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North Canterbury News: September 07, 2023

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NEWS<br />

26 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> 7, <strong>2023</strong><br />

Rock‘n’Wheels 13th gathering at Amberley<br />

Massive ... The large line up of classic muscle cars, custom cars, vintage and modern sports cars, minis, trucks and motorcycles at the<br />

13th annual Rock ‘n’ Wheels meet held at the Amberley Domain on Sunday.<br />

PHOTOS BY JOHN COSGROVE<br />

Jeeped ... Keith McKenzie (left) of Amberley, and Don Hartill of the<br />

West Coast chat about the restored 1942 Ford GPW on show.<br />

Tiny cars ... James Crampton (15) of Amberley, looks over acouple of unique BMW Isella 300+ micro cars dating<br />

from the late 1950s.<br />

Living up to it’s name ... Gary Marton of Waikuku fixes aleak that sprang on his 1955 Chev<br />

Sedan delivery wagon named ‘Hot as hell’ as he arrived on Sunday. Gary bought the car<br />

in 2014 from the USA as astreet drag car. “It’s a9.4 second car,” he said.<br />

Welcome ... Bob Dronfield of the Amberley Squash Club, man’s the gate as he welcomes<br />

Henry Little with his 39 Chev Master Deluxe to the Amberley Showgrounds.<br />

Fred’s Pig Farm ... Ian Wright of Amberley, drew many praises for<br />

his creativity with his custom home­built Austin ute.<br />

Snapping away ... Car enthusiasts of all ages were out at the meet, marvelling at the wide assortment of vehicles<br />

on display.

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