Re: Top of the South Tour, NZ
Posted by Ozstatman On 2014/3/1 1:00:28
Today was the World of WearableArt & Classics Cars Museum. Funny, but I didn't go into the wearable art wing. Instead the car wing and the large 'shed' out the back occupied all my attention. Three Packards there as well as many other cars, including another Auburn.
And Dave, I spoke with the Auburns owner. He tells me he bought it about 15 years ago from Switzerland. Restored it, basically except for the interior, and converted it to RHD. In doing that part he was very fortunate in that he got onto a US guy who had an Auburn which was RHD(from either South Africa or Argentina) and who had already converted it to LHD. The Kiwi Auburn owner was able to get everything for the RHD conversion, steering, bell housing, linkages, etc at a great price. Oh, and it's a '35, not a '36, had that wrong. Another story was the engine, because he'd bought it from a distance had been told that the engine was good and the supercharger silent. When received, the engine was full of noises while the supercharger was quiet but only because it wasn't working! The Kiwi Auburn owner also said he did have a Speedster as well but sold that about a year ago. And mentioned that Packard owners who have ridden with him have been impressed with the car and its road manners and driveability.
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And Dave, I spoke with the Auburns owner. He tells me he bought it about 15 years ago from Switzerland. Restored it, basically except for the interior, and converted it to RHD. In doing that part he was very fortunate in that he got onto a US guy who had an Auburn which was RHD(from either South Africa or Argentina) and who had already converted it to LHD. The Kiwi Auburn owner was able to get everything for the RHD conversion, steering, bell housing, linkages, etc at a great price. Oh, and it's a '35, not a '36, had that wrong. Another story was the engine, because he'd bought it from a distance had been told that the engine was good and the supercharger silent. When received, the engine was full of noises while the supercharger was quiet but only because it wasn't working! The Kiwi Auburn owner also said he did have a Speedster as well but sold that about a year ago. And mentioned that Packard owners who have ridden with him have been impressed with the car and its road manners and driveability.
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