15:00 - is a Triumph 2500S. Definitely NZ assembled as you say, Ian. Looking up the number plate, she was first registered on the 4th of July, 1978 and so would be one of the last 600 built at the Nelson, NZ plant from CKD kits after production stopped in Coventry in 1977. Apparently NZMC (NZ's BL) had quite a hunt for them after that, finding as many as they could (from the UK and Australia mainly) to keep production going as the car was still selling well here. All vehicles built in Nelson after the UK ceased production were S-types and ran the 2500cc engine - the S being the up-spec model with anti-roll bar, Stag-type alloy wheels and a PI-style dashboard - among other minor things - as standard. Our PM at the time, Robert Muldoon, even owned one privately and I had the privilege of driving the vehicle to a photo-shoot for the current owner last year. Lovely vehicle to drive, that one.
'Not bad at all' lovely understatement Mr HubNut. NZ looks absolutely wonderful. Super little museum, lovely to those early Vauxhalls and Thames vans. Many thanks.
Fountain of knowledge. Wonderful museum. I could have spent a week there and another couple of days at the funky roadside art spot. Good job. Do New Zealanders ever throw anything away? When in doubt, make a museum!
And a new one set up in West Gosford in an old Bunnings warehouse but 'Gosford Bloody Council' shut it down. They don't want tourism apparently! Thankfully I have left that area and sold all my property there and never have to deal with them ever again !!!
The 1907 De Dion was breathtaking in all it's unrestored glory. The history of the car clearly visible. All those farm implements with their spikes and blades! Thanks again for the fab views and the new camera seems to work well too. Cheers.
The AU Fairmont was well known for wearing the inside shoulder when slightly out of toe tolerance. When the suspension is a little worn the Falcon range tends to sit down a bit and of course then requires a half mm more positive than the factory toe setting to maintain correct wear. If the toe was slightly negative it would produce that tyre wear on that car. Also be careful putting new tyres on the rear when they aren't the same brand as the fronts. New tyres like the "Goodride" don't have as much grip as a half worn Firestone or Dunlop. People get stuck with "New tyres to the rear." But they buy a cheap tyre and end up putting the tyres with less grip on the rear.
Quite surprised not to see any Ferguson TE20s in that museum. Edmund Hillary was the first person to drive to the South Pole and he did it on a grey Ferguson tractor. He was a New Zealander. Only one Massey Ferguson too, the battered 135.
love your entertaining videos. The Triumph motorcycle was a T150V trident 3 cylinder I used to have the same bike. last of the right hand gear change triples. I know bikes are not your bag but thanks for showing them.
One of the things I personally felt about most of the museums of this kind in NZ was that there was a lot of stuff crowded in, like this one is, so that it was almost too overwhelming to take it all in. I would prefer a little less in each shed so you can look around more easily. But that's just my preference.
Thanks Ian - I love these day trips out with you. Haven't been too well lately (old age) and too wet to get my Moggy out, so thanks for getting me out of the house. Must say New Zealand looks lovely. Most enjoyable.
I am so enjoying these museums you are visiting. Whilst browsing through the tractors you missed out the Leyland tractor built by British Leyland, I noticed it in the one shed.
That museum was impressive - love how they always seem quiet! That lake was quite stunning, the water colour was amazing. Great video, really look forward to the next installment!
Wait until he drives to Mount Cook, the lake beside the road to there is Lake Pukaki, and is the most extreme blue lake I've ever seen. Mount Cook is amazing as well.
I love this museum. Happened on it when we were driving between towns on holiday. Hey hunut have you noticed the preponderance of old airplanes mounted on plinths coming into towns etc. Dont forget to check out the old city of Nelson and the McDonalds at Lake Taupo. (DC3 playground)
Fantastic Tractors and I really liked the white coloured Maxi believe it or not. Some nice scenery yet again and good you got them tyres sorted, safety first Ian and as they say the only part of the car in contact with the road so most important and glad you put decent Goodyears on. Thanks Ian great video as always.
Impressive collection of vehicles and machines. They seem to love variety in there, which is good cozz its not boring at all. Sorry I am running so far behind on your videos Ian😁😁😁
I was expecting almost everything but not German traktors in a New Zealand's museum... M·A·N Ackerdiesel and Lanz Bulldog - fantastic! And: all the the other agricultural machinery stuff is very interesting for me; now that I am a farmhand since a few weeks ;-))
Another fine vid . Ian interesting to see the leyland p 76 geraldene is s lovely place although the whole place is looking great great skimming shot too hope ur kerpin well pls take care ian from ian .
