Dorifutography

Following on from the Brit & Euro Car Show, one of the staff decided to put a flier: showing the Jukebox Diner and Classics Museum in Hamilton, on my friend Harry's E30 . So we decided to go check it out! Of course, we didn’t go alone, my good friend Josh over at Donut.nz decided to join us in his Toyota MR-S! Hamilton is not too far from Auckland for you international readers, so just over an hour and we were there! From the outside, Jukebox Diner and the Classics Museum seriously looked cool, with its front fascia looking like, well… a Jukebox, duh! After lunch, consisting of hot dogs and chips, we headed into the Classics Museum…! First thing we saw was the car, or should I say, truck tha t hooked me on that flier: the 1938 Diamond T614D “Doodlebug” Texaco Tanker. This red tanker is extremely rare, with only 6 ever made, and registries say that they’re not sure how many are left. This specific truck was restored from a rusty body and chassis within 5 years and even features...

So about 2 weeks ago, I attended the annual Brit & Euro Classic Car Show, which included, yep you guessed it! British and European cars! This annual show was the first one since 2021, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, so I expected people to bring the best! I was not disappointed in the majority of marques, but some, like Lamborghini, failed to deliver… I tend to arrive at these events relatively early to get shots of the cars without crowds getting in the way, and some of the cars I was able to capture before the spectators arrived were properly cool! This was situated in the middle area of the paddock and the cars included were the MG Metro 6R4 (a Group B rally car), the Buckler 90 (a British space frame constructed/New Zealand designed open top car) and the Lancia Stratos HF (an iconic Italian WRC car). Speaking of rally cars though, Lancia had an amazing showing, with old cars like the Aprilia, Fulvia Rallye and the B20, but what most impressive was the 037 Stradale (207 of these w...