Impact

Maker and role
Colonial Motor Company, Other contributor
Production date
1973

Object detail

Accession number
07-1961
Description
Feb 1973: Newlands Motors bring new drive to historic suburb -- Newlands Motors' proud record in buses -- Bus follows rugged motoring tradition -- Recalling the spirit of days long past -- $306,000 order from Bluff Aluminium Smelter big challenge for Macaulay Motors Ltd -- The old and the new (Ford-powered fire engines).

May 1974: 50 years with Fordson:the Fordson tractor and C.M.C -- birth of the world's universal tractor, the 22 hp Fordson -- the glorious twenties: colonial motors introduce fordson farming in NZ -- NZ Roadmaker and NZ Roads Limited -- on the straight and narrow: railway applications -- depression years -- first car from Wiri -- new extensions at Papanui.

Nov 1974: 50 years with Fordson part II -- after the war: E 27 N -- post-war industrial equipment -- the past 10 years -- ron sloan finds nz's oldest working fordson -- from apprentice to general manager: wattie falloon -- Timaru Aero club.

Dec 1975: S.A.M.'s mangere branch -- gordon parnell of lower hutt -- con berry of dunedin -- les gladding's presentation -- len morrison's 50 years at avery's -- tractor salesman: o hutchinson -- dick elliot of masterton -- model "y" from waipukurau -- dunedin staff -- gold watch - PC gibbons -- stan king of dunedin -- fred fisher of timaru -- bob mcluggage of S.M.B. -- george irvine of te kuiti -- jim walker of dunedin -- basil orsborn of dunedin -- jim flannery of C.M.C. -- 50 years link - C.M.C. and NZ insurance -- gold watch - jim carson -- fagan motor fliers -- fire-fighter flynn -- safety with batteries -- detective salesman -- tractor numbers reference.
Signature/Marks and Type
MOTAT fire book 94 Hand-written
94 Hand-written
Page 13
3
Fire appliances Hand-written
Media/Materials
Physical description
4 volumes : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Credit line
Colonial Motor Company. 1973. Impact, 07-1961. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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