It does appear that the Kiwis like their technology museums to contain every type of mechanical and electrical apparatus: so far we've seen - multiple times in Ian's museal wanderings - cars, tractors, chain saws, typewriters, clocks, axes, saws, tools of all kinds, bikes, earth moving gear, numberplates, miniature cars, agricultural thingummies ... Keeps your interest on its toes, I guess.
I have never watched a series of videos that have made me want to visit a country more. I had an inkling that New Zealand was braw from those hobbity films but that could have just been a wee part of the place. Everywhere you've filmed has looked at least lovely and some, like the lake today, have been simply stunning! Never mind memberships, the NZ tourist folk should be sponsoring these videos!
So, could it be that the fair Elizabeth may be accompanying you to Australia, or perhaps back to the UK? :-) I was thinking how lovely that little church was, I love architecture like that! But I'm glad you're relaxing, you seem more chilled over the last couple of weeks! Please, continue to enjoy your break! :-)
15:39 Your hesitation before "Plas" made me think of a 70's aftermarket steering wheel I've got kicking around. The center cap has a sticker with some chequered flags on it surrounding the words "Gran Pree", someone felt the need to spell Grand Prix phonetically..
Lovely stuff Hubbers, a room full of old British motor cars the highlight (Wolseley 6/99 & Vanden Plas deliciousness) closely followed by yet more stunning views. Another winning combo.
1:20 De Dion suspension is not really an independent system, although it does resemble one. The suspension geometry of the de Dion tube acts as a beam axle, so what happens to one wheel can still affect the other. What it does do rather well is reduce the unsprung weight inherent in a live axle, as well as solve the positive camber issues of a swing axle under rebound.
20:30 My(long deceased) Grandfather had a regular sedan version of this Ford, the 2 rear doors opened backwards, as against the usual forward opening. His was a Right-Hand-Drive version(naturally), but when he drove it, you could see the snails and turtles overtaking him and speeding away!(LOL). Yeah! He used to crawl along. Then he got a 1965-vintage Holden station Wagon and.....talk about Jeckyl & Hyde! He'd fly down the lane behind our place, out on the street, fly along until he reached the intersection, then fly down the main street of our suburb, I got a ride with him and had to sit in the luggage area as he kept the rear passenger seat folded down.....Yikes, what a ride!
@@kh23797 I can remember my father's second car after he had to sell his old FJ Holden. The replacement was a 1970 Holden Torana sedan, 3-speed manual(3-on-the-tree). I remember this car, but NOT with any fondness, as riding in the rear passenger seat when the car is in first gear, the hum and the rumble of the engine went right through me. NOT a pleasant experience!
Those tyres were scary thats a lot of car and hot road surfaces not good! New cam works great, sound good too pics up a little more ambient sound (birdsong etc) and balances it nicely. Fantastic museums out there keep up the good work mr hubnut
Sorry you had to cut that museum short after the Velox. But I spotted a nice Holden (HK or HT?) Coupe and a Chrysler Valiant Charger. Thx for all your nice footage. NZ is beautiful.
Falcon /Fairmont are pretty tail happy cars without a lsd as they have huge torque low down the rev range .LSD reins it in and transforms a ship lost a sea to a reasonable capable big cruiser or a resonable drifter in the flcon xr6 that tickford modified with diff tune ,big valve head,t 5 manual box low ratio lsd rear ,diff shocks and springs. and then the ba to fg series with the twin cam barra 4.0 turbo motors with technolgy from when ford owned jaguar and a lot of that went into the barra twin cam head on top of ford aus 4.0 litre bottom end .
New camera looks good, I use a Gopro Hero7 black and it's a fine little tool. When I first left school I went to work on a farm in Snape Suffolk, we had a huge 4X4 Massey and a Case.....but we also had a few old tractors...so I have driven a Fordson Major with rear fork lift, a David Brown and a Little Grey Fergie...wonderful characters and I expect they are still running today.
They really had an excellent range of tractors. That Universal with the east/west T head is a rare beast. The old Lantz Bulldog certainly marked its spot, I suppose all dogs do that. They seen to have a lot of old crawler tractors it must be a left over from the timber industry. Some very old Caterpillar units That Nuffield/Morris tractor is also a rare beast. First time I have ever seen one. Wow a 327 HK Monaro 250K worth in Australia. A one off import for sure That De Dion Boulton looks original and unrestored. I love the very old spare tire from the days before carbon black was added to tires for durability. Notice the gum rubber inserts on the tread surface for extra grip. That is the sort of stuff you never see in the flesh. The big Sports car just across from the Invalid carriage I wonder what that was. Another great museum tour and that lake full of snow melt you should try a bit of fishing whilst you are there?
