THE ROAD RUNNER BEEP! BEEP! HE’LL DRIVE ANYWHERE
May 17, 2019
4 minutes
Words: Christopher Moor
Photos:
Ross de Rouffignac
Dean Somerville says he always wanted a Plymouth Road Runner. He remembers seeing one a car show at Lower Hutt in his youth, and looking longingly at pictures of them in magazines. But, he tells us, “I’d never thought I’d own one.”
Our story begins three years ago, when Dean and his wife Kirsti were on holiday in the US. Keen on trying to make his boyhood dream a reality, the couple looked at car shows and at swap meets for a Road Runner during the trip but didn’t see any for sale. However, as they would find out, luck was on their side in New Zealand.
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