This 1937 Chevrolet-based hot rod coupe took its owner, Chris Reed (shown polishing the mudguard), more than two years to complete at a cost of $12,000. Mr Reed, who is president of the Garden City Rodders, has named the car “Stripteaser.’ The original body was rescued from a rubbish tip near Hokitika and parts from seven other cars were used in the painstaking rebuilding. The car, which was among the 55 exhibits at the Radio Avon hot rod show, which ended in Cowles Stadium last evening, is powered by a Chevrolet V8 engine with a stage two camshaft. It has an automatic gearbox and a limited slip differential.

Press, 10 January 1983, Page 1

This 1937 Chevrolet-based hot rod coupe took its owner, Chris Reed (shown polishing the mudguard), more than two years to complete at a cost of $12,000. Mr Reed, who is president of the Garden City Rodders, has named the car “Stripteaser.’ The original body was rescued from a rubbish tip near Hokitika and parts from seven other cars were used in the painstaking rebuilding. The car, which was among the 55 exhibits at the Radio Avon hot rod show, which ended in Cowles Stadium last evening, is powered by a Chevrolet V8 engine with a stage two camshaft. It has an automatic gearbox and a limited slip differential.