Octane Fix Online Issue 22

So, what a wicked tiki tour it has been tripping around the South Island catching all these southern shows going on.

From the Cromwell Classic Car and Hot Rod Festival to Muscle Car Madness, then roaring off down to the bottom of the Island to catch the Southern Grills & Gasoline show in Invercargill. All in three weeks of tiki touring around the incredibly scenic South Island!

It honestly feels fully rushed but awesome at the same time. I’ve also managed to raid some caves and grab a few Southern Feature Cars for the upcoming issues as well, which has been awesome!

The bottom of the Island seems to go crazy over the summer months with shows every weekend and a fair few on in the same weekend.

The weather has been incredible to say the least. With all the storms up north, the Invercargill show had 32 degree of full-on sunshine all day.

Run by the Southland Chevrolet Club, the Southern Grills & Gasoline show was a huge success.

It took me all day to get around the cars with the cameras to cover it all.

The live band jamming out old school NZ and Aussie tracks actually had me bouncing about to be honest, even I cracked up as it must have looked funny this clown with a camera bouncing about doing his thing in his own lil world!

As always, the Southern hospitality has been awesome. It would be easy to stay longer and be even busier I reckon! Haha

The race track in Invercargill seems to be non-stop as well over the summer period. Although, they did tell me to say “nothing happens down here and the weather sucks!” hahaha.

So this issue is another massive one. We were going to run the Beach Hop and Deuce Days together, but lil ole me got carried away with the cameras again! Haha, bad luck, my bad!

The Deuce Days weekend was such a cool weekend to get amongst and photograph. I absolutely loved it! Lil Deuce Coupes are such a favourite of mine for sure.

So this issue is big enough with just the coupes in and if you want to order a hard copy for the coffee table, let me know as I’m bound to be placing an order for a few. Man, I really have to give a huge shout out for all the support we have been getting for this book here too. Thanks so much to all of you who have bowled up to say cheers and say thanks for doing what we are doing here. It really is an honour to be able to do this for you and be able to climb all over your cars with the cameras to put this together.

The support from our sponsors is truly awesome as well. We couldn’t do this without them so if you ever need anything for your rides, please hit our sponsors up first to return the support. They really are awesome in this scene of ours.

Well by the time I get back home and into issue 23, we will have a truck load of photos and video to bring you. It certainly has been a full-on trip around the show scene this one. So GET AMONGST this issue and we’ll see you out there.

Cheers, Giggles (aka Bogan)

WOW, so we survived our 21st in one piece! Haha, we must be getting old and wise or something to get through a 21st in one piece these days.

Kelvin Couchman (aka Giggles or Bogan)

Photo credit goes to the awesome Rod Dunn from Creative Auto Photography

GEOFF & JAN OMNET’S

Super rare

LIL DEUCE SPORTS COUPE

How’s this for an opportunity that doesn’t come around very often! While roaming around Muscle Car Madness, I spotted this gorgeous lil Deuce parked in the corner with it’s gleaming Octane orange paint standing out like nothing else in amongst

So what does one do when they see something like this sitting there looking so cool? You go and grab them for a photoshoot of course!

This cool lil Coupe is actually only one of seven hundred and eleven sports coupes built way in 1932. The great depression put an end to the manufacture of these right when they were taking off unfortunately, but fortunately for Geoff and Jan, this one here was found in The States and imported back to lil ole NZ here.

Although a bit worse for wear after

sitting around for so many years, the previous owner spent seven years rebuilding the Coupe including replacing the bottom eight inches (that’s around 200mm for you youngins) due to the usual rust getting in there and discovering that at some stage, the Coupe had been in an accident as well. You wouldn’t know it today though. This show condition Coupe is certainly something to be proud of now and in no way drives like the old 32 it was.

Originally a four cylinder Ford engine, the entire undercarriage has been

rebuilt including all the running gear and suspension to hang onto the huge 509ci aluminium engine jimmied between them front chassis rails.

With performance the name of the game here, a Tremac five speed gearbox has been slotted in behind that engine, running back to a Jaguar LSD differential mounted on triangular suspension set-up with adjustable ride height shocks.

Of course the brake set-up has definitely been modified with four pot Wilwoods up front and the big jag disc’s on the rear.

all the other cool cars lined up.

The interior certainly didn’t miss out on the action. The full custom set-up including new custom seats upholstered to match the door trims and the new waterproof fabric top looks completely at home, adding a heap of style and class along with comfort for hitting the highways and cruising with that huge engine up front.

The rumble from that V8 sounding just gorgeous and for a performance engine like this, runs incredibly smooth with the driveability just right for any situation. This lil show piece doesn’t just sit in the cave though. Both Geoff and Jan are keenas to jump behind that steering wheel and go for a peddle. With an awesome build like this in your cave, how could possibly leave it alone anyway!

