ISBN10: 0908562535, ISBN13: 9780908562534, [publisher: Square One Press, Dunedin] Softcover Sub-tItled " A Century of Motoring in North Otago and Beyond" the central focus of this astonishing publication is the story of NZ's first-bult car and its return, in replicar form, a century later.The followijng quote from an invitation to a book launch of "Rreplicar" describes it as"presenting a history of a car unique. the only one of its make and model, being first seen in Oamaru in June 1900." The car is now known as the Dennison and was the first built in New Zealand from experience gained in cycle making. The engineer, F R Dennison, then drove it from Christchurchtop Oamaru. All that has survived from this epic journey is one photograph. Yet that was sufficient for a small group of enthusiasts and dedicated experts to reconstruct a replca of the original car that triumphantly completed the same route exactly 100 years later." In addition to describing all details leading up to that journey "Replicar" covers the development and progresss of motoring in the North Otago and nearby districts in that century, to provide "essemtial services" in all forms of motor transport. Although centred on a specific area of NZ "Replicar" is also a "potted history" of the vital role the internal combustion engine played in every part of the country in the development of transport and related services. First edi ...

Auckland: Oxford University Press. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. (Date: 1991). First Edition. Hardcover. 0908562535 . Small stain to top page edges. ; This copy signed by one of the authors on the title page, "Rex E. Murray". 272 pages + errata slip tipped in at rear. Page dimensions: 210 x 147mm. Illustrated. "This book traces the journey of the 'Replicar' in 1900 from Christchurch to Oamaru. 100 years later the reconstructed model of the original car built by Fred Dennison made the same journey. Together with an account of the subsequent century of motoring, the authors combine to reveal a fascinating history of motoring in North Otago and beyond." - from blurb on rear cover. . 1991. Oxford University Press ISBN 0908562535 9780908562534 [NZ]