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IN THIS ISSUE #362 February 2021 FEATURES 6 Ferrari Enzo NAMED FOR THE BOSS 20 Jowett Jupiter 70 YEARS YOUNG 30 Holden Monaro GTS STREWTH, MATE 38 TVR Tasmin BLACKPOOL BLAST 46 Classic Cover Ellerslie Car Show PREVIEW 90 Auction report TAKING THE PULSE 2 NEW ZEALAND CLASSIC CAR

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When Ferrari decided to build a offering technology that wasn’t allowed special-edition car and name it after ‘il in F1, such as active aerodynamics and Commendatore’ — Ferrari’s famously traction control. As a result, Ferrari irascible boss — it put the acid on itself to produced what is now by consensus produce something very special indeed seen as the world’s first hypercar. by Ian Parkes Ferrari introduced automated shift manual controls to Formula 1 in 1989 Besides routinely building some Many Ferraris have on the 640, so the Enzo naturally had of the world’s most desirable made the most to have this F1-style automated shift cars on its production lines, and of the prancing manual transmission. It wasn’t the some of the world’s most successful cars horse’s extensive first, though, as clutchless — or rather in the crucible of motorsport, Formula F1 experience. cars with automatic clutches — have 1, Ferrari occasionally sets out to build This car makes the popped up from time to time, dating something a bit special — a limited- connection explicit, back to the 1955 Citroen DS. F1-style edition model that makes a statement offering an example LEDs on the flat-topped steering wheel to the motoring world. tantalisingly close indicate when to change the sequential to a full-throated box, and hitting the paddle shifters There are currently five of these F1 car actuates an electro-hydraulic clutch and models, the 288 GTO (presented shifting mechanism that bangs through 1984), F40 (1987), F50 (1995), Enzo example tantalisingly close to a full- the change in 150 milliseconds. That’s (2002–2004), and LaFerrari (2013). throated F1 car. It even goes beyond, one of the few criticisms of the car’s The one they decided to name after driving experience, with some even company founder Enzo Ferrari had describing the changes as clunky. better be good. Perhaps that’s not what you’d expect when you are forking out millions for Many of these landmark cars have the privilege — most cars can manage made the most of the prancing horse’s a smooth gear change — but this is extensive F1 experience. This car makes art; it’s a genuine Formula 1 artefact the connection explicit, offering an and if an Enzo Ferrari felt the same as an ordinary car, that would be very disappointing. It was cutting edge for its day, but such is the speed of progress that modern dual-clutch boxes can do the same job now, and more smoothly, in just over 20 milliseconds. THEMOTORHOOD.COM ISSUE 362 / FEBRUARY 2021 9

FERRARI’S FORTE The Enzo was also You will note too that this car the first road car does without the aerodynamic rear The engine — a V12, of course to feature carbon- wings adorning both its F40 and F50 — was brand new for this car. It is fibre disc brakes, predecessors. Ferrari naturally wanted longitudinally mounted, driving the offering braking to create a special-looking car and it rear wheels only. It was developed from commensurate could avoid the styling compromise the V8 in the Maserati Quattroporte, with its hypercar forced by having to stick on a wing — sharing its 104mm bores and 65-degree performance and pay respect to the late boss’s distaste V. Fuel injection feeds 5998cc in 12 for such appurtenances — by using pots, each with four valves per cylinder Despite the Ferrari’s spadefuls of F1 active dynamics. It works very well. A with continuously variable timing tech, the Porsche — whisper it — car that has apparently been recorded operated by double overhead cams. just edged the Ferrari in fastest laps hitting 355kph definitely needs What’s more, the intake manifold has of a couple of circuits, according to plenty of downforce. The Enzo’s front torque-boosting telescoping pipes — contemporary reports. But in some underbody flaps, a rear diffuser, and a more F1 technology. The bores are ways that competition only adds to the small adjustable rear spoiler supposedly Nikasil-lined and the con rods are car’s appeal. generate 3363 newtons of downforce titanium. It’s an intoxicating blend of at 200kph and over 7600 newtons at conventional and exotic engine tech. CARBON GALORE nearly 300kph, but this decreases as It’s worth noting at this point that Enzo speeds go up from there. himself was dismissive of aerodynamic The Enzo has a carbon-fibre body of tech, saying “aerodynamics are for course, and in keeping with its F1 The body was designed by people who can’t build engines”. Just inspiration, interior trim is spartan, Pininfarina’s head of design, Ken as that view is now obviously a period the carbon-fibre weave offering only Okuyama. It was controversial at the piece, this car represents another an impression of soft fabrics. The seat time, attracting criticism for excessive motoring inflection point. It’s likely to doesn’t even move — but, of course, angles and curves. It is certainly be the last naturally aspirated, non- you can choose the width and position more flamboyant than the Maserati hybrid V12 hypercar we are likely to and then it is fixed in place. The Enzo MC12, a derivative of the Enzo that see. Its successor in the signature car was also the first road car to feature Ferrari produced for the FIA GT series, LaFerrari, features hybrid power. carbon-fibre disc brakes, offering championship — Ferrari controlled braking commensurate with its hypercar the other sports car brand for Fiat at As you’d expect, the Enzo offers performance. Magazine testers at its the time. Very much on the plus side blistering performance on tyres launch predictably reported braking way is that the car’s styling hasn’t dated. specially designed for the car. It can too soon on the first few corners of their This 20-year old car looks as fresh and apparently hit 100kph in 3.6 seconds laps around the Fiorano test circuit. interesting today as it did at launch and 160kph in 6.5 seconds. Like its and those bold lines clearly evoke the LaFerrari successor, the Enzo was Formula 1 cars it was based on. After immediately met by competition, all, it’s meant to be a statement piece, this time from the Porsche Carrera not your ‘average’ Ferrari. The more GT and the Mercedes McLaren SLR. you look at it, the better it looks. I’d say job done. 10 NEW ZEALAND CLASSIC CAR



