Flat to the Boards. A History of Motor Car Sport in New Zealand from 1901 to 1940. stranding the crew on Elephant

stranding the crew on Elephant Island

and the relationships each formed with the local people who helped to gather and prepare the botanical specimens

instructions for building ponds and tips for creating and maintaining wild areas

A varied collection of the author’s black and white and colour photographs featuring the last days of NZR steam locomotives with his descriptive commentary

Flat to the Boards. A History of Motor Car Sport in New Zealand from 1901 to 1940. stranding the crew on ElephantA. Messenger and D. Wood. A complete and well illustrated history of motor sport in the country when it was in the hands of amateur enthusiasts and there was no commercial sponsorship. There were frequent car races, trials, speed record attempts and hill climbs. Craig Printing Co. Ltd., Invercargill, 1985. Hardback with dust jacket. 186 pages. SECONDHAND. Good condition, slight adhesion to rear end papers.