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We have been having a few discussions lately about the whole Lowrider culture and the idea of how everything can be timelined and broken into sub genres/ sub cultures of lowriding as a whole. Because of this we have often gone to Tard Me to bring examples of possible conversions and shells with potential of being something – pure fantasy but we are all guilty of it, think of it as an education training exercise for strengthening your car culture muscles.
Here are a few highlights from my hand of TM cards, judge at will but I was aiming for a fulhouse – I call you out to show what you’d be holding: flick us an email: committedfew at gmail.com

1: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/Chevrolet/monte/auction-286477252.htm

2: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/Ford/ford/auction-286488264.htm

3: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/Chevrolet/DELUX/auction-284874304.htm

4: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/Other/Buick/auction-287243089.htm – OK, ok, the homo tribal flames are shithouse and I’m over big daytons but theres alot to a boaty like this that makes it worthy. (NH)

5: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/Chrysler/1938/auction-284954822.htm – use your imagination, a big visor, low on whites, spats, supremes even, bagged at the back, spot light, swamp cooler…

A mate of ours sent this pic of a ’29 Triumph 500cc he just rolled out from the back of an old shed. It’s been sitting for some time waiting for someone to pour in some fuel and kick it started… first kick and it lit up in this case. There are a few plans to add some more style but keep it looking old, but not in that concours way…

The old man gave me a shout to come check one of his customers cars he had down at the workshop. 36 Ford Roadster, NZ New, edelbrock twin carb manifold, and Edelbrock heads… beautiful

you maybe wondering why we have a pic of toilet and a biscuit up on CF?… well, we dig tattoo culture and who doesn’t like early and mid 20th century maritime tattoos? This toilet was in a batch on Banks Peninsular and is alledged to be the first flushing toilet in New Zealand…and I got closer and I found the cool brand logo on the back of the bowl…plus it smelt all nice and woody in there. The biscuit is Japanese, Japan is rad!

Well, the Rod Benders put on a really good pre ’49 show to be honest – alot of good cars turned out on a sunny Christchurch day – just wish they sold beers and had deck chairs and a BBQ-  it was that mint.

Like all good car shows the selection of vehicles in the parking lot was a good entree to behind the gates. I bumped into the guys from Spun by Hutty and DAS Auto works wandering between the white lines and we caught up on las Vegas travels and tales before palming off 5 bucks and walking into the show.

I walked in with my blinders on snapping shots and inspecting the first few cars before noticing the show had a second level of car love. There were some good cars on the grass I hadn’t seen before at other shows, I had walked the grass for the most part and taken a few shots, bumped into and talked with a few of the usual suspects and then started to notice a bit of a theme – there are a heck of alot of fords in various configurations of worked over – I’ll clear this up now: I like all brands as long as the car has style, no ford vs. chev hate here. But dam is there another car outside of the 28-32 ford or the odd 36/37 spattered between? I know they are a legend but please a bit more diversity from this city would be nice every now and then…. Having said that the selection of 30′s fords was the best I’ve seen, everything from clean low cruisers to salt lakers to foose style builds to full faring coupes and back to a few well built high boys. – Ford fest 2010 was in full swing.

Here are a few shots from the day – cars were jam packed in there so the odd shot was hard to get a full car crop between peoples fat asses and the odd motor gut.

Well you are now. Get to Crimeschurch co’s the Rod Benders are putting on their Pre ’49 event and Saturday is show day.
April 10th 10am – 4pm at the Addington Raceway off Lincoln Rd, if wet it’s inside the new stables complex. We’ll be around lurking sometime after 12, need the beauty sleep you know.
This has been a good show in the past – here are some shots from 2007, really loved this High Boy:

One of Larry Wastons best creations I think! Vino Paisano, named after a bottle wine sitting in his workshop. 58 Tbird, chopped springs, shaved at Barris’ by Bill Hines and Bill DeCarr and painted obviously by himself. Love this shot of it low on the grass. Pick up the winter 2009 copy of Traditional Rod & Kulture for a good article on this car and see pics of it in its current restored state.

Two toned flaked 64, can just see a custom painted 57 next to it

El Camino, cragars, custom paint and lake pipes

67 coupe with spats and custom roof

54 Coupe lake pipes and cragars

Laced 57 Nomad on Supremes