Motueka District Museum

We know some of Lassie’s fans really care about what’s on the inside. So here are the facts and figures:

She was originally purchased for £1,300 from Perfection Motors Ltd. Nelson in 1930.

• Engine:                       8 cylinder 5,500 cc...

Our beloved Lassie is a 1929 Caddilac La Salle 340 V8. She was originally purchased in 1930 by W T Evans who gave her the nickname Lassie. About a decade later Bert Hickmott purchased our Lassie. In the 1940s and 50s she was used as a school bus in the Riwaka and Brook...