| Taipan Sports 1982 | |
| Designed, styled and manufactured by Cook Bros, Christchurch, the Taipan is a styling achievement. A low centre of gravity gives excellent stability and cornering and its ability on shingle or seal is unreal. | |
| 1600 cc VW engine on a shortened VW chassis floor pan. | |
| Tatra Saloon Model 77 1936 | |
| Ringhoffer-Tatra-Werke AG, Czechoslovakia | |
| Designed by Hans Ledwinka, this model has an all enveloping body built on aerodynamic principles with a central box-type frame. The engine is mounted behind the rear axle in the forked rear end. | |
| Air cooled V8, 3380 cc, (70 bhp at 3500 rpm). Top speed, 150 km/h. | |
| Tippen Delta Model 59 1959 | |
| Frank Tippen and Sons, England | |
| Designed with hand controls for the disabled, this motor-propelled tricycle was widely used in England. The tiller contains throttle, clutch and brake controls. | |
| Villiers Mk IIE/4 SFR, single cylinder two stroke, 197 cc, rotation of engine is changed to give reverse gear. The body is made of glass fibre reinforced plastic. | |
| Toyota SERA 1990 | |
| Toyota Motor Co, Japan | |
| The SERA was Toyota's entry into a domestic market for novelty cars which flourished briefly in Japan in the early 1990's. The 1500 cc Starlet-based SERA closely followed a concept car unveiled earlier at the Tokyo Motor Show, with it's gull-wing doors and sleek appearance. The novelty quickly wore off and only 15,000 of this model were made - demand dwindling to just 553 cars in 1993 when production ceased. This model was never officially imported into New Zealand because it does not comply with NZ safety standards. Donated by Toyota NZ. | |
| 1.5ltr, 4 cylinders, dohc with EFi and 4 valves per cylinder. Four speed electronic auto transmission. | |
| Trekka Utility Van 1972 | |
| Motor Holdings Group, NZ | |
| One of the few New Zealand built production vehicles. Mainly built for farm use as a cheaper version of the Landrover. Donated by Mr Doug Shaw of Picton. | |
| 1221 cc Skoda wet sleeve side valve engine. | |
| Triumph Herald Special 1967 | |
| The Triumph Herald introduced a new space frame backbone chassis which was also common to the Triumph Spitfire sports car. Many a rusty Triumph-Herald has sacrificed it's original Michelotti-designed body for a whole new style, with bodywork having been produced by kit car and home builders alike. This example has a woven cane body made by Dave Kelly in the Wairarapa. | |
| Triumph Renown 1952 Sedan | |
| Triumph Motor Co Ltd, England | |
| Razor edged four door saloon with box section frame and front coil springs, powered by a Standard Vanguard engine and three speed column shift gearbox. Only 2,800 of this Mk II model produced. Donated by Mr Alan Cordwell of Auckland. | |
| 4 cylinders, 2088 cc, ohv, LH column gearshift. | |
| Triumph Stag 1975 | |
| British Leyland Motor Co, England | |
| A convertible with hard top, the Triumph Stag has a top speed of 115 mph. Between 1970-1975 there were only 25,877 Stags made. | |
| 2997 cc, dohc, V8, 145 bhp. | |
| Turosar 1800 Special | |
| This highly unusual looking car was built by Mr Ron Whitman of Wellington. Taking 5,000 hours to complete, this two seater rear engined car was built around a VW chassis. It features gullwing-type doors and retractable headlights. Even the window catches are handmade. | |
| 1800 cc VW engine, 4 speed transmission. | |
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ADMISSION
HOURS
Easter until Labour Weekend 9am– 4.3Opm every day Labour Weekend until Easter 9am–5 pm every day (Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday) ADMISSION CHARGES Adults — $10.00 Children — $3.00 (5–15years) Pre-schoolers — No Charge Special rates for group bookings. Enquire here. Wheelchairs available. |
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LOCATION
Otaihanga
Road, Paraparaumu, New Zealand MAP  CONTACT Phone: +64 (4) 297 1221 Fax: +64 (4) 297 0503 Email: southward@kapiti.co.nz |
