Beach Hop 2009 New Zealand

[Thumper]

Check out the website here http://www.beachhop.co.nz/ and check out other photos of the days events here http://photos.frontrow.co.nz/index.php?cat=6
The Beach Hop is held each year on the East Coast of New Zealand's North Island, at a Beach Town called Whangamata (pronounced wongamartah).
It's about 4 3/4hrs travel for us, and we stay with friends at their beach house. This year we were supposed to have the 57 finished, but alas still more work to go, so we were going to take the 76 Corvette but had to leave that home with a failed rear trailing hub bearing.
I took a few photos of the TriFives, there were about 50 that I took photos of so here they are.
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One of our TriFive cousin's!
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Yes I know it's a '58 but I couldn't resist it!
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This is a '55 alcohol injected blown hemi powered, runs 6.3 230mph
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This has been crafted from a '55 4door Model 150
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And, keeping them under control, we have a genuine Minnesota State Trooper car complete with all the internal trappings (don't ask how it came to be here!
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[BLACKHORSE]

:tu

THAT LOOKED LIKE A FUN DAY...

:cool:

[Wedwagon]

Wow, what a nice group of TriFive's. It is hard to pick just one favorite. Thanks for the pictures and the link to the event.

David aka "Wedwagon"

[finallyhavea57]

Thought I saw mine in there for a moment. Then I noticed it had a 3 piece bumper. And of course nicer paint. Thanks for sharing.

Don

[rmk]

thanks for the pix. it's amazing how many tri-fives made their way around the world.

[carls 56]

wow! great pics, thanks thumper :tu:cool:

[mickeywestsr]

Great pictures......I've always been fasinated by the right hand drive.......

[MightyMouse57]

What a bunch of nice cars:D:tu

Thanks for posting those pictures.