1956 Lycoming Special
The immediate post World War Two years were best described as austere times for many countries, even those that were on the allied side. The post-WW2 period for New Zealand was particularly difficult, especially when it came to imports, as successive New Zealand governments sought to take direct control of what came into the country.
Such control over imports applied, of course, to motor vehicles, to such an extent that it was extremely difficult to buy an imported motor vehicle unless the buyer had overseas funds. Such flummery as competition cars were simply out of the question.
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