NZ Classic Car

Diamonds in the rust

ears ago — more than I care to remember — when I started my Ford Mark One Zephyr Convertible Register, I saw an advertisement for a book in an American auto magazine. was written by Pat and Larry Kytola and subtitled . The promotional picture showed a white convertible in a paddock with other derelict ’50s cars. It looked remarkably like a Mk1 Zephyr, many of which did make it to the US back then. About 10 years ago, I found a copy of the book and the Covid lockdown provided an opportunity to read it again — and be

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