NZ Hot Rod

Toolbox TALES

BY 1980 Daryel Blacktopp was already making a reputation for himself as a top mechanic. Around that time, Daryel did a full service on a near new Commodore. One of the fast, sporty ones. When he had completed the job, he took said Commodore for a test drive. At a red light, a racey looking BMW pulled up alongside

Daryel. With windows down, the Beemer driver called out, “new Commodore, huh? Pretty quick, is it?”

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