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| The only New Zealand Production Motor Vehicle |
| This is an evolving website dedicated to the only motor vehicle ever to be designed and mass-produced in New Zealand. Nearly 2,500 Trekkas were built in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, between 1966 and 1973. |
| The Trekka had a locally designed steel body, bolted onto the complete chassis and mechanicals of the Czech-made Skoda Octavia Combi. |
| The Trekka arrived at a time when New Zealand had the most regulated new car market in the western world. Import licensing was tightly controlled. A way to gain licence was to raise the local content of an NZ assembled vehicle. By having it's entire body built locally the Trekka achieved an unheard of level of 75 per cent. It's price was low, and it was readily available at a time when popular models had lengthy waiting lists. |
| Land Rover looks with Skoda 2 WheelDrive |
| The driving force was Noel Turner, whose family firm had built Jowetts and Bradford vans in Auckland, hitting the big time on acquiring the VW franchise at the start of the 1950's. Motor Holdings was the biggest independent assembler of cars, Peugoets, Fiats, Simcas, Ramblers and early Datsuns and Skodas rolled from it's plant. |
| Full fibreglass top - an early popular option |
| Efforts to create export markets in Australia and Indonesia were shortlived. As import regulation loosened in the early 1970's in NZ, buyers found more enticing vehicles, notably Japanese. The sudden death of Noel Turner was the beginning of the end, with production closing in 1973. The Trekka was quickly forgotten in the new era of modern available motor vehicles. |
| Ambitious publicity shot - the "lifestyler" |
This is the simple beginning to a site by "The TREKKA Project". The site is intended as a resource for owners, enthusiasts and the curious. To contact "The TREKKA Project", email : trekkaproject@paradise.net.nz |
LINKS The TREKKA's back as a work of art The Whole Story ! Todd Niall's history of the TREKKA and the Turner motor empire is expected early in 2004 ! For information contact the TREKKA project. Contact : The TREKKA Project TREKKA FINDA! |
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