(EP15) 1-hour of EPIC SCRAP! Horopito Motors, New Zealand - HubNut Goes Global 

My equivalent of this is the middle aisle at Aldi 😁

You were wise to move your car first! Years ago I went to my local scrappy to pick up some parts for my old allegro. When I returned to the car I discovered someone trying to remove my wing mirror!

We lived in New Zealand from the end of 1975 to the end of 1977. The number of old British cars from the early 1960’s was astonishing. Visas, Victors, Veloxes, Anglias, and so on. They graduated to getting in boatloads of grey Japanese cars as there is little to no market for used cars there. Stacks and stacks of models we never saw in Australia. Horopito is close to the army camp in Waiouru on the other side of Ruapehu. The Army Museum is a treat, if you’re into that sort of thing.

Title wasn't even clickbait. That was glorious.

I first went there with my Dad in 1965. Back then most of the stock was prewar ,some of it was even WW1 era. Mr Cole was still very much the boss then and none of those buildings were ,except the sawmill building .Which is what it was originally . In 1973 I went with some mates from Auckland .We asked mr Coles Son if they had any 1932 Ford stuff... we left with a complete chassis for $200.

Came here for 5 minutes; watched the whole thing.

I never thought I'd watch a whole hour of 'iron oxide' but what a sight! Hubnut heaven! Reminds me of going to a localish scrapyard with my dad back in the late 70's, looking for a cylinder head for his Austin A55 Cambridge, & just wandering among the cars picking small bits off & hiding them in my pockets!

New Zealand is renowned for keeping old cars on the road, up to a point.

I'll say one thing. Those Sheep do a marvellous job of making a scrapyard look amazingly attractive. Never seen such well trimmed Grass in a tat yard. Absolutely amazing place. Love it!!! 5*

Possibly the best scrapyard I've ever seen, even compared to the ones in the US!

Fields of dreams - amazing!

Looking at a pile of rust: "Doesn't look too bad..." LOL

All those rusting hulks were someone's pride and joy once.

38:01 This brings back a few memories , that's is my old car Mitsubishi eterna 1990, I towed it out there back in 2007 after the motor blew up for the second time, it was my daily driver for 6 years, I went out to horopito years ago and there was another car on top of it which annoyed me a bit, but I see its gone now lol

12:14 An Avenger in a scrapyard! Never! From what we could see, it doesn't look rotten. Oh someone save the Avenger. (I'm an Avenger nut, mine is a 1972 Hillman Avenger 1500 Super.)

Wow! I can remember walking round my local scrap yard back in the 80s picking up bits for my old Capri, happy times. On another note, who watches a video like this and gives it a thumbs down?? The mind boggles

Ian, I could waste a whole day in that place. A Toyota Cavalier! I couldn’t believe it. That was a Chevrolet Cavalier sold in Japan as a Toyota. Weird and a dismal failure due to late 90’s GM build quality. In the USA we got the early Ford Laser as the Mercury Tracer. The later Laser was our Ford Escort. The Isuzu MU was offered here as the Amigo and the small squarish Isuzu sedan as the I-Mark. The Nissan Prarrie was sold here for about 5 minutes as the Axxess. Your camera rested for a few seconds on a boring beige 1st generation Honda Odyssey without comment. I would have done the same before I came to own one recently. I now love it due to it’s airiness and manageable size compared to modern minivans. What a great roam around. Thanks for bringing us along.

Wow, what a feast for the eyes, many thanks HubNut. Incredible that places like this still exist, I was mightily impressed that you wound up the window on that neat litte Miitsubishi, goodonya!

Aren't you lovely, winding the window up on that Lancer :)

RIP..Rust In Peace.My dad owned a wreckers yard in South Africa in the 1950's.Boston Spares,Parrow,Cape Town.

Both amazing and heart-breaking at the same time.

Amazing place! I'd love to visit a yard like that. Sadly, there are hardly any left over here in the Netherlands. Thanks for taking us with you!

"The slant four, but not that slanted, it's completely fallen over". Ladies and gentleemen, we have reached Peak Hubnut! You Kiwis have broken him.

Hubnut im impressed with your enthusiasm and knowledge. I can understand why people fall in love with old cars. Like you I like the pininfarinas. Vanden plas princess, I just loved. Especially the first gen with small tail fins.

