Arrived Christchurch NZ yesterday

Hi arrived Christchurch yesterday. Anything I shouldn't miss about to happen? Regards, Ron

 

nov 7 = car cruise by American cl***ic car club contact lorraine 03 3278686 or gary 03 3842151 meet at 6 at new brighton mall.

nov 8 = USA day at gladstone park Woodend, phone lorraine or gary

nov 22 = north canterbury rodders run to gore bay, meet 10.30am at brew house in Rangiora

Cheers Jon

 

Jon, current plans have us crossing to the West coast and slowly making our way to Invercargill. So your suggestion fits our plans well. Now if I can just relax into this Righthand drive thing. Regards, Ron

 

The New Zealanders all left and now live in Australia.They have a new
national anthem "I still call Australia home"(Peter Allen)

 

Hi Ron

There is a lot of american iron in the south. how long are you touring for and where are you heading , I will see if i can sort some other sights to see.

Jon

 

Forgot to mention the burt munro weekend is on at the end of november , if you are into
bikes, my club is organizing an americana type car show the same weekend. www.burtmunrochallenge.com ,have a look at the web site for what is on.

You are always welcome for coffee at my place.

Cheers

Jon

 

Yup thats why me & my family live here in "GODSZONE".We aint heading back to that sh%$ hole again.Just come back from 9 days of touring around the west coast of the south island in my gals t/bird,man what a blast.I aint seen anything like the country side in the south island before.
How long are you here for & are you doing both of the islands,,Deadbeat

 

Ah Christchurch.... the city I grew up in.

 

Every Kiwi that leaves NZ to live in OZ, helps raise the IQ of both countries.

 

SEABEECMC ,
how bout you list your travel plans with dates , we kiwi's are a pretty hospitable lot and might be able to organise a few interesting stops for you .

?

 

ANOTHER Great game of rugby last night !

 

7 losses in a row to the All Blacks.. lol

 

Hey guys, thanks for the response. I'm really shooting from the hip here. Leaving Christchurch this morning. Taking along my GPS that doesn't work here and my cell phone in the same condition. I'll try and hook up with some of you as the trip progresses. Regards, Ron

 

Ron

my number in invercargill is 03 2173282 or 021 272 0562 if you want to catch up.

how about other kiwi HAMBER's letting him know what town you are in , just in case it ties in with his trip.

travel safe Ron


jon

 

Hi guys, we are now spending the night in Wanaka. Looked at the glaciers today. A bit slow moving for me. Hope to see some faster moving things soon. Regards, Ron

 

Hi there seabeecmc,
If you are going to Dunedin check out these guys..... RodzSouth, 20 McBride Street, Dunedin. Local hot rod builders & parts sppliers.
Kiwi Helrod

 

are you getting the hang of "driving on the wrong side of the road"

 

Jump on a jet fast and come to the bright rod run . LOL

 

there is a hot rod business in wanaka ... kustom hot rods ring jason 021 289 0443
i am sure visitors would be no problem

 

Hey there Big Jon,
Re; USA Day, It's a shame that they don't let the hot rod clubs know what's going on.... saw a flyer about it for the fist time yesterday, didn't realy look at it so I hope that they aren't going to charge $10 per car like last year !
Kiwi Helrod

 

Hey seabee, if your hitting the North Island I'm in Hastings on the east coast. Always a hot cuppa or a cold ale. And I'm sure we could find a shed or two to look in and a car or two to cruise in. PM me

 

Hi Kiwi Helrod

The invercargill show is free entry for cars and there is a prize for entrants choise $800
worth of GT radials.

this one has had a lot of local advertising, I guess next year more out of town adverts
will happen.

Jon

 

Dude..........A gorgeous country like New Zealand (See Lord of the Rings) and you want to look at cars? You MUST be a gearhead! Lol

 

Hey Big Jon,
Sorry dude, I actually meant the USA Day at Woodend this weekend.
Kiwi Helrod

 

Hi PM me when you hit the Tron (Hamilton) always welcome few sheds to visit and the Cambridge swapmeeting is on 15 Nov. Vintage car swapmeet allways good to get a few bits off those guys

 

i visited back in april and found rods and old car stuff everywhere i went,all the tourist stuff was great except the chocolate factory in dunedin,complete waste of time and money and it dont taste like cadburys,****ord sound in the storm was cool

 

You're right about the NZ Cadburys, its ****. My girlfriend (she is English) and I lived in London for a couple of years, and couldn't believe how bad (tasteless) the Cadburys was when we got back home. Now we always buys tons of the stuff when we visit England, and end up paying the price for overweight luggage when we check-in for our flight home.

 

Hey fellows, Stopped for a couple of days in Invercargill. Went to the Hammer Hardware and studied Bert's stuff for a couple of hours. Called you Jon got answering machine I apologize for not leaving a message. Stayed in Invercargill at the Nicest B&B on the earth. Right now back in Christchurch. Perhaps it's time to loop around the other way or visit the North island. We'll see. Regards, Ron

 

hey seabeecmc, i only just found this. im in greymouth, i guess yourve already p***ed through. Woodend in christchurch is the place to be this weekend. some of our clubmembers are going. its an american car show. my number is 027 261 3536 if you get back this way.