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9 hours ago, locost_bryan said:

Most local assemblers did a seatless van version of their wagons for tax purposes, Ford even did a Cortina van. Had to have a panel covering the seat space, although most got sold with a seat from the parts department for fitting at resale time (yeah, right).

Uncle bought a Bluebird like this, in '82 I think. It had plywood and carpet in the back where the seat should have been when he got it but the seat was fitted soon after. 

8 hours ago, Bling said:

They also wore onions on their belts, which was the style at the time.

No we didn't. You're thinking of our parents' generation.

Saw valvemaster shots at a Z station last week. Was surprised they were still a thing.

Even when I dailied a British car I didn't check the oil every day.

13 hours ago, GuyWithAviators said:

He’s on the wrong side of the harbour bridge. 49cc Chelli would struggle

Take it across on the ferry?

If we're travelling in a group we'll be fine. If one of us gets stuck we can winch off another car.

Norman at Catlins Brewery is a GC. Might be able to work something out if I see him before hand. Be warned, drunkenness is likely to ensue.

Lost Gypsy gallery at Papatowai might be worth a look.

What are your thoughts regarding an overnighter somewhere? I still have two boxes of dobros left over from Nats.

I don't shoot so won't bother me.

That road turns to shit quite quickly in the winter. Could still be a bit of fun though. Maybe an overnighter somewhere could work as part of this?

That depends upon whether members mind a bit of gravel road action.

Notice that Ford truck is left hook. Ex US military?

On 28/10/2017 at 21:09, bigfoot said:

Mk4 and Mk 5 are pretty much the same anyway

Except that almost nothing is the same. 

Ya hooligan. Looks like fun.

Maybe it needs an exorcism?

So how long actually is it?

Seems perfectly logical for some applications.

excerpt from Wikipedia,

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History[edit]

The history of Todd Corporation is understood to have begun in 1885, when Scottishimmigrant Charles Todd founded & opened either a wool scouring business (according to Todd Energy) or a rural goods store in Central Otago. By 1929, it had evolved into a car sales and maintenance business run by his son and namesake Charles Todd after the company began importing motor vehicles.

This automotive business would define the Todd family business until well into the 1980s. Charles Todd was credited with bringing the first motor car into Otago and in 1908 acquired a Ford dealership in Dunedin then in 1928 acquired the Rootes Group franchise for Hillman, Humber and Commer and obtained an Auckland branch.

During the protectionist years of the 1930s the Todd family formed Todd Motor Industries Limited and in 1934 built an automotive assembly plant in Petone to reassemble vehicles imported as parts from Chrysler (USA) and Rootes. According to the Todd Energy website by 1964, Todd Motors was assembling and selling over 10,000 cars per year. In 1970 the company purchased the New Zealand Mitsubishi franchise. This franchise and assembly plants were sold to Mitsubishi Motors in 1987.

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The original Todd cottage in Heriot is still there. I keep meaning to photograph it and other relics of the era. Will be interesting to see if any Ford Ts turn out for the heritage day along with the Rootes group stuff.

One vote for retaining the stripe. Looks a bit bland without it. Good to see a wagon being saved.

Think there is one of those Electrolux glass spray bottle things in one the sheds at my parents place. The rest of the machine is long gone though. Is hoarding junk a generational thing?

How about a 429?

Crowns are like Pokémon? Gotta catch 'em all?

Henry cost $600 about 14 years ago. I thought that was horrendous money but he has proved his worth in reliability.

We've got a Henry (is he Harry the lawnmower's cousin?) for household use and a number of commercial cleaners around here have them too. I wouldn't recommend Henry for workshop use though as he would probably clog his filter even faster than the machine you have. We have an old De Longhi Multivac as pictured that I use in the workshop and outside for cleaning cars etc. It can suck wet too if required and even has a carpet shampooing function which we never use.

I had a heavy duty Karcher machine purchased from the PSIS in the '90s and it was very good (beer cans didn't quite fit up the big bore hose) but it became impossible to get replacement filters when Repco took over the agency.