| Packard 1928-29 | |
| 8 cylinder, 33/16 bore Rotary 32.5 BHP and develops 90 hp with a 9 bearing crankshaft. 3 speed gearbox | |
| Packard Eight 1935 | |
| Packard Motor Co, USA | |
| This handsome seven seater limousine is an excellent example of a high grade American car of the 1930s. It features mechanically operated servo assisted brakes, automatic chassis lubrication and a stabilising device to reduce roll. | |
| 8 cylinders, 81 mm bore, 127 mm stroke, 5342 cc (130 bhp at 3200 rpm). Price ?1295. | |
| Panhard Levassor 1902 | |
| Société de Anciens Etablissements Panhard et Levassor, Paris, France. | |
| One of the greatest names in motoring history, René Panhard and Emile Levassor worked together in a machinery manufacturing business before turning their skills to motorcars in the 1890s. Levassor married the widow of Edouard Sarazin who had acquired the Daimler patent rights for France and the early Panhard cars featured Daimler engines. They built a wide range cars in the early 1900s including the 1.8 three-cylinder 8/11 hp which features an armoured wood frame, quadrant change, automatic inlet valves, drip-feed lubrication, final drive by side-chains, piano type pedals and cylindrical controls on the steering wheel. | |
| 2 cylinders, chain drive to rear wheels. | |
| Peace Rat | |
| Built by Ed Roth, the famous Amercian who has made many unusual vehicles for films and parades. This exhibit has a Volkswagen engine and running gear. It has four horns which make varying noises. | |
| Phanomobile circa 1912 | |
| Gustav Hiller Phanomen Fahrradwerke, Germany | |
| This rather strange looking vehicle was surprisingly popular in Europe between 1907 and 1927. They were common in Sweden where the State goods carriers used them for baggage transport. A number were also used as ambulances during World War I. They were controlled by unusual direct tiller steering. | |
| 4 cylinders, air-cooled, 74 mm bore, 90 mm stroke, 1536 cc (14 hp at 1500 rpm). Top speed, 70 km/h (43.5 mph). | |
| Phoenix "Quadcar" | |
| Phoenix Motor Co, England | |
| This "Quadcar" evolved from the motorcycles and "Tricar" three-wheelers that Phoenix began making in 1903. Machines of this type were cheap, economical and performed well because they were light. The front passenger seat was generally known as the mother-in-law's seat! | |
| 8 hp, Fafnir two cylinders, side-by-side, water cooled, 80 mm bore, 80 mm stroke, 800 cc. Price £120. | |
| Pierce-Arrow Saloon 1934 | |
| Pierce Arrow Motor Corp, USA | |
| One of the great classic American cars of the 1930s, the Pierce-Arrow established a reputation for quality and elegant styling. This particular example has upholstery of red pigskin, vanity compartments, 10 coats of lacquer over the paint, and a bulkhead about 18 inches thick filled with kapoc to deaden the sound of the motor. It was chauffeur driven from new for the late Mr Husheer of the National Tobacco Co, Napier. | |
| V12 in L-type head, 89 mm bore, 101 mm stroke, 7540 cc (175 bhp at 3400 rpm), 58.8 hp. Price ?2,200. | |
| Pontiac Catalina 1970 | |
| Pontiac Motor Co, USA | |
| Powered by a 5750 cc V8 engine, the Pontiac Catalina was a very popular model from the General Motors Group. Pontiacs were originally made by Oakland in the 1920s and were produced as lower-cost versions of the Oakland range of automobiles. In the 1930s they closely resembled Chevrolets and Buicks. Pontiac was renowned for its conservative engine design, introducing a 127 bhp straight-eight cylinder side-valve engine in 1933, which it kept in production until 1955. Barry Grant of Tokoroa who sold the car to the museum provided the following history: "This car was purchased new in Canada for the step-mother of the son whose father was brother-in-law to my father's youngest sister's eldest step-daughter." | |
| Porsche 911E 1969 | |
| Dr Ing.h.c.F. Porsche KG, Austria and Germany | |
| Ferdinand Porsche, designer of the Volkswagen as well as for Auto Union, Mercedes and Austro Daimler, started producing his own cars in 1948. This particular model evolved from models used in road, track racing and hill climbs. The 911E uses mechanical fuel injection, which not only controls exhaust emission but increases the horsepower. | |
| Flat 6 cylinders, 84 mm bore, 66 mm stroke, 2195 cc, (155 bhp at 6200 rpm). Top speed, 220 km/h (137 mph). | |
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LOCATION
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