hi all. my name is ricki and im from new zealand. its a spot on the globe at the bottom of the world, but an awesome spot it is.

my current daily driver is a 67 valiant safari station wagon. i bought it about 7 or 8 months ago as a road legal car. since buying it i have lowered it, done some panel work, shaved rear door handles (makes it look longer), and given it a spray job. although i will post progress pics when i get more time, heres how it looks as of today.






i have some sweet plans for it, but as it is my daily driver some things will take longer than others. immediate plans are redo brakes and some mechanicals (over the next few weeks).

future plans include a swap to LPG. petrol is NZ $2 a litre here (around $ US $8.50 per gallon), so LPG will make it more economical to drive. interior to be redone, mostly factory but probably in a white tuck 'n' roll. some rust in roof (drip rail) to be sorted, once done it will get fresh paint on top - most likely a gold or silver metalflake with some candy pinstriping.

the body will recieve one of 2 paint ideas. it will either be flamed from nose to bum, or will have woodgrain panelling (painted of course). im partial to the woody as i havent seen another one of these model ever done in that style (letalone most 60's wagons here in the southern HEMIspehere for that matter). it will have pinstriping here and there.

there are other ideas, but theyre huge, and involve a lot of work. all of which im happy to do, but its all about time. we'll just see.

just want to say its great to have found this forum, im really looking forward to getting to know more about 225's (first ive owned amongst several other chrylsers over the years) and mostly getting to know you guys.

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Welcome! That's a sharp looking wagon you have there.

Ricki,

Dang nice ride you have there. Welcome to the site.

Where are you located in NZ? I was in Wellington for 6 mo in 2004. May get down there again in the next couple of years.

Lou

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very cool ride-- thanks for showing her off. Lawrence

thanks lou, im in auckland. im too soft to live in wellington. haha. if you ever head this way, be sure to be in touch and we can catch up. your winter is the time to come, summer here, plenty of car shows etc. i just got back from 1 month in usa at end of aug. awesome country, awesome people, awesome cars. didnt see enough mopars out there though. and im sick of 32 fords i tell you. theyre everywhere over there. you poor buggers. hahaha.

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hi lou. im in auckland, im tood soft for wellington. haha.

be sure to get in touch if you head this way. i sing 4 to 6 nights a week in 2 pubs in the city, so plenty of access to cheap (read - FREE) booze. who could ask for more?

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hi lou. im in auckland, im tood soft for wellington. haha.

be sure to get in touch if you head this way. i sing 4 to 6 nights a week in 2 pubs in the city, so plenty of access to cheap (read - FREE) booze. who could ask for more?

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Hey, that's a sweet looking Valiant! Thanks for sharing pics.

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