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Cars and bikes in the lives of baby boomers
Our early vehicles were invariably unreliable which ensured that most of us soon became amateur mechanics, tending to our cars' idiosyncrasies.
Our cars and motorbikes were our tickets to freedom. Loved like a firstborn, they were frequently given names and are still remembered — fondly or otherwise.
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Growing up in Hawke's Bay — Part II
Brian Duggan : Hawke's Bay NZ : 1950s
We copied his greasy hair fashion and leather jackets and stove-pipe pants. Fashion denim was not available in New Zealand so we had to improvise the tight pants. T-shirts were unheard of here so we wore our jerseys back to front and it looked like a round-necked shirt as seen on the silver screen! . . . read on
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The old Triumph car
K.G.Gale : Christchurch NZ : 1950s
He didn't know the first thing about cars but the man who sold it to him said he'd never have an ounce of trouble with a reliable old Triumph — "they just never die". He'd driven it home in a flush of pride ... black, square, but a thing of beauty to us kids. . . . read on
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If I had a hammer
Robert Andrews : Europe : 1970s
Suddenly, the old girl would start bucking and heaving with, it turned out, a severe case of petrol starvation. No use chasing the vendors to get our money back. Their flight would be halfway back to Australia . . . read on
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