The River City Park Up, last weekend, in Whanganui was well worth the gold coin entry fee.
Firstly the British contingent.
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1952 Jaguar XK 120 with its mouth open. |
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BMC 's 1100 and 1300 range were popular models in the 60s and 70s. This one is an Austin 1300 from 1971 |
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1937 Vauxhall DX. |
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The big BMC front wheel drive, a Morris 1800 of 1967. |
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6 cylinder cars were popular in the 60s. As well as Holden, Ford and Chrysler from Australia, there were a few British models. At the cheaper end were Vauxhall's Velox and Cresta and from Ford the Zephyr like this 1964 Mk 3 model. |
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To the Jaguar purist the V12 models don't have the same lines as the original E-type, but I do like the way the wider wheels fill out the wheel arches. |
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The rego plate tells much of the story. |
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MGB GT and Austin-Healey Sprite. |
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Morris Minors and an Austin A35. |
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1952 Riley RMB. |
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1938 Ford 7Y saloon. |
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Morris Minor 1000 van with wheels a little wider than the standard fitment. |
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1952 Vauxhall Velox. |
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MG Metro never quite sold in the numbers that the BMC 1100 and 1300 range did. |
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Quite hard to tell the age of a Morgan. This is a 1957 1400cc. |
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Nice Ford Cortina Ghia model with 4.1 litre six. |
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1963 Rover 110. These weren't fast or economical, but they were quiet and smooth riding. |
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Austin A35 in commercial form. |
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From Jaguar came the Daimler Double-Six (V12) in Vanden-Plas form. |
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Two popular Austins in their times. The A 35 and the Austin 7. |
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Vauxhall Cresta of 1956 vintage. |
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1948 Jaguar 1.5 saloon. |
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A good display from the Triumph enthusiasts. |
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This Sunbeam Imp of 1970 was an up-market version of the more common Hillman model. |
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Mag wheels don't always look right on cars of this era, but this one I like. A Hillman Minx in its other guise as a Humber 80, for the NZ market only. |
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Singer Gazelle with slightly widened rims. |
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Singer Vogue with its much squarer lines which weren't as appealing as the Gazelle, in my view. |
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Humber's Super Snipe was a big and reasonably luxurious model. |
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