Trying to get to NZ National Meet

[Synchro909]

Originally Posted by CarlG

Reminds me of the time that we had a visitor from OZ. When he went to leave the house, he climbed in his rental car on the RH side and just looked really puzzled for a moment when he discovered there was no steering wheel in front of him. Of course, my wife & I were watching out the window. We all had a good laugh over that as he got out and walked around to the "wrong" side.

AND, I also have first hand experiences when around Kiwis & Australians in hallways and stairways. They always seem to want to walk on what I would consider "the wrong side."

I had a discussion about this with Canadian friends who said that they drive on the "right" side of the road. I replied that "yes, you do but we drive on the correct side" Laughs all round.
Everything seems to be back to front over there. Who would believe the sun in the south at mid day. Light switches upside down, north wind is cold, winter at Christmas, water flows the wrong way down a plug hole it just goes on and on. I find it very easy to lose my orientation over there coz the sun is in the wrong place.

[Bick in New Zealand]

Another day down at the Nationals, we visited two museums today, one an ecclectic collections of toys, cars, trucks, tractors, aeroplanes and everything in between. The other a small collection of top notch vehicles including the only Duesenberg in the Southern Hemisphere. Hopefully you will find the following pictures interesting. The fire engine is a 1932 Fordson, and the shot of the gearl lever and brake handle is from a 1960 GAZ Jeep, interesting that they were still using Model A parts.

[Bick in New Zealand]

The rest.

[Bick in New Zealand]

Forgot this beauty, the first K I have seen.

[Synchro909]

Originally Posted by Bick in New Zealand

Forgot this beauty, the first K I have seen.

Interesting to note that the K is RHD, just like all American cars up till the T (1908).
RHD but they still drove on the RHS of the road so the driver was in the kerb.

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

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Yo' "QUICK" BICK & SYNCHRO,
This is all so INTERESTING !! Seems that folks all around the WORLD enjoy the same types of stuff!
Looking at Gregg's, (R.I.P, My Son) huge world map, how long is the ferry trip & what does it cost to take a car & how long does it take? I've been with AAA since 1958 & have 200 mile towing. Does AAA cover your towing just on the mainland, or on N.Z. also?
That Cliffside road is a BUGGER!!! Here in Kalifornia, we have a coastal Cliffside highway #1, from Hearst Castle, in the Cambria area, on North to Carmel & Monterey areas. NOT a fast road, but a fairly good 2 lane road. VERY few places for gas & food & accommodations. You must drive it when you are here!!!
GREAT pics you posted! I'm up @ 4:00 AM to P** & am still GLUED to the SPAM box! NO SPAM in my cupboard, so I'll just go fry up some BACON from my wheelchair, just learning to walk agin.
Bill W.

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

Originally Posted by Synchro909

Interesting to note that the K is RHD, just like all American cars up till the T (1908).
RHD but they still drove on the RHS of the road so the driver was in the kerb.

Synchro,
I once owned a R.H.D. 1939 M.G. TICKFORD, with a Jaguar XK-120 engine & trans. I was able to master driving it, without any bad mishaps. The hardest thing was to master shifting with my LEFT hand!
Google the car, you'll LOVE it's BEAUTIFUL HEADLIGHTS & it's HUGE "CYCLOPS" running light, in the middle. That light is adjusted by a GAV looking knob, in the dash. Pat, (R.I.P, My Darling) called me JAMES BOND, when I drove it.
Bill W.

[TwoDeuceCoupe]

Originally Posted by Bick in New Zealand

Day 2 started ok, got about 2 miles down the road, and the car started missing and then pouring steam / smoke out of the exhaust. At that stage I had had enough and pulled the pin, called the AA who arranged to have a truck come and pick us and the car up. Very disappointed after all the work we had put in getting the car ready for its 40th birthday with me. We stayed at home last night and left to head south in the modern at 7 this morning. We crossed the strait this afternoon and have just settled down for the night in Kaikoura and will continue to head south tomorrow.

Anyone have any suggestions why a radiator would burst. The only difference this time to other trips is that I added anti freeze to the radiator.

Four things that cause radiator to burst that I have seen are:

1. Folks crimp the overflow tube inside radiator to stop water from leaking out over flow. Steam can not escape fast enough as water begins to boil. If crimped partway but not closed off, Pressure builds up until it splits the tank.

2. Folks crimp overflow tube at bottom of radiator. Same same #1

3. Some put a roofing nail in the top of overflow tube.

4. Some times the fan blade strikes the overflow tube as it crosses the fin area and tube gets partially smashed shut. The overflow tube gets partially closed, as a result pressure builds up..

Service bulletins page 450 tells how Ford recommended to fix it correctly.

[Synchro909]

Originally Posted by BILL WILLIAMSON

Yo' "QUICK" BICK & SYNCHRO,
This is all so INTERESTING !! Seems that folks all around the WORLD enjoy the same types of stuff!
Looking at Gregg's, (R.I.P, My Son) huge world map, how long is the ferry trip & what does it cost to take a car & how long does it take? I've been with AAA since 1958 & have 200 mile towing. Does AAA cover your towing just on the mainland, or on N.Z. also?
That Cliffside road is a BUGGER!!! Here in Kalifornia, we have a coastal Cliffside highway #1, from Hearst Castle, in the Cambria area, on North to Carmel & Monterey areas. NOT a fast road, but a fairly good 2 lane road. VERY few places for gas & food & accommodations. You must drive it when you are here!!!
GREAT pics you posted! I'm up @ 4:00 AM to P** & am still GLUED to the SPAM box! NO SPAM in my cupboard, so I'll just go fry up some BACON from my wheelchair, just learning to walk agin.
Bill W.

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