Car & Classic Dealer

Waimak Classic Cars

PO Box 373 Rangiora 7440 North Canterbury New Zealand

Waimak Classic Cars

As automakers continue their relentless pursuit of refinement, there’s precious little magic to be had behind the wheel of a new car. Sit down, and you instantly know where everything is and how to operate it. Start it up and drive and few sensations are overly vivid. In short, most new cars are about as surprising as a toaster.

This Ford’s Mustang Shelby GT is the un-toaster. Driving ...

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13 Nov 2017
New Zealand

The Capri Mk III was a little more than a substantial update of the Capri MK II.

The first cars were available in March 1978 and for the 1982 model year, the Essex 3. 0 V6 powerplant which had been the range topper since September 1969 was dropped, while a new sporty version debuted at the Geneva Motor Show, called the 2. 8 Injection.

The new model was the first regular model ...

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21 Oct 2017
New Zealand

A Jaguar reflects your success like no other car.

Its reputation for effortless performance, superb road holding and supreme ride comfort is greatly deserved. No other car offers such a unique combination of design and engineering sophistication. No other car conjures up such contrasting images of sheer luxury and race bred power.

As you settle behind the wheel of a Jaguar ...

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21 Oct 2017
New Zealand

For those who are not familiar with this model, the Bantam Singer Nine is a car which was produced by Singer from 1936 to 1939. It was the first model from Singer to have a pressed steel body. It was offered as a new economy model at the 1935 Motor Show in London, replacing the earlier Singer Nine series.

Singer specialised in making small sports cars during the 1930s and had considerable ...

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19 Oct 2017
New Zealand

The Stag was launched in June 1970 and immediately created a favourable impression with buyers, who were quite literally enamoured by its simple beauty and its gorgeous engine note with accompanying exhaust ‘woofle’.

Performance was good – its 2997cc Triumph engine certainly did everything asked of it.

Sales were good and the effect on the Triumph range as a whole was ...

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19 Sep 2017
New Zealand

It was mid-year 1955, when the pilot-house cab with wrap around windshield was introduced by Dodge.

The C Series pickups will be known forever, as the first V8 powered Dodge truck, the thoroughly modern, light weight and compact 241cid Power Dome V8 engine featured overhead valves, 145hp and 215 ft/ lbs of torque at 2400rpm.

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18 Sep 2017
New Zealand

CAR DESCRIPTION

Morgan have been hand building the 4/ 4 for 80 years.

Still hand built in England at the famous Pickersleigh Road factory, the Morgan 4/ 4 is the longest running production car in the world.

Morgan’s first proper road car was the 4-4 as released in 1936. It initially used a Coventry Climax 4-cylinder engine and was the first Morgan to have 4 ...

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10 Sep 2017
New Zealand

The XK140 was offered in three forms - coupe, roadster and drophead coupe.

The Drophead Coupé is the most interesting variation, with an additional pair of rear seats that added practicality.

The 140 is desirable property. It is also a lot more comfortable than the 120. The engine was moved forward, and the cockpit considerably enlarged. The wheel was canted slightly too, ...

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9 Sep 2017
New Zealand

Six-figure glamour and power at a five-figure price.

The XKR’s mission, as of all Jaguars, is to make you feel elegant and this car has awesome power, sweet handling, and true luxury in a supermodel body. Its a bit like Elizabeth Hurley-wearing Versace-at-the-Oscars sexy: provocative, confident, not at all trashy, with an upper-class British accent.

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15 Aug 2017
New Zealand

The Jaguar Coupe is amongst the world's most beautiful cars. It is also Jaguar's rarest production car with 6487 examples built between 1975 and 1978.

When Sir William Lyons began styling exercises for the new XJ models in the mid 1960’s, it was clear that he had the notion of a two door coupe in mind for eventual production. They were first shown in 1973 at the International ...

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11 Aug 2017
New Zealand

A great & affordable enthusiast's sports car.

The MGB GT coupe is a car that I've always been attracted to, it's classy, chic and a great deal of fun to drive around town. Easy & straightforward to work on and inexpensive to maintain.

The B was an epochal car for MG. During its 18-year production run, it became the world's best-selling sports car and since ...

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7 Aug 2017
New Zealand

The Austin Light Twelve-Four was a car produced by the Austin Motor Company from 1933 until 1939. It was replaced in 1939 by a completely new car also called the Austin 12, which kept the same engine.

The Austin Twelve Saloon, with its new body at the time, continued to exemplify the ideal family car, combining safety, economy, and appearance, with a highly satisfactory road response ...

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31 Jul 2017
New Zealand

Forever synonymous with the TR range of sportscars, the Triumph marque was in a state of flux when the first of that famous line was introduced in 1953. From that point, it has never looked back and yet had it not been for the TR series – and most notably, the TR2 that started it all off – Triumph as a marque could well have died out long before it did. The success of these sporting roadsters ...

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31 Jul 2017
New Zealand

The P6 was a radical new product for its maker.

It had styling that was influenced by the Citroen DS, and possessed a skeleton structure and modern styling that really were a million miles away from the P4, which was still in production when the P6 was launched.

The company gambled that it would appeal to traditionally conservative Rover customers, as well as attracting new ...

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14 Jul 2017
New Zealand

There’s something wonderfully ‘right’ about a good P4. There’s a crisp, ‘engineered’ feel that works well with all the wood and leather, while clambering aboard is an experience, with those suicide rear doors adding excitement for passengers.

The six-cylinder models get all of the glory. While no racing machine, a P4 is easily capable of holding its own on a motorway. The ...

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29 May 2017
New Zealand