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Story: Cars and the motor industry

All images and media

From page 1 - A motorised society

Love of cars

Auckland’s first car

Auckland’s first car

Cars registered

Cars registered

Auckland Harbour Bridge

Auckland Harbour Bridge

From page 2 - Sources of cars

Model T Ford

Reliability trials

Reliability trials

Sources of cars, 1914–1968

Sources of cars, 1914–1968

Trekka

From page 3 - Car imports and the assembly industry

Rouse and Hurrell coachbuilders

Rouse and Hurrell coachbuilders

Car assembly at the Colonial Motor Company

Car assembly at the Colonial Motor Company

General Motors assembly plant, 1936

General Motors assembly plant, 1936

First Todd Motors garage

First Todd Motors garage

Todd Park

From page 4 - Demise of the car-assembly and component industries

El Cheapo Cars

Facing redundancy

Facing redundancy

Firestone factory

Firestone factory

From page 5 - Motor services

Car salesman

Old petrol pumps

Old petrol pumps

Cars with drivers for hire

Cars with drivers for hire

From page 6 - Licensing, safety and limits

Car registration, 1950

Car registration, 1950

Old driver's licences

Old driver's licences (1st of 3)

Plasticised paper licence

Plasticised paper licence (2nd of 3)

Plastic card licence

Plastic card licence (3rd of 3)

The Michelin man

The Michelin man

Spot the difference

Spot the difference

White-cross speedometer billboard

White-cross speedometer billboard

From page 7 - Cars and society

Northern Gateway toll road

Northern Gateway toll road

Cars in New Plymouth, 1920s

Cars in New Plymouth, 1920s

Early motoring family

Early motoring family

Goodbye pork pie

Goodbye pork pie

From page 8 - Cars and urban planning

Glen Innes, 1981

Glen Innes, 1981

Auckland congestion

Auckland congestion

Northern Busway

Northern Busway

Warrant of fitness

Warrant of fitness

How to cite this page:

Eric Pawson, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/cars-and-the-motor-industry/media (accessed 8 December 2023)

Story by Eric Pawson, published 11 Mar 2010, updated 1 Dec 2014