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TOP SHELF Enzo Anselmo Giuseppe Maria So just how special is this car, among Ferrari Ferrari’s special cars? It was announced at the 2002 Paris Motor Show and, as Ten years after his birth in 1898, Enzo’s imagination was fired by seeing newfangled is the way of these things, invitations cars wheezing around the Circuit of Bologna. He swore to his papa that he would to purchase were offered to customers become a racing driver. In 1916 Enzo lost his father and his only sibling, his elder who had bought F40s and F50s. brother, to the flu epidemic raging through Europe. After serving in the Italian Army Appropriately, it’s an invitation that in World War I, he found work at Costruzioni Meccaniche National, a company that is very hard to refuse. All 399 cars made small cars out of old trucks. At age 20 he took up the were sold before production began the company’s offer to race its 15hp open wheeler. following year. Enzo moved on to Alfa Romeo as a racer mechanic, laying Scarcity is a given among special the foundation for the famous Scuderia Ferrari racing team. editions in this rarified company so, He won his first Grand Prix in 1923, and three more the when it comes to current values, the following year. The deaths of two Italian drivers persuaded numbers become especially important. him to move into race management. He employed top This model falls into the middle of the drivers and even beat Mercedes and Auto Union in 1935 range among Ferrari’s signature specials. at the German Grand Prix. It was there Ferrari hardened The factory-built 272 288 GTOs, which his heart and developed part of his famously imperious were based on the much more modest personality, pitting his drivers against one another. 308 body, are the oldest and slowest of the limited-edition cars. They are also PRANCING HORSE the rawest and rarest so their values are already high. Ferrari built 1341 F40s, The prancing horse emblem originated in World War I. It was the symbol of Italian 349 F50s, and 499 of the (hybrid) fighter pilot Francesco Baracca, who had been given a necklace featuring the LaFerraris. The Enzo went on sale for emblem. Baracca was shot down over Austria, near the Porsche factory, which, US$659,000 or around $924,000 incidentally, also features a prancing horse in its emblem. Enzo Ferrari adopted the of our dollars. These cars now go for emblem, so it first appeared on Alfa Romeo’s racing cars. $2.8 million to more than $4 million, meaning if you had hung onto one from Enzo left Alfa Romeo, having fallen out with the company when it wanted to new you’d be up around $1.5 million. take back control of its racing team. He signed a deal banning him from building his own race cars for four years so he set up an auto parts company, Auto Avio THEMOTORHOOD.COM Costruzioni. He actually built his first race car there, the Tipo 185, under the parts company name, but the business was soon seized by the Italian government for the war effort. Enzo’s factory in Modena was bombed so he moved to Maranello, where it was promptly bombed again. Apparently this event forced him to make road cars as well, to generate some much-needed revenue. THE START OF AN ERA In 1950 Ferrari’s team signed up with Formula 1 and remains the only team to have been part of it since the start. The team won its first F1 victory the following year at Silverstone. The death toll among racing drivers remained high, even claiming the life of a favourite, Gilles Villeneuve, during a qualifying session, but by then Ferrari had managed to come to terms with it. Thereafter, he no longer had close relationships with his drivers. In 1961 Ferrari’s autocratic control prompted ructions within the company and several key members in sales, engineering, and the racing team staged ‘the great walkout’. Soon after, Ferrari made an enemy of Henry Ford, effectively using Ford’s bid to buy the company as a stalking horse to get Fiat to buy the company and bail it out. As we know, that prompted Ford to get the bit between its teeth and develop the Ford GT40. Scuderia Ferrari won the F1 championship in 1983, its last crowning success at the top of the sport before Enzo Ferrari’s death in 1988. ISSUE 362 / FEBRUARY 2021 13

