NZ Classic Car

A CLASSIC BUS RIDE AND SOME CLASSIC CARS

I was at school at a time when many cars now considered classic were languishing unloved, and often abandoned, while they were yet capable of being used as a schoolboy’s daily runner. This meant that many of these cars enjoyed a brief second life as they were temporarily restored to running condition.

I can think of three Model As (probably bought for only tens of dollars each) that were used to transport their youthful owners to and from school.

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