The Roaring Season

253, 4 speed owned my my friend Quentin in 1978

Rhys,
It was a light blue Anglia.
Were you one of the ones that would blow past me going over the Kaimais to Bay Park ?
p.s.
Have you moved to live in England now ?
Stay safe or you could shelter over here in California !


(Ken H)

Steve Holmes wrote:Ken, where did you get the widened steel wheels from?

Steve,
I bought the car from a friend and he claimed it was set up by Jim Palmer's family garage in Hamilton.
It certainly was a good handling car. So I don't know much about the wheels. I just thrashed it !

What colour was that 105E Ken?

Ken, where did you get the widened steel wheels from?

One more Anglia angle. You will note that mine has a tow hitch which was not a great set up when I tried to haul my brother's racing Mini to Pukekohe from Auckland in 1969. As I approached the "Tip Top" factory corner I decided to pass a slower vehicle and suddenly the Anglia is "hop scotching" across the motorway and the trailer almost came unhitched but I managed to slow in time but everyone around was greatly amused and honked and waved at such stupidity !. But the hitch was good for towing a trailer on the farm and bringing in distressed sheep during the lambing season so all was not lost.





It is time to get the "flock" out of here !


(Ken Hyndman )

Wow Milan that is cool! Would you mind emailing me a larger format version of it? Thanks so much Milan.

This from the 1985 Maramarua Rally.

Rod Grimwood wrote:gee love to have it now

Rod you must have a few cool old photos from the various Fords in your past?

khyndart in CA wrote:Going barefoot was part of growing up in Kiwitahi. My mate Neil would arrive and we would drive over the farm looking for something to shoot at, even eels in the creek !. This 1964 ? Anglia 1300 with Weber DGV was a good running beast and we could get it up to 100 mph on the straights between Morrinsville and Hamilton. Note the safety features of the cockpit with that steering wheel before the days of airbags ! ( None )
Anyway good memories of my life in the Waikato. (I apologize for boring you all with stuff about me but it I have to empty my "shoe box" ) BTW. I sold this Anglia to Craig Pullman before I went to Australia in 1970.
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(Ken Hyndman)

Wow Ken, these are neat photos! Could you please send me high res versions like you did with the others?

gee love to have it now

Going barefoot was part of growing up in Kiwitahi. My mate Neil would arrive and we would drive over the farm looking for something to shoot at, even eels in the creek !. This 1964 ? Anglia 1300 with Weber DGV was a good running beast and we could get it up to 100 mph on the straights between Morrinsville and Hamilton. Note the safety features of the cockpit with that steering wheel before the days of airbags ! ( None )
Anyway good memories of my life in the Waikato. (I apologize for boring you all with stuff about me but it I have to empty my "shoe box" ) BTW. I sold this Anglia to Craig Pullman before I went to Australia in 1970.









(Ken Hyndman)

Steve there was a story I heard many years ago of a mid 1930s sedan that was built in Lower Hutt (maybe Seaview) that had two doors on one side and only one on the other because the teams doing the welding didn't notice what the team on the other side was doing. I have heard this story from a number of sources but cannot confirm it's validity. I worked at the Seaview plant for a short time in 1964 when face lift Mk1 Cortinas, Anglias, Mk3 Zephers and Zodiacs and Fairlanes were being assembled.

khyndart in CA wrote:Steve,
Did you mean used to own or presently own one of those vehicles ?



Ken

Either one Ken. I'm looking for any of the above list to do a few features on in the book. These would be cars that people currently own, that I can go and photograph, and do a small write-up on.

But I'm also looking for old photos of any of the cars listed above, as the book will feature a mix of period photos and current photos.

Originally posted by John McKechnie
The HR 225 that I had in was a factory 186S with 4 speed, bench seat,only 2 came to NZ.
How many utes would have been made as 186S 4 speed ?
X2 engine also made 145hp-http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/holden_HR_technical_specifications....

Yes, the X2 in the HR did, but the X2 in the 179-engined HD didn't... only a very small number of 186 X2s were built before they were replaced by the 186S with a 2-barrel carby.

I was involved in on attempt to persuade GM-H to supply a 4-speed in an HR panel van. We pleaded steep driveways and things like that, they supplied the van but it was not a regular option.

Steve,
Did you mean used to own or presently own one of those vehicles ?



Ken

Anyone here own any of the following, or know who owns any of the following models in New Zealand I can feature in these books?

Ford Prefect
Ford Anglia
Ford Escort MkI, MkII
Ford Capri
Ford Falcon XK - FGX (including sedans, coupes, utes, panel vans, etc
Ford Cortina
Ford Lazer
Ford Telstar
Plus, any other Ford that was NZ assembled or sold new in NZ

Holden 48-215 - FJ
Holden FE, FC, FB, EK, EH, HD, etc
Holden HK - HG (including Belmont, Kingswood, Premier, Monaro, plus utes, panel vans etc)
Holden HQ - HZ (all models included)
Commodore
Gemini
Torana
etc etc etc

khyndart in CA wrote:Bare foot and bell bottoms !
Hyndman leaning on his mate's 1965 HD Holden Ute before we cruised the streets of Sydney in 1970.
With the chromed wheels and the big sun shade, we thought we were pretty cool in the "Chic Magnet"..NOT !

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( Ken Hyndman )

Ken, this is a really cool photo! Would you mind emailing me a large format copy of it to include in the book?

The HR 225 that I had in was a factory 186S with 4 speed, bench seat,only 2 came to NZ.
How many utes would have been made as 186S 4 speed ?
X2 engine also made 145hp-http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/holden_HR_technical_specifications

AULRO general forums-

"Smoother performance and a gearbox that's a delight to use add refreshing variety to the Holden stable," Livingstone enthused.The combination of the 145hp (108kw) 186S engine and the four-on-the-floor transmission was available in all HR Holdens except commercials.The 186S could be specified in a ute or van,but not the transmission.Deemed a little to fragile for serious duty commercial work,the inherent 'weakness' in the Holden application was known.Although a German Opel division design,the transmission was originally developed for four-cylinder applications.Putting it behind the 186S was perhaps stretching things a little too far,as some owners would learn in time.

The advertisement, however, is for an HR...

145hp was a 186S if I recall correctly. HDs were 149 and 179.