Publisher's Synopsis
Recording New Zealand's experience of motoring, from the magnificent to the mundane, the grim to the glorious, this account ranges from the bumpy beginnings and early epic journeys to mass ownership and contemporary congestion. Along the way, it investigates how the car shaped lives, and what New Zealanders got up to in, on, and under their vehicles.;The story looks at the car in economy, history and culture: the marques, makes and models; and their owners, makers, assemblers, fuel suppliers and motoring associations. Following closely are the regulators and enforcers, battling to improve roads, car standards and driver behaviour.
