PROFILE: 1975 Dodge pickup and 1964 Chevrolet Malibu

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PROFILE

In love with Big Jon

Photo: Graham Meiklejohn

Debby Connor of Wellington saw her 1975 Dodge Pickup for sale when she was getting a warrant of fitness on her other truck 25 years ago.

“Who wouldn’t. He’s beautiful. His number plate is B1GJON.” Debby is so satisfied with B1GJON that she has never considered getting anything else. “I don’t need to. I’ve got the best.” Debby has been a member of Cam County for the last five years and was previously a member of Feilding Hot Rod.

PROFILE

A Malibu muscle car

General Motors was king of the hill around the time it introduced the Chevrolet Malibu in 1964 as a mid-size car.

At the time, GM comprised 50% of the entire market, with 25% of the entire market being Chevrolet alone. Named after the coastal community of Malibu, California, the model was marketed primarily in North America. The first Malibu was a top-line subseries of the mid-sized Chevrolet Chevelle. The Malibu was generally available in a full range of body styles with interiors that were more lavish than the lesser Chevelle 300 and 300 Deluxe models. The Malibu SS was available only as a two-door sport coupe hardtop or convertible. Super Sport, or SS, is the signature performance option package offered by Chevrolet on a limited number of its vehicles. Russell Shaw of Petone, bought his 1964 Chevrolet Malibu SS three years ago from a guy in Hamilton who was moving back to Australia. “I liked it because there aren’t many around. It’s a coupe and has a big block, 8,455 cu, two door, rough and ready. It’s the first muscle car I’ve ever owned.”

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