Hi Ian,that was a great video,the museum was nice to see with all the cars and bikes,your tyre look a bit worse for wear but new rubber and tracking done it drive alot better.
12:19 The NZeta was a New Zealand built version of the CZeta scooter which were made by CZ. The main problem with these was the fuel tank over the front wheel. You had to be careful when refuelling because petrol spilt on your front tyre is not desirable. Also, a full tank made the front end heavy and as the fuel was used, it would slosh about and make the steering a bit lively.
Now that is a lot of vintage tractors! Seem to be a lot more that have survived in NZ compared to say the UK - maybe we melted a lot of our old ones down in the war? But blimey, certainly a fine selection on display.
A war story I remember reading, concerned a farmer who, just after war was declared, buried his new farm bike under his hay barn - to stop it being requisitioned by the government. When he remembered about it again, several decades had passed.
Nice upload Ian the museum looked fantastic as did that water at the lake. Weather looks nice like, it's peeing down in the vale of glam and it's cold enjoy your walkabout look you.😂
Really enjoyed the tractors, some very rare and valuable items there, you did miss a important one though... Next to the fordson Leopard diesel, on the right, which in itself was interesting because it was the first commercial Diesel engine built by Perkins for tractors was an Austin tractor, at a glance it looked like a R, which was long bridge built, the later were built in France and more common...the strange offset driver withe the 2 cylinder engine behind was a Saunderson, Bedford built, only a handful survive, really important things preserved there.. thanks for that..
We stopped off at this place on the way back. Step back in time. We hired a Toyota Highlander. Started on the South island finished on the north island.
There is a car right at the start of the video Ian, you didn't say anything about. A replica 1914 Bianchi. It was built by my grandfather (1980s) and has a separate passenger cab that is independent sprung on curly leaf springs! Much like an old horse and cart buggy, but with a motor. He built it from scratch after finding a 1930s bianchi motor on a farm sawbench and a plastic model of the 1914 Bianchi. Then thought, why not make it real!
Ian, try Aceomatic in Christchurch for helping Betty. They know what they're doing, won't mess you about, and are cheaper than most of the other places.
And todays word is "funky ".. 😁 On the Vauxhall Wyvern in the back of the shed was a "X" sticker on the windscreen. This was from the 1970's fuel crises when you were not allowed to drive on designated days, an X meant you were exempt and could drive any day. I knew people who had a few extra fake stickers that would get swapped around so they could drive any day.
16:53 I think there is a Jag MkV there and a definitely an Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire with the suicide front doors (the later Star Sapphire had normal front doors). My Dad had two Sapphires back in the early 60's, the common outside door hinges used to wear and corrode and if the front door hadn't quite closed and the rear doors were slammed shut, it would catch Dad unawares and pull the front door open :D
Another tale from the past you might like Ian. I ran a 100E (in fact 2) for a while. But my good one, bit raggy arsed but had a good recon engine. From a scrapyard with 6 months MOT. Well, in Lincoln one night at TL drag strip. As you say,4 speed box with 3rd missing. Boy racer in Mini and I beat him off the lights, BUT he was on the inside, so ran him into the parked cars LOL. He was not amused. But best bit......by chance met his ex girlfriend about a year later.......got a date 😊😊👍
5:50 worth reading up about the ties between Peter Brotherhood and Ricardo (note correct spelling!) in Peterborough (where Brotherhood's still are, although they've moved a bit further north). There is certainly some fabulous machinery in that museum.
I have a 1954 Minor just like that one. Well almost, mine is black. I believe they changed the cheesegrater grille to the later one towards the end of '54.
To think that you once referred to Lovely Liz Fairmont as Ugly Betty. She looks more gorgeous with every day that passes. A perfect complement to all this majestic scenery. A majestic car. Does it seem that I like Fords a bit too much?
What? No mention of the Mk. V Jag and Armstrong Siddeley Saphire? Thanks for a very enjoyable walk-around video. Delivering a key to someone's mother sounds like the beginning of a quest in Skyrim.
