Classic Cars

A DigitalNZ Story by Brendan Graham

Image: Morris Minor car

Morris Minor car

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Van marked Wrigleys (chewing gum manufacturer)

Van marked Wrigleys (chewing gum manufacturer)

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Morris Minor car, Buller River

Morris Minor car, Buller River

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Shell oil tanker

Shell oil tanker

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Morris Minor beside the Huka Falls, Taupo

Morris Minor beside the Huka Falls, Taupo

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Morris Minor car

Morris Minor car

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Van marked Wrigleys (chewing gum manufacturer)

Van marked Wrigleys (chewing gum manufacturer)

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Image: Wairakei Hotel grounds, Taupo

Wairakei Hotel grounds, Taupo

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Image: Pipiroa ferry crossing the Piako River with a car on board, Waikato

Pipiroa ferry crossing the Piako River with a car on board, Waikato

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Image: Morris Minor parked under cliff on the road near Punakaiki, Buller district

Morris Minor parked under cliff on the road near Punakaiki, Buller district

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Image: Loading the hopper; Auckland Aviation Services aerial topdressing, Clevedon

Loading the hopper; Auckland Aviation Services aerial topdressing, Clevedon

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Image: Four unidentified members of the Auckland Travel League

Four unidentified members of the Auckland Travel League

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Image: Morris Minor car on the road near the township of Ross, West Coast

Morris Minor car on the road near the township of Ross, West Coast

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Image: Mt Cook and Southern Lakes Tourist Company Ltd bus, including Lake Pukaki and Mt Cook in the background

Mt Cook and Southern Lakes Tourist Company Ltd bus, including Lake Pukaki and Mt Cook in the background

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Image: Austin A70 Hereford, taken for Seabrook-Fowlds

Austin A70 Hereford, taken for Seabrook-Fowlds

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Image: Unidentified man and Morris Minor beside Lake Te Anau, Southland district

Unidentified man and Morris Minor beside Lake Te Anau, Southland district

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Image: Chrysler Sedan car parked in The Domain, Auckland

Chrysler Sedan car parked in The Domain, Auckland

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Image: Chrysler Sedan car parked in The Domain, Auckland

Chrysler Sedan car parked in The Domain, Auckland

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Image: Unidentified man and Morris Minor beside Lake Te Anau, Southland district

Unidentified man and Morris Minor beside Lake Te Anau, Southland district

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Image: Cars parked outside General Motors plant in Petone, Wellington

Cars parked outside General Motors plant in Petone, Wellington

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Image: Three classic cars, another view

Three classic cars, another view

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Winston Blundell standing by Morris 8 car : digital photograph

Winston Blundell standing by Morris 8 car : digital photograph

Wairarapa Archive

Image: Men pose with Buick and Cadillac vintage cars outside the premises of the Commercial Garage, Hardy Street, Nelson

Men pose with Buick and Cadillac vintage cars outside the premises of the Commercial Garage, Hardy Street, Nelson

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Mr & Mrs E W Delaney driving a 1902 Crestmobile on an unknown street, probably Wellington Region

Mr & Mrs E W Delaney driving a 1902 Crestmobile on an unknown street, probably Wellington Region

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Harcombe Motors : photograph

Harcombe Motors : photograph

Wairarapa Archive

Image: Courtenay Place, Wellington

Courtenay Place, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: 1935 Ford V8 Coupe

1935 Ford V8 Coupe

Wairarapa Archive

Image: "Wilf Harrington"

"Wilf Harrington"

Wairarapa Archive

Image: Morris 12

Morris 12

Wairarapa Archive

Image: Sunday Drive

Sunday Drive

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: [NZ Traffic - Parking. �Akld, good & bad... traffic in Commerce St. & Fort St. Double parking of trucks & cars. Parking space at the Bus terminal�]

[NZ Traffic - Parking. �Akld, good & bad... traffic in Commerce St. & Fort St. Double parking of trucks & cars. Parking space at the Bus terminal�]

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: [NZ Traffic - Parking. �Akld, good & bad... traffic in Commerce St. & Fort St. Double parking of trucks & cars. Parking space at the Bus terminal�]

[NZ Traffic - Parking. �Akld, good & bad... traffic in Commerce St. & Fort St. Double parking of trucks & cars. Parking space at the Bus terminal�]

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: APPEARAiNCE WITH COMFORT.—The new Austin 10-4 Cambridge Saloon. Modern in design, it provides generous interior space and good appearance. The forward mounting of the engine will be noted, all-steel body and w ell-designed rear. Like all the Austin range, it has a side-valve engine and four-speed gear-box, with synchro-mesh engagement for second, third, and top. (Evening Post, 17 October 1936)

APPEARAiNCE WITH COMFORT.—The new Austin 10-4 Cambridge Saloon. Modern in design, it provides generous interior space and good appearance. The forw...

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Farmers Co-Op, Retail Grocery Truck

Farmers Co-Op, Retail Grocery Truck

Puke Ariki

Image: Leyland Beaver

Leyland Beaver

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: [Two men and animals next to Tudor Collins' car]

[Two men and animals next to Tudor Collins' car]

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: [Truck "Winkle Bros Family Butchers Mangawai"]

[Truck "Winkle Bros Family Butchers Mangawai"]

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira