All good things take time

8 April, 2015

How long would you put up with seats looking like this in your classic car?

One of Parkside Media’s senior management team has finally, after fifteen years, decided the time is right to have the sad-and-sorry seat upholstery attended to in his Triumph TR6, despite the fact that he’s become rather attached to that ‘patina’ look. 

He’s not one to rush into things, tending to tread carefully and cautiously into making decisions such as this, but the word is that the Triumph is finally booked in and ready to go. 

As for the dash, the owner is still pondering on the best, and cheapest, method of repair. 

We’ll keep you updated on progress as it happens. 

Lunch with … Rodger Anderson

At first, I wondered if I’d driven up the wrong driveway. The car in the garage was an early Mustang resplendent in royal blue with two broad gold stripes, which was not what I was expecting. I knew that Rodger Anderson, who made his name in Minis and a BMW 2002, was a Porsche man these days — the other end of the spectrum from American muscle. I had no idea of his affection for Detroit iron. It didn’t take long to discover just how passionate this former Saloon Car Champion is about cars, as long as they’re interesting.

Back from the brink – 1968 MGB GT

Auckland classic car enthusiast Kerry Bowman soon realised he had a massive job on his hands in restoring his classic 1968 MGB GT. When Kerry and his MGB first appeared in New Zealand Classic Car in March 2021, in “Behind The Garage Door”, the stripped-out shell had revealed some nasty surprises. Once the true extent of the hidden damage was discovered, the work would normally have been handed over to a professional fabricator. However, with the assistance of experts such as MG specialist restorer, Paul Walbran, Kerry has completed an impressive restoration and saved this car from the scrapheap.