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The plane is full size solid wood. 12 feet high and 5 meter long. It can be seen from State Highway # 16 north from Helensville, about 2.4 miles north from Kaukapakapa village. Its I.D. plate is attached. Z.C.

Name this plane. Z.C.

Pete in his post #7 above was correct. " A final report on the now defunct Hamilton ITM 400 racing series has been presented to the Hamilton City Council's finance and monitoring committee. Deputy chairman said the only thing the public had not appreciated was that the racing event brought to...

"" A 500-mile seven-hour race was run in Australia in October on the tough and punishing Mount Panorama circuit at Bathurst. Only standard production line sedan models were permitted, with no optional extras fitted. The cars were divided into price, not engine capacity classes. Only eight of...

I feel so much tension in the air . This " United " may split up and become singular states. Or groups of about 5 . Is this thought to far fetched?? Z.C.

Hi Jac, your block is panning out exactly how you described it in the first sentence of the first post #1. " Large gaps between postings". Z.C.

Hi Leo, interesting golden top-hats. After you did your calculations and analysis what value did you apply as a factor of safety {Safety Factor} for determining the final dimensions? Z.C.

Should we work hard at stopping pollution? Of course but let's start with plastic supermarket bags. That would be a real contribution towards stopping pollution. Here in my city 99% of plastic supermarket bags are GONE. If you want one, you have to pay extra for it. Z.C.

Hi Greg, This tread is the story of " Blood sweat and Tears " from Fred . What Fred is doing. It is not an all purpose Lola tread. To me it seems like a hijack as if you are trying to get advertising mileage for free. I might be wrong but this is how it feels to me. Z.C.

After Alan Watkins laid down his law of posting etiquette ( a short while ago) I am a bit hesitant to expand or drift away from the original thread topic. Any how , I am not a historian and was not personally in the WW2 conflict but find it all very interesting and intriguing. Now I am...

England entered the war because Poland got occupied. So they said at the time. After the war Poland was still occupied , now by Stalin. Can we say that England achieved her goal to set Poland free? Please ignore if this is a bit of tread drift. Z.C.

Wow , that boat looks so cool !! Z.C.

I wonder if the Kiwis who are relatively close, only a few thousand miles away have more info? Post # 1 What I can add is this ; The mythology is rather interesting in these regions. It is not only humans that can walk away but mountains can walk as well. One story goes roughly like this...

One of the places that was used to produce armaments and aviation stuff is Brooklands. The reason one of the bankings was removed was to get clearance for the wings of aircraft to clear at take-off. But today ?? In the infield of that area two huge corporate logos are erected. Sony and...

I saw an ad in the British magazine " Classic & Sports Car " July 2007 page 61 for chassis 1055. Listed by Hall & Bradfield. In the photo the tall rear scoops are gone and there is a "bubble" in the roof. Color looks to be very dark blue/purple . Just my 20 cent contribution. Z.C.

Please allow a little thread drift. Welcome back Keith. I missed your humor. Z.C.

Terry I always enjoy your up dates. How do you manage to keep the floor so clean? Z.C.

After reading five words this past weekend I thought to myself; " How true " This is an attempt to get these really memorable quotes all together. The first quote that started it; " Fools talk, wise men speak " -- Truck tailgate, Auckland NZ. Another that made a great impression on me is...

It might be a little off topic but perhaps relevant. A well preserved original Zero is displayed in the Auckland Museum. Saw it just the other day. Z.C.

Those might be the personal equipment of each of his bodyguards. Z.C.