Driver and owner Bob Neville from Turangi 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 Stromberg’s and various other racing modifications. Lucky 17 is registered with the Vintage Car Club of NZ as well as Federation Internationale Des Vehicules Anciens (FIVA).

Bob Neville - 1928 Ford Model A Boat Tail Racer

Driver and owner Bob Neville from Turangi 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 Stromberg’s and various other racing modifications. Lucky 17 is registered with the Vintage Car Club of NZ as well as 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 everyman depression era home built racer has over the years been raced and modified as skills and budget allowed. Bob bought the car from the original owner and builder now in his nineties and sent it home to New Zealand after having fun in the US and UK with it. With GMS Vintage Speed, Bob has been busy breathing new life into what was a heavily used, much loved member of the original builder and racer family.