David Reeves 1959 Mkll
Zodiac Automatic.
This
is David Reeves November 1959 Australian Assembled Zodiac. It had one previous
owner who were a childless couple, who covered 47,000 miles with the car. They
bequeathed it to their Nephew, who never used it and put it in storage as he
was based in the USA. David has now covered 65,000 miles of memorable trips and
Queensland car club runs with the car.
The
car has never had any rust and has only received minor touch ups for a few
little car park scrapes. The factory colour is Moroccan Cream over Buckskin
tan. When David got the car, it was unrestored apart from the renewal of some
seals and a new exhaust system and brakes. The wheels chosen were 14x6 Dragway
mags with the original wheels and trim put in storage.
The
car has a factory radio and clock, rear Venetians, an anti dazzle visor,
Lucas reversing, fog and driving lights, factory disc brakes, cast
iron headers and automatic transmission. The car, still 99% unrestored, drives
like new and is completely reliable.
Being
an early Low line Zodiac, it has a plastic speaker grille, hard plastic sun
visors and the fuel gauge fluctuates when you accelerate (no voltage
stabiliser!).
David
has owned the car now for nearly 8 years and takes great care of it. More so
after nearly selling it until his friends talked him out of it!
Also,
in his ownership are a 59 Zephyr Ute and a 1958 early grille Zephyr, now with
over drive, that is also a rust free car that is now being painted.
Above: Note factory plastic seat
covering and period Venetians.
Above: Factory installed clock
(overhead) and plastic sunvisors. The armrests fitted to this model are Non
Adjustable.
Above: Note 46 year old factory
carpet!
Above: Lucas reversing light.
Above: Factory fitted radio.
Above: Fog and Spot lights.
Above: Original boot mat.
Above: Original remote master
cylinder for disc brake front end.
Above: Note remote vaccum tank
under air cleaner hose that is similar to 62 Mklll model cars.
Above: Cast iron exhaust
manifold!
Above: Factory fitted Girling
disc brake front end (apparently the bracket holding the calliper to the
strut is common only to the Mkll disc brake cars.