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500th model on Autocade

2008-07-16T12:16:24Z

I reached the 500th model milestone today on Autocade. The 500th entry was a very unlikely one, but it goes to show how varied the models are, and how they are not necessarily cars I even like! Ford Fairlane (NL). 1996–9 (prod. unknown). 4-doo...

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The could-have-been designs of Herb Grasse

2008-06-27T23:58:02Z

I am a sucker for the “could have been” car stories, so stumbling across American designer Herb Grasse’s site was a real bonus today. Grasse was associate designer on the original Adam West Batmobile but he worked on many production cars, too,...

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Drake the hit-man takes the contract

2008-06-14T06:47:07Z

From: Jack Yan To: Drake Please encode message before sending. Drake: given your recent successful assassinations, our organization will pay you to eliminate from New Zealand screens the Beaurepaires spokesman, Vince Martin. Since 1982 we have ha...

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Dan Chan, a great Chinese New Zealander

2008-05-24T01:29:44Z

I learned quite a few things about Dan Chan at his funeral last Wednesday in the eulogy delivered by historian Dr James Ng. Dan was born in China in 1907 but was educated in Australia, where his father worked, from 13—both at a state school in ...

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Beyond Thunderdome

2008-05-21T12:16:42Z

This is more groovy than a roller-skating date with Olivia Newton-John, having a fondue party or getting Erik Estrada to give you a signed helmet. Spotted in Alicetown, Lower Hutt, New Zealand, a slightly modified Ford Falcon Hardtop from the late...

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First glimpse: E241 Ford Falcon

2008-05-17T13:07:39Z

Australians won’t find this as cool since they’ve had this model for a few months, but it was a treat for me to see the E241 Ford Falcon (or FG series) prior to its official New Zealand launch. These are at Manukau, Ford Motor Co.’s New Zealand HQ...

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US Kath & Kim: no Sharon!

2008-05-10T23:27:21Z

I’m not even that huge a fan of Kath & Kim but I find the US remake news interesting. The two lead characters will still be Kath and Kim Day, but there will be no Sharon, Kel or Brett! Yes, they are being Americanized to Heather, Phil and Craig! ...

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Idiot’s guide to how the Iraq war started

2008-05-09T06:07:49Z

I say that my work at JY&A Consulting is developing plain-English strategies for our clients. So, I thought I’d give the Iraq war a shot and write my recollections in summary form. The Saddam Hussein voice should be read in a South Park style. St...

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Anzac Day: God bless our troops

2008-04-25T02:12:16Z

Today is Anzac Day. There were a lot of diplomatic corps cars around the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior and the National War Memorial today to commemorate this in Wellington. God bless our troops, their families and their sacrifices.

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Gonna shoot them ‘coons’

2008-04-07T14:48:47Z

There is a commercial for either the Yellow Pages or a company called Southern Plumbing here in Wellington. Now, it doesn’t give a phone number (kind of ironic if it is for the Yellow Pages) otherwise I’d have called them the minute I heard this ...

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