Give me the dirt…

MAKE/MODEL: 1932 Ford Sport Coupe

COLOUR: Octane – Ford performance colour

ENGINE: 509ci Chevrolet based, Hand built one-off Shafiroff Racing full aluminium engine built in New York, USA

It produces 550hp and 609 Ft pounds of torque with a forged steel crank and H beam rods. Ceramic coated Forged aluminium pistons, competition cams with roller rockers.

The engine is an actually copy of the 409 W engine first produced in 1961

TRANSMISSION: Good ole Manual Tremac 5 speed close ratio gearbox with a 0.84 over drive

DIFF: Jaguar LSD diff with 3.25 gear set

SUSPENSION: The Rear is Triangulated diff mounts to ride adjustable shocks with the front being a Heidt’s set up with tubular A arms. Anti-roll bars and coil over shock absorbers.

The chassis has been fully boxed with tubular K bracing incorporating the drive shaft loop and gear box mounts.

BRAKES: Up front is the four pot Wilwood callipers to 11” vented Discs. With the Jaguar disc brake set up on the rear

INTERIOR: Full custom upholstery with custom built seats in Chocolate leather and saddle stitching colour coded to match the BMW Beige fabric roof. The stock height removable soft top roof is actually double sided fabric over a rubber inner to look the same on the inside and out with the actual roof being waterproof for every day driving.

The creature comforts include the modern stereo and electric windows for cruising comfort.

The original features of the Cowl vent, Cowl lamps, opening adjustable windscreen, Landau bars and dickie seat in the trunk are all in working condition and awesome features to this cool-as rare coupe.

The steering column is an adjustable Iditit column which works awesome for both Geoff and Jan driving this.

The dash cluster matching the era are Dolphin gauges bringing back the 30’s fashion into the build.

MODS: The only real body mod here is the rare panel to include a larger fuel tank to feed that staunch 509!

So what are you into?

Rod owner and rev head for over 50 years now

So how long have you owned the car?

2 years now

Where did you find it, import or around NZ? Found this in NZ

What made you pick this car?

I just love the body style

Any other cool cars in the shed? Yeah, there’s a few

What’s on the stereo right now?

ZZ Top, Shania Twain and Dixie Chics

Did you buy the car as is or build it? No, we bought as is and it was good to go!!

Anyone you would you like to thank for helping with the car?

Yep, the original builder Len Wilsher in Wanganui for his massive effort

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We check out this super cool blown and dumped Impala from the South

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90TH BIRTHDAY PARTY L il Deuce Coupe’s

What an EPIC weekend this was rolling around the Napier area with a bunch of awesome lil Deuce Coupes.

Lloyd Wilson who is more likely known as “Magoo” from Magoo’s Street Rods has been putting this event on for around six years now.

Originally kicking off in Masterton, the home town of Magoo’s Street Rods, this years event was run in Napier with 116 Deuces entered to roll into town to get amongst the 90th anniversary party of this awesome lil Coupe.

These iconic Hot Rods were nicknamed Deuces due to being built in 1932 and ironically, only for the one year due to the great depression kicking-in in the USA.

They were the first of the little Coupes to run the flat head V8 engine and with the extra strengthening to the bodies and chassis, they were destined to become drag racing mobiles on the street and the salt.

The popularity of this way cool shape and the ability to make them look however you want by unbolting fenders and bonnets, chopping or removing the roof has meant that this iconic Coupe now has more reproduction bodies on the road now than it did way back in 1932 when they were actually built.

The awesome movie “American Graffiti” with John Milner’s tough yellow 32 Coupe definitely added to reason for the popularity showing just how tough and cool these lil coupes could be with a little or a LOT of attitude.

Friday evening was the kick off for the weekend events with everyone rolling in

to register, grab their goodie bags and head off for a catch-up meet and greet with dinner at the local stadium.

Having a car park full of lil Deuces was like a little kids dream, and BIG kids too! You can bet I went crazy with the camera climbing over and under them all! With the variety of builds capable with these coupes, everything from the three and five window Coupes to Tudors and Roadsters rolled in making for an awesome unofficial show to wander around.

An unofficial cruise happened after dinner with a group rolling into Napier to get amongst the Art Deco and town cruising on the Friday night just like the movies of old.

Saturday morning was the official kick off of the run with everyone gathering at the local Vintage Car Club to line up in four separate groups. This was a great

idea to keep the run rolling smoothly throughout the day.

With four venues organised as entertainment and stop-off points around the area, the four groups headed off in different directions with the plan to cross over after each before everyone caught up again. Stopping for lunch after the first two, then back into cruising again for the remaining two attractions.

Watching 116 of these way-cool machines heading off for a cruise is an impressive sight to say the least!

Lloyd had organised a couple of awesome private collections to check out plus a good bit of chill time between cruising as well.

