Flying FAREWELL
John Seyb
4 August 1946 - 23 July 2021
JOHN Seyb was one of the founding members of Pegasus Bay Rod & Custom Club in 1967 (later Pegasus Bay Drag Racing Club), crewing for Eddie Fairbairn’s very first dragster, getting into mischief with Richard Neale, and owning several cars from a ‘38 Ford pickup, ‘58 Ford, Mk4 Zephyr, ‘37 Ford sedan, ‘68 Cougar.
John was owner/operator of Kirwee Garage, east of Christchurch, before setting up his Canterbury Engine & Automotive Services business. In the mid-’80s, John purchased the ex-Cub Roberts Altered, rebuilding the chassis and running it for ten years, first with a 390 Ford, later with a 454 Chevy, getting into the 8s. In ‘94, the Altered was replaced by a Mustang-bodied Funny Car, ex-John Cole, but a braking area crash two years later put John in hospital for a week, which was
