| Hillman Minx Saloon 1952 | |
| Hillman Motor Car Co, England | |
| A 5/6 seater with coil independent front suspension. A popular family car in the UK. Donated by Mrs Brausch of Dannevirke. | |
| 4 cylinder, 1185 cc side valve, 37.5 bhp, 4 speed column change gearbox. | |
| Hispano Suiza K6 Saloon 1934 | |
| Societe Francaise Hispano-Suiza, France | |
| Design by a Swiss for a Spanish firm and built in France, Hispano-Suiza cars are examples of excellence in both design and manufacture. This 1934 K6 developed from the earlier "Junior"? model, was the second car of its type and was used as a show car. A close-coupled silent travel saloon with luggage trunk at the rear, complete with custom built suitcases, it has coachwork by Van Vooren and was restored by Roy Southward for the 1980 International Rally. | |
| 6 cylinders, 100 mm bore, 110 mm stroke, 6184 mm, ohv (120 bhp). | |
| Holden Model EJ Special 1963 | |
| General Motors Pty Ltd, Australia | |
| Holden originally made bodies for Morris cars in the 1920s, and then started assembling American and British General Motors products in the 1930s. Australia's first Holden car was based on a compact Buick, released in 1948, and known as the FX. Donated by Mr Brian Johansen of Auckland. | |
| 6 cylinders, 77.8 mm bore, 79.4 mm stroke, 2264cc. | |
| Holden Premier HT 1969 | |
| GM-Holden, Australia | |
| The first "annual facelift" model from Holden, the HT had only minor body updates from the HK, including a new grill and trim but under the bonnet was the first all Australian V8 with a new four speed syncromesh transmission. | |
| 253 cu in V8, four speed syncromesh transmission. | |
| Holden Torana 1972 | |
| GM-Holden, Australia | |
| To help keep costs down, Holden began manufacturing its own versions of European GM cars from the late sixties. The Torana took it's name from an Aboriginal word meaning "to fly"?. This car is one of the last of the Australian-designed LC series Toranas, the second of six series' of Torana, of which 74,627 were made. The Torana series was one of Holden's real success stories, winning consistently on the race track and accounting for 390,000 sales between 1968 and 1978. | |
| 2250 cc, 6 cylinders. | |
| Holsman Highwheeler Surrey 1907 | |
| Holsman Automobile Co, USA | |
| The Holsman was a highwheeler which sold in considerable numbers in the mid-west of America. Designed to be used mainly in country areas over rough and unsealed roads, it was a true horseless carriage. Its peculiar rope drive was controlled by a lever which also worked the brakes and reverse gear. This exhibit was the demonstration car for the NZ agent, Mr H M Hayward of Lower Hutt. | |
| Horizontally opposed twin cylinders, 101 mm bore, 101 mm stroke, air cooled, four-cycle, mechanical exhaust valves, automatic inlet valves. Price in 1907 $US800. | |
| Hudson Super Six 1929 | |
| Hudson Motor Co, USA | |
| The Super Six was introduced in 1916 and was the backbone of New Zealand's service car industry in the 1920s. This exhibit has a custom body by Biddle and Smart with hand operated radiator shutters and a thermometer on the dashboard. Restored by the late Mr R D Austin of Paraparaumu. | |
| 6 cylinder overhead inlet and side exhaust valves, 88.9 mm bore, 127 mm stroke, 4800 cc (29.4 hp), coil ignition, 3 speed gearbox, 4 wheel brakes. Price ?525. | |
| Humber Roadster 1910 | |
| Humber, England | |
| Thomas Humber's bicycle firm, established in 1868, started making cars in 1898, mainly Pennington Tricars. This 1910 model was an early example of Humber's attempt to produce a cheap, high quality car. The car was cranked anti-clockwise and is fitted with Humber's own design of detachable wheels. | |
| 8 hp, 90 mm bore, 120 mm stroke, 1525 cc, vertical twin cylinder, 4 speed gearbox. | |
| Humber Super Snipe 1955 | |
| Humber, England | |
| The first "Snipe"? was introduced in 1929 as a 3? litre, with the larger engined versions appearing in 1936. In 1950 a Super Snipe took second place in the Monte Carlo Rally. | |
| 6 cylinders, ohv, 89mm bore, 111mm stroke, 4139 cc, (113 bhp at 3400 rpm). | |
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LOCATION
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Road, Paraparaumu, New Zealand MAP  CONTACT Phone: +64 (4) 297 1221 Fax: +64 (4) 297 0503 Email: southward@kapiti.co.nz |