First stop for our group was an amazing collection and cave assembled by a true Buick fan, Neville Smith. I know I’ve said this before, but Buicks are such a classy car! The luxury and detailing is far above the rest in the auto world. So getting into Neville’s cave was an absolute treat!

With various collectable Buicks on display surrounded by an incredible collection of memorabilia from the mid century including a working old school mechanical printing press to petrol bowsers.

Wandering past all this into an amazing

old school projector room complete with a massive collection of radios from around the 1930’s era. Most were in working order as well and in immaculate condition. Various 1930’s radios were also upgraded with bluetooth if anyone wished to purchase one of their own to actually use.

Just to top off the visit. A refurbished 1932 radio refitted to bluetooth was donated by Neville as an item up for auction at the Saturday night dinner with the proceeds going to the charity collection.

Next up was a visit to Lloyds own private collection of goodies that he has got together with a few mates to create a cave worth visiting for sure.

Named “Automania”, the collection ranges from old school drag racing rails to lots of memorabilia around the walls and in between the awesome collection of Hot Rods and even Classic Cars on display.

Glass cabinets with collectable models are on display and of course an old Ford flat head engine taking pride of place by the entry.

The cave has taken on the role of being a memory bank for NZ Hot Rodding with Lloyd happy-as to display pretty much

anything relating to the history of Hot Rodding in NZ. Hence the collection has grown from just his to all sorts of nostalgic items donated from mates and Rodders alike.

By this time, it was time to regather and head for lunch joining up with the other groups for an amazing feed at the Bare Knuckle Barbeque, Low and Slow American BBQ styles.

This was such an awesome spot for a catch up, catering for the masses for an awesome feed, quench the thirst and chillout amongst this awesome collection rods and surroundings.

This was also an awesome chance for everyone to grab their voting papers and go for a wander, choosing which rod deserved “Rodders Choice” for the various options.

I have to admit I rarely vote as I love them all and want them all in my shed! Hahahaha.

But there is always a stand out build that grabs you to say “YEAH BABY”

From here it was back into cruising mode with a stop at Abby Cellars for a chillout at this awesome winery, grab some supplies for the evening before heading off for more treats at the Silky Oak Café and Museum complete with a

chocolate factory!

Not everything goes to plan on these runs, especially when cruising with a bunch of ninety year old coupes no matter how many alterations or improvements have been done.

Steve Daniels had one of the weirdest mishaps I’ve seen with an alternator pulley splitting itself off its mounting hub leaving him on the side of the road with no belt driving the water pump.

After a few unsuccessful attempts to drive it with make-shift bungy belts, Lucy Stewart came to the rescue just like the old days with her trusty stockings making a belt good enough to get Steve back to town.

I can now see stockings becoming an essential item in the tool box from now on, although I so know the cheek from that is going to be hilarious!

Saturday evening was set for a party at another awesome venue with a live band and another fantastic feed at the Filter Room Ale and Cider House in Meeanee.

With Napier’s Art Deco Bus picking us up for the ride out to the country pub, she was all go!

After dinner brought on the auction for all the goodies and memorabilia donated by sponsors plus the prizegiving for the Rodders Choices of the Deuces.

The Supreme Award for the Deuces went to Mike Neilson’s gorgeous three window fender-less Coupe built by Rods by Reid. The design, detailing and finish standard of this gorgeous lil Coupe certainly got my attention. I can see why it was chosen by the Rodders as well.

The hall of goodies up for auction was certainly impressive. From old parking meters and Coupe models to an original Deuce Days banner plus even a replica Banner fetching good dollars for charity thanks to John Della-Mura awesomely unbelievable auctioning skills.

The live band “Nothing Trivial” rocked the pub after the formalities were taken care of. The night partied on to the wee small hours with our own “Cow Girls” Lucy Stewart and Lorraine Hopkins rocking the stage to finish the night off.

Sunday rolled around much too early with every one rolling into Napier’s Breakfast park up at Perfume Point for a

Show ‘n Shine with the locals turning out for a massive display of cool old school rides of all varieties.

Lloyd and the teams mission this year was to raise funds for the Cranford Hospice Charity.

With the funds achieved via the Saturday auctions and bucket collections at the show on Sunday. The team managed to collect nine thousand dollars to present to Andrea Jopling, CEO of Hospice for the amazing service they provide.

That’s an awesome achievement from a relatively small run. All thanks to the awesome sponsors that get behind these events like Classic Insurance, Supercheap Auto, Dunedin Print, NZ Hot Rod Mag, Panhead Brewery and of course Lloyds own business Magoo’s Street Rods in Masterton for making this weekend achievable and being able to pay back to the community as well.

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Mike Neilson’s gorgeous three window fender less taking out the Supreme Award of Rodders Choice.

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Cool cruising shot by Lisa from KiwiAspect photography

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