NZ Classic Car

SELLING EUROS, BUYING DOLLARS

In New Zealand, it’s common knowledge that there is borderline obsession with classic Aussie and American cars. With the possible exception of Austins, Hillmans, and Singers, when one thinks of Kiwi motoring of yesteryear, one usually thinks of an HQ Kingswood, a Falcon ute, or even a ’65 283ci Impala parked at the surf club or local pub. We have always had an affinity with big, floaty, spacious chromed ground-coverers, and it is very much the same story today.

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