Kiwi Overseas  Mike Peck – Washington

EX-PAT Kiwi Mike Peck grew up in Auckland and went to school in Epsom. It wasn’t until his early twenties that I met Mike through a mutual friend, Dave Loose. Dave had spent time living and working in LA and made friends with the Peck brothers before returning to NZ with a ’57 Chevy 2-door hardtop. One summers night circa 1974, Dave called me and invited me to ride with him to the Peck family home in Auckland. The boys’ father Jim Peck had a business manufacturing New American ice cream. That particular night I visited, the boys were scheduled to unpack a crate of go-fast goodies which had just arrived from the USA for Mike Peck’s ’56 Chev 2-door hardtop. (see feature in this issue) Naturally, I jumped at the chance, and we duly arrived. I soon found myself in seventh heaven. Mike’s ’56 was there, along with brother Jay’s ’68 SS Camaro and Dave’s ’57. Down in the basement, the crate was in the process of being dismantled. My eyes were agog at the sight of a 454ci big block