Indholdsfortegnelse for January 2024 i NZ Hot Rod

Looking Ahead HAVE you noticed something different on this page? It's the font size. Like many readers, I am a gold card holder, and reading can be difficult for our older, wise eyes. For that reason, we've increased the font size by a smidgen to make it easier to read. This is the only page to carry the bigger font change for this magazine issue, so please let me know if it works for you or your thoughts so I can lock it in for the entire next issue or bin the idea. Looking ahead, I have a feeling in my water, a gut instinct, or just plain intuition, that in this coming year, hot rodding will be bigger and better than ever. The reasons are many, and kicking them…

Brought to you by For all GM restoration supplies. ➤ Barrelnose JUST arrived from California is this 1938 Ford V8 pickup that sits on a restored chassis featuring hydraulic brakes and a new motor that runs sweet. The body is in primer, and it's for sale. Call Leadfoot on 027 447 1300. ➤ Muzzy THIS 1965 Mustang is scruffy but has a good body that's blue with a matching blue interior. Features include V8, auto, power steering and a centre console. It's for sale with lots of new parts that go with it. Call Leadfoot on 027 447 1300. ➤ Full-Size Chevy Pickup THIS 1985 Chevy Silverado Stepside Pickup has heaps of patina. It's not running yet but has heaps of potential with some new parts with it. For sale.…

EVER since I first took an interest and appreciation of hot rods, I guess I've always preferred early Fords. But on three occasions during the seventies, when I soaked up everything like a sponge, I photographed Dave Mitchell's '34 Plymouth coupe from Riverside Rodders Club in Hamilton. It was bloody beautiful. Thank God for individualism. I recently read an article on individualism. It was written by a team of experts. By comparison to the smaller '34 Ford, the '34 Plymouth coupe had a longer wheelbase to accentuate the flowing lines, the nice long engine hood, and a roofline that had you second-guessing whether it had been chopped. There was an integral trunk, skirted fenders, and it was Plymouth's most streamlined car to date. The '34 Deluxe models even used safety…

Autorama HI PAUL, I want to take the opportunity in print to thank Andy Ferrier-Kerr, his family and friends behind SIVANZ for a positive inaugural Autorama 2023 at Mystery Creek this past weekend. Displaying GMS Hot Rods there as a vendor, as well as personally displaying five vehicles at the show, was a very good experience. Like many shops, mine is busy, so it is “too easy” to say you don't need to be at such shows or that one cannot be bothered. But where does that leave the industry if we can't be bothered supporting the industry that has provided us an income for many years? I don't know of any other association or persons who have put their hand up to lobby the government on behalf of our…

THIS is a special article as Conrodders was one of the earliest clubs in New Zealand, having formed in 1960 lasting approx three years. Bert King was one of those early members and took many great photos that appeared in the 'Looking Back' books. One of those original members was not only here for these celebrations (Graeme Haldane) but helped form the club's reincarnation in 1973, holding that first meeting at his house. His family even did the catering on the registration night at the 50th. This time, the club became affiliated. The early meetings were held at the Gluepot Hotel in south Dunedin, then progressed to their first clubrooms on Maclaggen Street in Dunedin city. The steep outside stairway sobered anybody up; well, the fall did anyway! The club…

Features and Specifications YEAR & MAKE: 1932 Ford Pickup MODEL: Factory Model #B-82 BODY: Original cab & doors imported from California. Initial cab work with 2” roof chop and door skins by BodyMods. All other body work in-house at RbR by Nakija Klaus. Every panel on this vehicle has a subtle modification of some description – nothing is stock. Starting from the front: Filled & smoothed grille shell with a 'Fink' insert, custom apron shortened and double-sided. Custom radiator shroud houses a 3000 CFM fan, radiator recovery tank and power steer oil tank – both hidden within shroud and grille shell side cavities. Custom dropped headlight bar drilled for hidden wiring, bar shorter than stock & dropped lower into fenders with 'Greening Auto' 9” headlights. Custom fender braces with lowered…

