Newbie from New Zealand

NZ911 · Post by **NZ911** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 7:33 am

Hi everyone, im a newbie from NZ and have been restoring my UK new RHD 1969 911T for the past 6 months. Its been in NZ since 1994 but has never actually driven on our roads... legally. The old registration number (not sure what you guys call it) when it was in the UK was PSC 590G and it was originally Irish Green. If anyone recognises that number let me know, it would be great to get some UK history on it!

I would post a picture but im not sure how (unless what i did worked!) so if anyone can let me know how that would be cool!

jimbow · Post by **jimbow** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 7:40 am

Hi Andrew

Try this link for posting pictures: http://www.ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3864 it is quite easy. I could do it, so it must be easy!

(I used photobucket).

NZ911 · Post by **NZ911** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 7:46 am

Thanks JIm, ill try that out!

hot66 · Post by **hot66** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:24 am

Hi & Welcome

My Brother in Law has just moved to New Zealand, just west of Auckland

East Coast Dave · Post by **East Coast Dave** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:45 am

Welcome to DDK - you're sure to find someone who knows some history on the car on here.

Let's see some pictures.

NZ911 · Post by **NZ911** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 9:09 pm

Heres my second go... hope it works!

Skye 1975

Ready for strip down

Currently halfway thru bare metal resto, ill post more pix once i get them from the shop!

912uk · Post by **912uk** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:03 am

Hi'a you boys love RHD cars.. I just come back from Perth Oz and every LDH car I saw was or had been chopped from L to right.. but yours is an orginal cool..

Good luck with it.. all I can say is if your doing the resto do it right.. make a rottersery and strip the car to a shell.. sink good money into the bodyw work as mecahnicals are able to be bolted and unbolted on and off. Body work is a different matter..

may see you some day as looking to move to Oz in a few years and New zeland is ont he list of places to visit..

Alex of Retro motor company is currently working in New Zeland right now.. check him out and send him a PM.. he is Buzz808 I think on here..

NZ911 · Post by **NZ911** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 9:06 pm

Thanks for the reply, yeah pretty stoked i found an orginal RHD. I think in Australia they are not actually allowed to drive LHD cars so thats why they all convert them... could be worng but im sure someone on here will know.
The body is currently completely stripped and on a rottersery getting new floors, sills, door shuts etc at a shop that has done quite a few 911s, factory spot welds in the right places etc. Its starting to look like a car again after 6 months!
Ill keep you posted on the progress.
Oh and thanks for the contact, ill send him a message and see what part of the country hes in.

912uk · Post by **912uk** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 9:24 pm

LHD RHD it's not the issue it was .. I saw a number of LHD cars in Perth last month.

and I know of a number of cars for sale both Merc and Porsches and they are LHD.

Rickard M · Post by **Rickard M** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:41 pm

Sorry for hijacking the tread, I wonder if there are any porsche related events happening in New Zealand during april next year? I am curious because I am going there with my girlfriend for three weeks.

With Best Regards from Rickard, a Porsche enthusiast from Sweden..

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