So, we're clearly assured now thanks of a count of Remingtons and Imperials in future museum visits. Will be interesting to compare NZ and Australian practice. In hindsight, vastly fascinating statistical gathering was also feasible via this trip for national and regional trends in scrap Japanese cars, valve radios, mangles, and Morris Minors. All of these items seem to vastly outnumber the people; they seem very rare indeed.
Careful, if that has a transmission similar to an American spec and the transmission oil hasn't been changed and it's been used a lot and not serviced and you change the fluid they tend to quit. What happens is you clean shiny new transmission fluid tends to break loose crap hiding in the far corners of your gear box and then plug up something you really need.
Oh you know i was "farm nerd"-ing it up pretty good there with all the tractors n trucks. Fun thing i find here in the middle of Canada is you never know where an old British gem will show up, small town 10 miles from me, in a paddock is a Ford Anglia (i'm trying to procure) one of my neighbors has 3 moggies and another has a massive truck collection but amongst that is a mk1 mini and a mini traveller (and yes i'm trying to buy those too)
PIPER DOUG: Is the Anglia a 105e with reverse rake rear screen? Good luck with getting it, that was the first car I ever traveled in back home from the Hospital after being born.
@@zugbug1986 it is, and its complete, and hasnt moved in 25yrs. im wearing the owner down , its what i do, pisses the wife off, told her that's how we got together, lol.
@@zugbug1986 Used to run around in a 105E as a teen. It had great visibility (well, there was a nice rust hole in the floor...) but it was fun. They'd typically develop a thick vertical strip of rust on the body, just to the rear of the door. For aesthetic symmetry, Ford were careful to ensure that the doors themselves developed a matching strip!
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15:00 - is a Triumph 2500S. Definitely NZ assembled as you say, Ian. Looking up the number plate, she was first registered on the 4th of July, 1978 and so would be one of the last 600 built at the Nelson, NZ plant from CKD kits after production stopped in Coventry in 1977. Apparently NZMC (NZ's BL) had quite a hunt for them after that, finding as many as they could (from the UK and Australia mainly) to keep production going as the car was still selling well here. All vehicles built in Nelson after the UK ceased production were S-types and ran the 2500cc engine - the S being the up-spec model with anti-roll bar, Stag-type alloy wheels and a PI-style dashboard - among other minor things - as standard. Our PM at the time, Robert Muldoon, even owned one privately and I had the privilege of driving the vehicle to a photo-shoot for the current owner last year. Lovely vehicle to drive, that one.
Do not rush home it is cold and peeing down
'Not bad at all' lovely understatement Mr HubNut. NZ looks absolutely wonderful. Super little museum, lovely to those early Vauxhalls and Thames vans. Many thanks.
Fountain of knowledge. Wonderful museum. I could have spent a week there and another couple of days at the funky roadside art spot.
Good job. Do New Zealanders ever throw anything away? When in doubt, make a museum!
Museums down under are all well and good, but I miss the bodgery in Wales. Emulsioning the Fox remains the highlight of the year.
The Invacar series was my favorite. I miss his antics in Wales too.
I miss tinkering too. Lots to do when I'm back!
Look, it's hard to tinker when travelling. Just take in another breathtaking scenic view and shut it, roight?! ;) :)
Extraordinary collection. Great video thank you
New Zealand is a treasure trove of motor vehicles
As a kid in the 70s there used to be loads of museums like that in Sydney but now I can't think of a single one? Amazing place and gorgeous Lake!
And a new one set up in West Gosford in an old Bunnings warehouse but 'Gosford Bloody Council' shut it down. They don't want tourism apparently! Thankfully I have left that area and sold all my property there and never have to deal with them ever again !!!
New tyres, a Big thank you HunNut.
The 1907 De Dion was breathtaking in all it's unrestored glory. The history of the car clearly visible. All those farm implements with their spikes and blades! Thanks again for the fab views and the new camera seems to work well too. Cheers.
It actually looks as if it has been from New York to Paris! :-)
Thank you Hub Nut just what I needed, a Tractor museum, perfect. Thanks mate.
11:04 My great grandad built that locamotive, they had a track around lawn. They also owned the two model t's in the corner there 13:39
The AU Fairmont was well known for wearing the inside shoulder when slightly out of toe tolerance. When the suspension is a little worn the Falcon range tends to sit down a bit and of course then requires a half mm more positive than the factory toe setting to maintain correct wear.
If the toe was slightly negative it would produce that tyre wear on that car.
Also be careful putting new tyres on the rear when they aren't the same brand as the fronts.
New tyres like the "Goodride" don't have as much grip as a half worn Firestone or Dunlop.
