NZ Hot Rod

THE TRIBUTE

Fast forward 54 years since it burst onto the scene Steve Scott’s hot rod Uncertain T has now been lovingly recreated with the vision of Kiwi hot rodder Martin Bennett. This came about as the result of a casual conversation, as they sometimes do. Here’s Martin’s story:

I had finished the build of our ’37 pickup in June 2012 when a local area magazine did an article on our shed and man cave. I talked with Catherine Fry, the reporter about the numerous cars I had built

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