INVITATION ONLY It’s an interesting dynamic, the way the Ferrari market operates. It seems the days of Ferraris of any type decreasing in value are long gone. In the ’50s, towards the end of the coach-building era, when numbers were always small, 1950s Testarossas were quickly rendered obsolete by the rapid advances of the era. In the ’60s, you could pick one up for under $8000. One sold in 2014 for around $56 million. It must grate a bit for the factory to produce cars, even at healthy prices, knowing their buyers will surely cash in with little effort when they sell them. However, it does mean the factory is guaranteed to sell the entire production run and never suffer the ignominy of finding one of its cars appearing to be unpopular. One owner who posted footage on social media of himself doing donuts in a Ferrari, got a phone call almost immediately, and the video came down straight away Grant Baker, who owns this car, is one of a few Kiwis fortunate enough to be on that invitation list. He says Ferrari doesn’t start building these limited-edition cars until they are all sold, and deposits have been lodged. Grant is in Ferrari’s good books. That means he can add a few bespoke touches to his purchases. Grant liked the fact that the prancing horse emblem was hand-painted on the wings of earlier cars, as befitting their hand-built heritage. Later models have a badge inset into the wings. Grant said to the factory he’d prefer the hand-painted version. 14 NEW ZEALAND CLASSIC CAR

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It is as brand new as you can get with a DOING THE IMPOSSIBLE 17 20-year-old car. It is not registered for the road, and never has been. In fact, Grant \"You sometimes hear the word can’t imagine there’s a better one out there ‘impossible!’,” from the factory says Grant, “but if you keep talking you THEMOTORHOOD.COM find they are quite good at doing the impossible. Maybe it means something else in Italian.” The factory said the indentation pressed in the wings for the badge made a painted symbol ‘impossible’ to achieve. Grant was told they would have to make new wings. “So?” said Grant. He got his hand-painted horse and has applied it to a couple of recent additions. Grant has several iconic Ferraris among the rather overwhelming collection in his garage, including an open-top black LaFerrari Aperta. While he has a few older cars, he is likely to stay with the newer cars now. He races a Ferrari 488 Challenge so is very well attuned to the upper echelon of modern Ferrari performance and driving dynamics. Grant isn’t one of those people who believes Ferraris have to be red, and, as Ferrari offers the opportunity to have bespoke colours, that adds to the interest. The striking bold yellow of this car didn’t put him off when he bought it second-hand. Even though it’s true, that description — second-hand — is an insult to this car. It is as brand new as you can get with a 20-year-old car. It is not registered for the road, and never has been. In fact, Grant can’t imagine there’s a better one out there. THE GRAND TOUR It is Grant’s second Enzo. He had another one that he and a friend used to tour Europe in 2013. Fully echoing the spirit of the iconoclastic ‘Ingegnere’ — another of Enzo’s many nicknames — it’s an unusual choice as a Gran Turismo car, lacking luggage space, well, much space of any kind, or the comforts of almost any modern car. However, this Ferrari fanatic got to drive this superb car on some of the best roads in Europe and, on suitable occasions such as on Ferrari’s Mugello racetrack, at speeds close to those at the upper end of the car’s performance envelope. Remember, Grant races cars like this. Bumbling about in a campervan would have been such a waste. Of course it also meant he could take part in that year’s Ferrari Cavalcade in Florence. His Enzo was one of six red Enzos at that event. ISSUE 362 / FEBRUARY 2021

2002 FERRARI ENZO MID-ENGINE, 2-SEAT, 2-DOOR COUPE Description: F140B, V12, DOHC, 48-valve, 5998cc In reality, driving the Enzo was He spotted this Aspiration: Bosch Motronic Me7.0 with port no hardship,” says Grant. “It’s so Enzo for sale while fuel injection comfortable. It’s true you can’t take he was in the UK much stuff with you but it drives with a friend for Bore/Stroke: 92/75.2mm beautifully, especially on the autostradas Goodwood in 2018. and autobahns they have there. It’s so He was intrigued Compression ratio: 11.2/1 fast and so composed.” because of this car’s pristine condition Max. power: 485kW (650bhp) @ 7800rpm Grant says he bought that car in and because the UK with around 6000km on the of his personal Torque: 657Nm (485 lb⋅ft) @ 5500rpm clock, and took it up to 12,000 in the connection. “I three years he had it, so he got plenty realised I missed it.” Power/weight: 376.4 kW/tonne (458bhp/tonne) out of it. A 2004 model with 2000km on the clock sold recently for $3.64 that a long sea voyage would not have GEARBOX, BRAKES, SUSPENSION million. Grant puts current values at been kind to it, it was flown to New around $3.8 to $5 million and says it is Zealand in the hold of an A380 aircraft. Gearbox: Six-speed semi-automatic unlikely that any Enzos sold now will Having driven thousands of kilometres do many more hard miles. in his previous Enzo, Grant is able Drive: Rear-wheel drive to resist the temptation to add to the Grant has a few other Ferraris in his 289km on the clock of this one. For the Steering: Rack and pinion garage in Auckland, but he spotted this short journey of 12–15km to our photo Enzo for sale while he was in the UK location, the car was transported by Suspension F: Double wishbone with a friend for Goodwood in 2018. truck. When it comes to Ferraris, Grant He was intrigued because of this car’s has shown the impossible is possible. Suspension R: Double wishbone pristine condition, for all it means to You can have your cake and eat it. „ the marque, and because of his personal Brakes: Ventilated carbon discs, ABS connection. “I realised I missed it.” Wheels: 9Jx19, 13Jx19 The car was offered by a dealer who had bought a collection of cars from a Tyres F/R: 245/35 ZR19 / 345/35 ZR19 Danish businessman, so he went to see it. The previous owner hadn’t fancied Length: 4702mm paying the 300-per-cent new-car taxes that applied there so he had kept it in Width: 2035mm a bond store, knowing full well it was hardly a waste of money. Its special Height: 1147mm treatment continues to this day. Given Boot space: 350L Wheelbase: 2650mm Track F/R: 1660/1650mm Kerb weight: 1365-1479kg 0–100kph: 3.6s 0–200kph: 10.3s Est. max. acceleration: 0.84g Lateral acceleration: 1.05g Downforce @200kph: 344kg Downforce @ 300kph: 775kg Standing quarter-mile: 11s Maximum speed: 355kph 18 NEW ZEALAND CLASSIC CAR

