Ryan has been racing and hill climbing with the VCC and HRSCC since 1989. He has been building Austin 7 specials and racing them all this time. He has raced his Chev 490 at the Hampton Downs Roycroft trophy races and Chelsea hill climbs. He owns a business restoring and building old race cars and vintage cars. He has also been involved with hot rods and helping his son with his karting.

Ryan McDonald - 1923 Chev 490 Speedster

Ryan has been racing and hill climbing with the VCC and HRSCC since 1989. He has been building Austin 7 specials and racing them all this time. He has raced his Chev 490 at the Hampton Downs Roycroft trophy races and Chelsea hill climbs. He owns a business restoring and building old race cars and vintage cars. He has also been involved with hot rods and helping his son with his karting.

1923 Chev 490 Speedster:

This Chev 490 speedster was previously owned by Ron Roycroft who found it behind a barn in Te Aroha. It had been sitting there since 1939. Ryan bought it from Ron in 1998 and did a sympathetic restoration, keeping all the original dents and rust holes intact where possible, while finding the car had only done around 5000 miles since new in the process. The engine was modified to period dirt track specs with Ron’s advice.