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  1. 03-06-2013, 03:03 PM #1
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    Delivery by Sea ....

    the internet is a great thing !

    i was asked about the history of my 2.4E recently and whilst i purchased it out of NZ 10 years ago and knew that it was originally delivered to HK i had paid scant regard to the paperwork that came with the car.

    so i decided to pull out all the stuff i had and have a good look.

    what the certificate of registration in NZ shows that i didnt know is that the car was imported to NZ from Norfolk Island ! on the back of this document is the original NZ owners name, William Walter Hallett, so i said to my self, self, there cant be too many William Walter Hallett's in NZ, and sure enough there was only one !

    NZ White Pages and contact details for WWH in Masterton NZ.

    what the hell, i'll call, and left the crazy person message- did you own a 911 on Norfolk Island, if yes can you give me a call, if no, please excuse me ...

    9pm that night the phone rings- it's Bill (William), yes it was his car, chat, chat, he was digging around in some paperwork and found the original maintenance record books for the car, would i like them !!

    today in the mail, true to his word Bill sends me the maintenance record which also details the original owner in HK- and what i think is a classic photo of the car being 'delivered' to Norfolk Island in 1982.
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  2. 03-06-2013, 03:19 PM #2
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    What an amazing connection. I imagine that incredible top photo you posted will be reblogged all over the web.

    Are we to think that wooden boat is supposed to hold the car or is the picture playing with us?
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  3. 03-06-2013, 03:34 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by beh911 View Post
    What an amazing connection. I imagine that incredible top photo you posted will be reblogged all over the web.

    Are we to think that wooden boat is supposed to hold the car or is the picture playing with us?
    It looks like it's being lifted out of that boat. Trying to figure out what powers the boat.

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  4. 03-06-2013, 03:52 PM #4
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    Considering the amount of effort to get the car on the island, I would assume the maintenance book is completely blank! Fantastic picture, thanks for sharing.
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  5. 03-06-2013, 04:08 PM #5
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    Awesome! Great score on the papers and picture. The poor kid in the back of the oversized dinghy looks like he's ready to bail!
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  6. 03-06-2013, 04:25 PM #6
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    That has got to be cover shot material!! but is there no ferry boat bringing cars to this island??
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    I'm sure Craig won't mind but this at Norfolk Is 40 years later. Note the boat number.

    http://www.typ901.org/showthread.php?t=4164

    Quote Originally Posted by beh911 View Post
    What an amazing connection. I imagine that incredible top photo you posted will be reblogged all over the web.

    Are we to think that wooden boat is supposed to hold the car or is the picture playing with us?
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    Craig, I hope you don't mind, but I emailed a link to this thread to one of my favorite car blogs "MotoringConBrio." Drew replied within minutes thanking me for the tip, and he already has it up: http://motoringconbrio.com/2013/03/0...-back-in-1982/
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  9. 03-06-2013, 08:59 PM #9
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    This is absolutely going viral in the car community. Can't be stopped. Just too good.

    Not for nothing, but as a collector, this is the kind of thing I (and others) pay a serious premium for. Whoever said it earlier was right. To own this car and to be able to start every conversation with "Did you ever see that photo...". They say a photo is worth a million words. I don't know about that. But I can promise you this photo is worth thousands of dollars.

    Do I sound jealous?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Merv View Post
    I'm sure Craig won't mind but this at Norfolk Is 40 years later. Note the boat number.

    http://www.typ901.org/showthread.php?t=4164
    merv
    i dont think most of the members here will be able to see YOUR photo of 40 years later on the TYP901 link
    so here it is...
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