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WOW - how many cars? | Southward Car Museum | Paraparaumu, New Zealand

We were totally blown away by this world-class museum. Hundreds of vintage, classic and even a few modern cars were on display - many that we hadn't heard of. In addition to autos there were motorcycles, bicycles, all sorts of memorabilia, and even a few air planes and a boat. We spent the majority of the day exploring this fantastic museum. A few of the notable vehicles follow. The 1920 Dodge Coupe ‘Copper Car’s body was hand beaten out of copper by Mr Phillip Lewis of Auckland in 1921. It took him 1000 hours to complete the bodywork. Aside from the obvious copper look, the snake with open mouth really grabbed our attention. Nice work Mr Lewis! 1970 Honda N360 – a Kei class car. In Japan, cars that meet certain criteria such as reduced weight, height, width and length reap benefits such as lower registration cost, road taxes, insurance cost. This one is sure TINY! 1985 Elswick Envoy – a concept design by William Towns. This car had only one door, in the rear, resulting in the British authorities deeming it unsafe. The design was picked up by Elswick, a cycle company, and they turned it into a car for people with disabilities. In total, 20 were produced. 1976 Purvis Eureka PL30 -a real head-turned, it was an instant hit when revealed in the Melbourne Car Show in March 1974. The Eureka started life in the UK in 1971, where it was called the Nova. It was soon sold in the USA as the Sterling and South Africa as the Eagle. 1963 Prince Skyline – born from the ashes of the Tachikawa Aircraft Co, which made the famous zero fighters during WW2, Prince concentrated on the high end market and merged with Nissan in 1966. The 1938 Nash Sedan was fitted with a Gas Producer, which was popular in New Zealand during WW2 due to fuel shortages. The producers used ‘Char’, half-burnt coal, as fuel and could go about 30 miles per fill using this fuel. This car was fitted with them after coming to the museum. 1949 Davis - three-wheeled car manufactured in Van Nuys, California. This particular car is believed to be owned by the late Rear Admiral Fabrey and used in the inauguration parade for President Truman. 1979 Ford ZH Fairlane - A popular car in Australia until the Galaxy took its place. Ford Australia's answer was to develop this luxury, long-wheelbase version of the mainstream Falcon, which positioned the vehicle between the Falcon & Galaxy. 1927 Willys-Knight Model 70 - Between 1914 and 1933 almost a half million sleeve valve engines. Production ended in 1932 when the company shifted focus on manufacturing the inexpensive Willys 77. 1934 Pierce-Arrow - stately vehicles purchased by those high on the social ladder. More of a custom vehicle, Pierce even keeping special colors on hand for important families and using those colors exclusively. Additional customization included carpets, luggage, trunks, and seats. They were known for their quality, reliability, performance, and sophistication. 1915 Stutz Indianapolis 500 Special - this vehicle raced in the 1915 Indianapolis 500 and placed third with an average speed of 87.6 mph. Later that year it won the 1915 Astor cup with an average speed of 102.6 mph.