SUNDAY DRIVE: JIM

1956 FORD F100 STEPSIDE PICKUP

AS TOLD TO Joshua Brosnahan PHOTO Hamish Forbes

 “I’m very much a fan of an American build. We also have a two-door 1956 Oldsmobile, as well as a 1957 Buick four-door pillarless and a 1927 Buick hot rod, which was cut down to a pick-up. We don’t name the cars, but they do all end up referred to as females. 

We’ve just purchased the F100 in Wellington, and we are currently driving it down south. I’ve bought it after over 40 years of wanting one. I really like the colour; but it was originally grey according to the previous owners. As you can tell, they’ve put a lot of money and time into it. It was actually the wife’s truck – it was her project, and I was told she had a vision of the white body with red wheels. 

Once a fortnight, my wife Pip and I will take one of them for a run on a Sunday, weather permitting. We do a bit of lunch and head off on a cruise. There’s a group of about eight to ten of us who meet up. We’re not in a club, but we just get together and go for a run for the day.

I love it. So far, she’s lovely to ride in. It’s smooth sailing. It’s all about the noise!”