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Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2017 10:53 pm
by Steve Holmes
Wow Duncan, that '32 roadster is just so cool! Where is it now?
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 1:21 am
by 225sloper
Steve Holmes wrote:Back to Bay Park now and its 'Puppy Love', the Dave Chung (of Berry & Chung speed equipment) '56 Chevy sedan. This is still a drag car today, owned and raced by Reece Fish, though it looks very different.
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Photo taken in 2010 the Reece Fish 56 Chevy with over 2000hp and a Reg and WOF this is NZs quickest streetcar has run 7.4 at over 180mph at Meremere dragstrip
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 1:23 am
by 225sloper
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 3:52 am
by duncan fox
Steve Holmes wrote:Wow Duncan, that '32 roadster is just so cool! Where is it now?
Steve,
Terry Ferguson in Hamilton changed the car and make it more of a street rod than show car and then sold it Into the UK. It was a 30 Ford roadster on a 34 frame. Built by Gary Sword and Peter Barnett. At one time it was NZ's top hot rod/show car. Genuine 57 Vette engine ex hydroplane. with 6 x 2 barrel carbs Many a Friday night spent racing in Queen street. My mother never liked riding in it , the doors popped open when I gave it a shoefull.
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2017 8:06 am
by Steve Holmes
duncan fox wrote:Steve,
Terry Ferguson in Hamilton changed the car and make it more of a street rod than show car and then sold it Into the UK. It was a 30 Ford roadster on a 34 frame. Built by Gary Sword and Peter Barnett. At one time it was NZ's top hot rod/show car. Genuine 57 Vette engine ex hydroplane. with 6 x 2 barrel carbs Many a Friday night spent racing in Queen street. My mother never liked riding in it , the doors popped open when I gave it a shoefull.
Thanks Duncan. Cool car.
Re: Photos: The Allan Porter Collection - Part 1
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2017 8:50 pm
by Parnelli
duncan fox wrote:Steve,
Terry Ferguson in Hamilton changed the car and make it more of a street rod than show car and then sold it Into the UK. It was a 30 Ford roadster on a 34 frame. Built by Gary Sword and Peter Barnett. At one time it was NZ's top hot rod/show car. Genuine 57 Vette engine ex hydroplane. with 6 x 2 barrel carbs Many a Friday night spent racing in Queen street. My mother never liked riding in it , the doors popped open when I gave it a shoefull.
Hey Duncan, brings back vague memories of a couple of local ‘hoods’ in a cut down ’30 sports coupe powered by a dirty old Y Block giving that genuine ’57 vette powered roadster a run for it’s money down Eastern Beach one night. Couldn’t that strip of tarmac, tell a few stories !