Taranaki Club Cars: Listings 1-15

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1 Dr Peter Rich.  1966 Notch.  New Candy Apple Red paint (original colour). Styled steel wheels & mud flaps, air con, power steering, auto, original parchment interior, wood grain wheel. 

2 Rae Simpson. 1964 1/2  Convertible. Purchased1982 in Auckland. Previously imported from San Jose and completely rebuilt it.  I have added the Blue & White upholstery, Styled Steel Wheels, Dual Red Band tyres, Rally Pac, Mud Flaps, Dual side mirrors, fog lights, stainless exhaust system. Always garaged which is why the paint is still so good.  RaeSimpson2B.JPG (54045 bytes)
3 Graeme and Lorraine SnellCurrently no mustang, but previously the owner of a 66 Shelby GT350.  More info here SnellysShelby.JPG (164730 bytes)
4 Noel and Rose King. 1970 Sportsroof. 351W 4V C4 auto, Cherry Red. Slightly modified engine with 14.5 sec 1/4 mile at Thunder Park. Manufactured in San Jose, and was first reg in NZ in 1986. Has has 4 NZ owners. Once carried the number plate 99FM as it was a prize in a promotion by Radio Hauraki in 1991.  Noel&Rose.JPG (113989 bytes)
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6 Graham and Diana. 1964 Notchback, 289 4V 3 speed manual. Silver/grey. Manufactured 11 November 1964 at San Jose. Graham&Di.JPG (71411 bytes)
7 Noel and Rose King. 1971 Mach1 351C 4V 4 speed manual, grabber green.  Manufactured in Dearborn Michigan, and first reg Canada. Reg NZ 1991 with only 8280 miles. Now in the hands of its 4th owner, the second having owned it from 72-92, it has always been in Taranaki. Untouched interior, some body repairs and repainted. 71mach1.JPG (125876 bytes)
8 Mark and Karen Neilson: 1969 Notchback. Won 1st place in the 69-70 all models class. It has been nicknamed the 'grocery getter' after reading in an article somewhere that school teachers used to go and buy their groceries in this model car!  
9 Rae Simpson: 1965 A Code Fastback, C-4 Automatic, Styled Style Wheels, Dual Exhaust with headers, Mud Flaps ( to stop stone chips), Personalized Plate,
Center Console, Real Wood Grain Steering Wheel, Fog Lights, Nice Detailed Engine Bay, Genuine Signed by "Carroll Shelby" Glove box door, Stereo
10 Jeff Maulder: 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1, 351w, 4 speed manual, Manufactured in Phoenix Arizona on 14 November 1969. Purchased in Wanaka in July 2000 and drove it back to Taranaki the next day. Body has been stripped back to bare metal and repainted to it's original factory colour: Champagne Gold & Matt Black. Eventually I want to put back the original big block engine (390).
11 Terry Dwyer:1969 Ford Mustang Convertible. 302 W, Automatic (C4), Power Steering, Manufactured in Los Angeles on 9 September 1969 Purchased from Phil Rubin, Santa Ana California in Dec 2004. Imported into Wellington, Trucked to Palmerston North, then VINed and on the road (legally) in NZ on 22 April 2005. Body has been stripped back to bare metal and repainted to it's original factory colour: Lime Gold.
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13 Jan and Mark Phillips: Mustang 35th Anniversary Limited Edition GT coupe. This vehicle is registered with the 35th Anniversary Limited Edition Owners Association in California and is the only 35th Anniversary registrant from NZ. This car is #2263 of 4628, 35th anniversary models built in 1999 and is one of only 120 coupes that were built in performance red colour schemes with black and silver leather interiors for the export market. There are some slight differences between the export version and the US, Canadian and Mexican versions. The differences are small, speedometer reads in kilometres, side marker lights, no rear honeycomb boot panel, different boot spoiler and space saver spare wheel. This car left the Ford Motor Company assembly plant at Dearborn, Michigan on March 17, 1999 and was RHD converted when entering NZ in 2004. Vehicle spec’s are: 4.6 litre OHC aluminium V8 engine, electronic fuel injection, auto trans with overdrive and traction control, a/c, e/w, e/l, alarmed and has a Mach sound system with 6 stacker. Current mileage stands at 58,000kms.

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