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Box 573 Orewa LETTERS

Recycling

HI PAUL, just read about Dave Kirk and his exploits around Bay Park at its opening. It mentions Les Ireland in his bucket, the attached photo has that engine in it, the Hogan heads are now wall hangings because of corrosion but the Arowe manifold and triples are still on top, the bores are a little larger and crank a little lighter but it still pulls very well. The wheels are 1935 wires widened by Reid’s Specialist Welders in Hamilton in 1983 and were first on Paul Astons ‘34 Fordor. Just doing my

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