Cecil Walkden Wood

Description

First NameCecil Walkden Last NameWoodDescriptionCecil Walkden Wood was the first person to build a motor vehicle in New Zealand, in Timaru in 1896. He ran Timaru Cycle Repairs, beginning to build motor cycles in 1895.External LinkTimaru District Hall of Fame: Cecil Walkden WoodDate of Birth28 Mar 1874Date of Death1965SubjectBiographyTransportation

Newspaper Clipping

Hervey Motors Ltd advertising promotion

Timaru Man Put Dominion's First Car on Road

Bullocks, horses the cornerstone of SC transport

Mr C W Wood, 90 Today, Built First Car in Dominion

Publication

New Zealanders as we see 'em : in cartoons and caricatures [Extract]

Image from The Timaru Herald 28 March 1963.