IceNineBack to cool stuff @jackyan and @GruffHarding
Green is always a winner I say and again it keeps on winning
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/chevrolet/oldsmobile/listing/5760414342
Gruff HardingHow are you going to explain the purchase after hitting a fifth division win?
Anyhoo, a few beauts today, but first this - get it and you too can pick the car of your choice
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/other/other/listing/5761689924
Number two - is purple your lucky colour? Better hope so, because British reliability
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/austin/1100/listing/5761804800
Jack Yan (ēēµę©)@GruffHarding @IceNine Ah, but was yours twin-carb with the 1300?
I'd hope so!
Thing I like about older cars, you lift the bonnet and can immediately recognise an engine!
A nice honest car, with honest description
I think @BobLefridge left it sitting out the front for a few years
On the beach
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/fiat/124-spider/listing/5765339931
@IceNine @GruffHarding @BobLefridge I think this shows how restrictive Trade Me is with descriptions. The seller probably wanted to write Fiat 124 Sport Spider but couldnŹ¼t.
@jackyan @IceNine @BobLefridge https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/ford/cortina/listing/5762087452 when I win lotto tonight I an gonna buy this, then get it repainted in Sherwood Green. In honour of the one I bought from mystic Granddad
Bob LeFridge 
Tidy vehicle, but $16k for a Cortina?
@BobLefridge @jackyan @IceNine https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/toyota/corolla/listing/5766979559 what's worse is we used to buy these for 500 bucks in the the early 90s
@GruffHarding @BobLefridge @jackyan
That and 323s were just everywhere
Some times they'd pass a warrant, but oh the rust
@GruffHarding @BobLefridge @jackyan
I knew I should have waited - 1.7L sewing machine
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/other/other/listing/5776548241
@IceNine @BobLefridge @jackyan is the singer a sport version of the hunter, i'e more gauges same rubbish performance.
@IceNine @BobLefridge @jackyan I'm still here fellas š, I've just been a bit distracted with let's say admin, but all is well š
@GruffHarding @BobLefridge @jackyan
I found a cracker though š
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/toyota/hilux/listing/5788409900
@GruffHarding @BobLefridge @jackyan
More serious, I 100% picture Jack in this beast
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/austin/other/listing/5790751772
@IceNine @GruffHarding @BobLefridge The van would be great, though I would need an anthropomorphic dog to help me run the business.
@jackyan @GruffHarding @BobLefridge
Forget the Austin, we have a winner for you Jack!
And think, you can do a road trip via Åtepoti and Åtautahi to show it off!
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/renault/other/listing/5785593103
@IceNine @jackyan @BobLefridge https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/triumph/search?body_style=stationwagon&auto_category_jump=false I'll go you one better, look at the straight 6 under the hood
I've owned a pair of Triumph 2.5s cars and they were damn fine vehicles. The good one was a one-owner vehicle I bought from a cocky in Leeston for two grand (in 1992). It was pretty immaculate and even came with a factory-fitted metal sun visor.
The other was a battered soul but still drove beautifully. I made a $500 offer to Turners after it failed to sell at auction and they said yes.
While the TM wagon looks tidy, note that the seller has hidden the reg so it's hard to find the actual mileage. I'll bet it's a damn sight more than 11k.
I can't believe the prices being asked for Triumphs!
@BobLefridge @GruffHarding @IceNine Estates were imports, too, werenāt they? Added bonus. But that Lucas PI was a nightmare. Still remember Dad taking ours to bitsāhe fixed it though! So surprised a PI is still alive as I imagined most have had TC transplants by now ā¦
@jackyan @BobLefridge @GruffHarding
This was my fave from that place, for all the wrong reasons! But only $15K
https://waimakclassiccars.co.nz/listings/austin-princess-hl-1981/
1981 Austin Princess HL - Waimak Classic Cars
This Nelson assembled wedge car has to be one of the BEST KEPT SECRETS in New Zealand. It was not owned ā it was treasured. The Princess is a family car that was produced in the United Kingdom by British Leyland from 1975 until 1981. The car inherited a front wheel drive / transverse engine configuration from its predecessor, ... Read More
@IceNine @BobLefridge @GruffHarding I thought wedges were cool, even if the 1Ā·8 engines were unreliable. Heard some horror stories from ex-NZMC staff. There was a Morris wedge in Wellington, and given the early number plate it could have been an NZMC evaluation car. Gone to the scrapyard in the sky now, I bet.
@jackyan @IceNine @BobLefridge https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/daihatsu/hijet/listing/5589165608 4 doors and a deck š
@GruffHarding @jackyan @BobLefridge
Over $10 per cc and import flagged for damage
Sure it's okay now the yard got their mechanic to warrant it though
What could go wrong?
@IceNine @jackyan @BobLefridge https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/toyota/crown/listing/5773525579 Old School luxury š after I win lotto tonight I'll road trip it back. Prepare for a vist š
@GruffHarding @IceNine @BobLefridge The Blue Whale Crown! Awesome. I have so many toy models of this. Till October 2025, I even had a sticker of it!
https://jackyan.com/blog/2025/10/stuck-with-me-for-over-50-years/
Stuck with me for over 50 years
Itās hard not to get sentimental over these. These were the stickers on my cot, which I slept in in Hong Kong. For whatever reason, my parents decided to ship it over to New Zealand even though I had outgrown it. That reason would have likely been that in 1977, the potential of my
@jackyan @IceNine @BobLefridge all those stickers are awesome! One of my Uncle's had a Crown with the straight six as a tow car. Sold it and bought a later model Mazda 6. The Crown was the better car hands down.
@GruffHarding @jackyan @BobLefridge
I found a mint old 626 for Gruff, but after your comment Jack, thought I better stick with British brown
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/other/other/listing/5811404364
@IceNine @jackyan @BobLefridge https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/mazda/b1600/listing/5786547942 column change and practical š
@GruffHarding @jackyan @BobLefridge
Damn and if the backseat driver don't shut up, they be right back
@IceNine @jackyan @BobLefridge I've found something fuel efficent, https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/mg/other/listing/5791666964
@GruffHarding @jackyan @BobLefridge
Pretty sure I know exactly where this one is located, and has been for the last forever
And other side, a bit closer to the city is a similar vintage and condition Range Rover. In that case the property has fewer dead vehicles and more vegetation
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/austin/gipsy/listing/5828871876
@IceNine @jackyan @BobLefridge Want! Perfect base for a mint and useful project. Maybe I should start a go fund me
@GruffHarding @jackyan @BobLefridge
But here is some minty goodness!
That said, the car's been drinking...
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/humber/other/listing/5842648263
The diff is distributing wine, just as Jesus intended. It's this car's point of differential.
@BobLefridge @GruffHarding @jackyan
Wherez the bredz and fish
Mark Harris
@GruffHarding @jackyan @BobLefridge
Plenty of room for batteries eh - never run out
@jackyan @IceNine @BobLefridge the only good thing thing about the Austin Princess was that they stopped making them
@GruffHarding @IceNine @BobLefridge For roominess and the balls to do something different, I like it. Mechanically, Iād stay the heck away from them!
@jackyan @GruffHarding @BobLefridge
School I went to decided in its infinite wisdom to have sports day on a Saturday
So to encourage people to go, there was to be a draw to win a car
It was a pale yellow Austin Princess
Automatic
The first person drawn did not come forward to claim
To this day it's not known if they were present or not