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Rad rod by Reid This weekend’s CRC Speed Show features some of New Zealand’s top hot rods, including a 1933 Ford Cabriolet built by Tauranga resident John Reid of Rods by Reid.
John raced the clock to get the car in shape for Auckland on July 21-22, while wife Janet talked about what it takes to build a car of this calibre. Janet says the car was sent to the United States this time last year and will be returned to the Filipino Kiwibased owner after it has been shown. While the car was in the USA it was rated as one of the top five most beautiful street cars out of 3500 cars at the Good Guys 25th Hot Rod Show in Pleasanton. An invitation was then extended to show the car at the Grand National Roadster show in Pomona, California. The car secured two major awards; for altered street roadster and outstanding engine. “It was designed and built here by John and his team. Nakija Klaus did a lot of the panel work,” says Janet. “A lot of the alterations, including the body work, have been modified to achieve this look.” This is likely the only chance Kiwis will get to see the Speed 33 Cabriolet, worth about $500,000. “There’s been about 4000 hours labour poured into it, not including paint or upholstery. A lot of people have been following the progress of the car and this will be their one chance to see it in New Zealand,” says Janet. “We were invited to show it at the CRC event by Keith Sharpe, as he really wants this year’s show to highlight the work of Kiwi rodders,” says Janet. John is one of New Zealand’s most popular rod builders, with people waiting up to two years for his time to
By Paul Kendon
LEFT: John Reid from Rods by Reid and his award winning Speed 33 Cabriolet.
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become available. The rod has had extensive modifications, including firewall flange removal, custom door corners and lower trunk corners, a custom rear rolled pan, and the entire underside of the floor has been smoothed out, including the inside edge of the rocker panels and toe board. The boot area is fully lined in alloy for upholstery and an alloy chin section attached to Fink alloy grill surrounds and custom radiator covers. The interior body has lizard skin sound and heat insulation. John’s team also added a custom hood, an alloy top with steel sides, blisters and vents by Nakija. Paint is black cherry candy. In the front are Budnik Illusion 17 x 7 with Dunlop tyres and the rear wheels are 20 x 10s.
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