Driver and owner, Turangi’s Bob Neville is a Global Creative Director in the sports industry, who when not enjoying old cars, is on planes heading to the next project somewhere in the world! His car Lucky 17 is a Model A Ford Boat Tail racer. Lucky 17 runs a 1932 four-cylinder model B engine with a Thomas high compression head, twin 97 Strombergs and various other racing modifications. Lucky 17 is registered with the Vintage Car Club of New Zealand as well as the Federation Internationale Des Vehicules Anciens (FIVA).

Bob Neville - 1928 Ford Model A Boat Tail Racer

Driver and owner, Turangi’s Bob Neville is a Global Creative Director in the sports industry, who when not enjoying old cars, is on planes heading to the next project somewhere in the world! His car Lucky 17 is a Model A Ford Boat Tail racer. Lucky 17 runs a 1932 four-cylinder model B engine with a Thomas high compression head, twin 97 Strombergs and various other racing modifications. Lucky 17 is registered with the Vintage Car Club of New Zealand as well as the Federation Internationale Des Vehicules Anciens (FIVA).

1928 Ford Model A Boat Tail Racer:

Lucky 17 was built back in the day from an old, beat-up, original Ford Model A family car in Michigan. This depression-era, home-built racer, has been raced and modified over the years, as skills and budget allowed. Bob bought the car from the original owner and builder, who is now in his nineties, and sent it home to New Zealand after having fun in the United States and United Kingdom. With GMS Vintage Speed, Bob has been busy breathing new life into what was a heavily-used, much-loved member of the original builder’s and racer’s family.