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Box 8 Waipu LETTERS

Senior Moment

I WAS having a senior moment thinking about some of the cars a few mates had in the 1960s. In about 1967, I had a drive of a rather rough sidevalve powered red ‘32 Ford roadster that was channelled with no guard. It belonged to either Roger Forsyth or Dave Foothead, both of who lived in Petone, Wellington. I do know nothing was ever done to it as to where it went. If he’s still around, Roger may be able to put some light on the subject. Roger Forsyth bought the Grahame Berry ‘34 coupe from Noel Riley. Roger took the ‘34 coupe with him when he moved up to the Hamilton area. Maybe someone knows where or if this ‘32 roadster still exists today.

Regards, Allen Hare.

Memories

HI PAUL, Nice words of

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