[Algieboy]

Continuing the theme of yesteryears automobiles...my grandparents, & 1927 Dodge 'Ragtop'...my early years in NZ's cold south on the bush farm​

 

[Wandiwa]

Eeek, cold NZ south and those things wouldn't of had heaters or probably windup windows.

 

[Algieboy]

Eeek, cold NZ south and those things wouldn't of had heaters or probably windup windows.

No windows...just flaps when attached...we used rugs at night in the winter...

 

[gamiry]

My Mum used to tell of the day she was driving with her 2 sisters and Sir Thomas Blamey (they were his cooks) to his home near Orange when they hit a pothole and poor Mum ended up with head going through the roof. Luckily Mum wasn't injured.

 

[Gunpark]

I'll bet you wish you had it tucked away somewhere.

 

[Jest]

my dad had a 1960 dodge. in nz. towed the float with thoroughbreds.

 

[gamiry]

my dad had a 1960 dodge. in nz. towed the float with thoroughbreds.

Late 1940's my Dad had a Nash....ZE215. Never forgotten

 

[Algieboy]

My Mum used to tell of the day she was driving with her 2 sisters and Sir Thomas Blamey (they were his cooks) to his home near Orange when they hit a pothole and poor Mum ended up with head going through the roof. Luckily Mum wasn't injured.

Yeah the roads down in the bush where I was brought up were not much better than goat tracks...these old high-Clearance american cars handled the conditions well...in winter there was often a lot of mud to deal with and these ol' dungas handled it well....my grandfather kept this one for about 25yrs...Cheers.
Below is a pic of the road conditions in my early days...