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Feature: 1954 Jowett Jupiter The Jowett Jupiter turns 70

The Jowett Jupiter leapt to fame with Jowett cars were built in Bradford a lot of the right ingredients, including from 1906 to 1954, when the racing success, but this classic ’50s company ceased trading. Up until British sports car was in production for 1935, all the cars were powered by the just three years, and only 850 were built famous horizontally opposed flat twin, ‘the little engine with the big pull’. At By Ashley Webb, photography Strong Style Photo that point, Jowett went big, launching a new horizontally opposed flat-four engine. In 1940, car manufacturing came to an abrupt halt so that the factory could be switched to the war effort. In 1942, the Jowett board advertised for a designer to design an all new THEMOTORHOOD.COM ISSUE 362 / FEBRUARY 2021 19

post-war model. One of the successful chassis ready to display at the Earls applicants was Gerald Palmer, a young Court Motor Show in October 1949, engineering draughtsman who was only five months away. The chassis working at MG at the time. The car he was constructed with large-diameter, designed was the revolutionary, unitary cross-braced chromium-molybdenum construction Jowett Javelin, launched tubing, with anti-roll bars front and in 1947. It was the hot hatch of its day, rear. Steering was by rack-and-pinion, featuring independent front suspension which gave excellent positive light and the new horizontally opposed flat- control. The chassis was ready on time four overhead valve 1.5-litre engine, and was displayed on the Jowett stand which gave it a top speed of over at the motor show. 80mph. The Javelin became a popular rally car, winning its class at the Monte ERA had also designed a coupé Carlo Rally in 1949. It also won its body for the chassis, which many class in the Spa 24-Hour race in the thought rather ugly and ungainly. same year. It was displayed at the London Albemarle Street showroom, but ALL-OUT SPORTS Jowett wanted an open sports car with modern styling like the Jaguar Given the sporting successes of its Javelin saloon, Jowett decided to build an all-out sports car using mostly Javelin mechanicals. The chassis of the Jupiter was designed at English Racing Automobiles (ERA) by Austrian Robert Eberan Von Eberhorst, who had previously worked on Auto Union racing cars from 1933 to 1937. The brief was to have a rolling 20 NEW ZEALAND CLASSIC CAR

XK120. The job was given to Jowett’s Jowett entered what was basically an chief bodywork designer, Reg Korner, untried and untested car into the 1950 Le in November 1949. He was told two Mans 24-Hour race cars had to be ready for March 1950, one for road trials, the other to ship to the USA for the April exhibition. Jowett really thought the car would sell well in the USA as MG TCs, etc., were very popular there, and this was clearly a more modern offering. The cars were ready in time; it was a heroic effort by Korner and his team to produce such a tidy and well- finished car in only four months. THE CAR THAT LEAPED TO FAME Jowett took the bold step of entering what was basically an untried and tested car into the 1950 Le Mans 24-Hour race. The car was driven by Tommy Wise and Tom Wisdom. It won the 1.5-litre class at a record speed of an average of 75.8mph, covering more than 1819 miles, and the Jowett slogan for the Jupiter — ‘the car that leaped to fame’ — was born. The Toms won their class again in the 1951 and 1952 THEMOTORHOOD.COM ISSUE 362 / FEBRUARY 2021 21

Le Mans races — the only three years Access to the boot more boot space than the SA but at the they entered. Clearly their achievement space in the first expense of the petrol tank, which was should have translated into massive model, the SA, was reduced from 11 to 8 gallons. sales for Jowett, especially as the car also only possible by hit so many classically appealing notes. tipping the seat The factory records confirm that The 1952 class winner was a specially back forward. the 731 SA models were built and 94 lightened car known as the R1 Jupiter, SC introduced an SCs. Around 69 rolling chassis were one of four built. Jupiters also had class opening boot — also produced. Most were supplied to wins in the 1951 Monte Carlo rally and yes, really! coachbuilders such as Abbott, Farina, the Watkins Glen race in the USA, as Ghia, Mead, and Radford. They were well as successes in many other rallies. built into special-bodied cars in open or saloon form. Well over half of these cars HALF-SISTERS survive today — another remarkable endorsement, considering they are now The standard Jupiter model, known 70 years old. as the SA, or Mark 1, was available from November 1950. It was basically unchanged until October 1952, when the SC, or Mark 1A, was introduced. The SC introduced an opening boot — yes, really! — and a more streamlined hood line. Access to the boot space in the SA was only possible by tipping the seat back forward. The SC also had 22 NEW ZEALAND CLASSIC CAR