People get stuck with "New tyres to the rear." But they buy a cheap tyre and end up putting the tyres with less grip on the rear.
Good video, enjoying your museum visits.
Wow, lot's of neat equipment and vehicles! Lot's of variety, that's what I like in a museum. Thanks for posting.
Quite surprised not to see any Ferguson TE20s in that museum. Edmund Hillary was the first person to drive to the South Pole and he did it on a grey Ferguson tractor. He was a New Zealander. Only one Massey Ferguson too, the battered 135.
love your entertaining videos. The Triumph motorcycle was a T150V trident 3 cylinder I used to have the same bike. last of the right hand gear change triples. I know bikes are not your bag but thanks for showing them.
One of the things I personally felt about most of the museums of this kind in NZ was that there was a lot of stuff crowded in, like this one is, so that it was almost too overwhelming to take it all in. I would prefer a little less in each shed so you can look around more easily. But that's just my preference.
this is another awesome museum full of vehicles i've never seen, or in some cases, heard of. thanks for the tour, you're the man!
Thanks Ian - I love these day trips out with you. Haven't been too well lately (old age) and too wet to get my Moggy out, so thanks for getting me out of the house. Must say New Zealand looks lovely. Most enjoyable.
I am so enjoying these museums you are visiting. Whilst browsing through the tractors you missed out the Leyland tractor built by British Leyland, I noticed it in the one shed.
I like your new camera. Seems to work better than anything before. Sound is good too. Thank you for taking us on your trip down under.
Just continuous cool stuff. What a country. Really loving the series Ian. Brilliant stuff. Thanks yet again.
That museum was impressive - love how they always seem quiet! That lake was quite stunning, the water colour was amazing. Great video, really look forward to the next installment!
Wait until he drives to Mount Cook, the lake beside the road to there is Lake Pukaki, and is the most extreme blue lake I've ever seen. Mount Cook is amazing as well.
I love this museum. Happened on it when we were driving between towns on holiday. Hey hunut have you noticed the preponderance of old airplanes mounted on plinths coming into towns etc. Dont forget to check out the old city of Nelson and the McDonalds at Lake Taupo. (DC3 playground)
Camera looks a good'un. Love the wide angle.
New Zealand certainly has to be the second place on my "to visit" list, after Canada. Glad to see the Ford is still serving you well!
Really?
I'm Canadian and am happy that you want to visit Canada. Curious, which part?
@@fasthracing I'm not sure I understand your response?
The Lanz Bulldog at 8:43, now that single cylinder really does thump!
a few of them running on youtube. Wonderfull stuff as always Ian.
Fantastic Tractors and I really liked the white coloured Maxi believe it or not.
Some nice scenery yet again and good you got them tyres sorted, safety first Ian and as they say the only part of the car in contact with the road so most important and glad you put decent Goodyears on.
Thanks Ian great video as always.
Not Goodyear. Good ride!
@@HubNut well got half rite i suppose..
I guess Goodyear shouldn't be too bad but still a Michelin man.
Impressive collection of vehicles and machines. They seem to love variety in there, which is good cozz its not boring at all. Sorry I am running so far behind on your videos Ian😁😁😁
I was expecting almost everything but not German traktors in a New Zealand's museum... M·A·N Ackerdiesel and Lanz Bulldog - fantastic! And: all the the other agricultural machinery stuff is very interesting for me; now that I am a farmhand since a few weeks ;-))
Save up your DeutschMarks and come for a trip! Plenty of sheep if you want to learn to shear!
Wonderful museums, beautiful scenery! Who could ask for more. Those tyres were fine, hardly noticed the bald bits! LOL!
Good skimming effort there!
What a fantastic museum you have found again, I love it.
Watching these uploads makes me want to get in the shed, and bang up some not quite legal contraption to get to work in.
Another fine vid . Ian interesting to see the leyland p 76 geraldene is s lovely place although the whole place is looking great great skimming shot too hope ur kerpin well pls take care ian from ian .
Another great video - I hope you get Betty's transmission sorted, an auto gearbox specialist is probably your best bet. 👍🏻
Heh, it's funny to see places I grew up in/around on Hubnut.
It does appear that the Kiwis like their technology museums to contain every type of mechanical and electrical apparatus: so far we've seen - multiple times in Ian's museal wanderings - cars, tractors, chain saws, typewriters, clocks, axes, saws, tools of all kinds, bikes, earth moving gear, numberplates, miniature cars, agricultural thingummies ... Keeps your interest on its toes, I guess.
glad you are living the dream!,have a great time,good luck,all the best.
