THE 1936 Chrysler sedan gracing these pages is steeped in New Zealand Hot Rodding history.
Take a ride back to the November 1970 issue of NZHRM, and you will find this car adorning those pages, completed by the original builder: Riverside Rodders member Harry Donker, wearing the darkest hue and the name ‘Black Tulip‘. Harry was active with the car on both rod run and show circuits, and many awards came the way of the rare Mopar 4-door sedan.
Fast forward a few decades; the car had been completely disassembled to rebuild (a hot rod is never finished, right?), and around 20 years ago, Harry had sold the Chrysler to Mark Royal, who owned the car for about six months, and had come to the conclusion the total rebuild needed was a bigger job than he cared for, and
