Privately owned by a local businessman, the Nelson Classic Car collection in the small town of Nelson on the south island of New Zealand, was an unexpected delight to visit.
In 1908, Riker designed a 120hp car to compete in the fourth prestigious Vanderbilt Cup race inLong Island, New York. During testing, the car reached an incredible speed of 110mph. Racing against Fiat and Mercedes it won and driver George Robertson took home the trophy for the first time for America after a record 4 hours and 48 minutes over a distance of 260 miles!Dietrich 1006 Roadster Coupe, year 1933, pictured above. Only 50 V12 coupe roadsters were produced owing to the dire economic climate at the time.The world’s fastest mini … on August 16, 2012, the mini pictured above, made history by breaking the world speed record for a production car under 1000cc, achieving an impressive top speed of 146.mph
The Blogging Brit 
love the roadster
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