Recent content by trevo

Graham the deal fell over can’t say I’m keen on Trade Me first time listing and got messed about downsizing to the beach a couple of toys have to go to match my age ha ha

After importing my 34 from Florida several years ago it is time to move it on the new owner has two 33 Ford Coupes so still to be held by a Flathead fan here in NZ. Thanks to those helpful blokes the journey has been largely fun cheers.

Yes Brian is a good bugger he sent me up a phial of fluid for the fuel gauge on my car no charge a couple of years ago we appreciate these helpful folk !!

I have Malllory Unilight fitted for 3 years or more and I use a 3 Ohm coil which seems to match just fine cheers

Thanks pretty much what a I had assumed have fiddled around and have got a better fit but still not perfect could be a big job cheers

I need to move the drivers door forward a couple of mm and thought of inserting a packer behind the hinge plates that screw onto the frame but seems two screws on each plate come out easily and are wood screws the other two are more semi round head and though loosened go round and round and...

Yes Big Bad Charlie Bernstein a crowd favourite amongst many others also the midgets and speed cars were flatty powerd and not to forget the Worlds fastest 1/4 mile Solo dirt track I was there when the record was broken 1963/64

Fantastic memories racing in the 60s all the Ford V8s that got wrecked stock car racing at Palmerston North Speedway must have been dozens smashed up there.Bring back the 60s I wish!

The electric pump is only used to prime and start the car if it's been sitting a while normally it starts on the mechanical pump maybe I should look at the mechanical pump first always thought they are pretty reliable thanks

Got the Roadster out gave it a wash then Wife and I head into the Port for coffee got 2ks slowly lost power switched the auxiliary electric pump on power back to normal same thing every 2k or so had coffee started perfect headed home (around 10 k) same thing every 2k.Have started it up over...

Hope it helps I didn't have an imperial tape our measurements Downunder have been metric for a very long time now but us older folk can still work in feet inches yards miles pounds etc a genuine sign of old age ��

Overall the top is 1140mm the sides 349mm at the centre 280mm hope this is what you are looking for as per my 34 Roadster cheers

Solo 909 pms are best to avoid unhelpful comments the " we " lot can't help themselves more importantly you have good project ahead��

Geoff correct that's how this one most likely survived as a forestry fire engine until it was buried in a river stop bank and recovered after a big flood interestingly it was in very good condition after a very long time buried

I have a couple of photos of this Ford powerd 1942 Armoured Car if one of you can pm me with your email address I will forward the photos then if you wish to post them on the barn that's fine there were 70 made in this configuration 2 remain cheers