Upper Hutt couple Kirsti and Dean Somerville enjoyed a smooth ride in their friend Danny Nelson’s 1956 Ford Fairlane Victoria coupé, which inspired them to look for a ’56 Ford wagon with four doors.
“There are not many around,” says Dean. “In fact, I’ve not seen any [others] in New Zealand, and we’ve attended many car shows.”’
He and Kirsti regularly display cars at classic car days around the country and co-organise the annual Moonshine American Vehicle Day at Trentham racecourse.
“It’s Kirsti’s car,” says Dean, nodding approvingly at the 1956 Ford Fairlane Country Sedan, the latest addition to their classic collection. Kirsti’s Country Sedan’s vehicle identification number P6UX171157 marks it as having come off the assembly plant in