47:07 Right in the feels.. "These poor pantograph wipers have nothing to wipe anymore"

An hour of reliving my early car owner days... memories of looking for spares and just hunting for period extras to refit to our cars. Peace Charlie 🇬🇧

Genuinely tragic to see these classics to get abandoned or scrapped😢😢! I hope these all get restored! If this was a scrapyard full of electronic junk (cars nowadays) I wouldn’t care! These deserve a better place to live! Just makes me cry!

Truly amazing ability to spot cars! A joy to watch!

Wow I'm lichen this! What a place

Truly amazing yard tour, thanks for sharing again! That lovely green mitsubishi lancer is what stood out for me, really pure car with a lot of character

"I love big Farinas and I cannot lie" (Sir Scrapsalot) ;-)

The entire NZ car history passes by.

Nearly an hour of glorious glorious rust. Wonderful HubNut. The ony disappoint was that you didn't take the Trekker for a test drive! Loved the 'Moggies' and that Bedford J series though. Many thanks.

A wonderful hour's viewing, open-mouthed in awe and wonderment. Whilst sad to see so many old, forgotten cars it's good that these places still do exist somewhere in the world. Oh, and excellent identification knowledge as usual Mr HubNut, thank you!

Amazing place, am overwhelmed with the variety of old metal! Even a Maxi! Thank you for sharing!

I can watch this the whole day... As i always say there are 2 places in the world that someone can realy feel at peace.... A cemetry and a scrapyard...

Absolutely fascinating!!!...A photographers dreamscape 👌

Looked great. Thanks for sharing.

What an episode... I see also cars I didn't see for many years. Always nice to look around on this scrap yards. Enjoy there and till tomorrow.

A real trip down memory lane. What an extraordinarily diverse collection. Amazing! Thanks for sharing this Ian 👍

Probably up there with my favourite Hubnut videos. Fantastic, cheers Ian.

what an eclectic collection of old vehicle, fantastic

I recall scrapyards like this in Renfrewshire in Scotland when I was a kid, playing in the old cars and having adventures with the added tension of the vicious alsations or rotweilers that could possibly turn up at any time with the scrapman

What a trip down memory lane seeing the vehicles,,, the highlight for me was when you spotted that Mitsubishi Celeste.

My Dad had a Hillman California. It was Black with a white Roof and the Rear Windows rolled down -- super cool when you are like 10 years old! This was when we were living in Rhodesia, (yes, was still Rhodesia back then). But my Dad got rid of it when one of the Halfshafts broke.

Love the pile of Rovers. What gold. Great presentation too.

Hubnut's Elegy in a Country Scrapyard. A moving meditation on the transience of all things, especially motor cars in a humid climate.

One amazing junkyard , missing home alot . Great video totally enjoyed 👍

Hub nut heaven. Very enjoyable to watch, And a day I think you will remember for a long time.

My father had Zodiacs and Zephyrs for many years in the late 60s and 70s , great to see some still survive if only just outside the pearly gates of old car heaven. You seem to packing a lot into your travels hubnut , very enjoyable and interesting, never knew walking around a scrapyard could bring back so many memories. Great 👍

Lots of neat old iron! I was surprised to see a 1958 Chevrolet in there! What a cool place!

An hour of HubNut......pure bliss 👌

That place is unreal. So many rare cars that I haven't seen since childhood. So many memories. The most impressive thing is so much rust. I remember a few UK scrapyards that used to look like that ( but a lot smaller ) all sadly long gone now.

Fascinating thanks for filming

The twin wiper Camry was also licensed to Holden as an Apollo model. Sadly only a single rear wiper on the wagon from memory. Wonderful room, excellent steering but lacking engine power in 4 cyl. This arrangement was carried to the end of this 'wide-body' model c.1997 and started in the preceding smaller bodied line. The Holden was a JM & JP series, the Camry SDV10 (4cyl 2.2 litre) and aaaargh the V6 version transverse and fwd. This incredible yard is one one level soul destroying...the waste ! But it is what it is...and has brilliant stock. Reminds me of a yard/yards in northern Geelong, Victoria what with all the lichen and mould and variety. The Laser hatch was available in a 4WD Ian in Aus and I think also hmm Turbo ?? Mitsubishi Australia designed a station wagon Magna...hugely capacious with outstanding load area competing with the Falcon and Commodore wagons of the day. The 2.6 four was a false economy motor however as it used very close to the far more powerful Holden and Fords of the day. Lovin' the Tercel choice, always wanted one of those...a 4WD Corolla and so so rare now. I've waffled on a bit, blame the coffee. Ahah ! The facelift version of your Falcon was the 'BA' which shared doors only externally I believe but had massive engineering upgrades particularly the DOHC 4 litre engine, known as the Barra as well as a V8. Hugely fast and powerful and the most base 6 is very powerful, economical to a scarcely believable degree too.