Absolutely loving your videos in NZ big man. Very enjoyable viewing. Thanks.
The museum was superb. Thanks for sharing.
I have never watched a series of videos that have made me want to visit a country more. I had an inkling that New Zealand was braw from those hobbity films but that could have just been a wee part of the place. Everywhere you've filmed has looked at least lovely and some, like the lake today, have been simply stunning!
Never mind memberships, the NZ tourist folk should be sponsoring these videos!
Brilliant vid Ian, and what a great country New Zealand is, makes me wish I'd emigrated years ago. Sadly too late now.😔😔
So, could it be that the fair Elizabeth may be accompanying you to Australia, or perhaps back to the UK? :-)
I was thinking how lovely that little church was, I love architecture like that! But I'm glad you're relaxing, you seem more chilled over the last couple of weeks! Please, continue to enjoy your break! :-)
@tone167 That's fair comment! :-)
15:39 Your hesitation before "Plas" made me think of a 70's aftermarket steering wheel I've got kicking around. The center cap has a sticker with some chequered flags on it surrounding the words "Gran Pree", someone felt the need to spell Grand Prix phonetically..
Lovely stuff Hubbers, a room full of old British motor cars the highlight (Wolseley 6/99 & Vanden Plas deliciousness) closely followed by yet more stunning views. Another winning combo.
1:20 De Dion suspension is not really an independent system, although it does resemble one. The suspension geometry of the de Dion tube acts as a beam axle, so what happens to one wheel can still affect the other. What it does do rather well is reduce the unsprung weight inherent in a live axle, as well as solve the positive camber issues of a swing axle under rebound.
Another excellent watch. New boots for Betty too! I have to go and get four new 255/35/19s for my car tomorrow. RIP wallet.
Very satisfying museum of machines and cars
A very pretty country NZ.
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20:30 My(long deceased) Grandfather had a regular sedan version of this Ford, the 2 rear doors opened backwards, as against the usual forward opening. His was a Right-Hand-Drive version(naturally), but when he drove it, you could see the snails and turtles overtaking him and speeding away!(LOL). Yeah! He used to crawl along. Then he got a 1965-vintage Holden station Wagon and.....talk about Jeckyl & Hyde! He'd fly down the lane behind our place, out on the street, fly along until he reached the intersection, then fly down the main street of our suburb, I got a ride with him and had to sit in the luggage area as he kept the rear passenger seat folded down.....Yikes, what a ride!
Old cars rake up old memories like little else.
@@kh23797 I can remember my father's second car after he had to sell his old FJ Holden. The replacement was a 1970 Holden Torana sedan, 3-speed manual(3-on-the-tree). I remember this car, but NOT with any fondness, as riding in the rear passenger seat when the car is in first gear, the hum and the rumble of the engine went right through me. NOT a pleasant experience!
Falcons tend to be hard on front tyres, particularly on the inside. As for rear wheel spin, just accept it and enjoy!
Those tyres were scary thats a lot of car and hot road surfaces not good! New cam works great, sound good too pics up a little more ambient sound (birdsong etc) and balances it nicely. Fantastic museums out there keep up the good work mr hubnut
Sorry you had to cut that museum short after the Velox. But I spotted a nice Holden (HK or HT?) Coupe and a Chrysler Valiant Charger. Thx for all your nice footage. NZ is beautiful.
Good video.
Looks like the mechanic done a good job on the tracking.
Buddy welcome to Kiwi land, I hope you like the temperatures here! you will no doubt see a real diverse range of cars here in NZ.
Falcon /Fairmont are pretty tail happy cars without a lsd as they have huge torque low down the rev range .LSD reins it in and transforms a ship lost a sea to a reasonable capable big cruiser or a resonable drifter in the flcon xr6 that tickford modified with diff tune ,big valve head,t 5 manual box low ratio lsd rear ,diff shocks and springs.
and then the ba to fg series with the twin cam barra 4.0 turbo motors with technolgy from when ford owned jaguar and a lot of that went into the barra twin cam head on top of ford aus 4.0 litre bottom end .
New camera looks good, I use a Gopro Hero7 black and it's a fine little tool. When I first left school I went to work on a farm in Snape Suffolk, we had a huge 4X4 Massey and a Case.....but we also had a few old tractors...so I have driven a Fordson Major with rear fork lift, a David Brown and a Little Grey Fergie...wonderful characters and I expect they are still running today.
