The Dude

Awesome car very close to my 76 Gran Torino.

400m motor?

I'm sorry he is going to have to sell me the Elton John Record or I'll sack him

Some, nope for sure, I've heard this is a possibility, but how would you go about registering a 69 Mustang as a scratch built replica? And surely it would have to conform to new import rules? VTNZ told me, nope, not in any way!

I need the Torino done too, before I paint it and whatnot, because I'd like to remember it rough and lovely.

Drop me a line if I can help out with parts guys, happy to help out on community projects

If there's no history of the car in NZ, or there are any importation issues, like no paperwork, or oversize (3.5 ton has to be RHD)

It cannot be registered here EVER!, so it pays to check.

Some people have found ways around this, but I'd want a letter from VTNZ stating it can be registered before I bought it.

I owned a couple of cars including a nice 69 Mustang fastback that VTNZ told me could never be registered, because of its lack of paperwork.

Be very careful buying cars without any rego history.

A word of warning here

Be very careful buying a car to reregister with no plates or history, your car had a Cert plate Matt, so they usually have the reg number stamped in the plate, and even if it doesn't the number on the plate will tie into a registration number.

There are plenty of unregisterable cars out there, I get a few come to me now and again, the lucky ones have checked out the status BEFORE restoring them and have found the car they were working on cannot be re registered, the unlucky ones find out after. Occasionally I get a mint restored car that just cant be registered and into the yard it goes.

Best practice is to get a letter from VTNZ saying that there will be no problems with the registration after passing the compliance check, before you start work on it.

Scooters (mopeds) are a lot easier, no check needed providing they have come into the country before 01/07/2011 they just need to be sighted to ensure they are a 50 cc moped made before, and entered into the country before 01/07/2011, lots of confusion about this at a local level, if you start getting any static from them, get them to call the head office. Worked for me

I liked ya lazer, congratulations every meet I've seen you at you've had a different car

I had a freeking awesome time, especially big engine top trumps, 302, 400, 454, 508, Fark thats a LOT of big motors.

I had a drool around everyone's cars too, Who drives that awesome Black Century?

Will wash my car, and have a good go at getting it legal before the next meet, probably!

Neil your mansize Tonka Truck is just mega.

Some of us in the American camp, may have slight legality issues, maybe!!!

Mr 808

           In a Mazda? no really? 808?

I'm so down for this meet, Me and Neil Both in Large American cars from the 70's meeting in a car park? surely there's some kind of car chase on the cards

Phwooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!

                                                 OMG I may well pass out with wanton lust.............................................zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Another American car Attending? Might well bring the Torino, unless my sweet L200 sport is fixed

Most car towing companies hate picking cars and spares up due to the grief and man power required, most towies wont spend an hour loading up stuff. So you have two options.

1 Transport the car up separate with someone like Bryan Roberts, think $300ish if it runs, and then hire a van blat down and do an overnight in a rental.

2. blat down in a rental truck towing a trailer and do the lot at once yourself saving $300.

I've tried quite a few ways of doing this, and the driving down yourself is probably the best option, but check out how much the rental firm charges for Kms as it can get quite expensive!!!!  

Yes, yes yes!!!! I love seeing American 4 doors, everybody has coupes, but 4drs and wagons, that's where it's at!!!

Cheers Guys 6000km all Illegal and never washed so far, but a return to total legality and a slight resto is in the pipeline.

Oh and much more power!

Next time its a return to quirky old Rovers!

I literally could not stop myself lusting after your Skyline Ed, you've got all the best toys.

When you get the Brougham done Neil, shall we have a 70's style car chase dude?

Jesus! RD400 Coffin Tank.

I had a miss spent couple of months with one of these in my youth, freeking awesome bike, but truly death on a stick. handling and braking I seem to remember were optional, but performance was exceptional. mine used to foul the plugs in town and you'd have to rev them clean, resulting in funny looks followed by monster wheelies

I liked your KP60, bright Yellow suited it well.

I did get super distracted by Neil's soft as a dogs ear Datsun 200b interior tho, now that is freeking plush.

Might even get around to washing the Torino for the next one, sorry if it got everyone dirty

Crap my BL Rover is not together enough to make it, and my 85 L200 Sport has no brakes, or wof, so coming in the Zebra Step wagon, that I will hide downstairs! 

Nice Pink and Zebra Striped truck picking that old shell up

No slant bits here I'm afraid, I have fully given up on slants and gone for throwing the 6 in the victor, if it annoys my I might even shove either, my 350 Chevy, or a tickford 6 at it!

Two hands is a great movie, not that much car action in it, but a great movie anyway. The XA coupe is lovely

Fast Company was directed by David Cronenburg, so not exactly amature (mind you it was really early in his career)

What about Shaker Run? Everyone's seen that right? Trans Am chase all the way through NZ in the 80's, now that's a nice slice Kiwi made awesomeness. Non stop car action.

Whoa H8r, whats the Beef with Christine? directed by John Carpenter, who we can all agree is awesome!!!!!

What about The Hi Riders? or the Wild Angels, mind you if we all watch that and Mad Max, and add beers, shit is going to get crazy

I was more thinking Wes, his sidekick

Possibly the ToeCutter from MM1 I actually kinda look like him