Just amazing Ian. Have to put this one on the bucket list. Glued to screen right through that.

What a place. . . I'd be camping there and having a great time roaming around.

Ian, it has to be said you made a wreckers come alive by knowing so many makes and models. A real treat. A bit like the' upside down world ' of many a car show, and of course sheep..

Beautiful colours!

Totally mesmerizing!

That was an amazing amazing amazing video, Huge thanks for the upload.

Absolutely excellent video right up my street many thanks

13:18, next to the Fiat 600, a super rare 1931 Singer Silent Six, and looks surprisingly complete. Survivors are probably down to single figures, it's amazing to see one in any condition, what an incredible place..

Absolutely must have been the best scrapyard in the world cos you walked straight past a Triumph 2000. Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful scene.

Superb video. Mesmerising

Brilliant, I used to visit scrap yards for parts but we aint got them anymore. The land that they where on is now housing estates. Wonderful video. Your like a kid in a sweetshop.

Very emotional, I want to save all old cars. 😢

This is in my home stomping ground! I grew up just 30min north in another small town but would come here for regular visits. Interesting to see how much it's changed over the years!

Not had many cars Ian, but already seen most I owned when young......and only 10 minutes in yet.

"Impressive" isn't the word for that place Ian - I'm not sure what is other than "gold mine" or "treasure trove", but it's more than enough to make your wallet tremble in fear. There are obviously some blanks (cars you've not seen, or know little about) so I'll try to fill in a bit (NB my Oz car knowledge is sketchy, so if anyone knows better than me by all means chime in): 1:46 - Chrysler Valiant AP5 (early 60s) 3:04 - Valiant VK(?) (Oz, mid-70s) 3:53 - Valiant (VF?) ute; (I think we're seeing a pattern here...) 4:11 - Holden HD? 5:34 - (yet another) Valiant wagon? 5:45 - I can remember lots of 2-dr A30s (my Dad had one - JTK 719) but I can't remember seeing a 2-dr A35 in Britain (in my defence I was Very Young); 6:10 Skoda 1000 - crumbs, I never knew they were exported this far away (Dad had a 110 as a loaner and later owned an Estelle); 7:15 - what on earth is that light blue small van-like thing right of frame? I've tried FIAT Multipla but it isn't that. Answers on a postcard to... 7:40 - probably a Valiant (again) AP6; 7:55 - mid-60s Falcon wagon; 10:28 - To me it's "leonie" but is that a Mitsi Galant VR4(?) These had awd and (I think) 4WS. Plus bonus MR2; 12:01 - "Scrapyards are dangerous places". Ones like this especially. 12:43 - Oz gots lots of these vans a while ago. They had M-B engines (and badge) but I think they were "assembled" and "styled" by SsangYong at the same time the SsangYong Musso 4WD was around. 14:48 - I've hankered after a FIAT 850 coupe for years. I know I'm odd; 15:35 - cripes, look at the condition of the original interior of that P4. People in Britain would commit all sorts of bodily harm to get their mitts on that; 16:33 - wasn't that the Hillman Husky? 21:56 - LAD-cabbed Albion/ Leyland Clydesdale (can't see the rear hubs) with possibly a 2-speed axle; 23:07 - Bedford TJ 24:47 - R12TL estate - yes please; 28:16 - it's a Toyo Crown, not a Nissan; 33:44 - series 1 Dodge Commando 35:25 - at a guess it's a Leyland Tiger Cub; 37:24 - blimey, where to start? 323 Astina, Lada, Toyo Surf; Datsun ute... 41:47 - no, it's a Nissan Pathfinder (not Terrano) - the Terrano was an ungainly narrow body 4WD thing that was also sold as a Ford (Maverick?). Unlike the Pathfinder, it didn't last long (thankfully); 43:18 - KH Ford Laser (as you say, essentially a Ford re-body of an early '90s Mazda 323). In the '80s and early '90s there was nowt wrong with a Mazda 323; 43:48 - XF Falcon; 44:25 - I do like early Sigma wagons, especially if they've got the Astron; 47:02 - Hino RG, bodywork by ...? 48:04 - facelift Mitsi Sigma 48:35 - Bedford TM and a very early one at that. The full-width cab versions got Cummins E290, R-R Eagle and - oh my oh my - Detroit 8V-92 2-stroke V8 diesels. If you ever get the chance to ride on a Denning (Oz-desgined and built) coach with either the 6V-71 or 8V-92 2-smoke diesel, take it. I promise you won't regret it. 49:27 - AU Falcon XR6 sans headlining; how disappointment; 54:25 - sold as a Daewoo Cielo(?) in Oz - unsuccessfully . 54:48 - neither did I (let alone sold in NZ) Much like yourself Ian, I seem to have wandered off the plot a bit. I do apologise.

