Grandad's photos

It was a fairly poorly attended inaugural affair, as many people who might have been there were at the V8s at Pukekohe. But Ugly Brute was there with about 4 other Model A's.

This Model A Phaeton (soft top) was pretty much as Henry Ford made it, is a daily runner and the owner has had it since 1949!

This one is an immaculately restored example of a Tudor. (A Tudor has two doors and a Forder 4 doors :-)

Here is the quail radiator cap, offered as an option by Ford in those days. It has a red liquid thermometer in the middle that can be seen by the driver as a temperature gauge.

This car was a Crossly made in Manchester in 1914, the only one in the country. You don't see chrome naked ladies on the radiator these days!

This one is a Jaguar Special, new on the road after 30 years thinking and 4 years work. The owner has hand-made the chassis and radiator grill, as well as the rest of it.