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TIME TO TINKER started in December 2015 when, with some time on his hands during a John Ball has always enjoyed tinkering Christchurch trip, he searched online for with old boats and cars. He’s old enough “cars, before 1970 and in Christchurch”. to think having gearbox parts on newspaper on the floor of his bedroom, “A true classic,” the advertisement while the relevant car sat waiting on nail read, with a motor recently boxes, was a normal part of growing up. reconditioned. The body would His passion has always tended towards have been complimented had it old British bangers. He reckons he’s been described as “scruffy” and the fortunate not to have got caught up in upholstery consisted of a rear seat out the American muscle scene. of a Hillman Husky. John’s love affair with this Jupiter John remembers thinking the car was quite ugly with her bulbous bum John reassured himself that he would enjoy the original patina and not get caught up in a restoration ... THEMOTORHOOD.COM ISSUE 362 / FEBRUARY 2021 25

“We started the work, and I got the inevitable, ‘You’d better come and have a look at this’ phone calls,” says John but that she would be a fun car for SIMPLY THE BEST He has also embraced the Jupiter’s his first convertible. Of course, he quirkiness. reassured himself that he would enjoy One fateful day, John couldn’t resist the the original patina and not get caught urge to drop into TA Panelbeaters in Te “The curves are just beautiful — up in a restoration. Aroha and ask Ash Tanner to give him especially that oversized rear end that an estimate for a tidy-up. doesn’t even have a lid to access all John soon joined the Jowett Car that space!” Club and found himself among an “We started the work, and I got the amazing group of enthusiasts who knew inevitable, ‘You’d better come and have A few weeks with Dennis at Te the car well. They had container loads a look at this’ phone calls,” says John. Aroha Upholsterers and the interior of parts and heads full of knowledge matched the exterior perfectly. The about all things Jowett. It was a case of either putting the Humber back seat was replaced patches back or starting a reverse with Fiat 850 seats — the go-to for “Had there been such an award assembly. They chose the latter. Jupiters that don’t stick with the as ‘worst car’ at the car club meetings Happily, it was not a decision John later original bench seat. The interior it would certainly have been mine. rued — 18 months on he was stunned panels and carpet were made to Someone also suggested I could win a by the finished result. match. ‘most improved’ award with very little effort. But mechanically she was great,” Ash had arranged for John to Since then, John has cruised John recalls. stay away during the final paint and from Westport to Kaitaia in assembly, so, at its unveiling, it was the Jupiter and has never had a transformed in John’s mind almost breakdown that he couldn’t sort magically from a painted tube chassis out himself on the roadside. What’s and a pile of parts to a drive-away car. more, he jumped straight over ‘most improved’ and went straight to ‘best “I couldn’t believe that I once Jowett’ at the last club meet. „ thought she was ugly!” John reveals. 26 NEW ZEALAND CLASSIC CAR



Feature: Holden Monaro HT GTS 350 28 NEW ZEALAND CLASSIC CAR

SCOOMUFTOHRETRN For many Kiwi petrolheads, there can be few more satisfying moments than slipping behind the wheel of a classic Aussie or American muscle car and turning the key to hear a well-sorted V8 settle into idle — especially if it recalls a Bathurst champion By Quinton Taylor, photography Quinton Taylor and Derek Ayson THEMOTORHOOD.COM ISSUE 362 / FEBRUIARY 2021 29

Derek and Rachel Ayson enjoy Adding the bigger engine and a new cruising Southern highways transmission, along with discrete to the easy loping beat of their upgrades for modern conditions, 1970 Holden HT GTS350 Holden have added to the Aysons’ enjoyment Monaro. Powered by Chevrolet’s popular 350ci V8, the motor has found favour in many restomod classic cars and developed a great reputation for reliability and satisfying performance. The car it powers was originally a factory-built GTS in white with a blue interior, fitted with Holden’s 186ci six. Derek bought it in 2007 from good friends Russell and Catherine Harrex of Dunedin. During the mid 1990s, the Harrexes had had the car stripped to bare metal. Jeff Marshall Panel Repairs tidied it up, and it was resprayed at Grant Findlater Auto Painters in Balclutha. During the past 12 years, the Monaro has provided reliable motoring, and it has taken little work to keep it in pristine condition. Derek remains very pleased with his decision to buy the car and enjoys driving it. Adding the bigger engine and a new transmission, along with discrete upgrades for modern conditions, have added to the Aysons’ enjoyment and, as the mechanical work was completed to a high standard, they can be confident the car is also safer. 30 NEW ZEALAND CLASSIC CAR

