipe was quite nice although I didn't have a good look. The Tasmans were six cylinder but it would have been a single carb version of the E series six. Its big brother was the Kimberly with twin headlights and carbs. The big woody was indeed a Buick, 1953 I think, what you can't see was the beautiful polished wood surfboard poking out the back window!
 
I'm just amazed that you can say "Cashel" with a straight face. Although, after buying my 'S' from them, the lessons I learnt ensured that I would always know where to look for rust in a P6B for the rest of my life..

:LOL:
 
I've never had any personal dealings with them Chris, nor have I heard anything about their trading reputation. (But aren't all car dealers supposed to be dodgy? :LOL: ) I understand that the owner was a Rover enthusiast and that Red car was on Trade me for a very long time with a heavily modified EFI V8 and 5spd Toyota box for $10,000. It is now running a fairly standard SD1 motor and 5 spd because I believe someone bought it for the motor and box and passed the rest on to a Rover club member. Don't know what he paid for it but it is a superb example.
It's always a risk buying an old car and I guess it's no different from a dealer. A friend of mine bought a decent '62 Dodge Dart from the very well regarded 'Gracious motors' a number of years ago. I looked it over for him, he got a proper AA inspection on it and the motor ran it's bearings a few months later. What can you do?
On the brightside, at least you know what to look for now! :D
 
Wow! Five Jupiters? That's a nice little collection. I was offered a Javelin a while back, still not sure whether to follow it up or not. I probably shouldn't & I'm not even sure I've still got the guys number now. Probably best! :roll:
Loving that big Westminster estate next to the Tasman (or were they called something else down-under?).
 
Good post. Some very nice cars there, I would guess that some of those Rovers were quite rare in NZ, the cyclops and Mk 111 3 Litre are not exactly common in the UK now. Nice Interceptor convertible as well.
 
It always amazes me the cars that turn up in NZ. There are still a surprising number of Cyclopses and P5s around. It seems that if there are only two surviving examples of any car left in the world, one of them will be in NZ! :D
Some years ago my Brother was looking at buying a Jupiter and at the time there were thought to be 27 in the country. The Jowett club always has a good turnout and there were lots of Javelins and Bradford vans there too.
 
That's a great collection of cars there! I especially liked the little yellow Fiat 500 parked next to the huge american station wagon in your pic below..It looks about the same size as the bonnet of the yank, and I reckon it'd fit in the back if you folded the rear seats down.. :LOL:
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Another Monza P6 with SD1 Vitesse alloys too... They seem to pop up everywhere.. :D
 
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