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DON NOBLE IN NZ VEHICLE
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:36 pm
by DON NOBLE
Yep am in NZ now , arrived 31st March , not April fools day , so its not a joke .
Now the proud owner of my 1st NZ vehicle . Actually , while still in OZ bought it on Trademe.com , kind of an NZ version of ebay . Had son in law in Auckland inspect 1st
Guess what its a NISSAN station wagon . Its a 1997 Stagea , wagon version of a Skyline . Has a 2500cc dohc 24valve inline 6cyl rear drive . only done 106000kms all for $4400 oz dollars . Has a very similar engine to what i raced in the red wagon . I have in a container on a ship somehwere out there ,a new 3000cc engine I had built up for the salt . This will go in the "NEW" wagon just for running around in the hills are alive to the sound of bleating sheeps type countryside .
Pics soon when I get back on my own puter .
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:02 pm
by BOB ELLIS
Yep , I know them wagons. Ya cun fut 3 sheeps und two bales uf hay un thu beck,or 5 sheeps und no hay, und still gut room up the front for ya fush & chups!
oh don
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:21 pm
by penny
whats the song cant help myself bad habits im'running wild----------cant remember the next line
Don is now Away with the Sheep!
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:33 pm
by Cookey
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:01 pm
by OLDtimer
What the ?????????
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:20 pm
by REAL Stan
Thats what i think pete
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:48 pm
by Lynchy
I think he might even go for the Hawaiian music or the "Into the Red" soundtrack - The BRM recording!!!! A different kind of classical music!
Lynchy
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 8:42 pm
by momec
Loved into the red,
Wide variety of composers over a long period in history but ohh the beautiful music.
Chris
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 10:32 am
by DON NOBLE
Hey , over here ,
me waving from across the ditch
. Been here in NZ nearly a month now and surviving well . Few things I noticed , gasolene prices dont jump all over the place ( in fact it hasnt varied one bit since we been here ) , the trade off is that petrol is $1.60 ltr but the crazy thing is deisel is 99c ltr . They tend to drive like they think they all world rally champs on the twisty bits ( probly cos theres not many straight bits ) . Oh yeah and rains a bit more and its all very green .
Things we done , bought a house in Paihia ( 230 km nth of Auckland ) , plenty of car and workshop space . I have joined the Bay of Islands Vintage Railway so I can play trains with the rest of the grandpas , reckon that beats bowls .
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 6:22 am
by DON NOBLE
NZ update
Ok here I am looking at my 1st new pair of gumboots since we left the dairy farm in cold wet Victoria in 1967 . Yep its a bit cold and wet and I,m off to the Hamilton field days to maybe slosh around the paddocks to get some ideas as to what to manufacture .
We moved into our house in Paihia and all our worldly goods (215 boxes , items , stuff ) is in . Even have the Nissan race engine sitting on a stand now and tool boxes are open . Um what the heck am I gunna use engine for now ?
Ok priorities are moving slightly left of centre , cos I just bought my 1st new fishin rod , since 30 yrs. Theres billions of fish they tell me , but in 2 attempts of catchin , all the fish had prior engagements . Now the neighbour he tell me the fish are 200 mtrs off the beach from where I been fishin , so now I may have to get a boat , and a boat need a engine ........ Boat can be used in bay , ocean , river and LAKE .........
to hard !
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 7:48 am
by jrbcastle
Hey Don just go and get another Nissan and turn it in to a race car fishing boats all sounds very boring find the closest cuircut join a car club and have some fun ! next thing you know you will join the local bowls club if your not carefull.
SUNDAY
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:08 pm
by DON NOBLE
I heard thru the grape vine that there was to be a meeting of the DLRA blokes and blokettes in Brisbane on Sunday . Have to aplogise for non attendance , mainly cos we in NZ and we had made prior arrangements .
We ( Marg and I ) went to a classical music recital at a lovely house by the water , and we drank red wine and ate cheese . It was all organised by 2 very nice men that like each other a lot . I really really wish MR ELLIS had been there , the stunned look on his face would have been priceless
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:42 pm
by DON NOBLE
OK this is what I drive now . Its not a DATSUN , Mr Ellis . Its a NISSAN , pronounced neesarn by the yanks .
WHAT YA RECKON is this a racecar or what
, must be cos its got an engine revolution counter , and twin drink holder for thirsty dry lake racer
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 4:54 pm
by Rob
What's that funny thing in the middle with the alphabet on it Don?
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 5:29 pm
by Lynchy
and one can only imagine what aural horrors are contained on that CD in the console.........!