I do love a museum with a bit of everything in it, glad you explained what the noise was it was starting to do my HubNut in.
They really had an excellent range of tractors. That Universal with the east/west T head is a rare beast.
The old Lantz Bulldog certainly marked its spot, I suppose all dogs do that. They seen to have a lot of old crawler tractors it must be a left over from the timber industry. Some very old Caterpillar units
That Nuffield/Morris tractor is also a rare beast. First time I have ever seen one.
Wow a 327 HK Monaro 250K worth in Australia. A one off import for sure
That De Dion Boulton looks original and unrestored. I love the very old spare tire from the days before carbon black was added to tires for durability. Notice the gum rubber inserts on the tread surface for extra grip. That is the sort of stuff you never see in the flesh.
The big Sports car just across from the Invalid carriage I wonder what that was.
Another great museum tour and that lake full of snow melt you should try a bit of fishing whilst you are there?
Hi Ian,that was a great video,the museum was nice to see with all the cars and bikes,your tyre look a bit worse for wear but new rubber and tracking done it drive alot better.
In today's exciting new installment of THE ADVENTURES OF HUBNUT ........
Your making us jealous Ian, it's -- 5 c in Scotland.
Great video as always.
Thanks
I had tyres like those on an old Midget, ultra grippy canvas.
12:19 The NZeta was a New Zealand built version of the CZeta scooter which were made by CZ. The main problem with these was the fuel tank over the front wheel. You had to be careful when refuelling because petrol spilt on your front tyre is not desirable. Also, a full tank made the front end heavy and as the fuel was used, it would slosh about and make the steering a bit lively.
I had a triumph 2,5 tc many years ago, brought back some memories. 😁👍
Bizarre ...all of it ....you fit in so well 😄
Now that is a lot of vintage tractors! Seem to be a lot more that have survived in NZ compared to say the UK - maybe we melted a lot of our old ones down in the war? But blimey, certainly a fine selection on display.
We didn't get them until the war!
A war story I remember reading, concerned a farmer who, just after war was declared, buried his new farm bike under his hay barn - to stop it being requisitioned by the government. When he remembered about it again, several decades had passed.
Nice upload Ian the museum looked fantastic as did that water at the lake. Weather looks nice like, it's peeing down in the vale of glam and it's cold enjoy your walkabout look you.😂
Really enjoyed the tractors, some very rare and valuable items there, you did miss a important one though... Next to the fordson Leopard diesel, on the right, which in itself was interesting because it was the first commercial Diesel engine built by Perkins for tractors was an Austin tractor, at a glance it looked like a R, which was long bridge built, the later were built in France and more common...the strange offset driver withe the 2 cylinder engine behind was a Saunderson, Bedford built, only a handful survive, really important things preserved there.. thanks for that..
We stopped off at this place on the way back. Step back in time. We hired a Toyota Highlander. Started on the South island finished on the north island.
I really need to travel the South Island again, I did miss out on the top part of it. Looks great!
The yellow David Brown tractor , the RAF used them as A/C tugs.
There is a car right at the start of the video Ian, you didn't say anything about. A replica 1914 Bianchi. It was built by my grandfather (1980s) and has a separate passenger cab that is independent sprung on curly leaf springs! Much like an old horse and cart buggy, but with a motor. He built it from scratch after finding a 1930s bianchi motor on a farm sawbench and a plastic model of the 1914 Bianchi. Then thought, why not make it real!
Loving the quality from the new camera, thanks Ian.
I'm not ! Blurrier and worserer audio.
My! TWC is like a veritable stretched limo compared to that little invalid carriage! Loving the windscreen mounted to the handlebars :-D
Ian, try Aceomatic in Christchurch for helping Betty. They know what they're doing, won't mess you about, and are cheaper than most of the other places.
Cheers. Have a plan...
And todays word is "funky ".. 😁 On the Vauxhall Wyvern in the back of the shed was a "X" sticker on the windscreen. This was from the 1970's fuel crises when you were not allowed to drive on designated days, an X meant you were exempt and could drive any day. I knew people who had a few extra fake stickers that would get swapped around so they could drive any day.
