The Ford Barn

fordlovr · 01-20-2014, 01:30 AM

It's taken me 5 month's to get enough courage to ask my daughter to try and post some photo's for me!! The Kaikoura Hop is an annual gathering in the early spring of all makes and models of vehicles. It is a sea side town famous for Whale Watching. Approx 2 hours drive from any main centre, about 400 Auto's turned up , some coming from 4/5 hour's away. A lot of 60's/70's/80's cars ,also a small number of Early Ford's. Anyway here go's .

Old Henry · 01-20-2014, 01:39 AM

Great pictures and story.
Thanks for sharing.

Lawson Cox · 01-20-2014, 02:22 AM

The 36 light commercial is interesting. Is that a Ford job or the owners doings??

Bassman/NZ · 01-20-2014, 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Lawson Cox

The 36 light commercial is interesting. Is that a Ford job or the owners doings??

In the 20s and 30s in New Zealand, many commercial vehicles were bought in as cab and chassis (frame). The tray and/or rear portion of the cab were made here by a company called The Colonial Motor Co. Some were cool, many were ugly/primitive by todays standards.

fordlovr · 01-20-2014, 03:11 AM

Back in the day, up to about and including 1938, Ford Canada sent out to New Zealand rolling chassis with all front sheet metal including firewall and windscreen. You would purchase this and the local coachbuilder would make the rest, be it Van, pickup, bus, ambulance etc. So of course there was quite a varity of shapes and sizes, most of it not very pretty ! But still they hold a fair bit of interest. Most didn't survive very well as a lot of timber was used. This was for commercial vehicles, some sort of Government requirement to keep the locals busy. We also got the USA all steel pickup cabs. Any Kiwis Out that would like to Add to this ?

Phil Gillespie · 01-21-2014, 12:14 AM

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Was up there for the day also.Good day great weather. Took up the 39 coupe for a shake down after away with work. Ran like a dream. Here's a couple more pics

Phil
NZ

KiWinUS · 01-21-2014, 06:45 PM

Awesome cars !!!
I believe the blue 34 three window belongs to the son of a great friend of mine & Nw Zealand "Flathead Legend" & manufacturer of flathead speed equipment in the 50-60 in NZ , Famous race car driver & beach racer "Neil Stuat"
The first flathead 2 carb manifold I purchased back in 1971 & still have was made by Neil .
He is one super guy !!!
Cheers
Tony

01-20-2014, 01:39 AM	#2
Old Henry Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 5,777	Re: Kaikoura Hop 2013.New Zealand Great pictures and story. Thanks for sharing. __________________ Prof. Henry (The Roaming Gnome) "It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” *Ursula K. Le Guin in The Left Hand of Darkness

01-20-2014, 02:22 AM	#3
Lawson Cox Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia Posts: 7,119	Re: Kaikoura Hop 2013.New Zealand The 36 light commercial is interesting. Is that a Ford job or the owners doings?? __________________ Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes. It is better to be seen, than viewed. "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".

01-20-2014, 03:11 AM	#5
fordlovr Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Rangiora,New Zealand Posts: 162	Re: Kaikoura Hop 2013.New Zealand Back in the day, up to about and including 1938, Ford Canada sent out to New Zealand rolling chassis with all front sheet metal including firewall and windscreen. You would purchase this and the local coachbuilder would make the rest, be it Van, pickup, bus, ambulance etc. So of course there was quite a varity of shapes and sizes, most of it not very pretty ! But still they hold a fair bit of interest. Most didn't survive very well as a lot of timber was used. This was for commercial vehicles, some sort of Government requirement to keep the locals busy. We also got the USA all steel pickup cabs. Any Kiwis Out that would like to Add to this ?

01-21-2014, 12:14 AM	#6
Phil Gillespie Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Christchurch New Zealand Posts: 1,648	Re: Kaikoura Hop 2013.New Zealand Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) DSC03348.jpg DSC03349.jpg DSC03351.jpg Was up there for the day also.Good day great weather. Took up the 39 coupe for a shake down after away with work. Ran like a dream. Here's a couple more pics Phil NZ

01-21-2014, 06:45 PM	#7
KiWinUS Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Charlotte NC KiWi-L100 available here Posts: 3,418	Re: Kaikoura Hop 2013.New Zealand Awesome cars !!! I believe the blue 34 three window belongs to the son of a great friend of mine & Nw Zealand "Flathead Legend" & manufacturer of flathead speed equipment in the 50-60 in NZ , Famous race car driver & beach racer "Neil Stuat" The first flathead 2 carb manifold I purchased back in 1971 & still have was made by Neil . He is one super guy !!! Cheers Tony