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Feature: 1982 TVR Tasmin TVR TASMIN ProperWedge Fancy a ‘wind in your hair’ sports car? Forget mass-market models and floppy old roadsters. Get something designed from the get-go as a pure, individualistic sports car By Patrick Harlow 38 NEW ZEALAND CLASSIC CAR

Neville Wilson of Napier has been MODERN VINTAGE a Rover V8. It is also the last time the a keen member of the Vintage Tasmin name was used on a TVR. Car Club for most of his life. As we know, classic cars are getting He showed me the collection of cars more modern as time passes. The The Tasmin was the last Martin in his garage, including a 1937 Dodge Vintage Car Club offers a slightly Lilley TVR, before TVR was purchased Coupe he has owned for 25 years. quirky take on this, as the date at by Peter Wheeler in 1982. To be fair, Behind that was a 1929 OHC Morris which a car is eligible to join the the Rover V8-powered examples were Minor that has been in the family for Vintage Car Club moves forward the real headline-grabbers of this era even longer. It was considered a good just every two years — which brings but the 2.8 was no slouch. The plastic buy in 1961. Now retired, Neville Neville’s TVR Tasmin into frame. body conferred a good power-to- enjoys going for runs with other club weight ratio, so it was competitive with members, especially on balmy spring With a 2.8-litre V6 power plant other GT cars of the day, such as the days in a car with the roof down. producing 160bhp (119kW), the TVR Lotus Elite. What could be better than doing it in is satisfyingly more powerful than the an old roadster, preferably something Morris Minor. Originally known as SHARED DESIGN with a bit more get up and go than the the Tasmin 280i, and these days more Morris, lovely though it is? The Morris’s popularly known as ‘the Wedge’, the The similarity of the TVR to the 20bhp (15kW) 847cc engine makes it car personifies the shape of many sports Lotus is not surprising as they share a considerably faster than a single horse cars of the late-’70s to mid-’80s era. designer. After leaving Lotus, Oliver and cart but not much else. Winterbottom went on to design Neville’s 1982 Tasmin represents the the Tasmin. Another Lotus designer, last year for the 2.8 V6; later cars had THEMOTORHOOD.COM ISSUE 362 / FEBRUARY 2021 39

Ian Jones, joined TVR at about the windscreen finishes just above your same time and was instrumental in head. It was revolutionary in its day — designing the car’s backbone chassis the Tasmin was one of the first cars to with sturdy outriggers supporting the have its windscreen bonded in place. fibreglass body. Like all TVRs, the Tasmin is Along with the engine, most of designed to be driven hard. The the parts came from Ford. The rear gearstick falls easily into the hand differential came from the Jaguar XJ-S. and the column controls demand a The Tasmin was even available with bit of a reach. The pedals are narrow Ford’s Cortina 2.0-litre engine but but nicely spaced apart. Seats are sales for this model were so poor it was comfortable, with room in the quickly dropped. footwell for a person well in excess of 1.8 metres in height. There is plenty The switch to Rover power meant of room in the car from the footwells just 1400 2.8-litre cars were produced, to the shoulders. I liked the high of which just over half were roadsters, transmission tunnel and the feeling I making this a pretty rare sports car. was in the cockpit of an aeroplane. Few will be as well-preserved as the car that belongs to Neville. Neville takes The interior of the car is classic no credit for this as he has only owned British sports car: plenty of wood. Its the car for a couple of years. He gives instrumentation is an example of TVR’s all kudos to Andrew Priest, who famed quirkiness. The gauges, although brought the car with him when he clearly visible through the steering immigrated in 1997. A TVR man for wheel, are frustratingly small and highly most of his life, Andrew ensured that detailed, which makes them quite hard the car was in tip-top condition when to read at a glance. he sold it in 2016. The door panels appear unfinished. DESIGNED FOR The velour panels seem to have been HARD DRIVING The interior of the car is classic My first impression on hopping British sports car: plenty of wood. Its into the Tasmin is of being low to instrumentation is an example of TVR’s the ground. The huge, steeply raked famed quirkiness 40 NEW ZEALAND CLASSIC CAR

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fitted as an afterthought as the pressure This is a genuinely came on to get the car into production nice car to drive, quickly, with a grab handle slapped on the engine to close the door. noise loud but acceptable. The The four-speed gearbox had a little car was geared for bit of play, as befits a car of this age. European touring The clutch was heavyish but not too so it is necessary heavy, although I would not want to to change down drive the car in rush hour traffic. It a gear when has been a while since I have driven a overtaking slower car without power steering. Neville is vehicles seriously considering fitting it to this car. The power steering from a V6 Mk5 Cortina should bolt straight into the Tasmin. IT ALL COMES TOGETHER Once on the open road, I applied the but acceptable. The car was geared for loud pedal and things changed. At European touring so it is necessary to speeds over 40kph, the steering came change down a gear when overtaking into its own — responsive with plenty slower vehicles. No problem. of feedback from the road. The nose came up and the car accelerated very On windy roads, the car felt very smoothly and quickly up to the legal firm. I did not push it to anywhere speed limit. Once moving, everything near its limit but it handled very well came together. The effort to press the and I was confident it would give me clutch was forgotten as the gears flowed no surprises even if I had gone into into each other. This is a genuinely a corner carrying a little too much nice car to drive, the engine noise loud speed. The view outside the car was panoramic. The large windscreen gave 42 NEW ZEALAND CLASSIC CAR

