Vintage shots from days gone by!

MAN, would I LOVE to own this car!

 

Yep - FC. Note it says Station Sedan on the rear fender.

 

Maraetai Beach, near Auckland, New Zealand, January 1963. Old Kiwi joke - where's Maraetai? - not too far from m' left eye. The Humber 80 was a New Zealand-only version of the Hillman Minx - intended to give the Humber dealers a lower price car to sell.

 

Another January 1963 shot from Maraetai Beach.

 

The New Zealand Kea, or mountain parrot, enjoys destroying cars parked near the South Island high country pass roads.

 

Kaitaia, in the Far North of New Zealand, 1929.

 

Judges Bay, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand, January 1954.

 

An Indian motorcycle on a New Zealand beach in 1917.

 

Havelock, between Nelson and Blenheim, South Island, New Zealand, early 1960s. The yellow licence plates were used from mid 1961 to mid 1964.

 

Greymouth, on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand, mid 1960s.

 

Dannevirke, a town established by Danish immigrants in the 19th century, North Island, New Zealand, about 1954.

 

Christchurch, New Zealand, date uncertain but somewhere mid to late 1940s. Rare 1936 Chrysler Airflow C-9 on the right. Early English Ford Anglia there as well. C E Jones Ltd were at 174 Manchester St. Like most of the older buildings in Christchurch this area was demolished after the 2011 earthquakes

 

Broadway, the main street of Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand, March 1950.

 

Two Dennis fire engines, Auckland, New Zealand, circa 1920. The larger machine at left dates from 1910.

 

The Auckland Harbour Bridge, May 1961, two years after it was opened.

 

Another view of the Auckland Harbour Bridge from 1964. In 1969 two lanes were added to each side. Built in Japan, they became known as the 'Nippon clip-ons'.

 

The Auckland Harbour Bridge after addition of extra lanes.

 

In the early 1960s, the Canterbury Car Club (Christchurch, New Zealand0 were fund raising for the establishment of a permanent road racing circuit. A publicity event was held at the New Brighton Trotting Club horse racing track. The horse racing track closed not long after this when the club amalgamated with another local club. The road circuit became a reality, opening in 1963 and still in business as the Mike Pero Motorsport Park. Originally 1 mile in length it was double in length in the 1990s. Most of the single seater cars in this picture still exist.

 

Correct "Scumdog"1959 FC Holden.