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Toolbox TALES

I CAME across this nice photo recently, featuring three handsome dudes who are all pretty legendary down these parts, and beyond. All three are members of Garden City Rodders, and The Scavengers Club in Christchurch, famed for their rattle-up event. On the left is Harry Orpwood, amiable to a fault, who seems to possess a tracker’s nose for hunting down rare vintage stuff, and he has a collection of very cool cars.

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