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a great view of the road ahead. The Wiring aside, these sports cars are bonnet bulge was clearly visible and perhaps surprisingly reliable. That broke up the otherwise flat bonnet in is a very good thing as, during its a pleasing manner. When moving fast, production run from 1980 through to the Tasmin is a great car to drive. 1988, TVR often dipped into different parts bins for things such as switchgear AGE HAS NOT WEARIED IT and internal door handles. Another plus is that this iconic car has enough I think the car looks best in its roadster personality to have created a devoted form with the ‘targa’ soft-top down. circle of fans and suppliers on the web While the exterior wedge shape is now who are keen to provide knowledgeable dated, it works better than the coupé support. version. When I first saw this car in magazines in my teenage years, it Neville first saw his TVR for sale in instantly became one of my dream cars. Timaru in 2016 but unfortunately it Alongside its contemporaries such as was snapped up before he could act. the Triumph TR7, the Lotus Elan and It came up for sale again just over six Esprit, and the Reliant Scimitar Sabre, it months later. This time Neville was more than held its own in performance ready to pounce. Now that he has it, he and style. It has its detractors, but this does not intend to sell it. „ is still a great-looking car with the long bonnet and short tail that can only Another plus is that this iconic car has ever belong to a sports car. Its once de enough personality to have created a devoted rigueur styling is now different enough circle of fans and suppliers on the web to make it stand out in any crowd. One of this car’s strangest quirks is its wiring. TVR must have got a good deal on black-coated wire as it is used throughout the car. Coloured tags serve to differentiate each circuit but, over the years, many of these tags fall off. Often the only way to problem-solve any electrical fault is to try one wire at a time. I have yet to meet an auto electrician who enjoys working on wedge TVRs. 44 NEW ZEALAND CLASSIC CAR

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Feature: Ellerslie Classic Car Show FIVE DECADES OF EXCELLENCE There’s nothing quite like the atmosphere of the Ellerslie Classic Car Show. Sleek lines, curvaceous shapes, whitewall tyres, the smell of natural leather, and fresh car polish take us back to a time when cars, like most things in modern life, were less complicated — and all the better for it By Ashley Webb What started as a competition ago has blossomed into an impressive organising committee representing between a few car clubs classic car spectacular — the Ellerslie some 75 participating clubs showing at the sunken gardens in Classic Car Show. It is organised 700 to 800 classics. Auckland’s Cornwall Park 50 years by teams of volunteers run by an If you were there when the event 46 NEW ZEALAND CLASSIC CAR

began in Cornwall Park in 1972, you restoration industry. Some of the best First winners of the Club Challenge may well wonder where the years have work — in some cases worth many Trophy at Sunken Gardens 1972 gone. Certainly, you’ll be aware of how millions of dollars — competes at the show has grown, changed, and Ellerslie in our closest equivalent to Each year another improved over five decades. the USA’s renowned Pebble Beach year’s production of competition. cars enters ‘cars of Indeed, some cars now regarded as our youth’ territory, highly collectible classics didn’t exist when It’s the only New Zealand car event which drives the event began. Japanese collectibles where entries are judged to international interest in classic are certainly one example of how times standards, focusing on presentation, cars and tastes have changed — and others, appearance, originality, and excellence. particularly British marques, have ceased Continuity, procedure, and judging Intermarque Concours, is not actually production, some becoming more are overseen by the Thoroughbred and the 50th year of the show. It started in desirable as a result. It’s interesting to note Classic Car Owners Club (TACCOC). 1972. The reason for this is just maths that each year another year’s production Stan Edwards in particular deserves — because, unlike humans and the of cars enters classic territory; ‘the cars of recognition for the dedication and anniversaries of their birth, you start our youth’ dynamic, which drives a lot expertise he has contributed over many counting show events at one, not zero. of interest in classic cars, means the sweet years in this area. Honours include the spot of the most popular or interesting coveted Intermarque Team Shield and For this 50th show, Classic Cover cars is also moving to younger cars. Masters Class for individual vehicles Insurance is the naming rights sponsor, Classic cars of the ’40s and ’50s now and, judged to quite different criteria, so the show’s full name this year is the mean less to many than later models. the Best Club Display. The winner of the Classic Cover Ellerslie Car Show. And I dare suggest we are now seeing the team event each year earns the honour of start of this process starting to affect ’60s being the host club at the next Ellerslie Visitors should allow the whole day cars. Younger collectors are more likely Classic Car Show, an ‘honour’ which, to see the 800 or so classic vehicles on to prefer something that demands less besides putting representatives on the display, along with the latest prestige spanner work. committee, mostly means having to and performance models from leading stump up most of the hundreds of dealerships. There’s more curvaceous Ellerslie became the show’s venue in volunteers required to run the next show. shapes, angular lines, rich leather, and 1982, when Porsche took honours after shiny chrome on show than at any breaking Jaguar and MG’s stranglehold 50/50/50 other event in this part of the world. on the competition shield, and the event was moved from Cornwall Park. An exciting new competition this MG’S INAUGURAL WIN year will be the 50/50/50. Loosely THE CONCOURS based on Jay Leno’s ‘30 under 30’, this To celebrate half a century of this competition is for owners and cars wonderful event, the show will host The Intermarque Concours d’Elegance under 50 years old with less than 50k a display of some of winning Masters is the centerpiece of the Ellerslie Classic spent on them. The owners don’t have Class and Teams Event cars from Car Show. This is the best place to see to belong to a traditional car club, and previous years. In fact, the car that won meticulously restored, rare, and pristine the cars don’t have to be restored to the very first Intermarque Concours vehicles. Entering the show is about original specifications. competition is entered into the Survivors displaying treasured vehicles to people Class competition this year. who appreciate them, but entering a 50TH SHOW concours takes the art of classic car Graeme Collett entered his presentation to serious competition This year’s 50th running of the Ellerslie shiny nine-year-old ‘B’ in the first level. Attention to detail is the name of Classic Car Show, incorporating the Intermarque Concours competition the game. Every centimetre of the car, in 1972. It was his first attempt at from top to bottom, front to back, is concours. In those early days, the club judged by several teams of judges — many of them experts in their particular category, whether it be paint, interior, mechanical, or even glass, chrome, wheels, or tyres. This combined, judged, event also gives the average enthusiast the opportunity to witness first-hand the intense level of effort and commitment required just to get to the judging ring. This concours competition has always set the benchmark for showcasing the craftsmanship of our internationally acclaimed vehicle THEMOTORHOOD.COM ISSUE 362 / FEBRUIARY 2021 47