Takes me back to the many times I've visited Taroni's with a bag of spanners.

Fabulous scrap yard adventure .... Use to love going to Whixhall Moss scrap yard in Shropshire many years ago

If you owned a skrapyard this is what it would look like and I'm so happy you found this place! Definitely need to go back one day hopefully

Scrapyards really make me sad, especially when you find cars that had nothing wrong with them but people who don't know any better just scrap them instead of having simple problems fixed.

Great video, many thanks!

Wonderful video. Loved the Escort MK1 VIN plate quip.

Another our well spend. What a great place!

Even half a world away I could smell that green P4 when you opened the door!

Brilliant video.

I love your sense of priority buddy.. Gotta see the cars before seeing the snowy mountains.. I love it..

Wow all very coldwar motors and some, that lancia beta estate was beautiful!

Wow what an awesome place, great video and oh so typically Hubnut lol 😎

I’m waiting for our fickle spring weather to settle down then I’m heading up to Horopito for a day trip. Certainly looks like it’ll be an early start! Many thanks for taking the trouble to make this extensive vid, and you’re 100% correct the mountain in the background is indeed Ruapehu. Only surprise is there aren’t more Trekkas lol!

Loved that trip down memory lane.

I like the way there has been some attempt to order models/ manufacturers, even lined up unlike all the other yards i have seen

awesome vlog mate, lovely old cars and lorry's, my dad used to drive them all, he did have a Austin Cambridge, which we all loved, happy day's gone by.

00:48 Mk1 Cortina Estate - I'm hooked on this video already. 34:21 "Something else completely miss-shapen" - Also Mk1 Cortina

this is one of my secret pleasures. just wandering around a junkyard looking at the vehicles it contains. the older or more unusual, the better. every time i go to get a part, i wind up spending two hours to get a part that took me ten minutes to pull.

Hi Ian,what a long video but a awesome one.i like these kind of videos,so many cars I remember,the cars have now rotted away.

What an amazeing place cheers for the tour outstanding place 🤘

...again, wow...What an amazing place to find! I saw many models which used to grace our roads, as well as some niche models I'd never heard of. My Mom also had a P4 series Rover '90' for about a year when I was seven...very comfortable, but repair bills were constant! A nostalgic, fascinating, and poignant walk; time to cue up Neil Young's "Long May You Run"...

What a place ! The last time I saw a Singer Vogue was probably during the late 80's classic car boom .

wow wow wow. i could spend my entire annual holiday leave roaming around that lot lol

I appreciated that Ian, cheers for the tour :D

Wonderful video.

For just $10 it's a nice way to spend a few hours. Beats spending three times as much to get into an amusement park and spend 95% of the time queuing. That Mitsubishi Lancer looks pretty good. I hope it can be rescued.

Just amazing seeing these cars for better or worse and ashame that more could not be saved. This used to be a common site all over the UK, you could easily wile away a few hours and pick up some bargain parts too. May they rust in peace. Thanks Ian.

Simply awesome 😎

When I grew up in nz my dad took me there just to have a look. Was a magic day!

Ahhhh the legend ... what a place!