Attention: This Upcoming Events is a free listing, if you have an event which is not listed, please let us know, or if the details of your listing have changed then email paul@nzhotrodmag.co.nz. January > 4 Pub Night at GMS Hot Rods is weekly every Thurs from 5.30pm. Riverhead - limited parking. A great way to catch up with people and check out products and services at GMS. BYO drinks and if you want to eat bring food - BBQ will be on. Call 021 955 459 or email gregstokes1932@gmail.com for details. > 6 Jalopy Dust Up at Waihi Beach Dirt Track from 10am. Contact kot@xtra.co.nz or jalopydustup on Facebook. > 6-7 Dragstalgia, Wild Bunch Wars and Gasser Madness at Masterton Motorplex. Info at www.mastertonmotorplex.co.nz > 7 Back to Work…

➤ Barn Find THE internet coughed up this image of a barn-find diamond in the rough. Many hot rodders consider Henry Ford's 1933 3-window coupe to be one of the diamonds on the crown. Finds like this can make a heart skip a beat. ➤ SOCAL in San Dimas FOUNDED by Alex Xydias in 1946, the So-Cal Speed Shop is still going strong today under the helm of Peter Chapouris 4. In memory of Pete Chapouris 3, the new shop based in San Dimas, California, features an incredible collection of Chapouris-built hot rods, including those of the latter-day So-Cal Speed Shop. A full range of merchandise and apparel is available, along with hard-core hot rod parts, chassis and bodies. It is located just down the road from the Early Ford…

Top 5 Rob Goodman 1938 Ford Coupe Nelson Mike Lea 1956 Ford Crown Victoria Dunedin Mike Wilson 1955 Chevrolet Dunedin Michelle Robinson 1950 Chevrolet Dunedin Bruce Wright 1936 Ford pickup Dunedin Furthest Travelled The Nelson Bunch Hard Luck Mike Lormans 1968 Chev Camaro HI, I'm Graeme Haldane, founder member of Conrodders Rod & Custom Club. I first became involved in hot rodding in the early '60s when I was invited to join Conrodders Hot Rod Club with my '34 Ford Tudor. Sometime later, the club disbanded, but fast forward ten years to early 1973, and Conrodders Rod & Custom Club was formed. The first meeting was held on a Sunday afternoon in my lounge in Green Island. The first president was Steve Smith, Secretary - Russell Duff and Treasurer myself. We became incorporated on 7th December…

Tony Gunning 18.7.1947 - 28.11.2023. TONY Gunning passed away as a result of cancer, which was first diagnosed in 2018. Tony is survived by his partner Glenys, five sons, Glenys's five children and 15 grandchildren. Tony was an early member of Riverside Rodders, and when he joined the club, he owned a Model A Roadster. He was soon to buy a 1934 Ford Tudor, and not long after, he pulled it apart for some upgrades. One of the upgrades was a new 308ci Holden V8 engine purchased while he was employed by Ebbett Motors in Hamilton. To say that life got in the way of this rebuild would be an understatement. Tony chipped away at it over the years, and when he was aware that his health was being compromised,…

➤ Early Ford brake upgrade THESE neat three-bolt master cylinders with a 1” bore from GMS Hot Rods are a no-nonsense way to fit a dual-circuit master cylinder to your Early Ford V8. They don't require any clumsy adaptors or anything like that - they bolt straight up, and with some new plumbing, you are all good to go. Of course, the dual circuit offers greater peace of mind and safety. Contact GMS Hot Rods at 021 955 459 gregstokes1932@gmail.com or www.gmshotrods.com or on Facebook or Instagram ➤ Meguiar's Paste Wax MEGUIAR'S Ultimate Paste Wax is now better than ever! Formulated from Meguiar's proprietary hydrophobic polymer technology, Meguiar's Ultimate Paste Wax creates more gloss, deeper reflections, improved protection, increased water beading and an even slicker finish – that's even more durable than…