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The originals – the Ledgerwood Collection

14 February, 2025

Thanks to Central Otago’s dry climate, it’s no surprise to find that Wanaka couple Jim and Daphne Ledgerwood are steadily developing an incredible collection of amazing coupes. ‘The Originals’ they have are as per factory new condition, and their aim is to keep them for everyone to see how it was done back in the day—pure nostalgia.
An occasional email from Jim usually reveals another gleaming addition. The collectors also have an impressive display of American pickups. It’s our gain and US enthusiasts’ loss, as car agent’s adverts proclaim, “Sorry you missed out. Gone to New Zealand!” Some of Jim and Daphne’s cars are almost part of the family, hence their nicknames.

1955 Chevrolet Pickup – Four-by-four for town and country

2 May, 2023

The half-ton truck here is a four-wheel drive 1955 Chevrolet owned by Murray Robinson, a car enthusiast who has owned many American cars, following the footsteps of his parents who have owned even more. Murray’s first car was a 1952 Chevrolet which he still owns. He also owns a 1956 panel truck that featured in the Daily Driver section of an earlier issue of  New Zealand Classic Car magazine.
The ’55-’59 Task Force pickups and trucks which also featured a panel van and station wagon in the range have always been popular and downright cool.

Subtle muscle

20 October, 2020

If there is such a thing as a subtle muscle car, the AMC Javelin is a strong contender     View fullsize Its lines are undeniably muscular with period-correct bulging

Watcha gonna do?

12 August, 2020

There is scarcely a car on the planet more polarizing than the Porsche 911      View fullsize Those in the Porsche camp will generally be firmly so, and will

Aero Worship – Aston Martin Vulcan

30 June, 2020

The Aston Martin Vulcan — a track-only limited-edition supercar, and the British marque’s most extreme and exhilarating creation to date      View fullsize A couple of years ago, three very

Charging more!

19 May, 2020

    American Charger or Australian Charger? It’s not all about Ford vs GM. Both variants of Mopar Chargers have their fans among Kiwis so where do they cross over?

A true survivor – 1962 EJ Holden

8 April, 2020

    I’m still standing! Among others, this survivor has had two careful lady owners, but it also spent several years waiting in the wings, all dressed up with no

Green magic – a Datsun game changer

7 April, 2020

    The Chris Stephens Datsun 240Z is a brilliant example of a model that changed the way we think about Japanese cars View fullsize  Is Japan about to become

Hurricane force – 1974 Maserati Bora

6 April, 2020

    Maserati named a number of its cars after winds because, in its opinion, that’s what the cars go like — the wind! View fullsize The dramatic mid-engine Bora,

Better than new – 1938 MG TA Tickford

31 March, 2020

    John Hancock’s 1938 MG TA Tickford garnered the highest score of all the cars entered in the 2019 Concours D’Elegance at the Ellerslie Classic Car Show. It’s easy

A true Kiwi classic: Triumph 2500 and 2500

25 February, 2020

    A new class of car that created a new class of buyer View fullsize Britain’s The Guardian newspaper chose 1963 as the year that defined the ‘modern era’ —