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Dave and Mary Ann Harkness' MkII Zephyr Convertible |
One weeked early in 1986 a 1957 Zephyr Convertible was advertised for sale in the
Sunday Times. I thought about it for sometime before acting and then finally did
make contact and really expected it to be sold but it wasn't. So after more thought and talking to Malcolm Stewart into coming to have a look with me, we set off at six o'clock one Sunday morning of a holiday weekend and travelled to Brightwater, just south of Nelson, to view this vehicle. |
When we arrived we found it was a feedout wagon for hay to horses and sheep. With
the hood down you could drop a few bales in the back seat, two in the front and
a couple in the boot!!! So after taking it for a run and negotiating a price, we headed for Temuka, arriving home about 10.30pm. After using the car for about a year till WOF and REGO ran out, I decided to do a quick restore job over 12 - 18 months. What a dream!!! |
After 5 -6 years it finally started to come together and back on the road. Originally
neither Russell nor Margaret would not be seen in it in case they were seen
by their friends!!! But then once it was restored Margaret wanted it for her school ball vehicle. The Zephyr has had 3 -4 trips to the North Island and covered approximately 16000 miles. No breakdowns, only stopping twice when it ran out of PETROL!!! |