Teams Event was for three cars, and Graeme Collett’s winning MGB from 1972 By 1971, when apparently they didn’t need to be of the Graeme managed same marque. The MG Teams entry Auckland Mustang Owners Club members, to persuade his that year consisted of Graeme’s MGB, Chris Dwen and Mark Pritchard take out the dad to assist him Martin Dunn’s Fiat 124, and Bruce coveted 2020 Teams Event award with a to buy the car from Anderson’s MGA Twin Cam. The team pair of matching 1969 Mustang SportsRoofs the good doctor, it successfully lifted the first award of the had done 150,000 Team Challenge Shield, a trophy that, excellent position to enter the Ellerslie miles. It has now 50 competitions later, is still king of the Survivor Class in 2021. done around concours awards. 400,000 Another interesting twist is that the In 1974, Graeme’s car won the other winning MG from 1972, Bruce US MUSCLE overall best car with 267 points, so Anderson’s MGA Twin Cam, is still in either the judges were really tough back Auckland and owned by long-term MG Members of the Auckland Mustang then, the judging points criteria were Club members Sue and Ernie Martin. Owners Club have been strong significantly different from nowadays, It is still in lovely restored condition. competitors over the years, winning or the standard has been pushed ever Interestingly, Ernie and Sue’s TF also multiple Masters Class and Teams Event higher over the years — and it could be won top marks in the Teams Event in trophies. They won their first Teams the latter. 1989 and will be in the past winners Event in 2001, with success again in display. The Twin Cam is currently 2006, then bagged first and second place Graeme still owns the very original, running but off the road. We’re hoping in 2011. AMOC was a truly deserving two-owner, 1963 MGB roadster, which Bruce will be able to transport it to the winner at the 40th anniversary of the is believed to be the first ‘fully optioned’ show to be car number 2 in the past Intermarque Concours d’Elegance, with car imported into New Zealand. The winners line-up. two outstanding examples of extremely car is equipped with original hardtop, rare and desirable Mustangs: Shane overdrive, and wire wheels. It was 1970 Mustang Mach 1 sold by the BMC dealer in Taihape 428 Cobra Jet and 1965 to a doctor, who regularly drove it Mustang K-Code, Team to Auckland to visit his girlfriend. Event winners 2011 By 1971, when Graeme managed to persuade his dad to assist him to buy the car from the good doctor, it had done 150,000 miles. It has now done around 400,000 miles and, apart from regular servicing, is an amazing original time capsule, having never been rebuilt. The car is red but this is not the original paint. Graeme is an expert panel beater and painter, and early in his ownership he repainted the car well enough to put it on a very long winning streak! Graeme’s MGB was his and his very understanding wife’s only transport until around 1985, when they bought an Austin A40. With a tow bar fitted, the family MGB was able to pull a small trailer loaded down with camping gear when the young family headed off each year on their summer holiday. Graeme’s two children managed to squeeze in the back of the roadster with the hardtop fitted. Wow, that must have been warm in mid summer! Each year, after returning from their holiday, Graeme would get to work for about a week to clean and fettle the car ready for the concours season. He has in fact won 22 of the MG Club concours that have been run over the past 45 years — quite an achievement. It’s one that places Graeme and his very special car in an 48 NEW ZEALAND CLASSIC CAR