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Targa Bambina’s coming to a TV screen near you

11 July, 2015

By now you should all have read the report on this year’s Targa Bambina in the current edition of New Zealand Classic Car magazine — but now you’ve got a chance to check out all the action for yourself as Tales of Targa will be televised on TV3 on Sunday, July 12 at 2.15pm.

If you’ll be out classic racing or rallying on Sunday, don’t forget to set your PVR so you don’t miss the action. In fact, it’d be best to set your recorder to start at 2pm — then you can catch TV3’s coverage of this year’s Otago Classic Rally right before the start of Tales from Targa.  

Travelling companion

16 November, 2023

It’s easy to see why the Morris Minor Traveller was one of the best-loved variants of the Morris Minor. Introduced in 1953, it was equipped with the same independent torsion bar front suspension, drum brakes, and rack and pinion steering as its saloon sibling but, with their foldable rear seat increasing versatility, many Travellers were used as trade vehicles, says Derek Goddard. Derek and Gail Goddard, the owners of this superbly restored example, have run Morris Minors since before they were married in 1974.
“Our honeymoon vehicle was a blue Morris Minor van — it was a rust bucket,” says Derek.

Super Leicht Gullwing

9 November, 2023

It’s fair to say that nothing much in the classic Mercedes world gets past Mercedes-Benz Club stalwart Garry Boyce so it wasn’t surprising to learn that around 15 years ago he had sniffed out an extremely rare 300SL lightweight Gullwing as well as a 1958 300SL Roadster hiding away in the Waikato. The cars were not for sale but Garry eventually managed to persuade the owner to allow him and his restoration team to take a look at the Roadster. They discovered a very distressed but largely unmolested car. The car was so original that the body had never been off the chassis, meaning most of the parts and fittings were still present and correct, as they had been fitted by the factory.