16:53 I think there is a Jag MkV there and a definitely an Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire with the suicide front doors (the later Star Sapphire had normal front doors). My Dad had two Sapphires back in the early 60's, the common outside door hinges used to wear and corrode and if the front door hadn't quite closed and the rear doors were slammed shut, it would catch Dad unawares and pull the front door open :D
Another tale from the past you might like Ian. I ran a 100E (in fact 2) for a while. But my good one, bit raggy arsed but had a good recon engine. From a scrapyard with 6 months MOT. Well, in Lincoln one night at TL drag strip. As you say,4 speed box with 3rd missing. Boy racer in Mini and I beat him off the lights, BUT he was on the inside, so ran him into the parked cars LOL. He was not amused. But best bit......by chance met his ex girlfriend about a year later.......got a date 😊😊👍
New Zealand truly looks fab - and you've really onky just started loving the videos as always hope u got a nice pudding. That Ford is sounding good.
More museums good roads not too busy nice people New Zealand could be the place for me !
5:50 worth reading up about the ties between Peter Brotherhood and Ricardo (note correct spelling!) in Peterborough (where Brotherhood's still are, although they've moved a bit further north). There is certainly some fabulous machinery in that museum.
I have a 1954 Minor just like that one. Well almost, mine is black. I believe they changed the cheesegrater grille to the later one towards the end of '54.
To think that you once referred to Lovely Liz Fairmont as Ugly Betty. She looks more gorgeous with every day that passes. A perfect complement to all this majestic scenery. A majestic car. Does it seem that I like Fords a bit too much?
IF you change the transmission fluid, make sure you change the filter as well - often the cause of loss of drive.
What? No mention of the Mk. V Jag and Armstrong Siddeley Saphire? Thanks for a very enjoyable walk-around video. Delivering a key to someone's mother sounds like the beginning of a quest in Skyrim.
Definitely some scary tyre wear that, good thing it was sorted before one of the tyres let go... :S
That museum roof may be expanding with the heat but trust me, back here in Blighty some things are contracting!
I'd see yer doctor about that if I were you.
The person responsible for painting the cars at the museum must have gotten a good deal on green paint.
We' ll perhaps see the fairmont in the beautiful landscapes of Wales in the future? 😉
Driving Arthurs Pass at some point is a must on your way north.
Yes, hope so.
So, we're clearly assured now thanks of a count of Remingtons and Imperials in future museum visits. Will be interesting to compare NZ and Australian practice. In hindsight, vastly fascinating statistical gathering was also feasible via this trip for national and regional trends in scrap Japanese cars, valve radios, mangles, and Morris Minors. All of these items seem to vastly outnumber the people; they seem very rare indeed.
Slightly off topic, but was I the only on who noticed the striking resemblance between the De Dion and Dr Who's car Bessie (1970's Jon Pertwee era)?
@@RussEdgar445y7tlfj Thanks for the info. It just struck me that the resemblance was uncanny.
You could buy those headlight adaptors for the Morris 8 Series E in Halfords in the '50s.
Those late model M300 Daihatsu Sirions seem to be very popular over there, I think i've spotted atleast one in every NZ video so far!
Yes, often Toyota Passo-badged.
@@HubNut Just about every rental company had them in the fleet till a couple of years ago. A pretty bullet proof little car.
Ooh that Chrysler Charger 👍👍👍
Careful, if that has a transmission similar to an American spec and the transmission oil hasn't been changed and it's been used a lot and not serviced and you change the fluid they tend to quit. What happens is you clean shiny new transmission fluid tends to break loose crap hiding in the far corners of your gear box and then plug up something you really need.
Oh you know i was "farm nerd"-ing it up pretty good there with all the tractors n trucks. Fun thing i find here in the middle of Canada is you never know where an old British gem will show up, small town 10 miles from me, in a paddock is a Ford Anglia (i'm trying to procure) one of my neighbors has 3 moggies and another has a massive truck collection but amongst that is a mk1 mini and a mini traveller (and yes i'm trying to buy those too)
PIPER DOUG: Is the Anglia a 105e with reverse rake rear screen? Good luck with getting it, that was the first car I ever traveled in back home from the Hospital after being born.
@@zugbug1986 it is, and its complete, and hasnt moved in 25yrs. im wearing the owner down , its what i do, pisses the wife off, told her that's how we got together, lol.
@@piperdoug428 Hope you get it I love those little cars.
@@zugbug1986 Used to run around in a 105E as a teen. It had great visibility (well, there was a nice rust hole in the floor...) but it was fun. They'd typically develop a thick vertical strip of rust on the body, just to the rear of the door. For aesthetic symmetry, Ford were careful to ensure that the doors themselves developed a matching strip!
Mr Hubnut theres an Austin Kimberly 2200 on trademe you need to test in Christchurch
Bah. Shame I'm no longer there!